The eighteen-year-old protagonist in Gadi Fishman’s "Who We Really Are" leaves Israel for New York City, at his overbearing mother’s insistence, to avoid serving in the Israeli army. Headstrong but smart, Al moves in with his... Read More
Rocking out with his garage band, many a young musician dreams of hitting it big. In "Hollywood the Band", Steven Jordan Brooks offers some insight into what it takes to make those dreams come true, as he presents the story of Hollywood,... Read More
At a time when everyday life is fully dependent on technology, the idea of cyber warfare seems increasingly plausible. As "Hiding in Sunshine"’s main protagonist, Gavin Brinkley, notes, “Everyone is connected and our lives are the... Read More
World War II novels typically focus on Europe. Few look at the anti-Semitism that existed in other parts of the world at the time. Peter Simon Karp’s fictionalized memoir, "Time Chords", is an exception. The protagonist of Karp’s... Read More
The Greatest Generation is fading away, and there are very few among those left who had as adventurous an experience as Helias Doundoulakis. Born in the United States to Greek immigrant parents, Doundoulakis grew up on the Greek island... Read More
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the best-known and most beloved of the Arthurian Legends. To modernize it and move it from fourteenth-century England to twenty-first-century Nebraska is no small feat of hubris, but it is one... Read More
“Your past lives were for refinement. With one life you got close but did not master the incarnated Earth experiment, with the next you got closer, each life was a refinement to get you to where you are today.” Qan Rahn, a spirit of... Read More
Global warming receives a great deal of public attention these days, but it is likely that most folks think of the issue in the simplest terms: rising sea levels, stranded polar bears, and squabbling politicians. Bradley J. Dibble hopes... Read More