"Vic City Express" tackles the migrant crisis in Greece with an unusual perspective. A traveler to Athens endures a racially charged diatribe from a fellow train passenger who decries the influx of foreigners in Vic City, the working... Read More

An alternative medical practitioner (Brielle Kelly) and two culinary professionals (Cherisse Godwin and Kristy Hsiao) bridge the wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine with awareness of the relationship of seasonal changes to health and... Read More

Liam, one of Kate Inglis’s premature twins, died in her arms shortly after his birth. Multiple medical interventions had been unable to save him; had he survived, it would have been to a life of severe mental and physical disabilities.... Read More

R. L. Toalson’s heart-wrenching "The Colors of the Rain" traces a boy’s journey through incredible loss amid tense racial issues. In 1972, in Houston, Texas, Paulie Sanders’s father is killed after fleeing the scene of a bar fight.... Read More

In his gritty memoir "Machete Squad", Brent Dulak, along with his co-contributors, tells the story of his tour as an army medic in Afghanistan. The book’s cover, featuring Dulak wearing a skull mask and holding a syringe in his mouth,... Read More

Sixth century BCE Chinese imperial archivist, philosopher, and teacher Laozi (Old Master), a man wise enough to discuss philosophy with Confucius, advocated for the “Tao,” or the “Way”—a natural, uncomplicated way of life,... Read More

In the future of Beth Kander’s "Original Syn", singularity has been achieved, leading to two branches of humanoids: Originals, who are deprived of technological enhancement; and Syns, enhanced humans who are physically ageless and... Read More

In the revealing and honest "Flocks", L. Nichols offers a unique, intelligent perspective on finding one’s niche, overcoming confusion over sexual identity, and reconciling oneself to a well-meaning but rigidly traditional religious... Read More