Unlike long form prose, poetry demands that the eyes slow and the mind calms, engaging beyond content and plot and instead at the level of diction, sound, and rhythm. Kurtz, whose poetry has appeared in the St. Linus Review, asks of her... Read More

Opportunity often arises unexpectedly and it seems so does the decision to emigrate. Though Morada planned to become a ship’s captain after graduating from high school in the Philippines his father’s unexpected refusal to support his... Read More

The title poem of this meditative Pulitzer Prize-nominated collection of verse sets forth the author’s aim quite directly: “…For me then all important / questions are spiritual in one / form or another….” The product of... Read More

A sustainable suspense novel must keep the reader guessing throughout never knowing more than the accompanying characters. The premise of Dodd’s novel is certainly suspenseful: an esteemed art critic is unwittingly drawn into a broad... Read More

For Westerners, Africa remains a place of mystery, with shades of rich wildlife and open land the world once had in abundance. Burgoyne’s book of poems and photographs about her dream trip to Africa, originally postponed due to her... Read More

All stories take the reader on a journey and the best ones take us outside ourselves as well as provide insight on life hopefully for our betterment. Johnston ambitiously attempts to take his readers through many journeys providing a... Read More

Bedtime stories are meant to quiet the mind and relax the body and they only enhance the experience when they are also educational. “Sleeping in the Ocean” aims both to provide a transition into dreams as if the child is “floating... Read More