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Sweet Pea and the Bumblebee

by Todd Mercer

Sweet Pea emerges from garden dirt in a state of confused disorientation. “And who was she really? What was the deal?” A friendly bee stops to assure Sweet Pea that her purpose in life need not remain a mystery. Unfortunately the bee... Read More

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Zoland Poetry

by Todd Mercer

Far too much provocative thought flies under the radar of English-language readers; here’s a new radar station, registering worldwide movement. Pease, best known for publishing Ha Jin’s Flannery O’Connor Award winner Under the Red... Read More

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When You Fall Down - Get Up!

by Todd Mercer

In the 1970s Ella Coney lived the sort of life which conservative pundits cite anecdotally to encourage further reductions in government social programs for the poor. The one-time wife of a Denver policeman is arrested for shoplifting in... Read More

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Dining By the Stars

by Todd Mercer

Ambitious and prize-winning chefs from the finer eateries of Latvia’s capitol city Riga present an appealing array of tradition-based and international cuisine framed by Collins’ text detailing astrological concepts. The Baltic... Read More

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The Children of Shem

by Todd Mercer

No-bid contractor Bectburton Corporation is in the news, under suspicion of skimming government funds in an oil-for-food scandal. "The Children of Shem" follows Ahmed Alwani, a lifelong American citizen of half-Iraqi extraction, who... Read More

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The Psalms of Kain

by Todd Mercer

In the Bible book of Genesis, Cain learns that an offering of the land’s bounty cannot satisfy God in the same was as a blood sacrifice. Chrys Henderson believes there has been more than enough sacrifice and punishment in life. He... Read More

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House of Deception

by Todd Mercer

Not nearly as fictional as the Warren Commission report, "House of Deception" places the blame for President Kennedy’s death squarely at the door of the Skull and Bones society and its members within the CIA. The subject matter is... Read More

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Who Were the Minoans?

by Todd Mercer

The origin of Minoan society is an enduring mystery. The key lies on the island of Crete in a language of early hieroglyphics, known as Linear A. Its successor language, Linear B (Mycenaean) was deciphered in 1953 by John Chadwick and... Read More

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