“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

Regrets of the past and desires to override the mistakes of youth—themes commonly explored in fiction—are the controlling elements in Roland P. Joseph’s "Carnival Queen". Set against the lush landscape of Trinidad, this... Read More

Well written, unsympathetic characters are one of the great literary treats adding the delicious thrill of schadenfreude to the reading experience. Sure, most readers want the protagonist to overcome the dilemmas faced in the story, but... Read More

In the first installment in The Discoveries of Arthur Grey series, The Society’s Traitor, V.K. Finnish tells the tale of an inquisitive eleven-year-old who takes a magical trip into a world where people search for the truth behind... Read More

With the growing shift toward eating organic, local food isn’t just a trend, but a fundamental change in the way we think about agriculture and our food, posit editors Irene Reti and Sarah Rabkin. For the roots of this movement, the... Read More

In the vast field of what the world calls “organized religion” are psychological landmines encased in devout goodness and pious sweetness. On the surface this fertile terrain looks safe, but beneath the green grass lurks an array of... Read More

Abigail Lingston, the teenaged heroine of Shirlene Obuobi’s "Devoted", lives a mundane life with her tough and caring foster mother Willy. But dreams of flying and falling terrorize Abigail and, on one occasion, her nightmares become... Read More

Cold War Casualties: Congressman Harry Davenport, the author’s uncle, was a one-term Representative from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania whose political career and reputation were ruined during the “Red Scare” 1950s. This compelling tale... Read More