When a Phoenix Rose Nevermore is the standalone sequel to C.A. Nicholas's Cycles of the Phoenix. This anthology collection contains some captivating inter-connected short stories, mesmerizing poems, as well as a couple of absurdist comedy skits. Most of the stories revolve around a young woman...

In You can See More From Up Here by Mark Guerin, the story is set in 2004 but takes the reader back to the year 1974, the year the main character Walker Maguire was torn between getting ready to study medicine or choose another path....

The Stories We Cannot Tell by Leslie A. Rasmussen is the story of two 30-something women who were brought together by fate. Katie was a devout Christian woman who became pregnant out of wedlock. Unhappy and desperate, Katie had no idea what she would do...

In A Lie Called the Present by Jim Van de Erve, the author has taken a subject that haunts families, especially parents, as they get older. It was very enlightening and intriguing as to how children will treat their parents in old age. There are...

Cassandra N. Stump’s Bucolic features Libelle Jameson at a time when she first becomes aware of the wider world around her. Libelle lived with a large family in the quiet town of Fairsage. Near the end of the school year, the news spread that Caden...

Ultravox vs. the Ottoman Empire by Elliot Stanton introduces the reader to Alexander “Sandy” Trevelyan, a history teacher and an obsessive Ultravox fan. Sandy has been following Midge Ure’s synth-pop band for over four decades, and his passion has never waned. Now, nearing his sixties,...

Keepers by Cheryl Burman tells the story of Raine and Teddy who experience marital upheaval. The narrative commences in 1951 as Raine, short for Lorraine, struggles to manage by herself with baby Stevie in a rough shack. It flashes back to 1949 when Raine works...

A Chinese Remedy: Mercenaries in Suits Book 1 by Shawe Ruckus introduces us to two eccentric and somewhat reluctant investigators. Chance Yang is flown to London to investigate a suicide in Holborn. What seems cut and dry is anything but, and Chance’s aloof, wise-cracking boss...

Beyond The Headlights by Allan Davis is a slice-of-life drama story that follows a musical savant's coming-of-age story. Since she was four years old, Aiyana has been able to play Chopin without ever listening to his music. Despite having a learning disability, Aiyana's synesthesia gives...

John Proctor is about to turn seventy when he decides to buy a small farmhouse on the outskirts of the now mostly desolate mill town where he had grown up. Nostalgia haunts his waking hours and he often reminisces about the happier times in his...