Title: Woman: A Collection of Short Stories Author: V. P. Evans Genre: Fiction Woman is a collection of short stories demonstrating the unexpected strengths that arise in women in the face of adversity. Five situations, culled from news headlines, are examined through fiction. Each story stands alone, but together they form a collective… Read More Woman: A Collection of Short Stories – Editorial Review
Title: Margaret of Thibodaux Author: Jo Taylor Genre: Literary Fiction Margaret Thibodeaux was eight years old when her mother passed away. Margaret attempts to make sense of this loss while sitting at a post-funeral get-together. The gossiping and rampant speculation of local busybodies about her mother only makes Margaret more curious and upsets… Read More Margaret of Thibodaux – Editorial Review
Title: The Robber of Youth Author: Keith Julius Genre: Literary Fiction This story takes readers along the journeys of Rosaletta Guiterrez, a fifteen-year-old who watched her brother die and was turned out of her mother’s home in the same night, and Melanie Cox, a new Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) who longs to… Read More The Robber of Youth – Editorial Review
Title: Whalers Author: Kyle Farnworth Genres: Literary fiction In Whalers by Kyle Farnsworth, Ethan Callahan teaches English language arts to sixth graders in a New England town where nothing beyond everyday life seems to happen.
Title: A Place of Timeless Harmony Author: Curt Eriksen Genre: Literary Fiction A Place of Timeless Harmony is about a couple, Richard and Sofie, who go on a romantic vacation to the African safari. But they are carrying secrets that are weighing heavily on their hearts, and the two realize that no matter how much they hide from each… Read More A Place of Timeless Harmony – Editorial Review
Title: Red Gifts in the Garden of Stones Author: P.A. Swanborough Genre: Literary Fiction Deep in South Wales, a rural community shuffles into the Ty Merched farmhouse to mark the one-hundredth birthday of matriarch, Lizzie Coombes. Lizzie has kept her distance from the villagers for decades.
Title: Cenotaphs Author: Rich Marcello Genre: Literary Fiction Ben Sanna, a lonely 75-year-old man, has been living in Hasman, Vermont since his divorce decades ago. He spends his days chopping wood, hiking with his senior dog, Zeke, and sharing a burger with his pals. Ben is known in town as an unofficial therapist.… Read More Cenotaphs – Editorial Review
Title: Rebirth in Acadi Author: Susan Swanson Genre: Contemporary / Literary / Historical Fiction Rebirth in Acadi tells the story of two women—Louise Dennis, an African-American who leaves her racial identity and family connections behind in hopes of enjoying a prejudice-free life, and Margaret Bohr, an older woman whose husband’s job has taken… Read More Rebirth in Acadi – Editorial Review
Title: The Scribbled Victims Author: Robert Tomoguchi Genre: Literary Fiction / Paranormal Yelena Solodnikova is a vampire. Jaded by her true love abandoning her years ago, Yelena refuses to grow too attached to anyone, leaving her unable to succumb to her vampiric instincts without feeling ashamed.
Title: The Melancholy Strumpet Master Author: Zeb Beck Genre: Literary / Humor The Melancholy Strumpet Master is about Gil, a student trying—and failing—to get a PhD, pay off his debts, get over his break-up, manage a new job he hates, and get his life together.
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