Synopsis: In 1979, five toddlers ranging in age from two to four years, were abandoned aboard a luxury yacht named “For Tuna” on the coast of Puerto Rico. The vessel…
It is my pleasure to welcome John Herrick, author of From the Dead. Things are not working out the way Jesse Barlow planned. He grew up “the son of a…
Synopsis: Cora Crowder isn’t really feeling the Christmas spirit. The child of two alcoholics, Cora grew up in an abusive environment which she survived by immersing herself in her studies.…
Synopsis: Two photographs, and a pea coat passed from her grandfather to her father. That’s all Elise has. In one of the photographs, taken at home, she is a baby…
Synopsis: Things are not working out the way Jesse Barlow planned. He grew up “the son of a preacher man” — that Dusty Springfield recording was the author’s inspiration for…
Synopsis: Raleigh Harmon, F.B.I. agent, has just survived a disciplinary transfer to the Bureau’s Seattle, Washington field office. Happily back home in Richmond, Virginia, she is willing to suffer the…
Synopsis: Kat Maguire is having a very bad day. She is late for work, where she is scheduled to make a presentation to an important client. It’s raining, and she…
Synopsis: There is nothing more disconcerting than the feeling that someone is watching you. Nothing will bring a chill up your spine faster than the sense that someone is lurking…
Synopsis: Etan Phillips, owner of Phillips Advertising, survived a disastrous engagement and the worst kind of betrayal. Although it has been five years since he extricated himself from his relationship…
Synopsis: Santiago is an Andalusian boy who spent 16 years in seminary before earning his father’s blessing to become a shepherd so that he could travel. As he sets out,…
I welcome author Sybil Baker, author of a linked short story collection, Talismans. Writing a Linked Short Story Collection Linked Collections: Best or Worst of Both Worlds? by Sybil Baker…
Synopsis: Esther Lange told Linus Hahn that she was sure. In reality, she was anything but sure that she wanted to succumb to his charms just for one night before…
Synopsis: Dina Kucera is a stand-up comic. Reading a synopsis of her memoir, Everything I Never Wanted to Be, might make you wonder what she could possibly find funny about…
Synopsis: To say that Nick O’Reilly is a “Type A” personality does not adequately describe him. Nick is, like so many attorneys practicing in large cities with prestigious law firms,…
Synopsis: It is October 1964. Lyndon Johnson is completing the late John F. Kennedy’s term in office and running for re-election against Senator Barry Goldwater. John, Paul, George, and Ringo…
Synopsis: Stephanie Vendergrift left her disapproving parents and friends, as well as her job as a salesperson in the men’s suits department of the local Macy’s store back home in…
Synopsis: Rose is a border collie/shepherd mix who has resided for the past six years with Sam on his large farm. Sam raises sheep, cattle, goats, and even has an…
Have you ever been really challenged and, afterward, looked back upon the experience with the knowledge that you were changed by it? I certainly have . . . numerous times…
Synopsis: It is 1965. Since his parents were tragically killed in a buggy accident, Caleb “Cal” Zook has been running their dairy and farm, Beacon Hollow, as well as looking…
Synopsis: John Wilkerson is a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon who needs a break from dreary Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, so he takes advantage of the opportunity to work on a research…
Synopsis: Summer, 1943. World War II has generated a population boom in Orange, Texas where its shipbuilders have been pressed into action supplying ships for the war effort. Suddenly, a…
Welcome Kathryn Shay, author of The Perfect Family. She has an extremely personal connection to the subject matter of the book, and her own experiences enhance appreciation and enjoyment of…
Synopsis: Lieutenant Penelope Ruth Doherty grew up on the mean streets of Chicago during the Depression. In 1932, when she was just twelve years old, her father suffered an on-the-job…
Synopsis: Mrs. Leontina Scales is a thrice-divorced mother of three teenagers residing in the little town of Thebes in late 1999. She is a member of Cliffs of Zion Radical…