While I know most of us will be relaxing and enjoying this day off, it’s good to take a few minutes to recognize the sacrifices our military make on behalf of us citizens. While I sometimes question the military decisions our government takes, I never question the dedication of our military. For that, I’m extremely grateful. The above photo is of the San Francisco National Cemetery in California, dedicated to U.S. Veterans. Are you in the military, or have family/friends who

By Roz Morris Buy NOW! Rarely do I find nonfiction memoirs nowadays that combine what Roz Morris accomplishes in her newest book TURN RIGHT AT THE RAINBOW: warm humor; lyrical writing; travel through physical, emotional and time landscapes; and a whimsical, yet deep rumination about what makes a house a home. As soon as long-married writers Roz and her husband, Dave, decide they want to move out of London after thirty-odd years to a more rural location that’s quieter and allo

Buy NOW! I am absolutely stoked to announce that SCATTERED LIGHT, the sequel to the award-winning WINTER LIGHT, was awarded the honor of an Eric Hoffer Fiction Finalist! I congratulate all of the other finalists and to those who captured the top spot! We writers can mark our progress by the company we keep, and the authors in the finalist group are topnotch. Then again, that seems like a logical outcome of the fact that as more books are self-published and published by small

by Angie Athanassiades Buy NOW! I’ve read so much fiction and nonfiction in long book form that when I read this spare, poetic memoir, I AM TWIG, FEATHER, BONE by Angie Athanassiades, I felt I’d been lifted into the air. There I gradually transformed through some ethereal means that can only happen amidst the beautifully described setting of a quiet, isolated Greek island and a woman turning a serious eye upon nature as a means of healing her trauma. The book’s language is ab