“Is time an illusion?” If so, can you slow it down? No, you can’t slow down an illusion. So, how does that define life itself, since life is woven within the fabric of time? Complex questions – but life is like that and we never...

Owen Thomas' This is the Dream is a collection of ten ingenious, realistic, and deeply engrossing stories involving characters who navigate through challenges and endeavor to make sense of life in their unique environments and circumstances. One of the stories, Island Santa, involves a 12-year-old...

Take Me With You by Vanessa Carlisle is a bold story about race, identity, and struggle that centers on Kindred Powell, a woman of mixed race who has her own bout with racial tensions. After losing her mother to an illness and her father being...

The Stories of Our Lives is a collection of short stories written by Brandy Isadora. "Bundle & Save" is about a lonely retired high school chemistry teacher who finds unexpected comfort in a unique laundromat. "Cloudburst" follows a couple of young friends as they struggle...

When her devoted mother passed away, Rose had the rare opportunity to go back in time and relive her journey through the sixties after finding her old diary named Pinky. The diary contains all her important memories of growing up between the ages of 10...

Fifteen-year-old Kalamiti Sol lives a hard life with the members of The Crew, a group of young teenagers who commit petty crimes to survive on the streets of Chicago. However, her life turns upside down when she's sent to juvenile prison for stealing a car....

Only a few 4-letter words with “u” in them conjure up more visuals than the word “cult.” And how accurate are those visuals, most of which are based on what we read in newspapers and online? T.O. Paine subtly explores the perceptions we have of...

The Lighthouse by Christopher Parker is centered around Amy, a young woman struggling with the recent death of her mother. Amy does not have a close relationship with her father and she is feeling very alone. When, in an effort to become closer, her father...

In Taint by Janet Kelley, Rebecca is asked by her best friend Luke to keep a secret that she couldn’t even begin to comprehend. He confides in her that he had been raped by two boys at a party. This news immediately sends Rebecca reeling...

The central storyline in The Cup is the ice hockey game the children planned for New Year's Eve while their parents entertained their guests. The preparations started early that morning since they had to shovel a lot of snow from the street and sidewalks to...