Seeing Sunny Again is a collection of Americana short stories by Paul Clayton that explores many issues. Among them are memory, loss, family, friendship, love, and resilience across different eras of American life. The stories range from coming-of-age experiences in mid-century Philadelphia to wartime Vietnam,...

In Six Mile Store, A. M. Belsey tells the story of Honey, a recent college graduate with a job at a rural convenience store in Arkansas. She’s struggling to figure out what comes next. At work, she spends her time ringing up customers and stocking...

A. K. Frailey’s Spice of Life is a collection of original short stories that run the gamut of genre variety and range in length, tone, and tenor. A Gentleman’s Agreement follows Nick after his son Gene asks whether cremation can divide a family. Their discussion...

She Was Here: The Marginalia of Rossana Averni by G. C. Marti is an exploration of the aftermath of a gifted teenager’s hospitalization following a suicide attempt. Set in Venice, the story unfolds over eight days, focusing on three of Rossana’s teachers as they...

In Alexander Semenyuk’s Sea Diary of Johnny Unknown, Johnny, an orphaned factory worker hoping for a fresh start, boards a passenger ship filled with migrants, businessmen, and families on their way to a distant shore. On his very first night at sea, he hears the...

Sleep of Fools by Lori R. Lopez is a must-read, thought-provoking literary work. Chrono has been conditioned from childhood to conform to society’s rules. This society expects uniformity. Everyone should be an obedient and diligent worker who never questions the rules. They are encouraged to...

Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes by David J. Mason is a historical novella that traces one young man’s path from enslavement in Southampton County, Virginia, to the uncertain promise of freedom during the Civil War’s final years. Parson Sykes begins as a skilled laborer on Jacob...

TJ Fuller’s Some Stupid Glow is a journey into the deep parts of our minds and desires. Through masterful extended metaphors and poetic language layered with meaning, the collection reveals how the human mind works in mysterious ways, with each layer unfolding every time you...

At 40, Joe Dunning had a heart attack in his cubicle at work, and nobody cared. At 59, he was forced into early retirement. He took that opportunity to turn his back on America, and with a small bag of clothes and his laptop, he...

Souls Over The Hill by York Van Nixon III is a collection of short stories that all lean into slices of life that, while technically a blip in the span of an entire lifetime, still have a significant impact. Miz Sadie’s Boyz follows Sadie Johnson...