Life is a collection of mementos, souvenirs of a time spent on earth, alive and living life to its fullest. These mementos define who we are, or, at least, who we were, and are cherished by those loved ones left behind when we pass on....

Thomas Bauer’s The Assassin is set in a small isolated village at the time when Napoleon began his invasion of the various small Italian states. Six young men who are all friends, all unmarried, all living at home and with few marriage prospects due to...

Brandenburg II: The Ninth Circle of Hell by James Cloud is a penetrating and well-researched story about Nazi Germany as told from the German perspective. While Hitler is the focal point, the struggles of those under the Third Reich keep the wheels of the storyline...

Designing a time machine, an inventor learns an important lesson while traveling through time and space in the science-fiction short story Traveler by Chris A Clinkscales. While Scott is working on a breakthrough for his newest engineering design, his wife is upstairs waiting on a...

Strands of Struggle by Brenda Christie is a compilation of the author's original poetry. Christie's prolificacy is solidified with over fifty individual pieces and cover as wide a variety of topics as they do length and tone. The work is primarily in free form with...

Steven Quaid and his colleagues in the Anchorage Police Department’s investigative unit are dealing with another serial killer. The media has called him Killer Clean, due to his routine of vicious rapes and murders, followed by using bleach to erase all traces of himself. A...

A young dinosaur learns an important lesson about self-worth in the adorable children's picture book, The Fastest Dinosaur by Caren Cantrell. When Constantino, a Saltasaurus, challenges Gigantosaurus Enzo to a race, Enzo is positive he will win. He is better built for speed than herbivore...

Everyone is different, even Bentley Hippo. Most hippos walk on four legs, but not Bentley; he walks on two and he wears sneakers. All his friends are different, too. There’s Jaxon the silly monkey who rattles on when he’s excited and really makes no sense...

A mindful walk by the sea using all our senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste. What Do I See by the Sea? is an illustrative journey of discovery for both children and parents. Author Endreketta takes us on an adventure using descriptive adjectives and...

Two brothers, Jali and Jax, go on a crusade to help Santa find a way to deliver gifts to the children of the world during COVID-19 in Chesand Gregory’s picture book, Did Santa Wear a Mask? ( A Christmas Adventure with the JAG Brothers). The...

Sacred Tears is a work of fiction in the women’s fiction and interpersonal drama subgenres, and was penned by author Claudia Terry Pemberton. The work is intended for the general adult reading audience and contains some reference to tragic events, but no explicit content. Our...

Mirror Wars: Double Jeopardy is a work of fiction in the science fiction, crime, and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author Alan Bayles. The work is intended for the general adult reading audience and contains the use of some explicit language throughout as well...

Flash Fiction Stories In Honor of Juneteenth is a work of fiction in the flash fiction, anthology, and cultural fiction subgenres, and was penned by author Theodore Jerome Cohen, who also uses the pen-name Alyssa Devine. The work is intended for the general adult reading...

In Brielle’s Birthday Ball by Once Upon A Dance and Stella Mongodi, we are introduced to a young girl who is turning seven. She awakens at two in the morning to strange noises outside her bedroom door. When she goes to investigate, no one is...

The Knackerman Who Salvaged the Stars by Caroline A. Connell is a tale that pits humanity against a powerful force. He is invincible and his despicable act sows death in its wake. People see dead bodies from every part of the city piling up. The...

One Tough Cookie by Sean Cusack is a fun and inspirational picture book for young children. Chip, the only chocolate chip cookie in his family, tries and tries to be like his siblings, who all have fun jobs that they're good at. But no matter...

The Lost Sock by Sean C. Cusack is a charming children's story about a young girl named Patty who loses one of her beloved purple socks, which are decorated with yellow rings and green buttons. Patty is very attached to her socks, and losing one...

I usually avoid reviewing books of poetry for one simple reason: these are the hardest books to review. But after I read the poem excerpt Michael Pedretti used in his description of the Dog and I, a short collection of 27 of his poems, I...

The Prince and the Puppet Thief is a work of fiction in the fairytale genre. It is aimed at young adults and was penned by Justin Arnold. The book tells the story of Simon, the son of a fairytale villain who has wound up in...

Lightship is a work of fiction in the science fiction, adventure, and short story anthology subgenres, and was penned by author Stephan Besik. The work is intended for the general adult reading audience and contains mature content that is not suitable for those under the...