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Many writers believe once they have their basic plot points in place, their stories are destined to succeed. But many narratives fall flat between those plot points and lose their audience before the big finish. Engaging the audience and moving the story forward in every scene is the responsibility of the characters, not the plot. But while many books on the craft of writing state that characters need to be three dimensional and change, a begi...

To counter-balance the latest education reform: STEM! STEM! STEM!, The Orange Island Arts Foundation presents our Fall 2015 issue of the Orange Island Review, a collection of poetry and artwork from high school students throughout the U.S. and edited entirely by a high school editorial staff. Here is a little Arts and Humanities to go with all that Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. STEAM! STEAM! STEAM! If you find yourself wondering a...

A Sky the Color of Chaos" chronicles M.J.'s perilous childhood during the turbulent rise and fall of Haiti's President-Priest - a time of nightly shootings, home invasions, robberies, and burning of former regime members in neighborhood streets. Haiti's rich culture and breathtaking beauty are contrasted not only with the terror in Port-au-Prince's streets, but also with the turmoil inside M.J.'s own home. Her father's hot-blooded nature and u...

Charles Washington, a college grad brimming with energy and idealism and promise, is swept up in the Compassion Boom. At the height of the financial meltdown, he spurns the prescribed job market to take a job with a not-for-profit, sacrificing salary for the selfless mission of his first post-college employer. Charles is out to save the world - the world of fraternities! Charles is an Educational Consultant with the Nu Kappa Epsilon National F...

To counter-balance the latest education reform: STEM! STEM! STEM!, The Orange Island Arts Foundation presents our Spring issue of the Orange Island Review, a collection of poetry and artwork from high school students throughout the U.S. and edited entirely by a high school editorial staff. Here is a little Arts and Humanities to go with all that Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. STEAM! STEAM! STEAM! Also included, an interview w...

La revolución arrancó de raíz a Cecilia, con apenas seis años, de su cómodo hogar de clase media en Cuba y la plantó en el vecindario de bajos recursos de la Pequeña Habana en Miami. Su padre mujeriego se enfocó en reconstruir su carrera, persiguiendo la promesa americana de riquezas y liberación del pasado. Su madre cayó en el precipicio de la locura tratando de mantener a la familia unida y recuperar a su marido. Desatendida y atrapada, C...

Down and out in America, with absurdity all the way. In the city of brotherly unemployment, Michael Vittinger shares an adjuncts' office far removed from any real or imagined full-time, tenure-track position. After more than a decade of teaching, Michael still lives paycheck-to-supermarket in a small studio apartment. Trapped between insomnia and omniphobia, Michael drifts into late-night, supermarket friendship with Auggie, an offensive pick-...

In this modern update of "Macbeth, " competitive drag queen Latrine Dion plots to win the National Grand Dame Competition. Scottish immigrants, Latrine and her husband Peyton are as new to the United States as they are to competitive drag queenery. The intimidating lineup of Queens includes Cunny Corleone, Ina Godda the Diva, Chutney Spears, Blanche BuDois, and Salma Nella-all loaded with talent and experience that could rob Latrine of her...

In rural Oklahoma, near the end of World War II, seven-year-old Gracie Timmons watches her grandfather die after confronting a gang of moonshiners on their farm. Gracie has memories of her deceased mother, but only a photograph of a uniformed soldier for a father. With no more family to care for her, she is taken in by the dauntless spinster who owns the general store. Plagued by fear, guilt, shame and nightmares, Gracie regularly locks hersel...