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Turkey Vulture is Zachary Lundgren's debut poetry collection and the winner of the 2023 Birdy Poetry Prize. These poems share a lesson on how everything is temporary, though we can refuse to let things rot away through remembrance and storytelling. There's a comfortable, natural sense of love and mortality about this book that marries the pastoral to the gothic.

Remembering Martha turns family history and lore into story. Martha grew up in the small town of Neosho Rapids, Kansas, at the turn of the 20th century. This book is an invitation to explore prairie life, its glories and its tragedies, through one woman whose indomitable spirit lives on through generations of grandchildren, including and especially, the author, Jerilynn Henrikson. This novella is a work of fiction inspired by an interview with...

Pete's pal, Professor Ethan Alexander, has a friend in hot water, and Ethan is eager to get Pete on the case. Pete is convinced the friend is guilty, but Pete values friendship and loyalty. He agrees to help. The investigation leads Pete to call on the help of a few old friends, as well, and trouble with his lady friend encourages him to pause and examine more than just the suspects at large. Are his intentions enough to turn the relationsh...

Forced to extremes in order to escape women's accepted societal roles, the protagonists in this short story collection-the women of one midwestern river town family-overcome hardship and heartbreak, pain and pressure, in order to burst the bonds that hold them and bring forth a better future for their daughters and sons. Their struggles comprise a panorama of women's issues that span the twentieth century: social injustice, sexism, discriminat...

Forced to extremes in order to escape women's accepted societal roles, the protagonists in this short story collection-the women of one midwestern river town family-overcome hardship and heartbreak, pain and pressure, in order to burst the bonds that hold them and bring forth a better future for their daughters and sons. Their struggles comprise a panorama of women's issues that span the twentieth century: social injustice, sexism, discriminat...

In a fantastical neo-classical sense, The Book of Stolen Images speaks novelly toward culture, politics, and collective humanity. This poetry collection recognizes personal yet relatable ordinary and existential experiences, particularly in a timely contextual fashion regarding modern social issues--what makes us feel alive, imperfect, concerned, and inspired to do better. Unique imagery and diction flavor each poem and set this collection apa...

Even though he was often vastly outnumbered by enemies on the outside and by demons on the inside, Antonio Sanchez-Day took on life. He fought against racism as a boy, fought against family troubles, and fought as a street soldier for his gang which was the "family" he'd always wanted. Then he had to fight simply to survive 13 years of incarceration. Inside the walls, Antonio found his main weapon, his pen. He wrote brilliantly, and with pen i...

E.J. Rode's debut poetry collection begs us to invest in love, regardless of the consequences. These poems courageously traverse the lands of the heart-romantic, familial, and intrapersonal-offering observations on how love can both nourish and hurt. This book reminds us that we can always count on the moon to help keep our chins up, and we can always count on home to keep us grounded-metaphors that make appearances throughout the collection. ...

Long before the Pandemic locked us all into our homes, my personal period of isolation began with my 2017 diagnosis of Acute Myleoid Leukemia, a particularly deadly and fast acting cancer, " writes Olive L. Sullivan. The resulting collection of poetry paints a picture of loss, but also of survival in the face of loss. Skiving "through layers of / loss and sorrow, honing in on what matters, " this book shows us how one woman faces her own imp...

Writer of poetry, essays, memoir, and fiction-Denise Low did what so many of us did in the spring of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic sent us to spend long days at home. Denise's jigsaw puzzling went well beyond pictures put together piece-by-piece, however. The 15 essays in this book document the pestilence that impacted our entire world. In them, Low explores the very culture of jigsaw puzzles while providing poetic lessons in art, geography,...

In a couple of months, Ann Alwyn's dad will get a real job, and this whole neglect thing will be cleared up. She's only at Sunflower Lane for the summer, she's certain. Fifteen-year-old Ann doesn't have much choice in the matter: It's live with the maternal grandparents she's never met in Kansas or go to a foster home when her father is found by the courts to be a neglectful parent. Still, she's positive it's only for the summer of 1989 and ...

In a couple of months, Ann Alwyn's dad will get a real job, and this whole neglect thing will be cleared up. She's only at Sunflower Lane for the summer, she's certain. Fifteen-year-old Ann doesn't have much choice in the matter: It's live with the maternal grandparents she's never met in Kansas or go to a foster home when her father is found by the courts to be a neglectful parent. Still, she's positive it's only for the summer of 1989 and ...

Cupping Our Palms explores the mysteries of life and accepts not having the answers. The narrators of these poems face what it means to grow and change, as a human animal and as a spiritual vessel. These poems offer a new take on human interaction with the natural world, what it means to be part of passing generations, and how to be lovingly critical of humanity. Even among the darkness, these poems find and share the beautiful.

As a multigenerational machinist, Ivan Hobson's debut poetry collection provides insight into generations of working-class families and their communities. Drawing from memory and oral histories, these poems not only explore Hobson's personal experiences, but also larger aspects of the American blue-collar experience. While many of the poems focus on the machine shop environment, its people, and their struggles after the shop closes, boiled dow...

In this memoir collection, retired veterinarian James Kenyon recalls his days in veterinary practice. From heartwarming to heartbreaking and everything in between, Kenyon writes of his care for beloved family pets, livestock, and their human caretakers. His memories illustrate a true devotion and love for veterinary work, as well as a passion for people and local history. Each chapter relates a specific memory of working with a quirky, loyal, ...

In Bicycle Stories, the third issue of 105 Meadowlark Reader, 32 authors representing 37 Kansas counties share true stories, essays about the roots we share, the personal stories of individuals embedded in the Kansas landscape, stories that examine our lives as Kansans and our communities. Current and former Kansans share their true stories, leaving readers eager for the next installment of 105 Meadowlark Reader. Authors in this issue inc...

This is a book for ailurophiles (people who love cats). From the award-winning author of A Cow for College and Other Short Stories of 1950s Farm Life, comes 23 stories dedicated to those who adore their feline friends. From a three-legged barn cat to a Siamese that loved showers, from the best cat a fisherman could ever have to a veterinary clinic's greeter, these cat stories will warm the heart, bring laughter, and perhaps a tear or two. Ea...

Cocky Wright was Pete Stone's friend since they first met on a baseball field, a couple of kids with skinned knees, lots of moxie, and not much else. Now Cocky is dead, Cocky's wife and daughter are in danger, and shady characters are after something Cocky was hiding. Was Pete's friend dealing secrets to the German American Bund? Was his friend really out to threaten the safety of the country? Accident or murder? Pete Stone is searching for...

This is a book for ailurophiles (people who love cats). From the award-winning author of A Cow for College and Other Short Stories of 1950s Farm Life, comes 23 stories dedicated to those who adore their feline friends. From a three-legged barn cat to a Siamese that loved showers, from the best cat a fisherman could ever have to a veterinary clinic's greeter, these cat stories will warm the heart, bring laughter, and perhaps a tear or two. Ea...

In Travel Stories, the second issue of 105 Meadowlark Reader, 38 authors representing 47 Kansas counties share true stories, essays about the roots we share, the personal stories of individuals embedded in the Kansas landscape, stories that examine our lives as Kansans and our communities. Current and former Kansans share their true stories, leaving readers eager for the next installment of 105 Meadowlark Reader. Authors in this issue include ...