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In his debut collection, Gorman relays the story of a shocking dissolution of two decades of marriage and his long crawl back to hope. Unflinching, unflattering, stunned and angry and selfish and ultimately generous, the poetry is aimed at readers open to empathy who can nourish their souls on a journey of healing.

When Luskell returns to Eukard City to claim her wizard's staff, she has no plans to advertise her skill for visiting the dead on the Other Side. Word gets out anyway, and she can't say no to those who would benefit from her specialty. But a spirit of legend called Old Mother Bones objects to a living soul trespassing on her domain. When Luskell refuses to heed her demands, Old Mother Bones threatens the person dearest to Luskell's heart. It w...

During the Great Depression, Roosevelt told us we have nothing to fear but fear itself. But fear isn't the only thing we, as humans, should be wary of. There is another sinister threat, something that, if not addressed before it sets in, can be deadly. Denial, when allowed to fester, can have serious consequences. For example, a woman who refuses to see the ugly truth about her doomed engagement can end up trapped in a miserable marriage. A wi...

Tim loves Naomi Wong from Hong Kong. He just didn't realise it. When Naomi returns home for her sister's wedding, It finally dawns on Tim that his feelings for her run deeper than friendship. He starts to have a recurring dream. Unfortunately, he can never seem to remember the exact details, but he knows it's telling him something very important. Then the ghostly apparition of a blurred-face woman starts to haunt his waking world.

In Brief Black Candles, Lydia Valentine attends, with passionate velocity, to questions of survivability, remembrance and the creative art of living a fully human life, even in contexts and conditions that work against that what-it-could-be. ...reading becomes a mode of witness. ... Haptic, revolutionary and unflinching, this is a powerful debut collection by a poet who does not, and cannot, 'in this time-/ in this place-', look away." -Bhanu ...

In his debut collection, Gorman relays the story of a shocking dissolution of two decades of marriage and his long crawl back to hope. Unflinching, unflattering, stunned and angry and selfish and ultimately generous, the poetry is aimed at readers open to empathy who can nourish their souls on a journey of healing.

...Gorman exposes rifts, shifts, and thoughtless inequities. Ultimately though, this is a selection of poems about searching in this chaos to find a kind of equilibrium. 'So remember / say the stars / even in turbulent times / to be grateful / for the locations / of every atom / in this uneven universe'"-Marc Janssen, coordinator of the Salem Poetry Project and author of November Reconsidered "...a sweet surprise of short, full-to-bursting nug...

Tim loves Naomi Wong from Hong Kong. He just didn't realise it until now. When Naomi returns home for her sister's wedding, It finally dawns on Tim that his feelings for her run deeper than friendship. He starts to have a recurring dream. Unfortunately, he can never seem to remember the exact details, but he knows it's telling him something very important. Then the ghostly apparition of a blurred-face woman starts to haunt his waking world. ¿

...Gorman exposes rifts, shifts, and thoughtless inequities. Ultimately though, this is a selection of poems about searching in this chaos to find a kind of equilibrium. 'So remember / say the stars / even in turbulent times / to be grateful / for the locations / of every atom / in this uneven universe'"-Marc Janssen, coordinator of the Salem Poetry Project and author of November Reconsidered "...a sweet surprise of short, full-to-bursting nug...

This collection of Jessica Mehta's powerful, beautiful, vulnerable work spans "from dates so long ago I can't even recall" to her most current poetry in the midst of a pandemic. Her poems call our attention to the unsung disappearance of Indigenous women, the cultural genocide that still continues, the eating disorders that consume us from within, and to love, family, and the courageous choice to see the world from a different angle in the fac...

Bijou Fitzroy is strange.As an empath, she has spent her entire life as a recluse, homeschooled by her secretive and overprotective grandmother, never allowed to stay in one place long enough to settle down and make friends. When Bijou and her grandmother move to Sykesville and she starts to attend the local high school, Bijou's world begins to crumble…town locals begin to disappearcreatures from her nightmares come to lifeand she finds hersel...

From the forward by K.M. Smith: "Incandescent, the brilliance of expression that Ayodele Nzinga has so lovingly crafted, is red hot in its urgency. It moves subtly, it shifts and crescendos and somersaults across time and space, through light and darkness, joy and pain. This fiery book of poetry comes at you quickly. Questions abound and answers permeate about justice and freedom and existence."¿

From the forward by K.M. Smith: "Incandescent, the brilliance of expression that Ayodele Nzinga has so lovingly crafted, is red hot in its urgency. It moves subtly, it shifts and crescendos and somersaults across time and space, through light and darkness, joy and pain. This fiery book of poetry comes at you quickly. Questions abound and answers permeate about justice and freedom and existence."¿

This collection of Jessica Mehta's powerful, beautiful, vulnerable work spans "from dates so long ago I can't even recall" to her most current poetry in the midst of a pandemic. Her poems call our attention to the unsung disappearance of Indigenous women, the cultural genocide that still continues, the eating disorders that consume us from within, and to love, family, and the courageous choice to see the world from a different angle in the fac...

FDR told us we have nothing to fear but fear itself. But there is another sinister threat that can be deadly. Denial, when allowed to fester, can have serious consequences. For example, a woman who refuses to see the ugly truth about her doomed engagement can end up trapped in a miserable marriage. A wife who refuses to accept that her husband is unfaithful can find herself confronted by his lover, by her own jealousy, and by her own willful i...

The Braided Pony saloon is no stranger to gun fire and blood stains on the floor. But when a mysterious gunslinger turns up dead in Ruby's room, it's up to the town's drunken sheriff to investigate. Lucky for him, Samuel, a fast talking vampire, arrives looking to settle a score and attempting to resurrect his dead friend. Now they're on the hunt across the rocky plains of the Wild West to recover the life that was stolen.¿

The Braided Pony saloon is no stranger to gun fire and blood stains on the floor. But when a mysterious gunslinger turns up dead in Ruby's room, it's up to the town's drunken sheriff to investigate. Lucky for him, Samuel, a fast talking vampire, arrives looking to settle a score and attempting to resurrect his dead friend. Now they're on the hunt across the rocky plains of the Wild West to recover the life that was stolen.¿

When Luskell returns to Eukard City to claim her wizard's staff, she has no plans to advertise her skill for visiting the dead on the Other Side. Word gets out anyway, and she can't say no to those who would benefit from her specialty. But a spirit of legend called Old Mother Bones objects to a living soul trespassing on her domain. When Luskell refuses to heed her demands, Old Mother Bones threatens the person dearest to Luskell's heart. It w...

Harriet has to start at a new school. Switching schools is always rough, but it's harder for her because The Corporation got her dad fired and tossed her mom into jail. For decades, The Corporation has been using schools to make sure everyone does what they're told. But there's something strange going on at Harriet's new school. If she can just crack the code, she might learn how to fight back!"Gorman's gut-wrenching satire delivers the lesson...

Zack Dye's powerful debut collection travels from sea to sea, shining a light on the ways our country's systems of oppression twist our sense of identity, freedom, love, and loss into an American mythos we wear like a hairshirt. Dye's unique experience as a white-presenting Mexican American, as a person who has climbed up and down the socio-economic ladder, and as someone who has lived and traveled across the country, produces a unique voice, ...