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Reggie Scales is a four-year-old monster who lives with his mother and father, Alva and Bud, and an older sister, Prissy. The Scales live in one of the many tunnel homes that make up the town of Tunnelville, which is just outside the big city. Reggie is beginning pre-school and Prissy is starting second grade. Reggie will tell you that he is not afraid of school or anything else, except for being alone, shadows, thunder and lightning, creepy n...

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In The Suffering of Lesser Mammals, acclaimed author Greg Sanders draws the reader into a world of believable absurdity, as individual crises meld with those of the age. Among the thirteen stories in this collection, a young father's anxiety throws the Earth out of orbit, a bachelor breaks up with his car, a "multivariate correlator" conjures a lonely deity, two sisters are abducted by a cadre of immortal alewives. Wildly inventive, morally wi...

In a large and busy city, a young man named Arthur searches for self love and contentment. In a vivid odyssey through bookstores, lost friendships, gardens, and music Arthur uncovers old feelings and nostalgia. As the diverse city scenes unfold Arthur experiences doubts and anxieties that eventually converge into a beautiful and ethereal realization about the nature of life and humanity.

Alexander Shalom Joseph's American Wasteland is a collection of stories about the contemporary day-to-day in America. It is said in the Talmud that one job of certain Jews is to justify the existence of humanity to God, in this collection, Joseph attempts to do just this with his stories, which speak to the everyday mundane and the vast richness in both meaning and meaninglessness that abound all around us. In one story a recent divorcee tries...

If you've ever struggled with doubt, fear, procrastination, or disappointment while trying to create, this book is for you. Breakthrough goes where no other books on creativity dare to tread-exposing the toxic success myths that hold people back and revealing radical, perspective-shifting solutions. Through concise, friendly chapters that weave together personal experiences with guidance from research and nondual philosophical traditions, read...

A delightful inaugural tale of a four-year-old, cuddly monster who is afraid of the dark and of kids that hide under his bed! Whimsical illustrations bring the tale to life for readers and listeners. This is a delightful illustrated book that will be enjoyed by all ages! John J. (Jack) Schmidt has been writing for as long as he can remember. Beginning in high school as a sports editor, through college when he also was a sports editor for the n...

Coming home with a newborn for the first time has its ups and its downs. This book is a simple love poem written by a first time mother to her son, showcasing the hopes, dreams, trials and tribulations that come with starting a new life with a new baby.

FIRST PLACE ($1, 000):"Sarri" by Patricia G. KaySECOND PLACE ($750)"Racing Rules" by El, izabeth Wilder THIRD PLACE ($500)"Ex Post Facto" by Katherine FriedmanFINALISTS"Anytime but Now" by Holly Teresa Baker"Isaac Kane" by Dana Barr"What Comes Next" by Pádraig Collins"Perestroika (short story!)" by Caitlin Dunn"Weather Corps(e)" by William Thomas Engleson"Falling down" by Alison Foster"Fly me to the moon" by Lynda Fox"Anagrams" by Barbara Habe...

Middle school is complicated, especially when you're the new kid. BK finds himself in a new school, trying to make friends and find things that make him happy. Should he choose the tech club or basketball? Video games or the science fair? And what about that kid who seems like a bully? It's a lot to figure out, but BK will handle his business and make the best choice for who he is.Through vibrant storytelling, follow BK through the twists and ...

For Luna, the price of peace in a time of war is a heart of hickory. But to have a hickory heart leaves no room for love. When the lives of her three brothers are tied to refugee siblings from the warring tribe, Luna must test the limits of her wooden heart, trust those she's been taught to hate, and now she's destined to destroy. In an island nation akin to a wooden Hong Kong, two Asian women from warring tribes: Lye, a powerful slave of th...

Phoenix Reinhard lives in Luminar, one of Osiren's five great cities. These cities are rumored to be protecting religious emeralds used to lift a curse their Protectors' had cast upon them. They had been forgotten long ago until Luminar was destroyed in search of this artifact. Twelve years later, Phoenix assumes responsibility of protecting the remaining cities from those planning to collect all five. He quickly learns there is more to his re...

When Mum went to Heaven, "all the beautiful things about her became seeds buried under the ground. One day, those seeds will grow into a beautiful garden so everyone can see them... tears are a good thing, they water the seeds to help them grow." The story of five year old Ollie, whose mum went to Heaven, and his journey in managing his emotions, and moments in every day life that follow. A book that navigates loss, grief, and tough emotions f...

Jules and Leon Silver sit at a dusty Formica table in a cold kitchen, drinking warm sugar water. Downstairs in the basement, their mother is unconscious, having swallowed hundreds of Librium while the brothers were at Boy Scout camp, her latest suicide attempt. The food cupboards are empty. The phone doesn't give a dial tone. As the sun goes down, the kitchen grows cold. The boys sit in silence, waiting for their mother to die. She doesn't, bu...

Meet Mr. Business: third-grade student who is trying to make his way in a new neighborhood! Follow BK around his community and school as he learns about life. In this adventure, BK does not want to stop playing video games, and feels bad when his mom makes him come home. B.K. has to make a choice between his family and his video games.

This collection of short stories by Colorado author Carol Samson is about finding a third space, a place of mind that offers time for thought and translation. The narrators in these stories consider "thing theory" and memory and artifacts, especially photographs, observing the way objects and words become metaphors for something else. The narrators listen as things and events "sound" themselves and restructure meanings. This is a collection th...

The whole foods diet is a plan to increase the number of whole foods that you eat. But there's a little more to it than that. For six weeks, you'll commit to shopping for, preparing, and consuming a diet that is mostly plant-based and that features whole food ingredients with a few supplemental, lightly processed foods. This approach is intended to guide you to better nourishment by increasing awareness, knowledge, and positive habits. The who...

Cooking, for many, is an enjoyable and rewarding activity. For some, it is just the sheer pleasure of providing friends and family with a nourishing meal, while others see their culinary creations as a form of artistic expression. Unfortunately, for many of us, our everyday lifestyle and hectic pace leave little time for crafting and emotion in the kitchen. Instead, we turn to prepackaged foods, less nutritious ingredients, and meals on the go...

Do you want to learn how to make half-baked harvest foods? If yes, then keep reading...With a few essential tools, pots, and pans, you'll be able to make all the recipes in this book, and then some. Armed with these, you're ready to apply core techniques: cutting produce and meat, measuring and mixing ingredients, and controlling heat and doneness.Having the proper components handy means you can cook something tasty whenever the condition or d...

Do you want to learn how to make delicious food using an air fryer? If yes, then keep reading...The Air Fryer is very versatile and simple to operate. So much can be cooked with an Air Fryer. The Air Fryer fries food better compared to its other counterpart. The Air Fryer can bake, roast, broil, boil or grill. However, fresh and frozen foods can be cooked in the Air Fryer. Other foods that can be cooked in the Air Fryer include fish, meat, cas...