Category: Literature & Fiction

Living in Cleveland with the Ghost of Joseph Stalin

It’s the summer of 1953. Calvin Jefferson Coolidge is thirteen years old when the ghost of Joseph Stalin appears to him in his Aunt Evelyn’s cluttered Cleveland attic and wants to dictate his memoirs to him. “I want to tell my side of the story,” Uncle Joe tells him. “They’re giving me one year to set the record straight, so we need to get started right away.” Calvin’s life is falling apart at the seams. He’s a misfit and loner whose only friends are famous dead people. He lov... [Read More...]

Sea of Glass

How bright and how terrible is dawn on the day we discover our wings. Twelve-year-old Teo spends his days helping his drunken papá hang windows on shanties along Baja’s wild coast. When an old angler presses Teo to seek a goddess—the Sea Angel—for rescue, Teo sets out to test whether help can be found at the hands of the gods. To learn the truth, he must look beyond legends and summon the courage to challenge his papá. And to reach freedom, he must tap his own strength, hidden beneath w... [Read More...]

Resistance, Revolution and Other Love Stories

“Fantastical, meditative, and witty… An outstanding collection.” — The Prairies Book Review Is love the most revolutionary of all acts? In this wide-ranging collection of twelve short stories, a startling array of characters explore their perspectives on love. The stories sweep from sharp realism to heady allegory, haunting fables. Join the struggle against stifling societal powers and explore the potency of love. Join the revolution! $2.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Arnold Falls

Spend time in the funny, oddball village of Arnold Falls, where larger-than-life characters deal with the smallest of problems. Somehow, it all comes out right in the end. Arnold Falls is a novel that tips its hat to Armistead Maupin and P. G. Wodehouse, creating a world in which food, music, friendship, love, and tending your own garden are connected in surprising ways. $1.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Free: A Region of Reverie by D. T. Adams

Poems and other pieces of writing about the stunning Lake District. The first part is all about the area’s awe-inspiring beauty. The second looks at how the spectacular scenery can cause positive changes in people. The third discusses the impact relentless tourism is having on the place. Free on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

My Father’s Indian: How A Butterfly Split The Oak

When tragedy in the wilderness forces Suzy to confront her past and seek out true friends, a psychological drama/mystery exploring the meaning of human connection unfolds. “Not your run of the mill psychological thriller…Comfortably casual and yet subtly elegant, highlighting the beauty in nature and in the relationships we cultivate.” $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Free: Ubiety

If you were to find yourself at the edge of a dying world with a lingering sense of reality, would you simply fade into the nothingness or would you fight for everything you hold dear? This assertive question is at the heart of the thought-provoking book Ubiety, for this abstract book was designed to help people emerge into reality and find the truth whilst questioning both what could and should be. Join Adam in a whirlwind of past and present madness, diving into the many mysteries which will ... [Read More...]

Free: Test of Faith

When Miriam Beiler, a first class quilter, narrowly avoids an accident with an Englischer who asks her for directions to a nearby high school, will this chance meeting push Miriam and her Amish community to an ultimate test of faith? Amish woman, Miriam Beiler is being courted by John Fisher, and she’s moving towards being Baptized into the Amish community, but a chance meeting with an Englischer leads to deep trouble when Lance Newman begins stalking her. What happens next will forever c... [Read More...]