Recent Literary Fiction
As a marital couple debates what to eat for dinner, each attempts to conceal a secret while simultaneously endeavoring to discover what the other is hiding. Read more…
CW: miscarriage/child loss
A woman grappling with grief navigates a challenging visit with a neighbor. Read more…
We really connected to Colleen’s voice and style, and we appreciated how she explores so many nuances and perspectives of a difficult subject. She captures Kate’s conflicting emotions extremely well. Also, Janet is a phenomenal antagonist; she is the literal worst. The tension in this piece is so strong that we just had to keep reading. The ending is hard-fought and well-earned.”
— Unfortunately, Literary Magazine
Fault Zone: Reverse
“Stevie and You”
A newly sober single man squirms with physical and emotional pain during a dentist’s appointment.
From the Blog
Animal Characters in Children’s Picture Books
The Cat in the Hat. Peter Rabbit. Winnie-the-Pooh. Franklin. Frances. Angelina Ballerina. Olivia. Animal characters have frolicked, slithered, and trotted, squeaked, meowed and pranced, pirouetted, oinked, and entertained readers in children’s literature for centuries. Published in 1658, Orbis Sensualium Pictus was the first picture book made for children and the first to use animals as characters. Written by John Amos Comenius, Orbis Pictus (The World of Things Obvious to the Senses Drawn in Pictures, or... Read more ❯
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