Whether or not you believe in ghosts, it’s clear that Eric Nuzum was haunted–by dread and hopelessness and also by a little blonde girl in […]
Tigers in Red Weather
Tigers in Red Weather opens at the end of World War II with cousins and best friends Nick and Helena sharing a house, awaiting the […]
An Unlikely Pilgrimage
Man goes out to post a letter and keeps walking. It sounds like that familiar old story of a bad man leaving his long-suffering wife, but […]
Seating Arrangements
Winn Van Meter has a pretty ideal life — successful career, suitable wife, Harvard degree, exclusive club memberships, summer house on Waskeke Island. Things look […]
The Odds
Marian and Art are on the brink of divorce and bankruptcy. They decide to gamble all of their emotional and monetary savings on a long Valentine’s […]
The Uninvited Guests
It is 1912 on English country estate and the day of Emerald Torrington’s 20th birthday. She is anticipating a small party, not a nearby train accident and […]
My Friend Dahmer
Yeah, that Dahmer. Somebody had to have gone to school with serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, right? Comic artist/writer Derf Backderf grew up a few miles […]
Rebel, Rebel
Imagine having to sneak off to go to a library and hiding books under your mattress. Imagine having your future husband selected by your grandparents […]
Burn Down the Gene Pool
Growing up as a hearing child of deaf parents, Kambri Crews (Burn Down the Ground: a Memoir) witnessed a culture and learned a language that only […]