WRITING LIFE: Winks from the Universe by Linda Maria Steele August 10, 2023 Whenever I am unsure about where to go next with my writing, I remember to always look for the signs or even ask the Magic 8 Ball. Read the full story →
INTERVIEW: Nicole Chung, Author of A Living Remedy July 11, 2023 For there to be love in a story, there also has to be some amount of levity and joy and humor. Read the full story →
INTERVIEW: M.B.F. Wedge, Author of Knickpoint: A Memoir July 11, 2023 I prefer to zoom text on a digital device, but Knickpoint by M.B.F. Wedge had physical presence and demanded I find my reading glasses. Read the full story →
REVIEW: You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith July 11, 2023 Self discovery forms a counterpoint with everyday family interactions in a memoir filled with hope and possibility. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Every Other Weekend: Coming of Age with Two Different Dads by Anthony J. Mohr July 11, 2023 The author’s experience of navigating the love and loyalties of two sets of parents is told against the backdrop of mid-century Hollywood. Read the full story →
WRITING LIFE “Navel Gazing” for Good by Andrea Askowitz July 11, 2023 Maybe I haven’t been wasting my time all these years. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto by Clarkisha Kent June 6, 2023 Clarkisha Kent’s memoir Fat Off, Fat On is conversational, snarky, sarcastic, casual, funny, and raw. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Without Saints: Essays by Christopher Locke June 6, 2023 I could feel the first pages viscerally, the looming evil of a destructive faith present in the author’s youth as it had been in mine. Read the full story →
REVIEW: If This Were Fiction: A Love Story In Essays by Jill Christman June 6, 2023 The essay collection transports readers from the ordinary to the extraordinary with powerful writing encompassing a breadth of emotions. Read the full story →
INTERVIEW: Joshua James Amberson, Author of Staring Contest: Essays About Eyes June 6, 2023 “I really wanted to be expansive and a little weird and just create a more overwhelming or kind of a sensory overload experience.” Read the full story →