Category: Contemporary Fiction

A desperately critical narrator finds the seeds of his redemption in past episodes of abandonment. Burnt-out copy editor Seamus Cullen is placed on leave in midlife, over absenteeism from his newspaper job. Invited to reflect upon happier days, he finds himself reconstructing euphoric binges he had shared with friends in his 20s. As he immerses himself in the moods of these sessions, painting-in context and fleshing out dialogue, he begins to re-evaluate the relationships that produced them. Fr... [Read More...]

Is there someone you’re destined to meet? For most of her 78 years, Maddie has done things the “wrong” way. Her unconventional life was the key to her professional success but contributed to her failed marriage and divorce. Octogenarian Nate takes pride in doing things the “right” way. He had a successful career as a corporate attorney by following the rules. Maddie meets Nate when she’s a guest at his B&B. Their relationship sparks memories of the places they’ve been, their p... [Read More...]

“The Other Shoes of Larry Martin” is a story of transformation; a story of emotional, physical, and mental growth achieved by a remarkable young journalist, Larry Martin. Larry Martin is a young man – the only child of an abusive father – who was unwittingly indoctrinated into the belief system of the Alt-Right. Larry begins his journalism career writing for a right-wing website. After disaster strikes and he becomes homeless and unemployed, he finds the way forward to a... [Read More...]

  Wallflower Rosemary Fillmore has never endeavored anything more than a good book, a cool glass of sweet tea, and a cat to curl up in her lap after a long day of teaching teenagers how to dissect literary masterpieces. Dowdy and shy, hardly anyone in her quaint southern town of Vallantine, Georgia, knows she exists, and the only time she has an ounce of confidence is if the world is a fictional one. So, when three of her star students suddenly start to show an interest in her personal lif... [Read More...]

Despite being a child raised by a village, Sydney Regan always believed her upbringing defined her while other adversities that she was subjected to caused her to assume that she was irrelevant to the world. Based on true-life events, Sydney’s Promise is a fictional, time-shifting story of a young girl besieged by the struggle of growing up in an impoverished home with an alcoholic mother burdened by declining mental health. Fortunately, a promise made to an elderly neighbor guided Sydney’s... [Read More...]