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INDIE
Released: Aug. 15, 2012
LUSCIOUS: A FLASH FICTION COLLECTION OF SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS
by Justin Zipprich, Maude Larke, Wayne Scheer, Elizabeth King, Rich Larson, Nancy Hall, Gail Aldwin, Preston Randall, Alison Thalhammer, Erik Adams
"A collection that will demonstrate either the limitations or the possibilities of flash fiction, depending on the reader's perspective."
When you'd rather have a quick shot of fiction than linger over a long tale, knock back one of these 20 very short stories--plus one artwork--on love, sex, and relationships. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Aug. 11, 2012
POETRY FROM THE DESERT FLOOR
by Pat Kelley
"Patient, honest investigations of the places where external environment and personal identity clash and reshape one another."
Philosophical, narrative free verse on life in the desert. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: June 23, 2012
BETWEEN EDEN AND THE OPEN ROAD
by Philip Gaber
"Overall, a striking collection of portraits, human interactions, and incidents that draw the magnificent quirks of life from mundane daily practice."
Poet Philip Gaber builds a collection of poems that cover a span of human emotions, from despair to anger, grace, hope, and often painful self-reflection. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: June 11, 2012
THE BOOK OF POEMS AND CONVERSATIONAL TRIGGERS
by Llewellyn George
"A small treat that poetry-lovers can finish in one sitting."
A author juxtaposes poetry and lists of conversational icebreakers in his collection of light verse. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: May 13, 2012
TO HEAR THE FALCONER: SONG AND PROPHECY FOR THE TIME OF WAR, WANT, AND WARMING
by Howard Webber
"A well-written book of verses for the thoughtful Christian reader."
Webber offers spiritual verses about what he sees as man's destructive avarice and the hope that man can heal himself and the world through faith. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: May 1, 2012
NOT YET: A HEALING JOURNEY THROUGH ALZHEIMER'S CARE-GIVING
by Marcia Slatkin
"A sharp, luminescent examination of a woman in decline."
Poet Slatkin (A Woman Milking, 2006, etc.) explores the years she spent caring for her elderly mother. Read full book review >