White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia by Kiki Petrasino
If you are Black and American, then you too might have a story similar to mine. A story whose blood origin begins with more questions than documented truth.
Searching for Symmetry: Ramifications by Daniel Saldaña París
In a house on a street in Colonia Educación in Mexico City on a Tuesday around midday, a mother makes the decision to leave her husband and children and never return, an action that leaves a distinct mark on the family members’ lives, like the crease left on a folded piece of origami paper.
Echoes of The Three Marias in the #MeToo Movement
By delving into historic literature, readers and writers can gain a deeper understanding of current day issues and subjects, important in providing invaluable background and context, along with a wider perspective to inform current opinion and work.
Some Days Are Better Than Ours: A Collection of Tragedies by Barbara Byar
Barbara Byar’s collection, Some Days Are Better Than Ours: A Collection of Tragedies, rages against normality, a feat that hits close to home in the COVID-19 era.
An Archipelago of Truths: The Island Dwellers by Jen Silverman
In intimate, first-person narration, The Island Dwellers reads like a series of private letters addressed to our hidden selves.