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You're standing on the corner waiting for Al, then decide to step inside Jerry's bar and hoist a brew while keeping an eye out for Al. You watch this kid trying to come inside, but always, at the la……続きを見る

Leland struggled with an inner protest that wouldn't let him slip into some mold of pretense. 続きを見る

This is a wild and crazy collection of poetry and short essays. Some are very uplifting while others are written to make you wonder or think outside the box. I hope you find a favorite! Thank you ag……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Short Stories of Washington Irving: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Bracebridge Hall, Tales of a Traveler, The Alhambra, Woolfert's Roost & The Crayon……続きを見る

"Without the proper punishment children will grow up with no understanding of right and wrong," A Drunk Parent Henry Adam Walker is growing up and learning about the world and all it leaves us with.……続きを見る

Some poems from long ago that I recently unearthed in my overfilled filing cabinet. Enjoy, Roger 続きを見る

You only get one life. Does it count for anything? Faced with the reality that his life is slipping away into oblivion, a young man wrestles with this question over the course of three vignettes. Th……続きを見る

This was written a long time ago, when someone offered to "pay me" for lyrics, which they never did. I dug it up from the archives. Have a laugh at me. I was America's Most Wanted Runnin' 'til I can……続きを見る

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential of all American poets. LEAVES OF GRASS, Whitman's sole book published at his own expense, represents almost the ……続きを見る

**These ten "vignettes" are intended to be produced separately on long scrolls, and stored inside empty spice containers.** 続きを見る

Quicksand is a short story about how a couple deals with the sudden loss of their child. We all deal with tragedy in different ways, but there is only one way to get out of quicksand. 続きを見る

A collection of Poetry written when I probably should have been doing something useful. 続きを見る

Numerous centennial productions of Wilder’s work throughout the country, including the first production of four previously unproduced one-acts scheduled at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Volume One o……続きを見る

“From a locked ward, to a G-dless boardwalk arcade, to the interstices of intimacy, Krosinsky’s ink bleeds and it’s beautiful. Meditating in the Dark is a book that bears witness and the tremendous ……続きを見る

In this first installment of a short story trilogy, two troubled teens climb the steep hill known as Crow's Peak, a local hangout spot for kids to drink and makeout. Aaron has those exact intentions……続きを見る

Four layered 10-minute plays--three to laugh with, one to cry with, and each to ponder. What's more important: the book or the members? In "Reality Book Group," three college professors invite a boo……続きを見る

You know how it goes you finish school. Start your carer. Help your friends. Find the girl of your dreams get married. Then happily ever after... OR Five years in you stumble across the fact she is ……続きを見る

Part of the American Literatures Initiative Series In the late nineteenth century, American teachers descended on the Philippines, which had been newly purchased by the U.S. at the end of the Spanis……続きを見る

A little girl named An, struggles with her own loneliness and its effect upon her life by one day inviting another girl from school to the park for a picnic. The ensuing events devastate An. 続きを見る

How do you say goodbye to an angel? How do you tell your friend bye? How do you Just watch what you do And sit back and say It all depends on a lie 続きを見る

When his father dies, Greg Charmant's mother becomes addicted to anti-depression medicine. The middle of three boys, he is taken by the state and put into the foster system. After his adult life fal……続きを見る

In the not too distant future, the world is threatened with drought and starvation. Washington's elite are invited to a mysterious gala at a giant old movie house. There, they become part of the ent……続きを見る

These seven short stories cover such topics as family, injuries and illness, journalism, war, and business. Based on real-life incidents, they are meant to provoke reflections on such character issu……続きを見る

Short collection of poetry about the paths we take in life. 続きを見る

Some friendships are bound by secrets and lies instead of love. You never know what kind of holds people have on one another! Here in the sequel to Consequences, you will learn the true nature of th……続きを見る

The Representation of the Struggling Artist in America, 1800–1865 analyzes how American painters, sculptors, and writers, active between 1800 and 1865, depicted their response to a democratic societ……続きを見る

Award-winning author and poet Michael Pollick grew up in the Midwestern town of Stow, Ohio during the 60s, 70s and 80s. His hilarious essays about growing up Stowbilly are all included in this speci……続きを見る

A mans rage against a neighbor 続きを見る

An American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloqu……続きを見る

A short but comically dark tale of how a dental abscess destroys a routine smuggling operation to Vegas. Pausing only to kill his toilet the courier escapes into the strip where between the emergenc……続きを見る