Current talk about the "new normal" and "going back to normal" has some questioning what normal means. What does normal look like? Is anyone or anything ever truly normal? Is normal something we should strive for? And if so, why do we revere the exceptional? Do we always need to return to the status quo, or can we learn and grow, taking the good parts of our past as we move forward into a new future? In these pages, you'll read poetry, nonfiction, and fiction pieces exploring ideas of norm...

In art, chiaroscuro is a technique that explores the interplay of light and dark through stark contrasts. In the same way, this anthology explores virtue and vice and the interconnectedness between these two ends of the morality spectrum. A virtue taken to excess transforms into vice; a vice in the right circumstances becomes virtuous. Via poetry and prose, Chiaroscuro will take you on a journey through light and dark, right and wrong, good and evil, and the spaces in between.

Winner of the 2020 Colorado Book AwardRise is collection of prose and poetry exploring the concepts of change, renewal, and rebirth. When things change, we experience a variety of emotions-from anger and fear to courage and hope. There is struggle and strife but also the opportunity to rise from the ashes and create, grow, and love.In these pages, you'll find stories and expressions of joy and sorrow about love, friendship, family, marriage and divorce, loss and gr...

With a sprightly dose of insightful inspiration, a sprinkling of practical advice, and a bounty of exuberant stories by great writers, O's Little Book of Happiness features some of the best work ever to have appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine. Inside you'll find Elizabeth Gilbert's ode to the triumph of asking for what you want... Jane Smiley's tribute to the animal who taught her about lasting fulfilment... Shonda Rhimes's secret to trading stress for ser...

Everyone loves cats! What's not to love? In this book you will find 101 Hilarious jokes about the cats, and everything we enjoy laughing about our feline friends. Fill your days with laughter, give this book as a gift, or use it to entertain your loved ones. These punny jokes make great icebreakers and will lighten any mood. Great to use in a classroom, near events, or times when you just need a laugh.This collection of jokes is clean fun and family friendly, with no violence or of...

Stephen King's book Under The Dome has become a TV show. This book gives you the story background, information on the show's characters, TV plots and interesting analysis by a fan of the show.

Agents 32 and 33 of the psecret psociety venture up to Galax, Virginia (USA) in the fall of 2012. A young man presents Agent 33 with a strange device, and discovers what the quaint mountain town is really thinking. A 2,400-word short story.No sex.No violence.No drugs.No Mr. Malloy.Strangeness level: High.

A picture book about three best friends who do everything together, until they each realize that sometimes having time alone can be nice too.Rabbit, Duck, and Big Bear are best friends. They do everythingtogether and go everywhere together except for one place. They never go down the long and winding path together.But this winter, when Rabbit, Duck, and Big Bear go skating on the frozen pond, Rabbit loses control and barrels straight down the path. What she...

An old man who tends a piece of street art in an alley, an aging artist seeking a digital afterlife and a frugal movie lover are among the strong older characters populating these poignant short stories by Robert David Duncan.

Sam lives outside the fence, in an area known as the de-reg zone. Here, there are no schools, no libraries, and very few books. Children must survive in any way they can.One day, trawling through the local rubbish dump, Sam comes across a book. He takes it to the one person he knows who can read - Old Man David. Old Man David will teach him to read - but is he ready to pay the price?

Neil Hilborn returns with the poignant and profound collection About Time. Balancing between devastation and perseverance, About Time shares the struggle to maintain mental health during the recent global crises. With his distinctly conversational tone and dark humor, Hilborn breaks down the cycle of mental illness–small improvements, setbacks, and the process of recovery. This collection fights against itself as the poems try to find a place for hope, love, and goodness in a lonely, terri...

The Winter 2023-24 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”The Winter 2023-24 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features poetry and prose by Richard Bausch, Jesse Lee Kercheval,...