Mary Devstenia, is recently returned to Troy, New York from her Army Reserve deployment in Iraq, during which time she was involved in the shooting-deaths of an Iraqi family, including their small daughter. The effects of this incident are most profound, and Mary soon finds herself descending into an emotional Hell of her own creation. Her invisible wounds perhaps are mortal.Wounds includes a free sample of J.S. McInroy's full length novel, Army Girl.

An eclectic mix of literary short fiction, Tales from the Wasteland includes previously published short stories from J.S. McInroy as well as an entirely new collection of themed stories - "Tangled Up in Country".

Were one to seek a definitive meaning for the term “Grace,” that seeker might become entangled in the various threads of connotation dictionaries ascribe to the concept. Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary offers, “Unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification” as well as the archaic “mercy.” Either and both of these adequately and succinctly describe the central theme of Mr. McInroy’s novel. Smitty, Lyndi, Tara, Arthur, and Lottie/Ruth are led to the...

Mr. McInroy claims to be familiar with various addictions, Norse goddesses on motorcycles, and the allure of each. He adamantly asserts that the divine is always with us, whether riding a chariot across the sky, hanging from a cross, or driving the back roads of America in a Dodge Charger Hellcat. His title is stolen from a Stones lyric, his desert land from his novel Army Girl as well as a forthcoming and as yet untitled book which continues with some of the same themes and characters...

Slate Run Publishing presents it's second annual collection of unique and diverse voices drawn exclusively from New York's Capital Region.Featuring a wide range of genres from women's literature to science fiction and fantasy, Slate Run Annual Vol. 2 is sure to contain something for everyone.

Slate Run Annual is a collection of unique and fresh new voices draw exclusively from the Capital District area of upstate NY. Diverse in genre and style, Slate Run Annual presents a wide range of voices - literary fiction, humor, fantasy, science fiction and coming of age. So expansive a collection will doubtless present readers with something for every taste.