"Last Call" is the story of one night in a bar, a chance meeting, and the limits of personal responsibility.

From the mind of Brian Hartman, four interconnected stories about college life, friendship, being handicapped, and personal responsibility.A late-night faith healing...A frat house fire...An untimely death...An unspeakable act...These are the years that test Dave Riggler, and reverberate throughout the rest of his life.

Life as an ER doctor is intense. A shift can turn from mundane to insane in a matter of moments depending on what walks in, or crawls in, the door. Dr. Cameron Turner was no stranger to death. It happened all the time in the ER, but usually not to the doctor. When an irate patient loses control, Cameron crumbles to the ground with a mortal wound.While the team races to save their colleague from certain death, Cameron opens his eyes and find...

Dave Riggler gets a knock on his college dorm door. Two girls are on a mission to heal him from the need of his wheelchair, with the power of prayer. By the end of the night, the true power of healing, and its source, will be revealed."And Ye Shall Be Healed" is a story of faith, religion, and the power of the human heart.*

Dave Riggler is having a typical Tuesday. But as he rolls into work, everything changes. Because today is Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, and it looks like this may be the last Tuesday. Ever."Tuesday" is a window into one man's perspective of September 11th, as told from a seated position.

Dave was supposed to meet Tavia at noon, but she's late. As he sets out to find her, he has no idea how far he'll have to go, who awaits him, and what kind of danger he'll put himself in, all in her name."Leaving the Union is the story of how far one man will go for the woman he loves, and how far another will sink into madness.

In a not so distant future, genetic engineering is outlawed, the country is ruled by an elected dictatorship, and trials are government-sponsored entertainment. Can one man raise his voice against the system? Should he even try?"The Protest" is a short story about government oppression, bioethics, and personal courage.

Learning To Crawl - Dave and his brother at play, learning a serious lesson.First Steps - Dave Riggler goes to therapy, trying to deal with his identity and how people see him.Last Call - One night at a bar, a chance meeting, and the limits of personal responsibility.Going Under - Dave comes face to face with his own mortality, and almost doesn't see it coming.Tuesday - (originally published in Red Fez Magazine) It started out as just another Tuesday in Sept...

Away at summer camp for handicapped kids, Dave Riggler's only thoughts are of making friends, having fun, and meeting girls. But things this year aren't going according to anyone's plan. From a brutal late-night brawl with his nemesis Tyrone to an arduous climb up the slope of the Big Hill, many challenges await Dave and his friends. Can he win this late night brawl? Is this really the fight that matters?

Michael L. Printz Award WinnerAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award WinnerFeaturing the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter, love, Native pride, and the world’s best frybread.The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban N...

In his introduction, author Brian T. Atkinson calls singer-songwriter Todd Snider “a marvel and a mystery” who “creates at any cost.” Snider, originally hailing from the Portland, Oregon, area, arrived in Texas as a teen and was captured by the troubadour life while at a Jerry Jeff Walker show at venerable Gruene Hall in 1986. He honed his craft for the next three years at the feet of legendary muse and mentor Kent Finlay at Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos.After moving to N...

Holocaust and Hope shows one of our preeminent critics grappling with a subject to which he had returned for decades: literary, cultural, political, and historiographical implications of the Holocaust and its aftermath in Europe and America. In his last planned book, Geoffrey Hartman confronts contradictions that pose a challenge for our present and future. The passing of Holocaust survivors and their immediate families makes continued acts of witnessing more necessary even as dis...