Lyrical poetry inspired by popular songs, Rogal sweeps the reader through the journey of creation.In More Songs the Radio Won’t Play, Stan Rogal takes formerly “popular” tunes (from various genres) and transforms them. Self-referentiality; mashups of the erudite and profane; allusions to other arts and sciences; the insertion and bending of biographical and historical facts; problematic snippets of philosophy and literary theory, quotes, and bastardization...

Acclaimed poet and author Stan Rogal’s newest collection of short  stories will drag you into a mesmeric, macabre world of fragile  characters dealing with crippling obsession. Befriend a pitiful  prostitute; watch a man’s curiosity choke out his life; and be part of a  visceral act of voyeurism as you witness passion at its cruelest and  darkest forms in the lives of the breaking and the broken.

A ghostly tale of family ties and madness.A young man, Ray, returns to where he was born, Weyburn, SK, after several years traveling anonymously around the country. He's recently been suffering from frightening nightmares and he feels they may have something to do with his past, especially within the walls of the abandoned former mental asylum where his father had worked and his mother had been a patient. Old loves, old wounds and old grievances are rekind...

Drawing from a variety of sources including folksong philosophy linguistics chaos theory theatre and sexuality Stan Rogals poetry is a rollicking and adroit expression of the world in flux. This selection gathers together fifty of Rogals best poems from the last thirty years; it is sure to delight long-time fans and new readers alike.

A dark stretch of mountain highway. A lone hitchhiker. A car stops. When Peter Donaldson hears about the girls who are turning up dead in ditches, hes horrified. Who wouldnt be? When Detectives Johnson and Mallory hear another body has been found, theyre frustrated. They need a break. They dont need Conway, an interfering reporter who lost her conscience a long time ago, digging up evidence they missed. And when Peter Donaldson meets Lynda, a tough teen with family troubles, all hell threa...