Leigh Fielding wants a life. Seriously. Having spent the past five years on dialysis, she has one simple wish: to make it to her thirtieth birthday. Now, thanks to the generosity of the late Larry Resnick and his transplanted kidney, it looks like her wish may come true.With her newfound vitality (and Larry’s kidney) in tow, Leigh hits the road for an excursion that will carry her from Wisconsin to California, with a few stops in between: Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, the Rockies, ...

"WANTED: a whole new family to share holidays with. Please have a good heart and be a thoughtful, polite person. No sociopaths, no pedophiles, no fans of the Kardashians. We're not weirdos, I promise. I love old Steve Martin movies, new Steve Martin banjo tunes, Indian food, and reruns of Bob Ross painting happy little trees. So if you're looking for something other than the typical family dysfunction this Christmas, drop us a line."After losing her beloved mother to cancer, 37-yea...

With appeal for fans of Jonathan Tropper, Tom Perrotta, and Laurie Notaro, this snarky mashup of Girls and Oz is so painfully honest you might think you’re reading a memoir—except the author isn’t a smart-ass guy in a wheelchair who works in a prison. Recently paralyzed in a car accident, thirty-year-old Graham Finch spends his days trying to rehabilitate a caseload of unruly inmates and his nights on one bad date after another, attempting to reha...

Had she ever had her heart broken? Did she prefer The Avett Brothers to The Lumineers? Would she laugh when he danced funny late at night in the kitchen? Would he ever get the chance to say to her, “You look so pretty in that dress”? Personal chef Harper and aspiring writer Zach have never met, but they see one another at the same stoplight at the same time every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on their morning commutes.  Harper turns left, Zach turns right, and gradu...

Vampires, movie stars, and cowboys, oh my! State of Mind is full of romantic stories to suit every mood.In the mood for a zombie-fighting cowboy? Check. Or what about a spicy elevator scene? Check. Maybe a vampire lusting after a delicious human? Check.Small, but mighty, these eight short stories are full of humour, romance, and all with that delightful happily ever after you crave.State of Mind i...

Eighty years of lessons from the Black freedom struggle, labor movements, and internationalism.Raised among the entrails of chattel slavery in Durham, North Carolina, Walter shares political reflections and lessons from decades of movement experience. This includes 1950s and early 1960s mobilizations against Jim Crow apartheid laws and welcoming Freedom Riders to Durham, followed by later 1960s student and labor organizing with the Progressive Labor Party, early Bl...