Synopsis: Ach and the Rock People represent a group of Paleo-Indians, living about 2,000 years ago, in what would later become the Southwestern United States. Home base for this fictional group of people is the Pecos River Valley, just north of Pecos, New Mexico. Not much is known about the people of this region in that period, so this fictional account imagines what their lives might have been like, dealing with raiders, winter cold and the other dangers of their time. The point ...

Literary Societies in Republican China provides a new and comprehensive perspective on the fascinating literary world of the most turbulent period in recent Chinese history: the Republican era of 1911-1949. Wedged between the fall of the Empire and the founding of the Communist state, the Republican period witnessed enormous social, political, and cultural changes. Traditionally the period is seen as one of transition: from the country being partially colonized and occupied to bei...

Short Story Press Presents Super Shy Guy by Mark LaughlinDo you know a super shy guy? Some guy who appears to have it all together, except for one thing – he can't talk to women? That's the problem, Jim, the protagonist of "Super Shy Guy" by Mark Laughlin has. He joins a local book club to try and come to meet people and come out of his shell a bit, and gets a serious crush on Nancy, a stunning brunette. What happens next?Nancy likes Jim, but wants a man who isn't quite so ...

Short Story Press Presents Super Shy Guy by Mark LaughlinDo you know a super shy guy? Some guy who appears to have it all together, except for one thing – he can’t talk to women? That’s the problem, Jim, the protagonist of “Super Shy Guy” by Mark Laughlin has. He joins a local book club to try and come to meet people and come out of his shell a bit, and gets a serious crush on Nancy, a stunning brunette. What happens next?• Nancy likes Jim, but wants a man who isn’t quite s...