Roberta Roy’s collection Slivers reads as subtle and modest meditations on her experiences as a woman, as a teacher (how I know her best), and as an intellect of delicacy. It’s not often that one publishes a ‘collected poems” that reads as an autobiography. Her language is straightforward; she eschews pyrotechnics. But she laces these poems with quiet surprises by details that require re-reading because they explain so much. I especially appreciate the quiet details in “Variations”: “And t...

Estranged lovers Natalie and Thaw's dreams are waylaid by terrorism and a nuclear meltdown that force immigrants from overrun cities to flood their small mountain village, doubling its size. The Matters boys are among the first to respond. Winter is coming and with it radiation sickness, decontamination, and lack of food, housing, and proper sanitation. Can this rural community navigate the crisis? Newees and Townies who come together are resolved to survive the catastrophic challenges the...

Life's a Dance: On My Growing up and Coming of Age, as relating to the high points in her life from the time she was eight years of age until she was twenty-seven. This memoir is more than a personal narrative—it's a testament to the power of resilience and the human spirit. Readers will be captivated by Roy's unwavering resolve, her insightful reflections on life's challenges, and the profound lessons she learned along the way. "Life's a Dance" is an inspiring read for anyone seeking moti...

Home Again 2020, the sequel to Too Close, is the story of Jason, Marty, and their mother, Mary Matters, after their return from Ohio to their home in Ariana. Right hemisphere brain injury has caused Lou Matters, the father, to suffer left side neglect and vision loss. As such, Lou is to stay until Thanksgiving in Ohio on his sister-in-law's farm where he will help with milking the cows. Family members there will monitor his safety as he navigates the house and barn areas. For Mary and the ...

Roberta M Roy’s book of Inspirational Fiction, Jolt: a rural noir, medaled for Inspirational Fiction in the 2011 Jenkins Living Now Awards and her work as an editor interviewer has drawn praise for her ALVA Axiom Anthology of Author Interviews (ALVA Press 2014). In it, an array of writers discusses with her their creative roles in publishing and the media.By contrast, Straight from the Robin’s Nest is a collection of essays Roy wrote on a variety of timely topics that have been pre...

The ALVA Axiom Anthology of Author InterviewsThe ALVA Axiom Anthology of Author Interviews features interviews with noteworthy writers and editors discussing their creative roles in publishing and the media. It highlights the differences among their approaches and personalities with the intent to entertain and inform. Students will enjoy reading aloud the interviews as dialogues as a means to contrast ideas and role-play. The ALVA Axiom Anthology of Author Interviews provides a ver...

Poignant, extremely well-researched sci-fi. Dirty bombs, arson, and a nuclear meltdown cause residents of the village of Locklee to seek informed and creative answers as they struggle to respond to the needs of forced emigrants for decontamination, clothing, food, water, shelter, and medical care. Estranged lovers Natalie and Thaw find their passion matured but rekindled. Winter is coming. Radiation sickness, decontamination, lack of food, housing, and proper sanitation threaten Newees and...

The sequel to Jolt: a rural noir, Two Close: A Story of Survival follows the paths of the Matters family, Mary, Lou, and their sons, Jason and Marty. Separated by circumstances following terrorism and a nuclear meltdown, Mary, at home, recuperates from radiation sickness while, Lou, brain injured in a dirty bomb explosion, recovers from amnesia and right side brain damage. Their sons, wishing to miss the effects of radiation fallout, have fled the scene and unable to make contact with thei...

Two Close: a story of survival Book II in the Jolt Survival Series The sequel to Jolt: a rural noir, Two Close: a story of survival follows the paths of the Matters family, Mary, Lou, and their sons, Jason and Marty. Separated in Jolt by circumstances following terrorism and a nuclear meltdown, Mary, at home, recuperates from radiation sickness while, Lou, brain injured in a dirty bomb explosion, recovers from amnesia and right-side brain injury. Their sons, Jason and Marty, wishing to mis...