A collection of short stories about creatures which will warm the heart.

Love in the Time of Ethnography explores love – variously defined – as an important facet of human life and a worthy focus of study. The authors look at love in association with an Alevi and Sunni couple in Turkey, organizers of Mexican American and immigrant youth movements, Christian missionaries in China, an elderly man with dementia, two women “coming home” to queer identity, a White researcher working with Black women in the US, the common ground between Dogen’s Zen teachings and Habe...

Nearly 200 tales of cryptid animals and other unusual beasts are contained in this well-researched book by Michael D. Winkle. Readers will encounter familiar monsters like Bigfoot and Nessie, dinosaurs and ancient fish that have survived into the present day, and less well-known beings such as flying cats and rabbits, brain-eating horrors, and interdimensional hamsters!

As far as we can discern,the sole purpose of humanexistence is to kindle a lightin the darkness of mere being.Carl Jung

Days Gone By is a collection of poetry and writing by Michael B. Van Winkle over a 50-year period. It includes works on Love, Beauty, Loss, Gratitude, Forgiveness, Discovery, Nights, Seasons, and more. For those who seek the light within, it offers a glimpse of a way. If you find peace in the night sky, you will find comfort here. If the change of seasons is the rhythm of your soul, you can rest here. If you enjoy teaching children about the mysteries of nature, you will find ideas here. I...