"First Third" is Jay Beasley's beginning collection of songs and poems. It is a fresh poetic take on surrealism, storytelling, and romance. The poems are memorable, thought-provoking, and passionate as they take the reader from the internal life of memory to the world around us.About the AuthorA very multi-talented man, Jay has been writing since a very young age. In addition to being a poet, painter, wordsmith and actor, he enjoys stock market technical analysis and curren...

Brothers On Life™ is a journey into the mind and soul told through personal reflections, childhood photographs, and the stories of two brothers, actor Matt Czuchry ("The Good Wife" & "Gilmore Girls") and psychology professor Dr. Mike Czuchry.Told in three acts, these pages of youth, death, philosophy, spirituality, and love are used to tap into the universal connectedness we all share when experiencing the complexities of our individual lives. Each piece is what you need. Each piec...

New Hampshire Literary Award WinnerNPR Books Summer Reading SelectionMy favorite collection of short stories in recent memory.” -NANCY PEARL, NPR Morning EditionProfound . . . with more to say on the human condition than most full books. . . . A remarkable collection, with pitch-perfect leaps of imagination.” -Minneapolis Star TribuneHorvath doesn’t just tell a story, he ...

The mostly free-verse poetry in this collection relates to life's journey and the stops we make along the way. It contains poetry regarding the age-old subject of love in its many forms, desire, death is touched upon, appreciation for life's various adventures and some general story-telling. It is the telling of these moments through the author's very particular positioning and perspective, and it is that perspective that makes each piece within the collection special, interesting, and exc...

I dont claim to have any profound answers or life changing insights; Ill leave that to others. But I do believe that we need to make an effort to be more present, particularly now when we are becoming so increasingly distracted. This value judgment is about as arrogant as I get, but thats what I notice in so many people today. I did try to be as truthful as possible about how wonderful, ironic, funny, sad, horrible, confusing, unfair, terrifying, ecstatic, and bizarre this life has appeare...

"Perillo's poetic persona is funny, tough, bold, smart, and righteous. A spellbinding storyteller and a poet who makes the demands of the form seem as natural as a handshake, she pulls readers into the beat and whirl of her slyly devastating descriptions."-Booklist"Whoever told you poetry isn't for everyone hasn't read Lucia Perillo. She writes accessible, often funny poems that border on the profane."-Time Out New YorkThe poetry of Lucia Perillo is fierce...

A journey into darkness and back to the light. The Moon makes it look so easy.Winner of the 2016 Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Moon Full of Moons is a collection of poetry about resilience, renewal, and creating a deep happiness in the midst of sadness and ongoing loss.The book is divided into nine chapters, each named after a phase of the moon. Moon Full of Moons describes a journey of survival, empowerment, and a determination to discover a light that has k...

THE PERPETUAL CALENDAR OF INSPIRATION:Old Wisdom for a New World366 Days of Insight from the Inspired.Us Blogby Vera NazarianThe premise is simple...New bits of common sense, inspiration, and insight to jump-start your day. What if it inspired all of us?This blog is a non-denominational resource where philosophy, belief, and reason come together to blend and emerge as practical wisdom.Inspired.UsOld Wisdom for a New World...

A poetry collection of "peculiar grace" from the National Book Critics Circle Award finalist author of Dailies & Rushes (Brian Phillips, Poetry Magazine).Susan Kinsolving's first poetry collection, Dailies & Rushes, was hailed as a "brilliant debut" by the New York Times, and "grand and almost terrifying" by the New Yorker. In her new work, The White Eyelash, she turns the extremes of her recent experiences—es...

LIFE LYRICS: love, sex and other deviances gives you the decadent sensation of sneaking a look at someone's personal diary. It is a journey of life experiences and observations about the author and people the author has encountered. She reaches into your heart, holds your feelings in her hands and then her pen tells your story and often yours... This is a poetic experience you shouldn't miss...

This is a book of just over 100 very short stories. Some stories are very very short. Other stories are a bit shorter than short, so rather very short.

This work was written in 2012 when I was lucky enough to be driving an ol drunkard roof plumber to work in Melbourne Victoria, since he had lost his license. One of his jobs was an egg shaped building next to the Alfred hospital and Fawkner Park ( an "egg for quacks" we called it). Now there is just something about Fawkner City Park where I spent those days, a well of resonance, of intention for so many people, for better health and meditation or worse war between nature and mad capitalism...