by Ryan Gavini A quiet, reflective parable about work, worth, and the slow rediscovery of meaning through craft and attention… The Carver’s Secret follows Kael, a burned-out call center employee whose life has been reduced to numbers: debt, schedules, and the suffocating repetition of night work performed under a borrowed American accent. When the …
Category Archives: Contemporary Fiction
Review – Being Broken
by Scott Jameson Sanders What happens when your heart’s been broken, but you’re still expected to keep living like nothing happened? Being Broken feels less like reading a book and more like sitting down with someone who’s telling you their story straight from the heart. It’s raw, it’s personal, and it doesn’t hold back. …
Review – Conversations with Grandfather
by Eugene H. Strayhorn Jr. In “Conversations with Grandfather”, Eugene H. Strayhorn Jr. invites readers into the complex and heartfelt world of Mathias Reslin, a thirteen-year-old boy navigating the struggles of adolescence against the backdrop of a rural Montana setting. The story opens with a vivid depiction of Mathias returning home on a scorching …
Review – Echoes of My Son
by Eugene H. Strayhorn Jr. Living by faith means trusting that even in the hardest moments, there is a bigger plan at work. Forgiving the unforgivable is about letting go of pain and anger, and loving unconditionally means choosing compassion over judgment. Echoes of My Son tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a …
Review – Penalope Woodsberry Part 2
by Hope Atwood Dayhoff “Penalope Woodsberry Part 2” invites readers into a charming world where magic is real, and friendship is crucial to overcoming life’s challenges. The story centers around a little girl who, after enduring a lonely and difficult childhood, finds herself in a magical forest filled with talking animals, mischievous fairies, and …
Review – Citizen Trudy and the Crackdown
by Lindsey Brook In “Citizen Trudy and the Crackdown,” Lindsey Brook crafts an engaging narrative that deftly weaves together themes of family, addiction, and societal breakdown against the backdrop of the late 20th century. The story begins with the Henson family grappling with the aftermath of Jack Henson’s sudden death, which sends Sally, the matriarch, …
Of Age and Edges
by Odessa Cleveland Of Age and Edges by Odessa Cleveland is an earnest and thought-provoking journey through life’s complexities, expressing the essence of aging, family, and the human experience. Cleveland’s style is both lyrical and evocative, painting vivid images with her words, making readers feel as if they are part of the poetic thoughts and …
Big Foot: Monster of The Ice
by Michele Wallace Campanelli Adam Reese, the expert zoologist, is worried sick about his missing soon-to-be ex-wife after hearing that she disappeared after an assignment to film a polar bear documentary in Canada. After traveling on a plane and heading to the small island of ice and snow, he brings their thirteen-year-old son, Sean, hoping …
The Great American
by Michele Wallace Campanelli On September 11, 2001, the United States of America changed forever. After a series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed by nineteen militants associated with the extremist Al-Qaeda group, the event is considered one of the most destructive terrorist attacks on American soil. The attacks against New York and Washington, …
The Janet Network
by Michele Wallace Campanelli In our lives, we face challenges that may initially seem insurmountable. Still, we find our strength in dealing with these adversities, just like the characters in Michele Wallace Campanelli’s book, The Janet Network—a potent narrative vividly depicting a group of women navigating life’s trials. The story revolves around Catherine, a woman …