Pre-order Common Symptoms

In this collection, Ben Nardolilli explores the intersection between the emotional and the physical through poetry. This literary dissection of body and soul peels back successive layers, uncovering the literal and metaphorical anatomy of the self. Ben’s ability to combine these deconstructed parts–skin, muscle, bones, organs–into a coherent body makes his Common Symptoms of an Enduring Chill Explained a compelling and intelligent read. Continue reading »

Now Available: Girl, Wolf, Bones

In this collection, Nora Nadjarian takes us on an alternative trip through the fables and fairy tales of our youth. The short stories in this chapbook explore multiple viewpoints of the same event with wit and imagination. “Once upon a time” takes on a modern flavor by exchanging Bavarian forests for IKEA, television commercials, and public transport. Even “happily ever after” is more redefined than guaranteed. Goldilocks, the Three Pigs, the Emperor, Sleeping Beauty—Nora gives these beloved characters, along with their cohorts, new life in Girl, Wolf, Bones. Continue reading »

Win a Cloud

Feeling lucky? We’re giving away five Green Edition copies of On Cloud 285 by Nathalie Boisard-Beudin via Goodreads. To enter, click here. While you’re there, please consider marking it as a “to read” in your book list. Giveaway is open worldwide and ends on 21 June 2011. Cheers! Continue reading »

On Cloud 285 now available

by Nathalie Boisard-Beudin ISBN 978-1-61019-901-8 (Signature Edition) ISBN 978-1-61019-203-3 (Green Edition) ISBN 978-1-61019-005-3 (e-book Edition) In this collection, Nathalie Boisard-Beudin explores Love. The enjoyment of it. The loss of it. Its memories and shadows and after-effects. The poems in this book weave strong imagery and word-play together into a rich tapestry capable of warming a … Continue reading »

On Cloud 285

In this collection, Nathalie Boisard-Beudin explores Love. The enjoyment of it. The loss of it. Its memories and shadows and after-effects. The poems in this book weave strong imagery and word-play together into a rich tapestry capable of warming a stone-cold, lonely evening. Gold, dragons with pearls, smoke, mirrors, empty picture frames, fawns, a paper airplane, shells–Nathalie conjures these treasures and more On Cloud 285. Continue reading »

Snowing Fireflies

  by Eric Beeny ISBN 978-1-61019-980-3 (Signature Edition) ISBN 978-1-61019-202-6 (Green Edition) ISBN 978-1-61019-001-5 (e-book Edition) Eric Beeny blurs the line between prose and poetry in this collection. His seemingly-simple tales of the way we cope with love and loss are woven into a rhythmic cloth. Rich in detail, even the Twitter-sized stories leave an afterimage. … Continue reading »

When the Cats Razzed the Chickens

While you won’t find any literal knights in armor, the twelve stories in this collection transport chivalry into the 21st century. Mel Bosworth’s knights are an unlikely group of heroes: a bathing child, a failed businessman, a well-traveled beard. And whether the dragon is string theory, society, or even the self, Bosworth arms each hero with humor and tenacity to fight it. Continue reading »