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The Deer Woman by Courtney Vaughn | Review

The Dear Women is a short story by Courtney Vaughn, which tells the tale of Sarah and her husband, Pastor

Whether we’re ready or not, the holidays are upon us. With so much bad news in the world, escaping with

A Great Year for Books 2023 has been filled with great books. Most nights I read aloud to my ten-year-old

The Bean Trees (1988) Synopsis: Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of

Ferry Findings is the second book of Susan McDonough-Watchman’s I’ve had the pleasure of reading. (The first is Lizzy in

In the Weeds is Mark Ozeroff’s second war-time novel. Follow the link to learn more about the first. In the

Shaums Dust opens in the early hours of Christmas morning, Private Detective Newman is awoken by a new client. A

The Beauty of Personification There was a writing prompt I ran into years ago that asked the writer to tell

Gillian Harvey’s hilarious book, Everything is Fine is the best book for winter’s slump. You’ll laugh, cringe, and tear up in the best way.

The Guilty Die Twice by Don Heartshorn was gifted to me by TCKPublishing for an honest review. It’s been a