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Meena Synopsis: The children of Fly Street fear and taunt their neighbor Meena, thinking she is a witch, but when

Review | In the Weeds by Mark Ozeroff

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

There’s an interesting phenomenon taking place in Portland, and at its center is a book penned in 1895 by E.G.

A German exchange student who spoke little EnglishSoccer fan, butt man with his Bluetooth at the ready.A cat-loving couple with

10 Ways to Make Your Author’s Bio Sing There are literally hundreds of blogs and sites out there instructing aspiring

When I was a kid, I loved Dr. Seuss’s and Shel Silverstein’s poems and loved the playfulness of their words

The origins of Easter aren’t as cut and dry as I had initially thought. For decades I ran under the

Get Kids Reading There’s no arguing that reading is good for us. Reading can transport us to faraway places, help