Book Spotlight: Monstruo a Beauty and the Beast Novela
In a literary landscape crowded with fairy tale retellings, Anbar Bermejo’s Monstruo: a Beauty and the Beast Novela stands out as a fresh, atmospheric…
Academia as Lifestyle
For a select few of us, academia or scholarship, is not a costume but a way of life, a kind of theme for moving…
Moline Library to host Local Authors Showcase
Meet talented writers, learn about their writing process, and purchase copies of their published works at Moline Public Library’s Local Author Showcase, a news…
Weekend Pause Retreat
After given advice to seek the secret of “the hermit”, I set out to find a way to retreat from technology. Naturally after searching…
Developing Details for Quadrant City Noir
Most people expect to be admired a few times in their lives, by a lover, a friend, a teacher, or even a stranger. A…
Writing with Value
In a world saturated with noise, clarity is a type of rebellion. For the writer, the act of storytelling is sacred, but all too…
On Rails and Reverie
There is something ancient and noble about the sound of a train. A low hum. A rhythmic pulse. A song of departure. To travel…
Rebuilding Meaning Through Gratitude
When Organized Religion Rejects You: Rebuilding Meaning Through Gratitude It happened in the middle of Sunday Mass. The priest’s words, spoken in front of…
Iron and breath.
“What about the Big Boy Victory locomotive?” Steam locomotives are fundamentally honest machines. You see the rods move, you see the forces of power…
A collection of traditional fairytale folktale openings from around the world
Most of us grew up with the same three words: “Once upon a time.” They work like a key, unlocking the door to another…