Every mother and father shares the same secret-parenthood isn't all it's cracked up to be. Forget the movies and television shows that encourage unrealistic expectations of the super mom, the benevolent father, and their perfect kids. In reality, all parents struggle, and all kids challenge their parents. Parents need to know they are not alone. Motherlode is a collection of essays examining eye-opening, poignant, brutally honest accounts of parenting. Essays on bittersweet empty nests, children lost to mental illness, and broken child-parent relationships all share one strong element in...
Every mother and father shares the same secret-parenthood isn't all it's cracked up to be. Forget the movies and television shows that encourage unrea...
Everyone has been the victim of a bully at some point. Many say it's an unavoidable part of growing up. The way we respond to bullying - whether by fighting or fleeing, making peace or silently suffering disgrace- tends to color our self-concept long after the danger has passed. Some emerge from the threat of violence with a renewed sense of self; others painfully endure the memory whenever it forces its way back into consciousness. This anthology observes the experience of victimization. Collected here are the bullies from elementary school that still haunt our dreams at night, the tyrants...
Everyone has been the victim of a bully at some point. Many say it's an unavoidable part of growing up. The way we respond to bullying - whether by fi...
Getting Old is a worthy goal and one that evolves over years of searching, sacrifice, and maybe even satisfaction. In this fresh and revealing collection, a range of authentic voices ponder the ravages of the body, familial duty, love, grief, and mortality. This anthology includes nuanced short stories, lyrical poetry, and humorous essays. Contributing authors are Bruce Alford, Barry Antokoletz, Judith Arcana, Anthony Bain, Susanne Braham, Kevin Carey, Adrian Ernesto Cepeda, J. L. Cooper, Douglas K. Currier, Bill Cushing, Diana Decker, Liz Dolan, Falconhead, Adam Fisher, Alan D. Harris, Sarah...
Getting Old is a worthy goal and one that evolves over years of searching, sacrifice, and maybe even satisfaction. In this fresh and revealing collect...
When Ashley Parker Owens moved from the rural hills of Kentucky to the urban metropolis Chicago, she didn't know that the multiple experiences would cause a deep lasting trauma. This short book of poetry is a celebration of dislocation that informs the artistry of our writing.
When Ashley Parker Owens moved from the rural hills of Kentucky to the urban metropolis Chicago, she didn't know that the multiple experiences would c...
