Literature
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Review: Readers will fall in love with the very intelligent dog Kipp in Dean Koontz's thriller 'Devoted'
Apr 05, 2020 7:27 am - "Devoted" By Dean Koontz (Thomas & Mercer) In this vast universe, Dean Koontz notes, two species have formed an unbreakable bond: dogs and human beings. ...
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Book review: Friendships carry on in 'It's Not All Downhill'
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Recommended read: "Riding the Rap" by Elmore LeonardApr 03, 2020 6:00 am - Even if you think you're not familiar with Elmore Leonard, you probably are. The prolific writer - who penned more than 40 novels before his death in 2013 at age 87 - is...
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Book review: 'The Red Lotus,' a new novel with a pandemic plot, is both prescient and diverting
Apr 02, 2020 6:00 am - “The Red Lotus” by Chris Bohjalian (Doubleday), 400 pages What could be more suspenseful right now than the question of whether a virulent disease, relea...
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Book review: Readers will find much to like in 'The K Team'
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Today's Recommended Read: "Prisoner of Trebekistan" by Bob HarrisApr 01, 2020 5:30 am - An extradimensional space where relentless curiosity meets boundless knowledge with a helping of humor for good measure, this "country" was featured in writer and comedi...
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Second place, Poetry - 'Starlight'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - I found a poem in a moment you've forgotten, when your eyes met mine then shifted up to splattered silver brightness hanging still against the ink-smeared sky. Lines c...
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Second place, Prose - 'March Rain, Year 2 Scholars, New South Wales'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Miss Flossy spoke to her class. "Alright, children, we've a few minutes before noontide, let's clear your workplace and rearrange them into a square or rectangle, you de...
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First place, Prose: 'A Puncher's Chance'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Seated at a small Formica table in a sparse dining room, Ronny Felton stared at the phone resting before him. He licked his lips and reached for the phone, but his hand ...
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First place, Poetry - 'Farmer's Market Club'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Dreaming of growing maitakes from my cheeks Of walking through a layer cake of limestone The American West. Tired of being Corn leaves. Or Gala apples. Haven't called ...