How to (Not) Stop a Wedding

by Jill Donnelly

A young woman sets out to sabotage the wedding of the man she loves.

Maurice Ashley

Maurice Ashley made history when he became the first African-American to attain the title of International Grandmaster of Chess in 1999. A member of the US Chess Hall of Fame and a commentator for the world's most prestigious chess events, he has released a chess app called "Learn Chess! With Maurice Ashley." 

Slaying King George

by Maurice Ashley

Maurice describes his development as a chess player under the tutelage of The Black Bear School of Chess.

Bokara Legendre

Bokara Legendre is an artist, writer, performer and television host. She produced and hosted Lunch with Bokara, a thirteen part television series on LINK TV which brought together teachers of many spiritual disciplines, and was the art critic for Newsroom on KQED in San Francisco. In New York City she had a radio column on WNYC. She has written and performed autobiographical monologues which were produced in theaters on both coasts.

Crashing the Coronation

by Bokara Legendre

A socialite trying to escape an unhappy marriage accidentally crashes the coronation of the king of Nepal. 

Cynthia Riggs

Cynthia Riggs is the author of eleven books in her Martha's Vineyard Mystery series featuring 92-year-old poet, Victoria Trumbull. She was born on the Vineyard and is the eighth generation to live in her family homestead, which she still runs as a bed and breakfast catering to poets, writers, and other creative people.

The Case of the Curious Codes

by Cynthia Riggs

A woman reconnects with a man she hasn't seen in over fifty years.

The Best Person Prize

by Jessica Lee Williamson

An aspiring good samaritan gets competitive.

Malic White

Malic White is a performer, storyteller, and gender warrior from Chicago, where Malic writes, directs, and performs new plays every week with the Neo-Futurists Theatre Ensemble. Most recently Malic assistant-directed The Miss Neo Pageant. Malic's writing has been published in Bitch Magazine, Windy City Times, and The Huffington Post.

The Pink Stallion

by Malic White

An avid biker has a difficult time choosing a bicycle color.

Cops and Cuckoo Clocks

by Tara Clancy

After coming out to her ex-cop father, the two go to a faux German village to work stuff out. 

Anonymous

by Matthew Dicks

A teacher survives a witch hunt.

Damien Echols

Damien Echols, author, poet and aspiring tattoo artist, is one of the West Memphis Three who have been the subject of HBO's documentary series Paradise Lost, and the documentary, West of Memphis, produced by Peter Jackson. Echols' memoir, Life After Death, will be published this month by Blue Rider.

Life After Death

by Damien Echols

A man reflects on his time on death row and his journey to the other side.

The Past Wasn't Done With Me

by Kemp Powers

Kemp Powers is only 14 when he learns that playing with a loaded gun can have devastating consequences.

Sebastian Junger

Sebastian is the author of Tribe, along with War, Fire, Death in Belmont and The Perfect Storm. With Tim Hetherington, he co-directed Oscar-nominated documentary Restrepo, which won the 2010 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as four other films. Sebastian is also the executive director of Reporters Instructed In Saving Colleagues, a non-profit devoted to training freelance war reporters in first-responder frontline medicine.

War

by Sebastian Junger

A journalist spends many years covering war and thinks that he’s come close to knowing what soldiers experience.

April Salazar

April Salazar is a writer and storyteller based in New York City. She works at an educational non-profit, and writes and tells stories whenever possible.

The Reveal

by April Salazar

A young woman describes her unconventional upbringing with a very free-spirited mother.

Carly Johnstone

Carly Johnstone is a chronic starter of projects and crafts. She makes a mean quiche and has successfully hosted a Thanksgiving. She currently manages Healthy Transitions, a therapy and medical office that serves the Transgender population in New Jersey. Her favorite color is not pink.