Issue of June 4, 2012
11 articles in this issue.
Julie Otsuka tells a collective story about the "Picture Brides" who came from Japan and Korea to marry men in the United States in the early 20th Century.
Kevin Keating currently teaches English at Baldwin-Wallace College near Cleveland, Ohio. His novel, "The Natural Order of Things," is scheduled for publication in November 2012 by Aqueous Books.
There are times in history when people take a stand for what they believe is important above all else. La Criada was one of such battles.
Nothing like a good movie on a hot summer day! But wait ... did I say "good movie?"
"A woman of soft mornings ... the warmth there in your smile"
A farewell banquet for their last evening in Yutian: beautiful music, exotic food, kind words -- and a diplomatic incident?
Wasn't this supposed to be a job? How did it become a prison sentence?
His two enemies captured and in his power, Jerry takes them to his warehouse, hoping to make them into the next take-out meal for the troll ...
It wasn't a dark and stormy night, but it went from odd to totally weird at record speed ...
Conclusion. Only the mummies stand in the way of Vlad's power-mad scheme -- can they hold him off long enough for the magical gate to close?