Issue of May 27, 2013

And The Mountains Echoed: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review "And The Mountains Echoed"

Khaled Hosseini explores the idea that a simple choice will echo across time in his novel, "And the Mountains Echoed."

The Social Justice Experiment by Jerry Guarino — Cover story short fiction life veterans

A project, a paper, an experiment: they have a particular and finite purpose, a beginning and an end. However, people -- and justice -- should be more than that...

Life As An Aesthete by Pete Armetta — Fiction life death

To savor each day, to soak in all the beauty that surrounds us, from the minute to the mountainous...is there any higher calling?

Peek of the Week 401 by Sand Pilarski — Photo art

And what's the first thing you'd like to see in the morning?

Dinner With Henry 91: Maria Egg-Splains by Bruce Memblatt — Serial fiction fantasy humor

When things are flung to the floor, and secrets are tossed into the air, who will prove to be the craziest in the kitchen?

Good Morning? 35 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction fantasy vampires

Is leaving a wake of catastrophe Emma's newly-found birthright?