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DOWN A DARK ROAD is a “gut punch of a novel” based on the WWII exploits of a prominent Oregonian, the late Jim Thayer. You’re side-by-side with Jim when, as a young infantry lieutenant, he and his platoon stumble into the very heart of darkness near the end of the war in Europe. The scenes…
“The Wandering Jew of St. Salacious,” a novel that answers the burning question: what happens when you drop an agnostic Jewish surgeon in a century-old Catholic hospital, where the doctor meets dogma and falls for the CEO? A nun, for God’s sake. Ron Turker, a former comic and surgeon, takes us on the quirky hero’s…
Submissions are open now for Discover Beaverton, an anthology of poetry, flash fiction and creative nonfiction, and art highlighting the uniqueness of Beaverton, Oregon. The Lucky Jefferson literary magazine, along with local guest editor Katherine Quevedo, are looking for submissions from writers and artists with a connection to Beaverton, whether you live in the area…
Spokane’s Lynx House Press has published Corvallis poet Richard Robbins’s seventh book of poems, The Oratory of All Souls. Robbins studied with Richard Hugo and Madeline DeFrees at the University of Montana, where he received his MFA. He has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Society of America. See…
This is the blurb that convinces you it’s impossible to live without this book. Hodgepodge is a real word. Yet it still doesn’t seem dignified enough to belong in a dictionary. However, this book is a hodgepodge of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, humor, horror and a few things you wouldn’t expect. The pieces are excerpted from…
Lana Hechtman Ayers is proud to present When All Else Fails. Open-hearted and unwavering, Lana Hechtman Ayer’s poems of vivid imagery navigate the reader through a lifetime—a rocky childhood, self-discoveries as a young woman, the many losses of adulthood, then finally learning to anchor one’s existence to beauty. These poems explore growing up with an…
Karen A. Phillips is proud to present her debut mystery novel, A DEADLY COMBO. What do boxing and vintage trailers have in common? Meet Raquel AKA Rocky Nelson, a retired single woman with an attitude and love for boxing. Sisters Rocky and Bridget are enjoying each other’s company at a vintage trailerfest until they stumble over…
William X. Adams is proud to present his newest Novel, Polters, a story of Love and Death. Clay is devastated by the recent murder of Lane as he crosses the Willamette River at midnight to Bardonia where the recently deceased, called Polters, congregate. Their way forward has been blocked by a reactionary gang. As he searches…
You Don’t Say: Stories, Poems & a Few Surprises is the latest book by award-winning author Steve Theme. When asked to speak bout the book, Steve responded that “Hodgepodge is a real word. Yet it still doesn’t seem dignified enough to belong in a dictionary. However, this book is a hodgepodge of nonfiction, fiction, poetry,…
Our friends at the Clackamas County Arts Alliance Literary Arts Committee invite you to submit your work to their 2023 Writing Contest. Here are the full details: $250 will be awarded to first place winners in 4 genres: short stories, essays, poetry, and plays. Runner up winners will receive a cash prize of $100. First…
