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The title poem in The Sea Lion is based on a true story, and its suggestion that there is magic in the world, even at the darkest moments, could be seen as the implied metaphor for the book. These poems were written to connect with others on earth who are wrestling with grief and loss, they also celebrate the love of friends, children, trees, our indivisibility, our deep connectedness with all.

In 14 original stories, Jane McCafferty illuminates modern life weaving her love of music throughout the lives and stories of her characters. From two middle-aged strangers who meet in an empty baseball stadium during a rainstorm, to a 23-year-old man who brings his 62-year-old wife home to meet his parents, to a young couple who live next door to an unemployed clown and his wife, these stories are at one unexpected and enthralling.This collec...

An engrossing tale of a marriage that’s falling apart and a wife who will stop at nothing to keep it together.From their early days in college, Evvie and Ben were drawn to each other by feelings of isolation stemming from their wounded childhoods, passionate idealism, and zeal for music. Sheltered by their love, they weathered the challenges and trials of the imperfect world around them. But as the years passed, they grew apart. Now Ben has hi...

Including short fiction stories by Joanna Pearson, Kate Wisel, Brad Felver, William Wall and Melissa Yancy, amongst many others, 20 More selects the best submissions by up-and-coming writers to the prestigious Drue Heinz Literature Prize.

The characters in Director of the World & Other Stories are often distracted, lonely, or displaced from others and the events around them, yet they are almost always read to act, to become involved with others, and to change. They attempt to make sense of their broken lives and shattered thoughts.