Imagine a near-future where the President of the most powerful nation in the world is an egotistical, ignorant businessman. And he’s about to start a war. Transitioning between careers can be hard for anyone, but Barney Chaplin is having a harder time than most. Figures, given that he’s moving from stand-up comedy to being the […]

“Progress is a lie. Every human gut knows it.” In a world increasingly automated, rushed, and dehumanized, Proof of Life is an uncompromising, raw work of contemporary psychological fiction. Structurally split into three distinct, interconnected movements, the narrative strips away the illusions of modern societal progress to expose the brutal, unvarnished nerve of human suffering, […]

Eight short stories about the people who make life worth living. In his latest fiction anthology, Moshe (Garo) Ehrlich gathers a series of sharply observed tales rooted in the rhythm of Israeli life. Small towns, family ties, and old loyalties form the backdrop for an honest, lifelike exploration of childhood impressions, lingering questions, and adult […]

In a colorful neighborhood of West London, two poets are at each other’s throats. Gregory is an anarchist who longs to upend civilization with the power of his words, while Syme is a man of reason, convinced his opponent’s beliefs are nothing but a fashionable pose. To prove his seriousness, Gregory introduces Syme to the […]

Night after night the beautiful woman walked beside the serene waters of Lough Glass. Until the day she disappeared, leaving only a boat drifting upside down on the unfathomable lake that gave the town its name. Ravishing Helen McMahon, the Dubliner with film-star looks and unfulfilled dreams, never belonged in Lough Glass, not the way […]

The day Joshua’s mother left, she didn’t say goodbye… not to him, anyway. Now Joshua waits in a dusty repair shop that smells of cigarettes and broken things, rides home with a father whose best conversations end in “Damn,” and navigates a world that keeps making decisions without him. He is twelve and mostly invisible. […]