An ex-boxer finds a last chance at life and love, but at the same time struggles to help his estranged daughter’s fiancé escape gambling debts.

Writer, globe-trotter, history student, swashbuckling pirate. I make a mean quesadilla.

Julia Evans

Poet, Taxonomist, Reader of good novels of any genre.

John Novak

John Novak was born in Parts Unknown, Pennsylvania. His parents wanted a girl. He’s the author of ...

An avid reader, bisexual lady, and unapologetic nerd.

j.r. traas

editor, ghostwriter, Birds Are Not For The Cat, on the landslide catwalk

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