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Loving Anna

SCHOOL MUST BE OVER. I hear the front door slam mid-afternoon, followed by the stomp of footsteps as Anna seeks me out. Unfortunately, the odor of melting spray starch leaves me all too easy to find. Read More...

From The MHP Team

America's Great Suck Out

THE REST OF THE WORLD no longer looks to the “United” States as a trusted global leader, a support system for the suffering, a savior of the brutalized, or a hero for the cause of genuine democratic and humanitarian ideals worldwide. Read More...

MUSE HARBOR PUBISHING invites you to read an excerpt from The Eternal—one of three curious novellas that comprise Surreality, an unusual collection of irrational stories for disordinary people. Alt-reality dreamscapes from author Dave Workman. Read More...

AN EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK. I've previously mentioned those few literary hurdles that I often confront when working with novice writers (See Obstacles). Getting stuck is the most common dilemma that new writers confront—and a conundrum that all writers face at one time or another. Although the act of getting stuck generally assumes that we'll eventually get ourselves un-stuck as well. Read More...