“Exclamation Points”

A brief meditation on the shocks of modernity. Read the essay in the Mad Hatters’ Review Blog

Revisioning the Body Politic

The worldwide eruption of mass grassroots movements suggests that it may be time to rethink the relationship between ourselves and the culture, government and other organizations of which we're a part. Read the essay

“Complications”

Bud Ogden worries that his wife may be trying to get pregnant despite their longstanding agreement to remain childless. In a reversal of commonplaces in sexual politics, he decides what he will and won’t do for love.
—read the short story in the Fall, 2010, edition of The Great Smokies Review

Buyer Beware: Discount health cards

With health insurance premiums still skyrocketing, so-called discount health card plans promise to save consumers money. Buyer beware. Read the story