Originally posted on Portraits of War:
Apologies for not posting any interesting original material in the past few weeks, I’ve been busy dealing with the holidays and the celebrations that inevitably pop up at this time of year. Today’s blog post will be about a topic I’ve become fascinated with over the course of the…

I find it interesting that Thanksgiving is so uniquely American. Defining elements of distinctly American culture can be slippery, so whenever I come across something that America and only America has, I find it fascinating to consider why we have it and how, perhaps, celebrating us has influenced our culture over the years. First of … More Thanksgiving

This, likewise, is another short story from a friend of mine. It went through a lot of revisions and he put a lot of work into it, but ultimately he just couldn’t find a publication willing to give it a chance.

This is a short story from a friend of mine, which won first prize in the contest. It’s a good, slow build with a number of heartwarming turns.