Stories from the Heart

Stories from the Heart

Book Review: “Daddy Jack’s Place” by Priscilla B. Shuler

If you’ve ever stared at the ruins of a building and tried to imagine the lives that once thrived within it, Daddy Jack’s Place will feel familiar. It’s a story not...

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Book Review: “Daddy Jack’s Place” by Priscilla B. Shuler

The Breakup Book You Didn’t Know You Needed - Kiersten Lyons' "Crushed: The Boys That Never Liked Me Back"

If you’ve ever been dumped, ghosted, overlooked, or just deeply humiliated in public while trying to hold your life together with dry shampoo and delusion—Kiersten Ly...

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The Breakup Book You Didn’t Know You Needed - Kiersten Lyons'

Ben Neill’s "Diffusing Music" Reimagines the Future of Sound

In Diffusing Music: Trajectories of Sonic Democratization, Ben Neill offers a fascinating and deeply informed exploration of how technology is reshaping the world of musi...

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Lance Marwood’s "The Cherale" Emerges as a Bold New Voice in Horror Fiction

Lance Marwood’s 'The Cherale,' released via V13 Press, is one of those rare debut novels that doesn’t just introduce a new voice in fiction, it announces it with stri...

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"Blaze Without Burning" by William May Burns Bright with Vision and Heart

William May’s Blaze Without Burning, arriving May 30, 2025, from Finishing Line Press, is a stunning debut that quietly upends expectations. Unfolding in a striking mir...

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Review of “Lines Worth Remembering” Edited by Esperanza Pretila

What happens when you invite hundreds of poets to distill the full spectrum of human experience—grief, joy, rage, resilience—into just a few lines? You get something ...

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Review of “Lines Worth Remembering” Edited by Esperanza Pretila

A Literary Uprising: How The Giant’s Book of Poems Defies Expectations

Poetry, for centuries, has existed under the watchful eye of tradition—confined to structured meter, academic reverence, and time-worn themes. But Daniel A. Freedman’...

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A Literary Uprising: How The Giant’s Book of Poems Defies Expectations

Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus Endorse the Surreal World of Dan Freedman’s Poetry

The Giant’s Book of Poems by Daniel A. Freedman is a literary experience unlike any other—blending surrealist imagery, philosophical insight, and satirical commentary...

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Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus Endorse the Surreal World of Dan Freedman’s Poetry

Unwritten Rhymes and Rebel Lines: Inside Daniel A. Freedman’s Poetry Revolution

Poetry, once revered for its order—sonnets with fourteen lines, haikus with perfect syllables, odes to fading seasons—has evolved. It no longer tiptoes through tradit...

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Unwritten Rhymes and Rebel Lines: Inside Daniel A. Freedman’s Poetry Revolution

A Tale of Love and Forgiveness

In the land of India, there once lived, Two families, who were torn apart by hate, it's believed. For years they fought, with anger and rage, And forgot the love, that on...

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A Tale of Love and Forgiveness