Josh and Andres unexpectedly inherit an old rooming house in Chicago. Each discovers they have a long and deep history with the place. Thrilled to have a home of their own, plus a place for Andres to...

Six fascinating and touching diaries are discovered in an old rooming house that detail the lives of the owners and tenants spanning over a century of change in Chicago's Back-of-the-Yards neighborhood....

Eula's stardust—spirit—has been waiting for her father to return to their old farmhouse so she can learn why he didn't rescue her, her brother, and their mother. Dying of cancer, her father Duane, finally...

Shaw Skogman, a taciturn, successful farmer, erupts and attempts to kill his wife and son by firing a shotgun at them. Shaw ends up with a severe leg wound but chooses to die rather than accept a lifesaving...

Connecting the dots. Looking backward to look forward. Personal discovery. Acceptance. Rejection. Change. Love. Family. These are the themes of essays, poems and short stories by Bill Mathis who writes...

Face Your Fears is filled with vitality as it challenges the traditional concepts of normalcy, family, disability and love. Nate is a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy raised in a family of achievers....