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Between shadows and memory, one woman's diary elucidates relationships come and gone, those who helped shape who she is from the inside out. Turning the rain into something beautiful, the opening petals of a rose now blooming. Veteran poet Braeden Michaels crafts his seventh collection of poetry into a mold of vision. Like pages from a twisted fairy tale, he narrates using his unique poetic style and perspective, first dissecting emotion before reconstructing and re-imagining each one.

Gadier Hein Garcia is a strong man of gentle action. The embodiment of his lifelong training as a Sensei has bequeathed a state of egoless reflection. Here he shares his insights through universal considerations alongside striking black-and-white photography which balance contemplation. Join in this journey to enlightened living and find renewed purpose, energy, and hope within.

"If you ever wanted a novel that mapped Stranger Things favorite Eddie Munson's inner life, this is it. Die posers!" -Justin Norton, Decibel magazine"A story of everyday heavy metal folk, and how their everyday pain is real." -Joel McIver, author of To Live is to Die: The Life & Death of Metallica's Cliff BurtonEvery generation faces inevitable trials in the great proving ground of high school. The polarizing definition of cool from a teenager's world sets its own parameters, often hotly contested amongst a school body's diverse subdivisions. Revolution Calling, from veteran music and film journalist Ray Van Horn, Jr. is a retrospective look at high school as he knew it from the alienating stance of heavy metal subculture in the late 1980s. As a semi autobiography, Revolution Calling is an Outsiders tale for Generation X, an examination of the will to belong on one's own terms, even when the stakes turn violent. This is a story of inner and outer turmoil where persecution leads to comeuppance. The path to acceptance in one's life often takes turbulent paths. For Jason Hamlin and Rob Martino, this is a call-to-arms for their own self-worth and moreover, their self-preservation.

ABOUT THE AWARD--The Northwind Writing Award, sponsored by Raw Earth Ink and facilitated by tara caribou, was created to shine light on little known yet exceptional writers across the United States.--The award was granted by process of anonymous scoring by a panel of judges. The judges had no way of knowing who the authors are, so without any bias they were able to score impartially. Overall we looked for writing which stirs emotion, paints vivid imagery, is high-caliber or underappreciated, captures our attention, and lastly, is memorable.--This year's anthology features the winners in Non-fiction: Amanda Trout, Angela Townsend, Kathryn O'Day, Kaci Skiles Laws, and Tulip Chowdhury; in Prose Poetry: Braeden Michaels, Rachael Ikins, and Amanda Trout; in Poetry: J.R. Woods, Mose Graves, Adele Evershed, Tohm Bakelas, Suzette Bishop, Beth Kanell, Robert Birkhofer, Nancy Dunlop, Michael Shoemaker, Aaron A Brauer, Braeden Michaels, Tess Lecuyer, Rachael Ikins, Vito del Valle, Diane Funston, and Carolyn Donnell; and in Fiction: Logan Medland, Wren Oldham, Jim Landwehr, Loretta Kemsley, and Val Valdez.

Cassa Bassa is an urging life-force poured into these revealing vignettes. Her accurate observations of a life pierced with innate truisms are of rich experience and variety, of challenge and collision, and you will go on Bassa's journey with her, through the kaleidoscope of her abundant creativity, until you reach her beating heart.Bassa writes out a multiverse of eclectic, compelling stories that describe her own experiences and her understanding of others, with an addictive, smart curiosity of humanity and what makes us really tick.Her short stories will raise hairs on the back of your neck, have you laughing out loud and wiping away tears simultaneously. It is the marvelous gift of a natural storyteller to spirit us into these worlds, where we learn as much about ourselves as the author.Bassa's quixotic art of telling tales will fill you with the gifts of her accurate rending of people and the wax and wane of madness next to ordinariness as only a compelling storyteller can achieve. Come, sit. And read the honeycomb of Cassa Bassa's world.

In his second collection of gritty and unapologetic poetry, writer G.M. Manzi kicks off his boots and gets down to the meat and bones as he sifts through memories of heartbreak and the real life after-effects of a devastating relationship which left him questioning his worth, value, and place. He is unswerving in his emotions, neither shying away nor exaggerating them. Torn between the great what-if of an ending without closure and the decision for self-preservation to forgive and walk away, but this time with clean hands and head held high.Using his quick wit, self-deprecating humor, and raw spirit, these pages are sure to make you laugh and sigh, to clench your jaw and cheer on the broken to renewal. Read and let your soul be rewarded.

With an uncanny awareness of what matters most, Brandon White's third book offers up a life-raft of poetry for us to cling to while answering the questions: how do we get through this sinking boat called life? How can we impart a better world to our loved ones? What really matters and what doesn't? His honing of instinct, humor, and truth will leave you spellbound, searching for your own answers."White's latest collection suggests he needs a boat for the sinking, when in fact, any poetry lover will immediately grasp the fluid intellect of his writing and see him for the sage, divining writer he is. Both acutely aware and willing to question everything, White's poetry is outstandingly bright and invigorating. I suggest we all sink our boats if it means getting to the level of truth White has mastered." -Candice Louisa Daquin, author and editor

"I'd one day love to spin a tale from yarn weaved from that which brings me joy, peace, and serenity. But the fount of creativity is unfortunately better fed by the spring from which flows my miseries, misfortunes, and unforgiving hatreds."G.M. Manzi ruminates the everyday introspection without sugarcoating or special dressing. Read like a friend sharing from his heart on a muggy summer evening in the back yard, pipe in hand, mesmerized by the rising smoke and long pauses between thoughts. He counters rough memories with softer moments and hindsight. Sit back, prop up your feet, and soak in the significant minutes.

The Year that Stole the Light Away, the debut book of poems by Brandon White, is a remarkable journey through the depths of grief, heartbreak, and the first awkward footfalls back to a life rendered unrecognizable, yet budding with hope. White guides us through a shared inevitability, offering a hand that we might navigate the darkness together and find our way back to something that resembles home.