Grief Mentor

A harbor city keeps its weather on time—until the clocks begin to drift, the fog arrives too late, and one woman who knows every gear in the system realizes the whole district may be sliding toward collapse. The Tide Comes In is an atmospheric fantasy mystery set in the harbor city of Kalder, where Maren Voss has spent seventeen years maintaining the anchor clocks that regulate tide, mist, and pressure across the Tideward district. She is a master clockwright, a widow, and a woman who trusts procedure more than intuition—until subtle anomalies begin appearing in the harbor’s readings ...

"A heartwarming tale of redemption and forgiveness that is both emotional and emotionally charged." –IndieReader At 14, Shawn Stevens commits a horrible crime the day after his father's funeral. These two events define his life. After leaving juvenile detention, he starts life over but is haunted by his past, unable to forgive anybody, including himself. When Shawn becomes a mentor, he finally confronts what he's done, questioning everything. In a parallel story from the present, Shawn's 13-year-old son, Aidan, finds letters in the attic introducing him to the father he never met. Aidan ...

Those who enjoy Craig Silvey, Trent Dalton and Richard Flanagan's books will find much to think about here. 'We never talked about what happened in 1992. Did it quietly haunt him the way it did me?' In the small seaside town of Queenscliff, two boys from opposite sides of the world forge a...

My Mentor, Death is a collection of over 40 of Leslie D. Soule's best poems, meditating on modernity, loss, and more. With deft language and cutting wit, Soule's poetry illuminates the twisted landscape of the 21st century, creating a tableau of lost loves, depersonalization, and that specter that comes for all of us: death.