Poor Souls is an account of American Catholic parish life, laced with subtle, yet probing satire, as told through the eyes of seminarian Martin Flanagan. Set in the Diocese of Covert at the Parish of Our Lady of the Poor and Forgotten Souls in Purgatory, Catholics and non-Catholics alike will delight in Hyacinth, the ever-vigilant, long-time parish housekeeper; Pastor Emeritus, Father Boniface; the irascible and irreverent Father Jack Ash; and a host of other dysfunctional souls. Beyond the sanctuary, Poor Souls reveals a great mix of sin and grace among broken believers. "An unexpected revelation of life in the seminary and parish, McMullen reveals the very human lives of Roman Catholic clergy knowingly yet lovingly. McMullen's novel is so real it will make you laugh and cry at the same time. Uproariously shrewd and marvelously told." - Doug Chambers, The Joshua Decree "POOR SOULS gives the reader a rollicking tale of seminarians and priests in their service of the church. McMullen, writing as an insider, masterfully strikes insightful chords of humor without resorting to ridicule."- Clark Gabriel Field, The Celibate "Poor Souls is unpretentious; it doesn't aim at the high drama of a Graham Greene or the fetching mystical aura of Diary of a Country Priest. The intention of the author is to 'highlight the ordinary, and indeed the sinful, as being transformed by grace into something worthy of God.' It employs the banality of everyday living to convey the Catholic element without ever resorting to signs and wonders or, worse, 'pious-speak'." - Leo Madigan, Literary Critic

Poor Souls

Literature & Fiction

McMullen, John William

Humor & Satire

Bird Brain Publishing

The Oystercatcher's Cottage Coping with the death of a loved one is never easy. The loss of two lives meant Professor Nina Milton would get a second chance at life. An inheritance takes her far from her Rocky Mountain home to Mulberry Island, a barrier island off the coast of South Georgia.Nina learns her grandparents were champions of conservation. They died a decade earlier, but their work is kept alive by a former student, Jan Erickson, now in her seventies. Working with Jan keeps Nina occupied, but nothing can drown out the pain of grief. When Nina befriends an ex-minister's wife and cancer survivor, Liz Lawrence, a new friendship is forged. Trusting Liz, Nina unburdens herself of a life-long secret.Nina Milton encounters new challenges - the most significant being overcoming grief - topped off with a mouse motel, tropical storms, insects, feral horses, wild pigs, and the presence of prejudice among the island's small population. This is Nina's story.A story inspired by a song: I Could Never Say Goodbye by Enya, composer / vocalist

The Oystercatcher's Cottage: Nina's Choice

Eastman, Wendy

United States

From the Evansville Tri-State, and for the benefit of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, comes this anthology on music from twenty-eight local authors-poetry inspired by Beethoven, Miles Davis, and Tchaikovsky; personal essays on Irish music, J. S. Bach, the Evansville Philharmonic Chorus, and choir music in Africa; and informative essays on St. Hildegard of Bingen, the history of the radio, the music in the films of Stanley Kubrick, and musical venues in historical Evansville. EPO Music Director Roger Kalia reflects on the difficulties of navigating an orchestra season through a worldwide pandemic, while EPO Conductor Laureate Alfred Savia reflects on his influential tenure on the podium. The Notes Will Carry Me Home is a love letter to Evansville and the arts.

The Notes Will Carry Me Home: Writings On Music from Evansville and the Tri-State

Essays & Correspondence

Twelve women, twelve tattoos, and a narrative thread that weaves them all together, Portrait of Woman in Ink: A Tattoo Storybook is a collection of stories that answers that lingering question in the back of your mind when you see an inked woman: what does your tattoo mean (or perhaps - what were you thinking)? From a parent's suicide to the birth of an unlikely child, the stories behind why women tattoo themselves are literally worn on (and sometimes under) their sleeves, and retold on these pages. Complete with artwork from the original tattoo artists and a foreword by Dr. Marta Vicente, one of academia's foremost voices in Women's Studies, this series of literary vignettes celebrates real, everyday women and their tattoos that, while they may seem insignificant at the time, are a symbol of the larger struggles and triumphs that make them who they are. These stories explore the idea of tattoos bringing together women from different worlds, and teaching them how these worlds might not be as far apart as they think. About the Author: Kelly I. Hitchcock is an up-and-coming writer in the Austin, Texas area. She is author of various poems about the randomness of life, several short stories, random creative nonfiction works, and the coming-of-age novel The Redheaded Stepchild. She is world-renowned among a readership of five people and growing. Raised by a single father in the small town of Buffalo, Missouri, Kelly has fond memories of cash-strapped life in the Ozarks that strongly influence her writing and way of life. When she's not writing API documentation for money or writing poetry and fiction for unmoney, Kelly enjoys catering to the whims of a high maintenance rescue dog, frequenting Austin's many concert venues with her husband, and breaking things (in no particular order). She is an avid volunteer and fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Portrait of Woman in Ink - A Tattoo Storybook

Hitchcock, Kelly I.

Women's Fiction

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Poor Souls

The Oystercatcher's Cottage: Nina's Choice

The Notes Will Carry Me Home: Writings On Music from Evansville and the Tri-State

Portrait of Woman in Ink - A Tattoo Storybook