Collegiate Gothic

“I’m hoping for a good turnout at the conference. That might help our case. Some national recognition wouldn’t hurt. Maybe we could find someone to cover the conference in Philosophy Now? I also have a few other ideas, but we need a refill first.” Harvey stood. “You want another beer?”

2024-10-28T08:28:32-04:00October 24, 2024|

To Be Marquette

“If you lived up here, you’d know what it was. It’s all anyone talks about. You’re either for it: it’s going to create jobs. Or you’re against it: it’s bad for the environment. No one’s neutral.”

2023-12-15T12:01:38-05:00December 11, 2023|

The Heart of It All

Set in a failing small town in central Ohio, this excerpt from Christian Kiefer's new novel from Melville House The Heart of It All asks how one manages, in an America of increasing division, to find a sense of family and community. Available September 12, 2023. 

2023-09-15T20:19:05-04:00September 10, 2023|

Small Town Sins

I’d recently finished my junior year of high school and was kicking around a few ideas on how to get out of Locksburg, a Central Pennsylvania backwater I’d wanted to flee ever since I was old enough to misspell its name.

2023-08-07T08:38:26-04:00August 2, 2023|