House of Prayer No. 2
A Writer's Journey Home

i am near giddy with anticipation. i was introduced to Mark Richard's novella Fish Boy twelve or so years ago and since then, i have read every story i could get my hands on. oh and what stories he writes. Fish Boy has a surreal feel about it, but most of his stories, like The Birds For Christmas an......more

He was called a “special child”. In the South, this was a term used for mentally and physically challenged children. Born with bad hips and a slow demeanor, raised by an alcoholic, quick-tempered father, the boy’s chances in life looked mighty slim, destined to be another discarded outcast. This asto......more

I don't know about you, but a memoir about a writer whose early resume includes stints as a a disc jockey, fishing trawler deckhand, house painter, naval correspondent, aerial photographer, private investigator, foreign journalist, bartender and unsuccessful seminarian pretty much can't be bad. And......more