Step right up to the modern freakshow — We have mermaids, monsters, and more. You won't be disappointed, but you may not get out alive. UnCommon Bodies presents a collection of 20 beautifully irreverent stories which blend the surreal and the mundane. Together, the authors explore the lives of the odd, the unbelievable, and the impossible. Imagine a world where magic exists, where the physical form has the power to heal or repulse, where a deal with the devil means losing so much more than your soul.

UnCommon Bodies

Literature & Fiction

Williams, Bob

Pope, Robert

Harris, Philip

Hariharan, Laxmi

Telford, Keira Michelle

Grindstaff, Robb

Batto, Sessha

Godsoe, Christopher

Poole, Rebecca

Meske, Brent

Basmajian, Sally

Cohen, Michael Harris

Fuller, Jordanne

Charlton, Deanne

Deckard, Bey

Tuchkov, Vasil

Johnson, SM

Tyler, PK

Daniel Arthur Smith

Warren, Samantha

Wells, Kim

Short Stories & Anthologies

Fighting Monkey Press

Pod Fifteen

Genre Fiction

Philip Harris

Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. LGBTQIA Studies. California Studies. THE FLOWERS IN MY MOTHERS' NAME is a chapbook collection of nonfiction prose poetry that explores the intersectionality of narrator Philip Harris. A gay, Mexican man from Southern California, Harris finds himself at the center of cultures, sexuality, and generations. Through explorations of his mother's life as a Chicana faced with racist microaggressions, his grandmother's grief, and his own queer existence as a person of color with passing white privilege, Philip shares his multicultural narrative. "In THE FLOWERS IN MY MOTHERS' NAME, Philip Harris fearlessly explores his roots and tangled loyalties, what it means to feel love for one's Mexican mother and her struggles while trying to individuate his own gay identity he so early recognizes. It is an homage to truth and growth and the terribly rich framework of what is ours and how the world tries to shred its meaning. What he finds is what he needs. That is the power of the story of Philip / Felipe, the flowers of his empathy, his truth, and its hard-earned beauty of acceptance."—Maxine Chernoff "These beautiful prose poems tease out the mysteries and griefs of identity forged in the crucible of American childhood. In reclaiming his mothers' name, Philip Harris has written a new prayer book, its patron saints the Virgin and La Llorona, its pages a wreath of flowers to lay at their feet."—Garth Greenwell "We admire the flower in bloom fullness, delighting in the vibrant color of a wind-shivering petal or its resilience in blossoming after the viciousness of winter or the pruner's shears. What goes unnoticed often is the becoming. What can the flower teach us of that journey? Harris offers us an intimate seeing in these poems of witness, drawing us as readers into personally expansive moments that resonate in canto y flor. Through the interweaving of familial stories in the structured block of the prose poem, primarily those of son, mother, and grandmother, we experience the thousand bee stings of microaggressions as much as we do tenderness and acceptance within the family. Ultimately, the revelations within his work resist white supremacy's hegemony and cultural erasure; rather, this collection insists on the deeply personal and human experience, the revealing of the flower in its time."—Raina J. León "THE FLOWERS IN MY MOTHERS' NAME is a brave and intimate book. There's comedy, as well as a great deal of pain, and above all: honesty. Harris, who wastes no words, has written a moving tribute to two strong women, as well as a gut-punch of a memoir. You want to know what it's like to grow up in America? Read this."—Peter Orner "A melodic, poetic, memoir hybrid, Philip Harris' THE FLOWERS IN MY MOTHERS' NAME, is a stark and yet surprisingly intimate book about family and self. Harris's flashes of familial history are beautifully reflected in his contained prose, each brief story a slight shifting of perception told in first or in third, is a quiet agonizing or celebration of the personal and political lives that reside in our everyday lives."—MK Chavez

The Flowers in My Mothers’ Name

History & Criticism

Nomadic Press

Remember how as a child, you were afraid of the dark? Afraid of ghosts, ghouls, and monsters under the bed or in the closet? You never saw one, did you? That's because, a long time ago, a little hero named Inky Pinky took care of that. How did he do it? you ask. With magic, no less. That's why you, or any other child, do not ever have to be afraid of the dark again.

Inky Pinky

Children's Books

Trafford Publishing

Most magicians agree that crafting something yourself, whether it be a set of runes or a ritual dagger, is more powerful than purchasing a similar item made by someone else. Now you can learn how to make your own magical wand, staff, dagger, and other tools when you follow the step-by-step instructions in The Crafting and Use of Ritual Tools by Eleanor and Philip Harris. This book is truly a hands-on guide to making and working with a variety of sacred implements. It reveals every step of the way, including what tools you need, the different types of wood available, where you should do the work, explicit, step-by-step directions detailing how to manufacture them, and how to consecrate the tools after you make them. Making your magical tools is not just woodwork. It is a loving process that helps you bond with the magical properties inherent in the wood. The consecration of the tool adds your own energies to it, creating a truly potent magical tool. The Crafting and Use of Ritual Tools will allow you to explore an ancient and fulfilling method of religious self-expression by fashioning your own ritual tools by hand. Incorporate symbolism from the magical tradition you follow, or select symbols from several different religious and magical systems. The tools you make have different qualities from any others that you buy. This book explains how you can meditate upon your personal staff and uncover the mysteries of working with sacred objects. You'll learn how to create sacred space, draw down the Moon, and perform other acts of magic and worship with the assistance of your personally crafted magical wand or ritual knife. This exciting book is both spiritual and practical. With The Crafting and Use of Ritual Tools, you can start making tools today.

The Crafting & Use of Ritual Tools: Step-by-Step Instructions for Woodcrafting Religious & Magical Implements

Religion & Spirituality

Harris, Eleanor

New Age & Spirituality

Llewellyn Publications

Prenuptial Agreements

Nova Law and Finance

The general and specific structures of the back—including the cervical, thoracic, and lumbo-sacral spine—are presented and illustrated in this book to be used as a basis for clinical practice. Diagnosing, managing, and rehabilitating sports-related back injury is extremely challenging due to its critical location in the body and its many components. Written by an anatomist and sports physiotherapist, this reference includes case histories showing how knowledge of back anatomy can be used to arrive at correct diagnoses, benefiting a wide range of professionals concerned with sports disorders and injuries.

The Back: Anatomy for Problem Solving in Sports Medicine

Medical Books

Ranson, Craig

Basic Sciences

Nottingham University Press

For more than fifty years before his death, the renowned poet, Robert Graves, made his home in Mallorca. There, his inspiration came from a succession of muses: young women who incited his creativity, including in the last years of his life, Maria Jesus Gonzalez. In old age Maria Jesus is the jealous guardian of the love poetry which unknown to anyone else, the grand old man of English letters had dedicated to her some forty years previously. When finally her secret is divulged there are unforeseen consequences for her, her family, and an academia hungry for her property.This is the story of Graves' last muse, the forgotten muse, the Spanish muse.

The Spanish Muse

Book Printing UK

This Fourteenth issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of Four sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories—each from a different featured master of speculative fiction. Philip Harris invites us on a journey with Pod Fifteen. Ernie Howard takes us to court with Cosmic Jury Duty. In his tale Historic, Paul Swardstrom shows us that the past is always near. And Daniel Arthur Smith shares the third episode of The Off World Kick Murder Squad Dark Sci Fi Slipstream Tales like you've never read before.

Tales from the Canyons of the Damned No. 14

Smith, Daniel Arthur

Howard, Ernie

Swardstrom, Paul K.

Holt Smith, Limited

This Fifth Omnibus edition of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned is loaded with fourteen sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - from eleven of today’s top speculative fiction writers. Tales from the Canyons of the Damned (canyonsofthedamned.com) is a dark science fiction, horror, &amp; slipstream magazine we've been working on since 2015. What is Dark Science Fiction and Horror? Think of it as a literary Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, or Outer Limits, it's Netflix's Black Mirror in the short story format. These are Dark Sci Fi Slipstream Tales like you've never read before.

Tales from the Canyons of the Damned: Omnibus No. 5: Color Edition

Cawdron, Peter

Lauderdale, Kevin

LaVelle, Jason

Frater, Jon

Valin, Christopher J.

Cassidy, D.K.

Hill, Terry R.

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