This Jealous Earth

Carpenter, Scott Dominic

MG Press

Years from now, America is slowly collapsing. Crops are drying up and oil is running out. People flee cities for the countryside, worsening the drought and opening the land to crime. Amid this decay and strife, war veteran David Parrish fights to keep his family and farm together. However, the murder of a local child opens old wounds, forcing him to confront his own nature on a hunt through dust storms and crumbling towns for the killer.

Above All Men

Literature & Fiction

Shonkwiler, Eric

Literary

A man puts his beloved pets to the knife; a family prepares for the Rapture; a woman in a department store slips a necklace into her purse. Whatever the situation, the characters in This Jealous Earth find themselves faced with moments of decision that will forever alter the course of their lives. Always moving and often touched with humor, Carpenter’s stories examine the tension between the everyday and the transcendent—our struggle to grasp what lies beyond our reach. Whether hawking body parts in a Midwestern city, orbiting through the galleries of a Paris museum or plotting sibling tortures in an Arizona desert, his characters lead us through a series of dilemmas of universal appeal. This Jealous Earth has received praise from Publishers Weekly, The Rumpus, Gregory Blake Smith, Siri Hustvedt and has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio. The second edition features a brand new story, titled "The Bait."

This Jealous Earth: Stories

Short Stories & Anthologies

In Julie Babcock’s first poetry collection, the state of Ohio appears as an astronaut, a cowgirl, and a waitress at Big Boy. Cultural and personal histories collide on worn-out stages, back roads, and gravel pits in order to explore the paradoxes of home– how it holds shovelfuls of experiences we want to simultaneously bury, unearth, and transform.

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Babcock, Julie

Poetry

In John McCarthy’s debut collection, lifetimes are spent traveling in pickup trucks across the Midwest, exploring spaces between love and its imperfect manifestations. Ghost County drives blue-collar back roads and guides readers through personal meditations about heritage, loss, and the desire to reimagine the past and future. Dateless baseball trophies, the world’s largest catsup bottle, and swivel set televisions illustrate a Midwest that is recognizable and echoes with its own poetry, affirming the traditions and experiences that bind this region to self and self to region. “In John McCarthy’s arresting debut, the middle of America reveals itself to be a belly full of opportunities and frustrations.” —Adrian Matejka, author of The Big Smoke “The poems in Ghost County marvelously articulate the strange, fluctuating space between the real and the imagined…Impassioned and insightful, this is a book that travels between those very real places not found on any map: memory, disappointment, and hope.” —Charlotte Pence, author of Many Small Fires and The Branches, the Axe, the Missing

Ghost County

McCarthy, John

What if your greatest frustrations in life are all a result of hiding who you really are? Exploring what drives our deepest frustration and fears, Joël Malm draws from his experiences as a pastor, counselor, and worldwide adventure leader to unmask the real culprit that prevents you from becoming all you can be. Fully You is packed full of stories and truths that will help you: - Conquer insecurity - Use anger and frustration for good - Overcome old, fear-based habits - Move beyond hurts and limiting mental blocks Don't let insecurity and fear hold you back any more. Become who your Creator says you already are!

Fully You: Unlocking the Power of All You Really Are

Religion & Spirituality

Malm, Joël

Christian Books & Bibles

¿Qué si tus mayores frustraciones en la vida y el amor son un resultado directo de esconder quien realmente eres?Al explorar lo que impulsa nuestras más profundas frustraciones y miedos, Joël Malm extrae de sus experiencias como pastor, consejero y líder de aventuras de montañismo por todo el mundo para desenmascarar la causa verdadera que evita que te conviertas en todo lo que puedes ser. Plenamente tú está totalmente lleno de historias y verdades que te ayudarán a:•Conquistar la inseguridad•Usar tu enojo para bien•Vencer hábitos viejos basados en miedos •Avanzar por encima de las heridas y los bloqueos mentales limitantes Todo esto para convertirte en la persona que sabes que puedes ser: la persona que tu Creador dice que ya eres.Un tú eficaz y vigorizado está más cerca de lo que piensas. ¡Plenamente tú puede mostrarte el camino!

Plenamente Tú: Liberando el potencial de todo lo que eres realmente (Spanish Edition)

Everett Anderson's is frustrated and confused. A global pandemic has ruined his life and shattered his future. Deemed "non-essential," he lost his job. His wife filed for divorce. His financial safety net is dwindling. At the end of his rope, on a whim, he buys a ticket to Peru to fulfill a lifelong dream of seeing Machu Picchu before he starts his life over. The day before his tour begins, he meets a wild, larger-than-life Nordic guide named Torgrim who throws down a challenge: rather than take the train to Machu Picchu, hike there, through the Andes Mountains, instead. Everett has never hiked a day in his life, but something in him tells him he has to undertake the challenge. He joins Torgim and finds himself on an adventure that is more challenging and enlightening than anything he ever bargained for. In this light-hearted, funny, and short book Joël Malm shares the secrets to:?	Courageous living through facing your fears and "doing it afraid"?	Prioritizing what is truly most important in life ?	Seeking the ancient path of wisdom for facing the complexities of life?	Embracing the power of humility and strength under control

Guided by Thunder: A Tale of Adventure and Rediscovery in a Foreign Land

A man puts his beloved pets to the knife; a family prepares for the Rapture; a woman in a department store slips a necklace into her purse. Whatever the situation, the characters in This Jealous Earth: Stories find themselves faced with moments of decision that will forever alter the course of their lives. Always moving and often touched with humor, Carpenter’s stories examine the tension between the everyday and the transcendent—our struggle to grasp what lies beyond our reach. Whether hawking body parts in a Midwestern city, orbiting through the galleries of a Paris museum or plotting sibling tortures in an Arizona desert, his characters lead us through a series of dilemmas of universal appeal. This Jealous Earth: Stories is the debut publication from MG Press, a Midwest based publisher.

In the lush countryside of Wisconsin, Jean Krenshaw is the ideal 1960’s dairy farm wife. She cooks, sews, raises children, and plans an annual July 4th party for friends and neighbors. But when her brother-in-law Tommy, who lives next door, marries leery newcomer Liz, Jean is forced to confront a ten-year-old family secret involving the unresolved death of a young woman. With stark and swift prose, The Good Divide explores one woman’s tortured inner world, and the painful choices that have divided her life, both past and present, forever. Eric Hoffer Award General Fiction 2017 Winner “VanBaale presents a vivid portrait of one woman’s lifelong struggle to find peace with what she has rather than what she desires. Fiction doesn’t get more real than this.” —Publishers Weekly “This is the book I was waiting to read.” —Laura Kasischke, The Life Before Her Eyes “The Good Divide surprises with the depth of…heartache, the intensity of the torments and jealousies that its characters succumb to, or survive.” —Caitlin Horrocks, author of This is Not Your City

The Good Divide

Kali VanBaale

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This Jealous Earth

Above All Men

This Jealous Earth: Stories

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Ghost County

Fully You: Unlocking the Power of All You Really Are

Plenamente Tú: Liberando el potencial de todo lo que eres realmente (Spanish Edition)

Guided by Thunder: A Tale of Adventure and Rediscovery in a Foreign Land

This Jealous Earth: Stories

The Good Divide