"Livewell’s lyrics, frequently set in his home city of Philadelphia, remind us that good poems are the guarantors of our pasts and of our places."—David Yezzi, author of More Things in Heaven: New and Selected PoemsDavid Livewell, whose first poetry collection Shackamaxon won the T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize, explores the difficult history of his hometown of Philadelphia and the many contradictions found in American lif...

Our 107th issue has everything you could possibly want: police detectives, spacemen, cats, a man fighting an inner battle against cancer, boy detectives, an abandonned mill chimney, murder in space…. I could go on and on, but that would take all the fun out of it for you!

This issue features a pair of original tales: a mystery from Kaye George (thanks to acquiring editor Michael Bracken) and a fantasy from Adrian Cole (written especially for this Halloween issue).On the mystery front, we have a pair of great modern tales by William Dylan Powell (thanks to acquiring editor Barb Goffman) and James Holding, plus a classic novel by British master A.E.W. Mason, who is best known for his tale of courage and cowardice in wartime, The Four Feathers...

David Mason was born in Washington State, forty-odd degrees north latitude, and now lives on the Australian island of Tasmania, forty-odd degrees south latitude. That Pacific crossing is the work of a lifetime of devotion and change. The rich new poems of Pacific Light explore the implications of the light as well as peace and its opposing forces. What does it mean to be an immigrant and face the ultimate borders of our lives? How can we say the word home and mean it? These questi...

Believer in Blue is the fascinating autobiography of Marvin Andrews, who famously overcame serious injury and defied expert medical opinion to help Rangers win the title on 'Helicopter Sunday'. A year later, he led Trinidad and Tobago to an unprecedented qualification for the 2006 World Cup.Reared in San Juan in humble circumstances, Andrews overcame adversity to build a life in football. A 5,000-mile flight to Scotland opened up a career with Raith Rovers ...

The Hudson Review has always had an international focus. Travel and reports from abroad have figured prominently in the journal, including essays on exotic and picturesque locales, as well as accounts from war-torn areas and the experiences of exiles. Many of these are pilgrimages; others are harrowing memoirs. What unites even the most devastating of these accounts are intellectual curiosity and a spirit of adventure.Places Lost and Found is a treasury of distinc...

The Hudson Review has always had an international focus. Travel and reports from abroad have figured prominently in the journal, including essays on exotic and picturesque locales, as well as accounts from war-torn areas and the experiences of exiles. Many of these are pilgrimages; others are harrowing memoirs. What unites even the most devastating of these accounts are intellectual curiosity and a spirit of adventure.Places Lost and Found is a treasury of distinc...

The Long Question by David Mason delivers a deeply reflective and intellectually engaging science fiction narrative that explores humanity’s search for meaning, truth, and ultimate understanding. Mason crafts a story where one profound question stretches beyond time and space, challenging characters to confront existence itself. As the narrative unfolds, readers are drawn into a thoughtful journey filled with curiosity, discovery, and philosophical tension...

Road Stop by David Mason is a suspenseful and thought-provoking story that transforms an ordinary roadside pause into a moment of unexpected tension and revelation. With sharp narrative focus and atmospheric precision, David Mason crafts a tale where a seemingly simple stop along a lonely highway becomes the gateway to something far more mysterious and unsettling.At its core, Road Stop thrives on the power of setting. A quiet roads...

Embark on a mind-bending journey of scientific intrigue and ethical dilemmas with David Mason's thought-provoking novel, "Pangborn's Paradox." This gripping narrative delves into the complexities of artificial intelligence, human consciousness, and the moral implications of technological advancement.Follow the enigmatic Dr. Pangborn, a brilliant scientist at the forefront of AI research, as he grapples with the creation of a sentient machine capable of human-like...

Welcome to the compelling world of David Mason's “Rockabye, Grady”, where grit meets resilience and personal demons are confronted head-on. As you delve into this riveting narrative, prepare to be enthralled by the depth and intricacy of this powerful story.Meet Grady, a former boxer with a troubled past, who is struggling to find his place in a world that seems determined to keep him down. In “Rockabye, Grady”, Mason takes us on an emotional journ...

Language and landscape come alive in this remarkably colorful story of immigrants in southern Colorado. Among them are Greeks, Italians, Mexicans, Scots. Their struggle to survive is personal, yet they are caught up in larger events of American history in the second decade of the twentieth century, leading to the defining moment of the Ludlow Massacre in April 1914. David Mason’s novel also steps back from the story, questioning whether we can know the truth about it, asking us why we ...