"No human being is illegal."This phrase, "No human being is illegal," was and still is a rallying cry of the human rights movement in the 1980s and 90s, championed by activists and survivors like Elie Wiesel. It was a moral assertion that a person's existence cannot be a crime.But in the political discourse of 2025, the word "Illegal" has been weaponized. The Right has turned it into a noun, a linguistic brand used to strip individuals of their rights, their dignity, and th...

If you are born in America, you are born into a race. It is not a metaphor we choose; it is the atmosphere we breathe. From the moment we are old enough to understand the concept of grades, or salaries, or zip codes, we are taught that life is a vertical climb. We are told that there is a summit, a place of safety, wealth, and status, and that the only way to get there is to run faster, work harder, and climb higher than the person standing next to us.We are fed the mythology of th...

This Old Man's Opinions And Observations. I started life as a racist then a racist Republican.Then A Racist Republican Married Military Man, Me No Dumb Dumb Me Learn GoodThings Everyone Should Know Even Though It Is Not Taught In School.This Old Man's Opinions And Observations. I started life as a racist then a racist Republican.Then A Racist Republican Married Military Man.Morphed and accepted I was a gay man and I came out.Became a very voc...

The Supreme Court has spoken, and the “moral arc of justice” has finally bent towards marriage equality. Undeterred and still bitter over the Court’s decision, Governor Richard Baine imposes a reactionary social and economic agenda in order to formulate a bid for his party’s nomination for the White House. When the ripples of his austerity program begin to have negative consequences, Donald Ross and his family begin mobilizing the progressive faith community in a passionate witness to civi...

The culture wars have descended and have disturbed the comfortable and privileged residents of Pernoit County, Virginia. Caught in the midst of this conflict is Donald Ross, the eldest son of Dr. Eric Ross, the Senior Minister at Grace Progressive Church. Donnie has two things on his mind as he enters the summer between his Junior and Senior years at Logan High School, finding a job and improving his baseball swing. He never intends on becoming an avid volunteer to defeat his state’s anti-...

A newlywed woman faces frosty neighbors as a coldblooded killer stalks Seattle in the New York Times bestselling author's chilling domestic thriller.The houses in Willow Tree Court are sleek and modern—the kind designed to harbor happy families and laughing children. No one would guess the secrets that lurk beyond the neat lawns and beautiful facades.Molly Dennehy is trying to fit in to her new surroundings, though her neighbors are clearly loyal t...

Two weary strangers are about to rest their burdens in Eternity Springs, where there's hope for every broken heart.Haunted by the loss of his wife and son, Daniel Garrett left the police force to devote his life to finding missing children. But he still hasn't found a way to mend the wounds of his past-until he attends a wedding in the small mountain town of Eternity Springs...and meets a beautiful, intriguing woman who offers a glimpse of something Daniel thought he'd nev...

On a warm September evening in the Millers Kill community center, five veterans sit down in rickety chairs to try to make sense of their experiences in Iraq. What they will find is murder, conspiracy, and the unbreakable ties that bind them to one another and their small Adirondack town.The Rev. Clare Fergusson wants to forget the things she saw as a combat helicopter pilot and concentrate on her relationship with Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne. MP Eric McCrea needs to control th...

“Crackling dialogue, plenty of action, and expert writing.”—The New York TimesRachel Wallace is a tough young woman with a lot of enemies.Spenser is a tough guy with a macho code of honor, hired to protect a woman who thinks that kind of code is obsolete. Privately, they will never see eye to eye.But when Rachel vanishes. Spenser is ready to lay his life on the line—to find Rachel Wallace.“A rare kind of book.”—Chicago S...

Molly Ballard was desperate. It wasn't easy caring for two brothers and two sisters, and keeping a roof over their heads. She needed money more than ever. Yet in a fit of anger she quit her job as a groom at the posh Wyland Farm in Kentucky's rich turf--and then stole out of the tack room with $5,000 in FBI cash. So when Agent Will Lyman catches her in a lie, she agrees to cooperate in a sting. She'll do anything to protect her family, to shield the secrets of her past, and guard her heart...

A Southern woman's picture perfect life begins to unravel when a body is found in her swimming pool in this novel from a New York Times –bestselling author."Left me breathless. . . . You must read this book!" —Sara Gruen, New York Times –bestselling author of Water for ElephantsLaurel Gray Hawthorne hasn't seen a ghost in the t...

Mark didn't believe in ghosts, or haunted houses, but that was about to change when he was dared to spend 24 hours in the haunted house on Halloween Hill.