Sometimes in a life, as we all know, our experiences collide with another person's in a manner that can only be considered fate: something larger than happenstance, an intermingling of otherwise disparate lives, for a greater purpose." So ruminates Nathan Carter, the thirtysomething flatlander at the center of Thomas Christopher Greene's Mirror Lake.... Read more

Like, hey, dude, who knew U.S. Marines straight out of boot camp could have so much fun and freedom while representing their country in, like, a full-out war?... Read more

Jack Dunlap is the patriarch of a family whose generations have lived on the same property in Concord, Massachusetts, since the time of Paul Revere's famous ride. They were born with silver spoons in their mouths, ink-blue blood coursing through their veins, and the gene for WASP communication -- or, more precisely, a stark lack thereof. "When did talking ever bring anyone anything but grief?" asks Jack.... Read more