After discovering the body of Father Pantone, Detective Frank Calhoun embarks on a journey to chase down clues that will reveal the murderer's treacherous intentions. Along the way, he must deal with his own demons such as his father's incarceration as well as his former partner's mysterious death. With the walls closing in around him, Frank must discover the murderous plot before it's too late and he's implicated as a murderer.

Detective Frank Calhoun springs back into action after a social worker and a rookie police officer are murdered in Chicago's East Garfield Park.  Flanked by his new partner Fred Lions, while also battling remnants of his father's recent conviction, Frank chases down clues across the city as he begins to assemble pieces of the case. With mounting pressure from his girlfriend Gloria, as well as the Assistant State's Attorney striving to make a career off the case's headlines, Frank must keep his head on straight as he attempts to find the killer and navigate the pitfalls of the blue religion.

Eight Gunshots: Stories of the Wild West" is a short story anthology magazine that brings back the feel of classic western pulps with a modern edge, with eight stories from the cream of today's short story and independent comics worlds, illustrated by the rising stars of the small-press comics industry. Saddle up for a trip back to the old west!

SIN is the first in a new series of provocative anthologies delving into human behavior. Written by top Chicago-based fiction authors, SIN's short stories explore how we as ordinary men and women cope with circumstances that test our conviction.

Pain was the name on the streets.
It was a name that carried with it enough power that the crooked Narco detectives out of the 13th precinct on Chicago Avenue didn’t even attempt to pull Pain over and rob him for what he was worth (possibly millions) because they knew he was paid up to the right people; the kind of people who could force a cop into early retirement with half the pension.

PAIN

5 Things I Learned About Writing From Watching Soap Operas

Lessons in writing can come from various forms of art or entertainment. Author Alverne Ball shares 5 things he learned about writing from watching soap operas.

-Writer's Digest

Second City Slavers

A young writer goes searching for her missing friend in a secret, underground night club.