This alternative venue provides a voice for the literary hoi polloi... and, those individuals who are inclined to support charitable endeavors with their gifts of artistic expression. 

This anthology offers short fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, essays, photography, writing resources, author profiles, interviews, opinions and reviews. This jounal also includes a section on charitable endeavors. Each publication benefits a charitable concern.

Authors and artists  include: Mary Agria, Brother Michael Anthony, Joanne Blundell Marsh, Paula J. Botch, Jacqueline M. Cartel, Raymond Carver (Biographical essay by Professor William Stull), Ben Cheetham, Sally A. Connolly, Jeff Cutler, Andre Dubus (Biographical essay by Christina Bieber), Bill Dunn, Christopher Facci, Grace Gannon Rudolph, Gene K. Garrison, Clyde Grauke, Rob Hardy, Carrie J. Heiman, William J. Houston, Alex Hutchinson, Ferris E. Jones, Dorian Kotsiopoulos, Jhumpa Lahiri (Biographical essay), Janice Lind, Frank Marino, Mark McNulty, Bathsheba Monk, Lorna J. Moorhead, Michael Morse, Rachel Nameika, Michael Niland, Jack O’Brien, Flannery O’Connor (Biographical essay by Ronald Weber), Joy Oakey, Andrew Peterson, Peter S. Prichard, Nel Rand, Andra Smith, Kerrie Smith, Ed Smith Jr., William Trevor (Biographical essay by Dr. Eve Patten), Matt Ulmer, Ron Wilson, Tobias Wolff (Biography and review by Benjamin Lytal), Alexander Woodbury, Virginia Young, Small Press profile – Press 53, Literary magazine profile – Rain Taxi review of books. The book encourages the ‘writer in all of us’ to become engaged in literary pursuits.