Springfield native Martha Miller, a retired composition instructor who taught at Lincoln Land, is a versatile writer. She has written several novels, as well as reviews, articles and a column about her life. Her book of short stories, Tales from the Levee, explores the gay and lesbian community in Springfield from the mid-1960s into the […]
Shawna Mayer
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A Decatur writing professor’s novel about a writing prof
Iced is an engaging novel. It’s set in a fictionalized but recognizable central Illinois town that is known for the strong odor of its grain-processing facilities that some optimistically call “the smell of money.” The events of the novel are set against a backdrop of a town struggling with a protracted union strike, vanishing industry, […]
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Parade power
Perhaps If You Saw One is a picture book of whimsical parade floats and enthusiastic participants. Published by Springfield’s Coalition of Rainbow Alliances, the book amounts to an informal history of activities of the gay and lesbian community over the past 13 years. Each photo layout is accompanied by a paragraph explaining the joys and […]
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Stories of people on the margins getting by
On the Rez and Other Stories by Barbara Wyatt Olson. AuthorHouse Publishing, 2015. Springfield author Barbara Wyatt Olson has completed her first short fiction collection. On the Rez and Other Stories is an anthology populated with ordinary people whose struggles stay with you long after you’ve finished reading about them. Previous to this latest work, […]
