Thomas Trzyna

Stony the Road We Trod, Volume 1

History & Biography

“Rosemary Curran’s exquisitely researched novel puts flesh on the lives of the Grimke sisters, who played a major role in the American abolition movement, served as pioneers in the campaign for women’s rights, and challenged the ecclesiastical patriarchy of their times. They published tracts that were read across the country, suffered persecution and harrowing attacks, and testified to the horrific conditions of slavery in their native South Carolina.”

Stony the Road We Trod, Volume 2

History & Biography

“Volume 2 of Rosemary Curran’s story of the Grimke sisters focuses on the careers of their Black nephews, who became leaders in the African American community, and on the full emergence of the American movement for women’s rights, culminating in the first major national march for women’s equality. Curran again richly limns the intellectual and emotional complexity of the sisters’ lives as they face continued harassment and disregard in spite of their widely read publications and leadership. A significant addition to the history of the rights of Blacks and women in America.”

The Gray Man and Other Stories

Fiction

“C. Stephen Layman, author of the compelling Letters to Thomas, now brings us an engaging set of short stories that are reminiscent of de Maupassant's zingers. Fast moving dialogue propels these investigations of the paranormal that evoke an atmosphere like those in Stephen Crane's short stories. At the same time, Layman probes the complexities of many philosophical and religious questions that arise naturally in relation to the paranormal. These are excellent reads!”

Water under Snow

Arts & Literature

“Ralph Stevens has perfected the art of living poetically. These intense, sensuous lyrics sing the immediacy of life and the life of a village in coastal Maine. His verse is dynamic, deeply spiritual, and earthy. You will find joy in these poems.”