Mary Lou Hindley, known as "Ms. Baba," has been volunteering to read to children in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools for 20 years. In December 2012, she was profiled in the Charlotte Observer in an article called "For Charlotte kids, this storyteller is a rock star." Read the full article here.

Elizabeth Swann's poetry chapbook Port Desire by Finishing Line Press is available for preorders at the publisher's website now for a December 2013 delivery. Port Desire explores our very human need for something more, exploring the lives of artists and scientists, criminals and saints, as well as the desires of her own heart.

Randy L. White will have his short story “Eeling by Tirelight” published by Bartleby Snopes in mid-September.