Fault Zone

<p><strong><em>Embrace the faults that make us human</em></strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Pay special attention to the question mark. Be prepared to rethink all you know as you d</span><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>iscover intriguing near-future science fiction delicate sonnets and time-warping pantoums intricate family drama heroic humor and sly social commentary and heart-rending inspiring and thought-provoking free verse.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Our interactions with our fellow humans-and the other life-forms on our planet-are rife with error correction and retries. Scientists know an experiment with a null result-a promising test that shows no reaction-isn't a failure it's a discovery. Can we find a way to come to terms with our human imperfections; better yet how do we embrace them? Isn't it our faults that make us who we are and our loved ones the unique people we treasure? What can we learn from the jolts our landscape and our culture give us from time to time? </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Thirty-three authors sharpened their pens pencils voice recorders and word-processors to answer these questions through personal stories fictional imaginings and poetry both lyrical and startling. Rather than perfect lives and perfect people these authors deliver a world you'll recognize with challenges inspiration and hope for the future.</span></p><p>Featuring works by Raymond Louis Acevedo Tom Adams Sue Barizon Eva Barrows Marianne Brems Bich-Khoi Do Patricia Doyne Victoria Dunn Michael J. Feeney Darlene Frank Miriam Kurtzig Freedman Jane Goold-Caulfield David Harris Grete Rachel Howland Claudia Hyslop Nirmy Kang Reena Kapoor Carol Ann Lapeyrouse Pushpinder Lubana Megan E. McDonald Elise Frances Miller Nina Milu Pat Obuchowski Erin O'Doherty Jeanne Powell Miera Rao Cheryl Ray Carol Reade George Rodriguez Dave M. Strom Harlan Suits Alisha Willis and Mickie Winkler. Edited by Vanessa MacLaren-Wray and Kate Adams.</p>