Biography Stories

A Knox Family Story
Part of the Enfield Undrowned universe
Terrorist rage pierces the heart of the United States in a shocking and brutal attack. The attack jolts the country from its naïveté in one, horrifying instant; Jeff Knox, his family, friends, and neighbors are shaken from their comfortable lives in that same moment. How does a nation of three hundred million respond, and how does it change one man? The sequel to “A Charmed Life.”

Albert Namatjira (1902–1959) was an Aboriginal painter from Central Australia. Widely considered one of the most notable Australian artists, he pioneered contemporary indigenous art. He was the first Aboriginal artist to become widely popular, and the first of his people to be given Australian citizenship rights, a mixed blessing. (See Wikipedia.) Time gets bent a little in this retelling.

A dare turns into a crisis for a young boy.

This is how I felt in a rambling look over my life. Not a poem, not a story; just how I felt.

"De Profundis" is a long, personal letter written by Oscar Wilde in 1897, during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol. The title means "from the depths" in Latin, reflecting the emotional and spiritual depth of the work.

A philosophical exploration of Shakespeare's genius and the nature of art, written during Hugo's exile.

It presents the life, career, and legacy of Charles Carleton Coffin, a prominent American journalist, Civil War correspondent, and author.

A collection of biographical and adventure sketches in which Powell tells the stories of famous explorers, adventurers, and soldiers of fortune.

This short but influential work is not fiction but a critical essay in which Starrett examines the life, career, and themes of a Welsh author.