Richard Wright

2 months ago | kirkusreviews.com | John Counts |Alison Espach |Richard Wright

A book concerning misfits should be more thrilling. A mostly marginal cast of characters struggles through life in western Michigan in these short stories. The fictional Bear County, Michigan—in a state shaped like a hand, it’s the “middle of the pinkie,” according to one character—is a post-industrial place marked by a lack of good jobs and the beautiful shoreline of Lake Michigan.

Jan 10, 2025 | albianews.com | Richard Wright

The Blue Demon Archers hosted the “All I Want For Christmas is a Bullseye” tournament Saturday, December 21st. Teams from Central Decater, Chariton, Christian Home Educators of Warren County, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, Mid-Prairie (Wellman), Moravia, Seton Catholic and Van Buren participated. Over 700 archers shot throughout the day. On the Bullseye side, Britton Smith (who medaled , placing 3rd) and Ryken Fee (8th) placed in the top 10 in the High School Boys division.

Nov 26, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Naomi Wood |Liz Moore |Richard Wright

A must-read for working mothers—for whom reading might be a luxury they can’t afford. A socially astute collection about the pleasures and perils of motherhood. Triangulating the roles that many women with children play—as mothers, wives, and professionals—these stories smartly ask whether women can successfully pull off all three. In “Comorbidities,” winner of the BBC Short Story Prize, the narrator’s love for her children comes at the price of her fierce desire for her husband.

Nov 15, 2024 | thespec.com | Richard Wright

NOTL businesswoman Melissa Achal’s entrepreneurial spirit began over 20 years ago right out of high school. Selling floral arrangements without a brick-and-mortar operation using a form of retail called drop shipping, she purchased flowers from South America and sent them directly to stores across Canada. She was breaking ground on a way of business that was a sparingly-known practice during the ‘80s and ‘90s, but experienced a rise in popularity when the world fully connected to the internet.

Nov 15, 2024 | pentictonherald.ca | Richard Wright

The firsthand perspectives of the two major global conflicts of the 20th century are fading. With every passing year, fewer and fewer veterans remain alive to tell the heroic and tragic stories of the fallen, and the survivors, as a result of Canada’s participation in both world wars. In fact, there is not a single Canadian alive today who fought in the First World War.