Literary
Mainstream
THEMED: Religious/Spiritual. Specific themes may vary.

Stories make the world feel more manageable by increasing our ability to tolerate suffering, to experience empathy, to marry hope and suffering in a way that honors the reality in each of them. Stories teach us, in the very listening, in the very act of identifying with the storyteller, or the characters, that the existence of other points of view is a richness not a danger. In our own lives, most of us find it difficult to tell stories that have good roles for all of us, that can see our differences, however profound, as mysterious, unpredictable, but ultimately gracious—an invitation into a blessing story larger than any one of us can write alone. We are including stories on our website on a monthly basis as an invitation to stand in that richer relation-- empathic, musing, open to new meaning—with ourselves and with our neighbors. We decided to create a small press to expand and support our various Universal Table programs-- and because we love the written word, especially when it is used passionately and authentically to explore themes of abiding importance to us as individuals and as a society. We are planning to edit and publish a number of books in the next few years. These will include anthologies of short fiction, essays, drama and poetry and original artwork on themes of interest to us.