Lay Down on the Good Earth

Drawing on a traditional Finnish lullaby, "Lay Down on the Good Earth" celebrates the fortitude of Finnish immigrants in Michigan and the Midwest. As her husband leaves for another day in the copper mines, Sanni reflects on her role as a wife and a mother, happier days in Finland, and the surprising fate of her two so...

Two Islands

Kodiak Pembroke has hit rock bottom. His parents are dead. He's estranged from his sister. And he has betrayed the love of his life, Olivia. For Kodiak, the only solution (and not a logical one) is to head out to the Stannard Rock Lighthouse, a place coined "the loneliest place on the planet" by its keepers. He want...