"The Mission" is a poetry book based on the May through August 2012 issues (and occasional Internet chapbook releases) of cc&d magazine (byline: "the UNreligious, NON-family oriented literary and at magazine," founded 1993, http: //scars.tv/ccd) into this poetry and prose (and very occasionally artwork), published by Scars Publications. "The Mission" was released not only as an "issues edition" (of the majority of the writings appearing in issues) and a "chapbooks edition" (of the chapbook releases during this period, plus select bonus writings from the issues). This issues edition contains a larger nmber of writers, and gives a better idea for the feel of the writings in issues of cc&d magazine. The cover art of this collection book was photographed in Chicago in 2011 (and the color was changed for different editions). See http: //scrs.tv for a full list of all contributors to this collection book. Writers in this collection book inlcude Janet Kuypers, Linda Webb Aceto, W. Donta Andrews, Christine Barba, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, Dana Blake, P. Keith Boran, Wm. Samuel Bradford, Audrey Burns, Paul J. Burt, Michael Ceraolo, Corey Cook, Kelly K. Darrow, Holly Day, Frank De Canio, Kenneth DiMaggio, Brian Duggan, John Duncklee, Lily Gardner, Deni Ann Gereighty, Matthew Guzman, Fritz Hamilton, Don Hargraves, Joseph Hart, Kyle Hemmings, Eric W Jepson, Bob Johnston, max keanu, Seger Lansdale, Brian Looney, Robert D. Lyons, Brandon A.M., Marcin Majkowski, Bruce Matteson, Don Maurer, Jennifer McCain, Jim Meirose, Drew Nacht, Sheryl L. Nelms, John Newmark, Andrew H. Oerke, Alexander P.S., Jeffrey Park, Emily Olive Petit, S. Progress, John Rachel, I.B. Rad, Stephen V. Ramey, Yasmin Ramirez, Carl Scharwath, Rex Sexton, Derrick Sherwin, Sterling A Slechta, Bob Strother, Jane Stuart, R. N. Taber, David Thompson, Ronald M. Wade, and artwork by Peter LaBerge, the HA!man of South Africa, Cheryl Townsend, David Michael Jackson, Brian Forrest, Zanadu, Rose E. Grier, John Yotko, Nick Brazinsky, George Coston, Oz Hardwick, Aaron Wilder, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz, Henry Walter Matthews, Uzeyir Lokman CAYCI, Brian Hosey and Lauren Braden, and Eric Bonholtzer.

All of the poems in My Conversation with Langston Hughes follow the same theme: the reaction to social injustice that permeates the everyday experiences of African Americans as they navigate life in the inner cities. The city of Chicago was the model that was imagined for each of the poems but it could just as well have been any American inner city with a significant black population. The poems speak to the suffering and hardship at the hands of prejudice but also to the hopes and dreams of a resilient people who have a such unique history in the ongoing story of America. The composer of all of the poems is imagined as a young black male who speaks his truth in the language of the streets he knows so well.

"Invisible Ink" is a 2014 Scars Publications' cc&d magazine (249, the 21 year anniversary issue) poetry and short story book by assorted writers and artists. "Children, Churches and Daddies" (AKA cc&d, subtitle "the UN-religios, NON-family oriented literart and art magazine) has been printed in many forms since it's inception in 1994, but starting in 2014 cc&d is being released every other month as a 6"x9" perfect-bound paperback book, with not only it's usual ISSN# (ISSN# 1068-5154), but also an ISBN#. In honor of the 2014 ISBN# issue/book releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format, reflecting the writing inside the book and the cover design. Cover art from this magazine / book is by Eric Bonholtzer. Writers and artists in this book include David Hernandez, Jackie Smith, Stephen Todd Booker, Georgehur, Michael Ceraolo, Peter Layton, Anthony Brazeau, Dan Fitzgerald, I.B. Rad, Doug Draime, Drew Nacht, Matt Marinovich, Andy Roberts, Bill Yarrow, Patrick Hurley, Michael Lee Johnson, Janet Kuypers, Eric Burbridge, John Clayton Heinz, Joshua Copeland, Ronald Brunsky, Fritz Hamilton, Nicholas E. Efstathiou, Dr. (Ms.) Michael S. Whitt, Jim Meirose, Erica Haldi, R. W. Lowrie, Aaron Wilder, Margaret Karmazin, John Yotko, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz, John Yotko, David J. Thompson, the HA!man of South Africa, Cheryl Townsend, Peter LaBerge, Eric Bonholtzer, Brian Forrest painting, David Michael Jackson, and Rose E. Grier.

"Shot out of a Cannon" is a 2014 Scars Publications' cc&d magazine (248) poetry and short story book by assorted writers and artists. "Children, Churches and Daddies" (AKA cc&d, subtitle "the UN-religios, NON-family oriented literart and art magazine) has been printed in many forms since it's inception in 1994, but starting in 2014 cc&d is being released every other months as a 6"x9" perfect-bound paperback book, with not only it's usual ISSN# (ISSN# 1068-5154), but also an ISBN#. In honor of the 2014 ISBN# issue/book releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format, reflecting the writing inside the book and the cover design. Cover art from this magazine / book is by Eric Bonholtzer. Writers and artists in this book include poetry from Janet Kuypers, Dr. (Ms.) Michael S. Whitt, Peter LaBerge (with art), MCD, David Hernandez, David Michael Jackson (with art), Mike Brennan, CEE, Brian Hosey (with art), Matt Quinn, the HA!Man of South Africa (with art), George Arthur, David Michael Schmidt, Jane Stuart, Rose E. Grier (with photography), Andrew L. Miller, Michael Ceraolo, Uzeyir Lokman CAYCI (with art), John Grey, Gabriella M. Belfiglio, Dan Fitzgerald, Jackie Smith, Drew Nacht, Andy Roberts, Bill Yarrow, Roger Cowin, and Don Hargraves , prose from Eric Burbridge, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz (with art), Joseph Bodie, Cheryl Townsend (with art), Linda M. Crate, David J. Thompson (with art), John Clayton Heinz, Joshua Copeland, Eric Bonholtzer (with art), Joseph Kraus, Brian Forrest (with a painting), Don Maurer, Fritz Hamilton, Erica Haldi, Aaron Wilder (with a painting), and John Amendall.

"a Creative Journey" is a 2014 Scars Publications poetry and prose book with material from assorted writers and artists, as the September/October 2014 issue release of the literary magazine "Down in the Dirt" (http://scars.tv/dirt). Starting in 2014 "Down in the Dirt" magazine is being released every other month as a 6"x9" perfect-bound paperback book, with not only it's usual ISSN# (ISSN# 1554-9623 and Internet ISSN# 1554-9666), but also an ISBN#. In honor of the 2014 ISBN# issue/book releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format, reflecting the writing inside the book as well as the cover design. Writers and artists included in this Scars Publications. perfect-bound 6" x 9" ISBN# paperback book include Janet Kuypers , Kerry Lown Whalen, William F. Meyer, Jr., Fritz Hamilton, David Hutt, Liam Spencer, Chris Milam, Brett Milam, Robert Bates, Eric Burbridge, Liz Betz, Drew Nacht, Matthew Hlady, Jennifer Ihasz, A. Lenkeit, William Ogden Haynes, John Paul Younes, George Semko, Janna Willard, David J. Tabak, Mark Herden, Donald Gaither, Lisa Gray, Austin Harrington, and Michael J. Grodesky.

"A New Pen" is a poetry and prose collection book from Scars Publications of materials released through cc&d ("Children, Churches and Daddies") magazine from January through June of 2014 (containing material not only from issues but also from chapbook supplement releases). Writers and artists included in this book are Janet Kuypers, Aaron Wilder painting, Alan Catlin, Alice Olds-Ellington, Andrew H. Oerke, Andrew L. Miller, Andy Roberts, Anna Majeski, Anthony Brazeau, Benjamin Sabin, Bill Yarrow, Brian Forrest painting, Brian Hosey (with art), Brian Looney, Bruce Matteson, C Ra McGuirt, CEE, Charlie Newman, Cheryl Townsend, Christopher Barnes, Corey Cook, Dan Fitzgerald, Daniel Stockwell, David Hernandez, David J. Thompson (with art), David Michael Jackson, David Michael Schmidt, Devon Sova, Don Hargraves, Don Maurer, Doug Draime, Dr. (Ms.) Michael S. Whitt, Drew Nacht, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz (with art), Eric Bonholtzer (with art), Eric Bonholtzer (with photography), Eric Burbridge, Erica Haldi, Erren Kelly, Francois le Roux, Fritz Hamilton, Gabriella M. Belfiglio, Geoff Stevens, George Arthur, George Gott, Henry Sosnowski, Holly Day, I.B. Rad, Jackie Smith, Jane Stuart, Jeífree, Jeff Wyman, Jenene Ravsloot, Jerry Pendergast, Jim Meirose, John Amendall), John Clayton Heinz, John Grey, John Yotko (with photography), Joseph Bodie, Joseph Kraus, Joshua Copeland, Julie Kovacs, kalifornia, Kelley Jean White MD, Kenneth DiMaggio, Lennart Lundh, Linda M. Crate, Linda Webb Aceto, Lyn Lifshin, Margaret Karmazin, Matt Marinovich, Matt Quinn, MCD, Mel Waldman, Michael Estabrook, Michael Lee Johnson, Mike Brennan, Nicholas E. Efstathiou, Oz Hardwick, Oz Hardwick (with art), Oz Hardwick (with art), Patrick Hurley, Peter LaBerge (with art), Peter LaBerge (with photography), Peter Layton, R. N. Taber, R. W. Lowrie, Rachel Park, Rex Sexton, Roger Cowin, Ronald Brunsky, Rose E. Grier (with art), Rose E. Grier (with photography) , Stephen Todd Booker, the HA!man of South Africa (with a drawing), Tom Roby , Uzeyir Lokman CAYCI (with art), William Robison, and Michael Ceraolo.

"Need to Know Basis (redacted edition)" is a 2014 poetry and prose collection book from Scars Publications (http://scars.tv) of select materials accepted for 2014 issues through cc&d magazine (http://scars.tv/ccd) Down in the Dirt magazine (http://scars.tv/dirt).Scars Publications released 2 annual collection books this year, "Need to Know Basis (redacted edition)" and "Need to Know Basis (Extended edition)". Both collections are a similar length, but the redacted edition contains many more pieces of poetry and many more shorter pieces of prose, whiole the extended edition contains fewer pieces of poetry and much longer pieces of prose (with short poems following long stories throughout the book, and withonly a short blck of poetry at the end of the book).Writers and artists included in this book are Janet Kuypers, A. Lenkeit, A.J. Huffman, Aaron Wilder, Aidan King, Alex Patterson, Allan Onik, Allen M Weber, Andrew H. Oerke, Andrew L. Miller, Andy Roberts, Anna Majeski, Anna Maria Hansen, Anthony Brazeau, Ash Medhurst, Becky Grush, Ben Macnair, Benjamin Sabin, Bill Kroger, Bill Tarlin, Bill Yarrow, Bob Strother, Brett Milam, Brian Forrest , Brian Looney, Brian Rodan, Bruce Matteson, C Ra McGuirt, C. Covey Mason, Caleb Holbrook, Cara Losier Chanoine, CEE, Charlie Newman, Cheryl Townsend, Chris Milam, Christopher Barnes, Clinton Van Inman, Corey Cook, Cynthia Lewis, Damian Sebouhian, Dan Fitzgerald, Daniel J OíBrien, Daniel S. Weinberg, Daniel Stockwell, Darcy Wilmoth, David Hernandez, David Hutt, David J. Thompson, David Michael Jackson, David Michael Schmidt, David S. Pointer, Denice Penrose, Devon Sova, Don Hargraves, Donald Gaither, Doug Draime, Dr. (Ms.) Michael S. Whitt, Drew Nacht, Ed ìTough Gutî Wilson, Eleanor Leonne Bennett, Elly Moore, Eric Burbridge, Erica Haldi, Erren Kelly, Erve Beiser, Fred Miller, Frederick Pollack, Fritz Hamilton, Gabriella M. Belfiglio, George Arthur, George Gott, George Semko, H. D. Loughrey, Henry Sosnowski, Holly Day, I.B. Rad, Jackie Smith, James Warner, Jane Stuart, Janet Doggett, Janna Willard, Jeífree, Jean Wiggins, Jeff Burt, Jeff Wyman, Jenene Ravsloot, Jennifer Ihas, Jerry Pendergast, Jesse Martin, Jim Meirose, Joan Koerper, John Clayton Heinz, John Grey, John Paul Younes, Jon Brunette, Jordan Blum, Joseph Bodie, Joseph Kraus, Joshua Copeland, Jr., Judith Kaufman, Julie Kovacs, Julie L. Brown, Justin W. Price, K.D. Alter, kalifornia, Kelley Jean White MD, Kelly Haas Shackeforld, Kenneth DiMaggio, Kennita Ballard, Kerry Lown Whalen, Lennart Lundh, Liam C. Calhoun, Linda M. Crate, Linda Webb Aceto, Lisa Gray, Lyn Lifshin, M. Thomas, M.C. Rydel, Madison Gardler, Marina Manoukian, Mark C. Lane, Mark Herden, Mark Scott, Matt LeShay, Matt Marinovich, Matt Quinn, Matthew L. Hall, Matthew Schmidt, MCD, Mel Waldman, Melissa Davis, Meredith Wilshere, Michael Ceraolo, Michael Cluff, Michael Estabrook, Michael Hoag, Michael J. Grodesky, Michael Lee Johnson, Mike Brennan, Natasha Grewal, Nicholas E. Efstathiou, Oz Hardwick, Oz Hardwick bonus, Patrick Fealey, Patrick Hurley, Paul Bavister, Paul Bellerive, Paul Smith, Peter Hully, Peter LaBerge, Peter Layton, Peter McMillan, Pijush Kanti Deb, R. N. Taber, R. W. Lowrie, Rachel Park, Ralph Monday, Rex Sexton, Robert Bates, Robert Crowl, Roger Cowin, Roger G. Singer, Ronald Brunsky, Ronald Charles Epstein, Rose E. Griergraphy , Rurik Asher Baumrin, S. R. Mearns, S.L. Dixon, Samantha Memi, Sarah Lucille Marchant, Simon Perchik, Stanley M Noah, Stephen Todd Booker, Stephen V. Ramey, Susan Rocks, Tendai R. Mwanaka, Terri Muuss, Tom Roby , Tom Sheehan, Trevor Hackley, ‹zeyir Lokman «AYCI, Victoria Smith, Vittorio Carli, William A. Greenfield, William F. Meyer, William Ogden Haynes, Xanadu, and Zoe Broome.

"the Need to Know 2015 date book" is a 2014 poetry and prose collection book from Scars Publications (http://scars.tv) of select materials accepted for 2014 issues through cc&d magazine (http://scars.tv/ccd) Down in the Dirt magazine (http://scars.tv/dirt).Scars Publications released 2 annual collection books for 2014, "Need to Know Basis (Redacted edition)" and "Need to Know Basis (Extended edition)". Selections from "Need to Know Basis (Redacted edition)" were chosen for inclusion in "the Need to Know 2015 date book", for poetry to accompany weekly dates in the U.S. calendar year.Writers and artists included in this book are Janet Kuypers, Erren Kelly, Bill Yarrow, Henry Sosnowski, Kennita Ballard, Mel Waldman, Linda Webb Aceto, Mike Brennan, CEE, Andrew L. Miller, Cheryl Townsend, Anna Maria Hansen, Kelley Jean White MD, Linda M. Crate, C Ra McGuirt, Rex Sexton, Fritz Hamilton, Michael Lee Johnson, Drew Nacht, Matt Quinn, Michael Cluff, Michael Ceraolo, Jenene Ravesloot, Ralph Monday, Pijush Kanti Deb, Kenneth DiMaggio, Daniel S. Weinberg, Kelly Haas Shackelford, Dr. (Ms.) Michael S. Whitt, Eric Burbridge, Lennart Lundh, Lyn Lifshin, Andrew H. Oerke, David Michael Schmidt, S. R. Mearns, Julie Kovacs, Daniel J O Brien, Jane Stuart, Rachel Park, Michael Grodesky, MCD, Becky Grush, Andy Roberts, Ben Macnair, Jean Wiggins, Donald Gaither, Allen M Weber, Clinton Van Inman , Michael Estabrook, Zoe Broome, Cara Losier Chanoine, Jerry Pendergast, A. Lenkeit, Bruce Matteson, Rogr Cowin, Corey Cook, David Hernandez, Tom Roby, Roger G. Singer, Devon Sova, Christopher Barnes, Rurik Asher Baumrin, Stanley M Noah, Brian Looney, R. N. Taber, Sarah Lucille ant, Dan Fitzgerald, George Arthur, I.B. Rad, A.J. Huffman, Janet Doggett, Liam C. Calhoun, David S. Pointer, Simon Perchik, Xanadu, Holly Day, Madison Gardler, John Grey, Oz Hardwick, Bill Tarlin, Vittorio Carli, Ronald Charles Epstein, and William Ogden Haynes .