In the Country of No Compassion — Teresa Kennedy

Offering literary fiction with a spiritual twist, Kennedy's collection focuses on characters in crisis and subjects as relevant as the daily news. A young amputee and Iraq veteran struggles for a definition of heroism in Times New Roman, while a recovered ex-alcoholic frees himself from the past in The Thirteenth Step.Other stories in this collection focus on the controversy surrounding illegal immigration and the US-Mexican Border. Ex Voto finds a young Mexican relinquishing his dreams to discover his art, while in Undocumented a rancher tries to save his land, at risk of his soul.A resident of Tucson, Arizona, author Kennedy's take on the issues is up close and personal. Hers is a vision rich with humanity, the promise of redemption, and a timeless understanding. As she leads readers through the borderlands of myth and reality, she reminds us that for all of our wars and conflicts and failings, God never takes sides and that compassion is indeed revolution.