Luke Palmer Books

Featuring 16th Century alchemist Paracelsus as an eccentric single father, the collection presents a unique voice through his Homunculus, a child embodying the quest for eternal life. The poems blend the playful with the profane, intertwining the mystical with everyday experiences, such as nature walks turning into divine encounters. Palmer also explores themes of masculinity, language, and the desires of an aging body, probing profound questions about existence and immortality.

Four boys grow up together at school, itching to get out of their small town. They play games, scoring points from each other, anything to pass the time. But when Mark starts running errands for his older brother's mysterious associate, he thinks he's found the best game of all.

A white supremacist group and its violent leader targets teenage Josh, who is struggling to cope with his father's recent death at the hands of terrorists. Will he find the strength to resist, or will unlikely accomplice Dana help him plant something good in the space grief has left inside him?