Poetry. Fiction. In its short tenure, the Brooklyn-based online literary magazine Harp & Altar has defined itself by publishing innovative, risk-taking literature, establishing a home for serious readers attracted to its groundbreaking writing and original design. The energy and talent on display have been widely recognized--and now the best of this online magazine has been collected in THE HARP & ALTAR ANTHOLOGY, which features a selection from the fantastic poetry and fiction published in the first three years.

You live in a house on the beach in Hawaii. Your favorite thing to do is build sandcastles right in your front yard! One night a strange storm rolls in from the ocean. You hear someone calling to you--from your sand castle. Has the storm brought an enchantment with it? You must decide whether to explore now or wait until morning.

You are on an exciting sailing trip with your family. Some kids who live on the island tell you about an old graveyard they think is haunted. Are you brave enough to visit it?

You sign up for a penpal through a program at school. When your friends start receiving interesting letters from kids your age from around the globe, youre disappointed to receive strange messages that dont make too much sense. Eventually you start to think your penpal is funnyjust a little bit different. Then you receive a message: your penpal is coming to visit. And hes not a normal kid after all. Hes a zombie.

You and your sister Hannah are on vacation at Lake Champlain in Vermont. You have heard a lot of stories about Champ, a huge monster some people say lives in the lake. You and Hannah are sure that if this monster is real, you can find it! You also find clues to a strange mystery of missing jewels.

Your parents are scientists and when they leave a broken robot at home one day, you are sure you can make it work.

Your dog Homer gets free while you are out walking together, and he runs into a spooky house. He is your best friend, and this house looks haunted!

Open, honest and upbeat, this book gives personal insight into both the ups and downs of an Asperger relationship. Seeking to challenge the bad press that people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) get as partners, Sarah and Keith tell their story of how they are making it work - and also how they got it wrong - with disarming frankness and humour. When Sarah and Keith met in 2003 neither knew much about Asperger Syndrome. Sarah thought Keith was `weird' and couldn't work out why; and Keith thought Sarah was obsessed with diagnosing him with something-or-other. Difficulties ensued that brought the relationship to an end. Slowly, however, they each built up their knowledge of AS and in the meantime developed a mutual understanding, mutual acceptance and a desire to be together again. This personal account is supplemented with professional knowledge and anecdotes gained from Sarah's work with adults with AS - a career which started as a result of her experiences with Keith. She swears that she didn't take her work home with her! It is inspiring reading for couples in Asperger relationships as well as for counselling professionals.

Your parents are inventors, and one day you rescued a robot from the trash that they didn't want anymore. You had a lot of fun with him, but boy did he make things go crazy! Your parents weren't too happy about your robot adventures, but you really miss your friend. Can you trust him to behave himself, or is he about to go cuckoo-bananas in front of all your friends?

When you followed your dog Homer into the old abandoned house in your neighborhood, you had a scary adventure. You and Homer promised each other never to go back. One day after school, a little dog that looks a lot like Homer cries at you from the windows and next to her is a girl your age. Are these ghosts trapped in the Haunted House? Homer thinks they need your help. Youre not so sure.