A few poems in sonnet. It is about love, struggles, failures,pain, beauty, fun, and the sad life of some people I met.This is my first try publishing my poems. I really hope to hear reviews from people who appreciates poetry.

Short story about a teen during the mid 1980's and his job at a local grocery store.Imagine being stuck in school forever. Living there, working there, and eating every meal there. That’s what Taryn and every other kid from her town has to do. What they don’t know is that this so-called slave school is run by Taryn’s father. This secret will lead to heartbreak and despair. Freedom will be had, but not without a heavy cost.

When Dr. Jennifer Ryan perfects a power source of unlimited potential, she is torn between the peril and the promise. When word of her triumph gets out, sinister forces tighten the noose, a seemingly innocent betrayal catapults her into a swirling vortex of suspicion and death.Jennifer Ryan is beautiful, brilliant...and alone.When this incredible woman perfects a power source of unlimited potential, she is torn between the peril and the promise, wondering if her discovery will benefit mankind...or destroy it. When word of her triumph gets out, sinister forces marshal themselves, surrounding her in an effort to claim her discovery as their own. As those forces tighten the noose, a seemingly innocent betrayal catapults Jenny into a swirling vortex of fear and suspicion.Aaron Casey lost the love of his life.Broken by grief, he goes through the motions of living. His work is the only thing that keeps him moving and his mother and sister, the only ones who bring him any comfort. Late one night he discovers a woman, badly beaten and left to die in the cold. Aaron saves her, having no idea the intrigue, redemption and danger she will bring to his life in equal measure.Together this unlikely pair now face dangers they never expected, from places they never imagined.As assassins, the FBI, and evil forces within their own government chase them across the New England countryside, Aaron and Jenny find themselves running for their lives while still battling their own personal demons.If they want to survive, they must learn to lean on each other and use their unique talents to defeat enemies that seem to materialize from the frozen winter air itself.

By outward appearances the North Shore is the greatest place on Earth. Affluent families living on compounds driving the finest vehicles. Friends, families, and parties the way of life. Coffee shops. Yoga pants and Mexican groundskeepers. But just beneath the surface the North Shore is anything but idyllic as best friends Anne, Chaz, and Margot are about to find out on D-Day.Any occasion is cause for celebration on the North Shore. An announced engagement sets off a course of parties where each host attempts to outdo the previous. Election to the Board of Directors of a charity in the city requires the local newspaper to attend to photograph the event. Milestone birthdays keep the CEOs away from their palatial offices and in their corporate jets spiriting away to private clubs the world around.In River Grove there were few celebrations larger than the party commemorating one of its favorite citizen’s participation in the landings at Normandy.For Margot Wallace, June 6th will always mark the day her life irrevocably changed.For Chaz Perkins, June 6th is always a day to shine in the spot light.For Anne Glassmaker, June 6th is all too familiar to the day before and bodes poorly for the day to follow.Follow Margot, Chaz, and Anne and their searches for love and fulfillment in stories of “The North Shore” available monthly.

Melienda, an immortal being, is hunted by her ex-lover because she broke the Law. The battle has raged for a millennium. But now it may come to a grisly end unless Melienda can outwit the beast that can devour her life force – the only way an immortal can truly die.It’s raining in Port Isabel and everyone’s indoors except Larry Monkey, a brilliant young chimp deeply troubled by the past. He wanders the winding laneways of the old stone town to be alone. And it’s a good thing, because trouble’s brewing and he might be the only one able to stop it. Flossy Fairweather, a remarkable girl with courage beyond her years, has seen something lurking in the shadows too and goes to investigate, sword in hand. It could be a trap and if the pirates are back they’ll want revenge. But Flossy’s not afraid because she’s amongst friends, mostly anyway.By the end of the next ice age, all that remains of the once great, world-spanning human civilisation are myths and ancient, inexplicable artefacts lying at the feet of melting glaciers. Thanks to the red-hot Heat Tree reefs that keep the ice at bay, the lands above the Gulf of Mexico are some of the few places still warm enough to support life. On the western shores of the Gulf is Port Isabel, a town conceived and built by owls who mysteriously vanished hundreds of years before without even bothering to say goodbye. The animals that live there are industrious, peaceful and vegetarian; except for those that aren't, which is where all the trouble starts.Mark Douglas Stafford is an award winning writer living in Sydney, Australia. His novels, fables and short stories are adored by children and adults alike.

A story of finding the love and face difficulties in the way to it. we look it everywhere but in last it stands at the other corner.Bradley Rick and Claire Wilson search for their love for so long, until they hand over to the fate. after they get married and move on with their lives, they found the love in the stranger on the other side.

Something evil has arrived in the land East-of-the Rivers. Suddenly, this quiet community of soft-spoken animals find themselves double-bolting their burrows at night and venturing from their dens only when necessary. Who will deliver the peaceful animals from this terror? Is any animal capable of such bravery? Yes.His name is Nicholas Groundhog.And the rest is legendAll readers, I need your help! I'd love to turn this allegory into a full-blown novel, but I want to make sure it's one you would enjoy. So please take a look at the story so far, and help me create characters you can root for! Nicholas is my hero, but I need your feedback on how the story should develop from here!Let me know your thoughts! Something evil has arrived in the land East-of-the Rivers. Suddenly, what was once a quiet community of soft-spoken animals, who seldom locked their doors at night, find themselves double-bolting their burrows and venturing from their dens only when necessary. Fear seeps into their feathers and fur. Worry follows them daily.And this evil has a name: he is called The Ancient One.But what does he want? Why has he come to the land East-of-the-Rivers?Soon his purpose becomes clear: to claim the woods as his kingdom, and to make all who live there his loyal subjects. It is quite clear The Ancient One has not come in peace. He has come to wage war! And for those who resist? Madness! Mischief! Mayhem! Alas, Animalgeddon is on the horizon!Who will deliver the peace-loving animals from this terror? Who will rise up and lead the fight for freedom? Is any animal capable of such bravery? Does any animal possess such strength?Yes.His name is Nicholas Groundhog.And the rest becomes legend.**** Told in the tradition of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Watership Down, NICHOLAS GROUNDHOG is an anamorphic allegory, which conveys the potential for a God-given heroism that exists in us all.

Anna is excited about turning nine and getting her birthday wish. What she does not expect is to have a dream where she meets a real live princess. Anna goes to sleep and wakes up in a new world where she meets the one trusted to protect one of the world's most precious treasures.Anna is excited about turning nine and getting her birthday wish. What she does not expect is to have a dream where she meets a real live princess. Anna goes to sleep and wakes up in a new world where she meets the one trusted to protect one of the world's most precious treasures. Travel with Anna through her dreams as she meets the Treasure Protectors. With each meeting, Anna gets closer and closer to her true destiny. Joy is her first encounter.Treasure Protector stories follows Anna as she learns of her true destiny through dreams that she has every year on the eve of her birthday.In these dreams Anna learns the importance of the gifts that she has within her. She learns it is whats inside of her that makes her a special person. Each year she navigates through the normal issues that a growing child has to deal with from peer pressure to bullying to doing what's right.

Shelly Clover is part of a dysfunctional family, living on an Island with an incredible past and a dire present. Something happened to her when she was three - an event now suppressed deep in her unconscious. Distinguishing between reality and illusion, isn’t easy for Shelly, but, only she can see the ancient evil that has returned to the Island. She must save herself before she saves her enemies.Shelly Clover is part of a dysfunctional family (not the way she planned it), and lives on an Island with an incredible past and a dire present.She has a mysterious, undiagnosed condition that complicates her life. Distinguishing between reality and illusion, isn’t easy for Shelly…Something bad happened to her when she was three years old - an event so horrific - she suppressed it deep in her unconscious mind. Many years later, and on her birthday, she’s given a mysterious book written and addressed to her. Inside are clues to her past, and clues to the Island’s unchartered fall from grace. As she starts having powerful flashbacks to her traumatic event, she is forced to confront herself, her tormentors, and an unspeakable evil that has returned to haunt the Island once again.With a fractured mind, and with help from her bizarre book, she must fight to save everybody from the unseen. The very people who have oppressed, tormented, and made her life miserable -are the very people she must save....Once she's saved herself...Mis-fit, Misplaced, Miss Shelly CloverBuild what’s broken, break what binds.Save yourself, save your enemies.

A 'traditional style' childrens story about a very timid spider and his friendsA 'traditional style' childrens story about a very timid spider and his friends.

Unfulfilled by the zombie lifestyle, one of the walking dead spends a day at the park finding joy and meaning in nature.G.R. Agent 102498 loves his job. "Collecting lives" is what he was made to do. He has worked hard to climb up from the bottom, but lately he feels stuck.He has been a Level 2 Agent for long time now, and he feels he is ready to be promoted to Level 3: Random Works.When he happens across a couple, whose son is just days from turning three, he knows he has finally found the Collection that will convince his superiors to promote him.His boss agrees to the collection, but adds some treacherous conditions of his own. And to make matters worse, a beautiful Agent shows up in his hunting grounds looking for a promotion of her own.This story is approximately 11,000 words long.

A collection of seventy seven poems written over the span of seven thoughtful and youthful years.A Poem

The famous Japanese novelist, Naoki Sanjugo, wrote this story when the 1960s was the future.A gravely ill, but considerate husband builds a robot replacement in the event of his death.*Bonus translation* Autobiographical Sketch of Naoki Sanjugo.We follow Gus Bovington through a typical 24 hours in his work life, and watch as he issues directives to subtly brainwash his fellow citizens.No adult-only content.

My name is Ausdylan Elvis Ashford, a twenty-two-year-old who leads a rather perfect life. Well, that is until my perfect girlfriend, B, changed both of our lives forever. But before the emotional rollercoaster of I Unlove You, comes a series of letters between B and me.You see, we’ve always refused to text and send email, instead turning to pen and paper to share our love, our lives, our...My name is Ausdylan Elvis Ashford, a twenty-two-year-old who leads a rather perfect life. Well, that is until my perfect girlfriend, B, changed both of our lives forever. But before the emotional rollercoaster of I Unlove You, comes a series of letters between B and me.You see, we’ve always refused to text and send email, instead turning to pen and paper to share our love, our lives, our everyday frustrations and worries about what lies ahead. These letters unearth who we are, and provide a peek into the words we struggle to say out loud.These letters define our new-adulthood, and our journey into the real world of careers, responsibility, and figuring out who we are and who we’re meant to be. These letters share a happy time before everything unravels and I lose all that’s important to me. My name is Aus, and these are the letters before my (un)love story begins . . .

A collection of limericks and longer poems about privies he's known and such privies as the author imagines historical figures would have used.A set of poems probably in really crappy taste, Mr. Miller presents a collection of limericks and longer poems about privies he's known and such privies as he imagines historical figures would have used. For example: Sherlock Holmes, of the late nineteenth century,Whose thinking was quick and sequentery,Said: “The need for the shackWhich is standing out backIs clearly, dear Watson, alimentary.”

This book of simple and quick magic spells is an accompaniment for the highly-rated Knight Blazer series of books. This spell book contains an introduction to magic and an explanation of how it relates to the real world. Using this book, you can follow a journey of magical discovery. The magic spells are fun and easy to use, and can be applied to many situations. May you use it wisely!This book of simple and quick magic spells is an accompaniment for the highly-rated Knight Blazer series of books. This spell book contains an introduction to magic and an explanation of how it relates to the real world. Using this book, you can follow a journey of magical discovery. The magic spells are fun and easy to use, and can be applied to many situations. May you use it wisely!

Welcome to Uncharted Courses. This small grouping of my poems represents just a taste of the many roads I have followed and the people, places and things that has touch me. When a writer sets down with pen and paper, they themselves never know what the lines will hold. It is a journey of one, by one who loves the lines of faded blue. A writer or poet is an entertainer, a storyteller and painter.Welcome to Uncharted Courses. This small grouping of my poems represents just a taste of the many roads I have followed and the people, places and things that has touch me. When a writer sets down with pen and paper, they themselves never know what the lines will hold. It is a journey of one, by one who loves the lines of faded blue. A writer or poet is an entertainer, a storyteller and painter. Each canvas is brand new and with our brush of words we paint a picture we hope you can see in your mind as you read along with the strokes of our brush. Uncharted Courses is a small collection of my canvases. They are stroked with the many colors of work, travel, love and dreams. Sail away with me within these lines of my Uncharted Courses.

Does Connor and Jacob have what it takes, to survive this Hellish nightmare, or will they become part of the missing?Getting kicked off of their military squad, Connor Pierce, and Jacob Winthrop decide to take matters into their own hands, and investigate the old saw mill, involving the Missing Persons Case file 967JD. Little do they know, bad luck begins to brew for them, leaving them fighting for survival. With evil lurking inside, these two Ex-military troops look to find any, and all possible clues that will help them uncover the truth about the saw mill, and the travesties that have happened there. Their fight to stay alive could prove costly, if one wrong move is made. Does Connor and Jacob have what it takes, or will they become part of the missing?

A collection of poems celebrating life, love, and the beauty of Folly Beach, SC; while also exploring the depths of angst and despair that had to be navigated to get there. Features "Advice to New Runners," "Hard-packed Sand," "Driving into Winter," "The Magic Day," and many others.Folly Beach Love Story is a poetry collection exploring life, love, and the beauty of Folly Beach, SC. It tells the story of one man's efforts to rebuild his life and find new ways to accept and experience love. Among the feature poems are:"Advice to New Runners" "Hard-packed Sand" "Driving into Winter" "The Magic Day""Portrait of the Artist's Folly Beach Shack"and many others.

This is another 8 short stories for children. Some will get your child thinking that he or she would like to do some of the things William and the others are doing. Other stories will get them interested in reading longer tales that might spark their imagination.Management Science has done tremendous and commendable works to explain human behaviour with approaches of Personality Theory. Despites, it fail explain on applicable grounds of reality. The book intends to review progresses made in this area. It also identifies limitations of theory and reasons for its in-applicability It reinforces existing theory limitations to enable it to explore its true significance vis-a-vis what anticipated of Personality precise. The book has two sections. Section I discusses about Mapping of Personality amidst available and defined set of data. The Section II provides glossary to understand and illustrate true significance and real parlance of Personality.

One day, one story, at exactly 366 words each, that is the promise of 366 SQUARED, the short-short story/flash fiction collection that raises the question "In the age of multi-novel book series, is this guy for real?" Yes he is, and 366 SQUARED is the launch of a new era in literature for busy people. Volume 1 contains 31 stories, vignettes or mini-essays, each at precisely 366 words.One day, one story, at exactly 366 words each, that is the promise of 366 SQUARED, the short-short story / flash fiction collection that raises the question "In the age of multi-novel book series, is this guy for real?" Yes, he is, and 366 SQUARED is the launch of a new era in literature for busy people. If you are tired of reading for an entire day, only to end up with yet another cliffhanger and an invitation to buy another book. 366 SQUARED is the book series for you! Dip into it, read a few days' worth, then get on with your life until you are ready for more. For January, we examine some historical events, with special attention to the weird and wacky. Highlights include (1)The dangers of technology to the moral fibre of the nation, as represented by the introduction of the electric wristwatch, (2) Why planetoids should never be named after sexy TV characters, (3) The futility of trying to change history, and (4) Equal rights for super-villains! What else have we got? A conspiracy theory here, a toe-dip into Singularity fiction / cyberpunk there … Yes, I'd say January turned out to be a good month. Volume 1: January contains 31 stories, vignettes or mini-essays, each at precisely 366 words. Buy now, before they run out of electrons!

A book for parents to read to their children. It gives them joy to know how other children have fun doing the things that they do themselves.Melody and Duncan are best friends who spend every summer vacationing at their families’ lake houses in the Northwoods of Minnesota. Their plan for this summer is to have as much fun in the sun as they can before they head off for their first year of college at the U in the fall. Everything changes when Duncan’s father announces he’s been promoted and the family will be moving to Florida. Secretly, both Mel and Duncan are harboring feelings for each other, but both are holding back. With only one week before the life-long friends are separated by two thousand miles, can the budding romance find a way to blossom? The Summer We Believed is told in alternating points of view and the first installment of Denim Days, a friends-to-lovers series by Shel Delisle.

The story of two best friend .about the people they love, the life they lived and in last to chose..GOOD OR EVIL...Kate stone has everything to be lucky. She is a smart and intelligent student. She is beautiful and most important she have a best friend Jake drew who is a funny and friendly guy. But life take him on different path as he knows something bad about himself, where he decide to leave his best friend. Kate do everything to stop him. She saw the dark of her past coming again, her pretending life is over as Jake gone and..　　　IF SHE PRETEND ALL OF THIS　　　 THEN WHO SHE REALLY IS....　　　 BEAUTY OR BEAST..

A young man must find a way to free the people from the rich rulers controlling them.A collection of 19 short stories spanning 40+ years of the author's career as an independent author. The stories are divided into three groups: Tales for Young Adults, Oddities, and Tales for Adults, and center on eerie Ridgewood, Pennsylvania and some of the characters who live there.

This booklet contains 64 limericks about food(pro and con) by Gary Miller and Lenny Everson.This latest collection of poems, our third, can be considered a grace note attached to the full melody to the first two. The title, "Scattering Dreams and Tales," was written to reflect the other two publications. According to my co-editor, Fabrizio Frosini, "Dreams & Tales" recalls 'Nine Tales of Creation'. "Scattering" evokes 'At the Crossing of Seven Winds". In this Anthology, you will find poems by 13 poets.According to the Random House Dictionary, a POET is a person who has the gift of poetic thought, imagination and creation.Let us see how we can amplify this definition with statements made by poets and prose writers. One of the earliest definitions still current is by the ancient Roman poet, HORACE, one of the masters of Lyric Poetry in Western literature. He wrote Poets were the first teachers of mankind. The poet-teacher would inculcate the highest human values along with whatever information would be deemed necessary. Who are the hyphenated teachers in today's world? Perhaps technocrat-teachers, dogmatist-teachers, militarist-teachers, businessman-teachers. Would there be room for Horace's confidence in Lyric Poetry?The early 20th century poet James Flecker made a very precise distinction in what we can expect poets to accomplish through language, mere words raised to heightened, even electric power: "The poet's business is not to save the soul of man but to make it worth saving." Perhaps several poems in our anthology will perform this redemptive role, if the poets have fulfilled their mission and readers read with lively attention.

Short story about a young woman who lives in a post apocalyptic world.In the Beginning He already existed, He was One! Triune in excellent splendor. For He was the First and He was also the Last, the rank supreme power. All of creation was in perfect submission to His rule and most supreme majesty. Not only in Heaven, but all of Creation was in perfect harmony to His Kingly dominion, rule and reign. The most grandeur design was yet to unfold even before the first tick of time was ever put in place or ever recorded.He was Perfect! No fault nor blemish was to be found in Him! He was Holy. He was also Love! Love in itself in its perfect nature and form was impossible to be retained, yes! Even by love Himself. He was perfect love, He did not create love, love was His Heart. This most powerful force of Life could no longer be contained.

A supernatural hit. Resurrected in a nightmare dystopia world called The Demon's Playground. His only friends are a fangless vampire forced to wear dentures, a werewolf that only manages to turn into a schnauzer, and a confused succubus that cannot tempt men. When the chaos starts, what could be more fun?When someone orders a supernatural hit on Jack Pittman, he is suddenly thrust into a dystopian nightmare world populated by B grade monster movie characters where nothing is ever as it seems. Jack teams up with an unlikely set of superheroes, including a fangless vampire forced to wear dentures, a werewolf that only turns into a schnauzer, and a confused succubus that can't seduce men. If he wants to survive, Jack must answer a series of crucial questions: How can he keep his friends safe? Who wants him dead? And why is a demon and his infernal Homeowners Association after him?

The nightmare unfolds as Torey makes her way through desolate landscapes and maddening situations to search for her missing boyfriend. As the line between reality and fantasy begins to blur, Torey must not only fight for her love, but also her sanity.I hope that words alone are enough to convey what it is I have discovered about the illusions of living - most pertinently, the illusion of freedom. The goal is to reach out to our horizons and live in ways as true as possible to our nature. Those that block us from the horizons are the despots of life, and they are the bane of existence.From the oneness of existence to the conscious desire to escape our daily bindings, I take a journey to the horizons around us and report back what it is I have found.These thirteen poems cover a lot of ground, culminating in my wish for all others to simply be true to themselves.No adult-only content.

This story is about a bullfrog named Fredrick who is forced into doing something he knows he shouldn't do.This short story is about a bullfrog named Fredrick who encounters a mysterious and uncontrollable addiction that causes him and his friends to change pretty much who they are.

Everyone in the city, the law, the people, and the criminals, have surrendered the Four Corners to chaos. The strong thrive. The weak hide. Amongst it all gangs fight for supremacy. Paul Ventura, a petty thief who never had anyone so much as glance at him, is forced to choose sides. When his best friend is targeted to die it is left to Ventura to carry out the sentenceA life spent in the shadows, hiding from the forces who would do him harm, leaves Paul Ventura with little to do other than simply survive from one day to the next. He finds no safety in the company of his friend and family. He gives no thought to what a life of normalcy would be like. Fight or flight prevents him from thought of the miracle of his own existence.The Four Corners breeds the disinterested and the apathetic. Pleasure is nothing more than varying degrees of pain and suffering. Somehow the thieves find a way to take from those who have nothing. This is the twenty square miles in which Paul Ventura exists. In those twenty square miles Paul Ventura will die.When a robbery goes awry Ventura finds himself at the junction point of his life. He can neither go back to the way things were nor would he do so if he could. He can continue with his friend and live as nothing more than a waste of human life. Or, through the most-difficult choice he will ever have to make, embark on the path to reclaim the Four Corners and find his own soul in the process.Read the debut issue of “The Hood” and follow along as Ventura finds his way.

Three boys and a little girl must take on an evil sorcerer in a desperate attempt to save their home from a rising evil menace. They must do this while navigating dangers posed by vicious bullies, insidious politicians, and scores of supernatural monsters. Only the strength of their friendships can help them survive.Centuries ago, the human race was nearly crushed in its struggle to defeat the evil forces of Aboleth. Led by a powerful order known as the Valier, humankind prevailed, but at a terrible price. In their desperate attempt to achieve victory at any cost, the Valier fell and became a curse on civilization known as The Dread Lords.Time has passed. The world has moved on. The Lake Valleys of Sheridan has known peace for centuries. Only, for Niam Maldies, life has been anything but tranquil. He has been hounded by a gang of ruthless bullies all of his life; and to make matters worse, a year ago, his brother and sister died in a mysterious accident that left him reeling in pain.When Niam hears a mysterious Voice that leads him into a series of dangerous situations, he and his two best friends are set on a collision course with an evil sorcerer. As the three friends struggle to uncover the culprit behind a string of ghastly and supernatural murders, they discover a greater plot that may spell doom for their homeland. Now they must rely on the strength of their friendship if they are to survive, for they were born in fulfillment of a dire prophecy: The Dread Lords must rise once again if mankind is to survive its most ancient and implacable enemy.

Daea is nine years old, loves candy, hates school, and just became a vampire. Awakened into a new world, she is whisked away from her comfortable Los Angeles home to a scenic capital city, where danger and adventure can manifest on any given night. With supernatural Gifts, she and her teammates fight monsters and solve mysteries in an ongoing battle against the Suffering.Abby Rose is a smart and capable member of the Vanguard. She also waits tables at the O Motel Bar & Grill between her shifts of zombie killing. When a strange and viscous series of murders closes in on her home, she finds herself fighting side by side with members of the VIG—vampire increment guard. Abby soon gets close to one of their leaders, Ethan Sterling, a tall, dark and handsome vampire. Loss is prevalent in this world, but can Ethan and Abby find their way, and avoid the loss of love?

On Halloween night in 1973, young Daniel Taylor was approached by a mysterious horse-drawn hearse driven by a sinister old man. Forty years later, the hearse emerged from the darkness and appeared to Daniel once again - but this time it was carrying a coffin.Weatherton-native Jacob Grayson finally has life exactly how he wants it to be: a nice job, a gorgeous apartment, and a brand new start in Chicago. He appears fine on the outside, but beneath layers of thick skin lies a pain bigger than his seemingly-perfect life. Jacob journeyed hundreds of miles from home not only took him from the place he called home. He was also running from the pain of a bad childhood, the unexpected death of his beloved mother, and the estrangement of his father that caused him years of pain and self-destruction. In the midst of suddenly losing everything, Jacob finds himself far from the quality of life he once knew and places him at a crossroads. One road leads to deeper depression and possibly death, while the other leads him on the path to redemption and an unexpected reunion with his dying father. Will Jacob finally reach out to his dying father and forgive him, or have years of hate hardened his heart forever?

Story #1: The Zombie Who Liked Fred Astaire - A zombie desires to dance like his hero, Fred Astaire, but first he must find a willing teacher. Story #2: The Goldfish Who Contemplated Life - A sad goldfish dreams of escaping his fish bowl so he can fight zombies, eliminate erectile dysfunction, and meet Justin Bieber.It is the year 2049. John Ennis, a writer and political analyst, finds himself in Medina Hurriya, capital city of Algharb. His goal is a new media series for Global Focus Report, but he quickly finds himself dangerously ensnarled in a struggle against Algharb’s oppressive regime.The story has its roots in the early part of the twenty first century. During that period Europe and more particularly France had entered a period of intense transformation. In addition to the wave of continued immigration from Muslim countries, the sons and daughters of previous generations of immigrants reached maturity. The Muslim population of France reached eleven million. Islam had replaced Protestantism to a very large extent as the second religion of the country.Successive governments had encouraged or condoned immigration, without looking further than their next election, without questioning the changes that were taking place in the world, without taking the decisions necessary to integrate the new arrivals into the mainstream population.The result was a gradual radicalisation of attitudes of both the recent arrivals and the existing population towards each other. Most immigrants felt excluded or discriminated against and many were easily converted to the attitudes of their co-religionists in their countries of origin, who in turn were conditioned by events in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world, where Islam was in conflict with the West. This novel was originally written in 1991 and I have altered relatively little in the story as it is told here. Many of the scenarios have come to be: a Middle Eastern Caliphate, the massive flight of refugees towards Europe, the rise of right wing political parties, encroaching Islam, the spread of communitarism, the retreat of the UK from the EU, and the threat of disintegration of both. The politicians of Europe and the USA are largely to blame for the situation that exists in the Middle East today and the paths that lay ahead for France the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe are fraught with danger.

They went through terrorists in the Philippines, terrorists in Afghanistan and human traffickers but God brought them to His treasure for their lives.Arthur, Marci, Taylor and Ramon had spent six years at the feet of their mentor, Tom Dandridge. They learned from him a deep and abiding faith in God and His Word. The day they celebrated Tom's home going, they sensed his mantle settling on them somewhat like Elisha did when Elijah was taken up to Heaven. Arthur left for the Philippines. Tom had trained him in spiritual things, Diego had trained him in martial arts. He would need both when he came face to face with the leader of the latest terrorist group. This group favored the traditional method of caning as the manner of dealing with those who opposed them. Their leader's cane was razor laced and deadly. Marci had decided to continue to pursue her college education to become a research physicist. It is at her college that she met Brian. Their paths seem to be crossing in a common manner. Was he the one that God meant for her to marry? Could he save her from a human trafficker disguised as a college professor? Taylor and Ramon had become close friends during Junior and Senior High School. This was unusual because Taylor had professed her hatred for men because of her drunken and abusive father. They joined the Army National Guard hoping to become snipers. It seemed that the Army's rules against female snipers was iron clad. However, a Brigadier General whom Tom had befriended showed up the day of Tom's home going and changed everything. The opportunity came with a price. The duo would have to become the sniper bait that would draw the terrorists out into the open. The four of them would have to work through heartache, uncertainty and danger like they had never seen. Their faith in God and His Word brought them through it all. In the end, God honored His faithful servants and brought His treasure into their lives.

Beyond consideration — two books in one! In The Legend of the Slave King, an amnesic slave tries to find out who sold him into slavery. Romance blooms with the slave trader's daughter, complicating things more. In The Hope of Eternal Springs, the action resumes where it left off and explodes! Enemy troops are closing in & the water supply is dwindling. Can Alban & Joan survive the desert dangers?As we each begin our individual quests in life and try to figure out who we really are in our heart of hearts — who it is that God knows we may become — most of us are given a name by which we will be known throughout our lives. So, what is in a name, what happens when it is lost, and what dangers occur in such a situation?Don't let the light-hearted humor distract you; there is deep meaning far beyond that which is apparent to be found in this book and series! Be prepared for a life-changing experience, for, you are about to enter into the fireside chat of the old king as he begins to tell the age-old Legend of the Slave King.Far beyond belief, witness as close friends and family of the old king gather after sharing a meal. The king shares a story whose characters come alive, to the extent that they dance in the flames of the campfire. Tales of then and now, bravery and treachery, good and evil, and romance and disenchantment become emblazoned on the minds and hearts of those who watch and listen.The old king teaches his people of Alban, a young prince who was only sold into slavery. Without so much more than only a name given to him by his captors, he struggles to gain any memory of who he is (or was). Because of his memory loss, more and more rumors begin to fly in the camp that he may actually be the Slave King of whom it was foretold generations ago. Aside from his own curiosity, Alban toys with the idea only in order to figure out whom he may trust. Especially when the daughter of the slaver company's owner crosses his path and sparks begin to fly! Still, there are the visions that he's having and the inexplicable but deeply seeded longing to do God's will. Will he be able to remember who he is or at least to find out who betrayed and sold him? Will he figure out how to escape from the slaver's caravan? Is he actually the Slave King from the legend?Begin your adventure now!As you fully consider the state of the action at the end of the first book of the series, "The Legend of the Slave King”, Joan and Alban must continue to face the scorching sands of the desert known as the Verdis GranSecas and the misery's sorrow that grows there. In the process of trying to get free of the desert, Alban has uncovered a plot by Decebal to use his slaver caravan as a front to smuggle odd weaponry to the Darvanian Empire. Now, above all that, Darvanian soldiers are closing in more and more and the water supply is waning as the newly formed caravan's goal to stop the war between two kingdoms. Easy task? Not even close! Now Alban and Joan need help from above more than ever as each will be respectively tested beyond their strength in their own grueling trial by faith! Will they understand the things God wants them to learn? Telling you the answers now would be a mistake. The more you completely contemplate it, that’s only something for you to realize in your next adventure. Besides, that's naturally only your decision now!Begin your adventure now times 2!This series is best read from book one and continued in succession:Book One: The Legend of the Slave King Book Two: The Hope of Eternal SpringsBook Three: The Road Back to Effulgia

54 Limericks about various famous locations around the worldYou may think that you know about the mythical beings known as fairies, but the truth will shock you.14-year old Farrah Fancycracker hates her life. Although she lives in Fairyland, the most wondrous place in the universe, her talents have been wasted. As a small-winged Ordinaria fairy, she is not permitted to practice the Pixie Arts to become a Tooth Fairy. Only the Superiora, the so-called ‘elite,’ big-winged fairies are allowed to explore the full extent of their powers at the Pixie Academy. Everything changes after a vicious attack from the Cornuto creatures. With Fairyland at the brink of extinction, the Fairy Queen calls upon all fairies, both Ordinaria and Superiora alike. Having unexpectedly discovered that she is in fact a Tuttatti fairy, the most powerful fairy in Fairyland, the fate of the land now rests in the hands of Farrah. Will Farrah seize this opportunity to show Fairyland just how powerful she really is?An epic Young Adult Fantasy that follows the adventures a young wannabe Tooth Fairy named Farrah Fancycracker.

Silence is a book that opens up our definitions of self-realization. In many ways, we are treated to an almost cinematic rendering of this search. With the beautiful and, often, desolate landscape of Florida’s orange grove country, Munnis reconceives a past that often blurs memory, truth, perception, and awareness.Silence is a book that opens up our definitions of self-realization. In many ways, we are treated to an almost cinematic rendering of this search. With the beautiful and, often, desolate landscape of Florida’s orange grove country, Munnis reconceives a past that often blurs memory, truth, perception, and awareness. As the narrator, Brian, pushes through his past, his discoveries illuminate the roles each of us play in a family. And when Brian journeys through his past, we are face to face with the surreal and sensory imagery of this family’s life. The cattails, dead birds, and diesel fuel smells surrounding a boy’s life in Titusville make an impressionistic effect while the clear and unadorned realizations of Munnis’ narrator take us to a place of understanding: hatred wrapped in love, misunderstanding and shame masked in silence, love and tenderness in small kindnesses. Complicating this cinematic cycle of poems is the pressure of a family negotiating a life of power, money, and violent tendencies. As dramatic tensions rise in many sections of these poems, the awareness of what these tensions mean rises alongside the pivotal events where race, memory, sex, love, and loss merge. We cannot look away. If we need a word for this inevitability and its power to draw us in, it would be destiny. And in these poems as we travel with narrator, we meet his destiny and the inevitable pursuit and renegotiation of the past.—Wynn Yarbrough, Ph.D, teaches Creative Writing at the University of the District of Columbia. He is also the author of A Boy’s Life (Pessoa Press, 2011) and a critical work, Masculinity in Children’s Animal Stories, 1888-1928: A Critical Study of Anthropomorphic Tales by Wilde, Kipling, Potter, Grahame, and Milne (McFraland Press, 2011).

A black eye patch and jagged scar do not make for the perfect undercover spy or a perfect husband. So in the middle of the game, Orson Platt decides that he needs to change the parameters. He hatches a plan to find the perfect mate, someone who could not only tolerate his behavior, but also provide the incentive to create the perfect spy, a practical spy for all seasons.Much feared and never married, disfigured by unsightly scars, Orson Platt sometimes thought he had the soul of a butterfly masked by a rough exterior and ruthless behavior. Midlife found him thinking about his legacy and thinking about how he might change his destiny. He decides he will create a perfect spy. Not in his own image, but in a more perfect image. He finds a woman who will accept him for who he is and who will help him create his legacy. He then becomes the unofficial right-hand man of the female President of the U.S. and runs overseas “errands” for her that can’t be accomplished through official channels. Along the way he encounters resistance and disappointments, but he is determined to follow through on his quest.

The Institution of Faith is a powerful government that dictates life according to the Ordus, a set of religious dogma with which every mortal must comply. But some people don't agree with it, secretly. They're called umbriferos and they only come out at night. Now they're after my son. They will do everything they can to get to him. And I have to find out why.The Institution of Faith runs the world. They're a powerful and religious government who dictates life according to the Ordus, a set of religious dogma with which every mortal must comply. But some people don't agree with it, secretly. They're called umbriferos and they only come out at night. They're divided into seven groups: the intellectuals, mystics, ancient believers, festives, feminists, redemptors and peaceful. The Institution doesn't recognize their existence and no one can even mention them. "For the good of the Faith." But now they're after my son. They will do everything they can to get to him. And I have to find out why.

This is a continuation of the 8 short stories for children. Included in this is a short section of a short story called 1812 for adults. This version will be the last of the free stories.This is a continuation of the 8 short stories for children. Included in this is a short section of a short story called 1812 for adults.

My Mother warned me about the monsters in the woods; I should have listened.After her parents were brutally murdered, Hailey tries to live a normal life like a normal teenager; only she doesn't want to be noticed. She was content with hiding in the shadows not being seen by lurking eyes. Until one day things randomly start to change when she gets noticed. When Hailey met Robert she knew there was something more than just 'boy meets girl.' They had something mysteriously hidden between them and neither of them knew what it was. With Robert's help, Hailey tries to find out who killed her parents. She ends up getting herself in a bit of trouble. There is no way out. Find out how Hailey and Robert meet their end.

On the last day of the Tipton County Fair, young Billy Slater waited outside as his older sister and her boyfriend entered the haunted house. He glanced up and examined the faded mural painted on the outer wall. The monsters depicted were cheesy and hopelessly outdated. He shook his head, wondering why anyone would pay good money for such a lame ride. His sister and her boyfriend never returned.Robert Alphonse Moore was ill and told he would die within six months. The only way that he could continue to live would be to have his brain transplanted into the body of a healthy person. Benny Harris, was willing to provide his body - at a price. procedure was illegal but money talked. Robert had been told that hew would still be Robert with the except that his brain would reside in a healthier and younger body. But did Robert remain Robert after the operation?

“The Orange & Blue Drive-In touches on a lot of big issues—class and coming of age and small town America in the 60s—with care and sophistication. It is beautifully written with a strong yet quiet line.” —Juliana Spahr, winner of the Hardison Poetry Prize, and author of eight volumes of poetryIn March of 1967 a young man named Timmy leaves home at the age of fifteen to make room for the arrival of his sister’s baby. His journey takes him just a few blocks down the street, but his life changes dramatically. He goes to work for a man named Morgan, the new owner of the Orange & Blue Drive-In, and he meets Penney, Morgan’s thirty-year-old daughter. Rundi, a Muslim immigrant from India rents him a small room in the back of his antique store. Timmy’s childhood and friends cling to him, but a different world pulls him forward into new relationships, relationships that have startling consequences. Everything happens against the background of the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War, the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles, riots in Detroit, the poverty of Timmy’s east Gainesville neighborhood, and a rapidly changing world.“The Orange & Blue Drive-In touches on a lot of big issues—class and coming of age and small town America in the 60s—with care and sophistication. It is beautifully written with a strong yet quiet line.” —Juliana Spahr, winner of the Hardison Poetry Prize, and author of eight volumes of poetry, including: Response (Sun & Moon Press, 1996), Fuck You-Aloha-I Love You (Wesleyan University Press, 2001), and Well Then There Now (Black Sparrow Press, 2011)

Ella is trying to fill the long, monotonous days of her summer vacation when she discovers sunlight pouring through a hole in the brick of her cellar. Intrigued, she chips away at it to find the source of the light, which leads her to a princess who is in peril. Will Ella be able to save her and her kingdom from disaster?Ella is a bored, inner-city girl trying to fill the long, monotonous days of her summer vacation. As she keeps a promise to her mother to clean the cellar, she discovers a crumbling brick behind an old trunk. Even though it’s raining outside, sunlight pours through the opening. Intrigued, she chips away at the brick to find the source of the light.To her astonishment, she finds another land beyond her cellar wall, gripped in the freshness of spring. In the land of Neo, she makes new, unusual friends, discovers breathtaking beauty, and learns of Kosmeo who will guide and direct her during all of her adventures.She discovers Kosmeo has brought her here for a purpose. Princess Onyma must choose a suitor who will eventually rule all of Neo. Many of the citizens of Neo are threatened during this perilous time of choice between good and evil. Can Ella save this beautiful kingdom from disaster?THE CRUMBLING BRICK is in the tradition of C.S. Lewis's and George MacDonald's fairy tales.

Lydia Phillips has been assigned to oversee a Christian book to be written for her book publishing employer. The only problem is that she hates Christian books and the people that read them. Motivated by pride and professionalism, she sets out to complete the tasks connected to the project, and before it's finished, she finds herself on an unexpected spritual journey of her own.Lydia Phillips has a degree in comparative literature and she thought she had found a dream job at a publishing company, but it hasn't quite worked out that way. Her boss is out of touch, and new ideas are routinely ignored. Suddenly, she is commissioned to oversee the compilation of a Christian self-help book, even though she has no faith background of her own. She needs to research the industry, interview potential authors, and navigate company policies just to get the book started. An unlikely friends helps her on her way, and the whole process becomes a kind of spiritual journey for her. In the narrative spirituality genre, like The Shack and A New Kind of Christian, A Pie Plate Pilgrimage invites you on a journey of progress and decline, of tearing down and building up, and of asking and discovering.

A young American on holiday in Rome attends a mass at the Vatican. When a crippled woman experiences a miraculous cure at his hands, he is elected pope. He then sets out to liberalize the church -- a dangerous course of action considering the Vatican intrigue swirling around him.A young American man named Justin is on holiday in Rome where he attends a mass at the Vatican. He picks up a crippled woman who has fallen in the aisle near his pew, and she seems to undergo a miraculous cure. Is it a sign from above? With the help of a powerful cardinal, Justin is elected pope. Renamed Pope Leo XIV, he sets out to liberalize the church -- a dangerous course of action considering that cardinals, bishops, tradition and even murderers are arrayed against him and his helpmate, an attractive nun.

Before the Spanish Armada set sail to conquer England, Lieutenant Pedro Garcia showed up in Spain, pawning himself off as an officer of the King. Garcia in fact was a time traveler from modern America, a professor of Spanish language and history who was prepared for an exciting adventure.As a time traveler from the States pretending to be a Spanish officer, Guy King, aka Pedro Garcia, was given command of Spanish soldiers aboard an Armada vessel setting out to conquer the British heretics. Garcia, a former U.S. Marine, was better prepared than most to lead his men, particularly since he knew that disaster lay ahead. He struggled to return his men safely to Spain, and then returned to modern-day America with a motley crew of antique Spanish and British officers. His final choice: To live his life in ancient Spain or in present-day U.S.A.?

As you fully consider the state of the action at the end of "The Legend of the Slave King", you'll remember that Joan & Alban face the scorching sands of the desert & the misery's sorrow that grow there. Above all that, Darvanian soldiers are closing in & the water supply is waning. Now Alban & Joan need more divine help as each will be gruelingly tested — perhaps beyond their breaking points!As you fully consider the state of the action at the end of the first book of the series, "The Legend of the Slave King”, Joan and Alban must continue to face the scorching sands of the desert known as the Verdis GranSecas and the misery's sorrow that grows there. In the process of trying to get free of the desert, Alban has uncovered a plot by Decebal to use his slaver caravan as a front to smuggle odd weaponry to the Darvanian Empire. Now, above all that, Darvanian soldiers are closing in more and more and the water supply is waning as the newly formed caravan's goal to stop the war between two kingdoms. Easy task? Not even close! Now Alban and Joan need help from above more than ever as each will be respectively tested beyond their strength in their own grueling trial by faith! Will they understand the things God wants them to learn? Telling you the answers now would be a mistake. The more you completely contemplate it, that’s only something for you to realize in your next adventure. Besides, that's naturally only your decision now!This series is best read from book one and continued in succession:Book One: The Legend of the Slave King Book Two: The Hope of Eternal SpringsBook Three: The Road Back to Effulgia

In a White House filled with people vying for position and power, who can the President really trust? Perhaps a special ninja who finds unorthodox ways to bring about changes in the way things are done in Washington DC.In an administration shot through with holdovers from the last thirty years, who can the President really trust? President Brooking has a confidante, a woman he once dated in college who now happens to be his vice president. And she knows a very special ninja. Together they find unorthodox ways to make major changes in the way things are done in Washington DC.