Something came with the rain. (a FREE short horror story)Something came with the rain one night to the town of New Leeds. Something dark that soaked into earth, the buildings, the people and gave birth to something darker. Cleaning out his basement, Hollis comes to learn this... and learn something has been born inside him as well. (a FREE short horror story) Views: 645
The power of the imagination reigns supreme as a mother and her son troll a junkyard for the parts to build a spaceship in their backyard.A long time ago, Diotitus was a Greek god. At least for about a month until his worshiper-base of eight converted. Now, Diotitus lives in an apartment in the afterlife of the generally unsaved. One neighbor is the enigmatic Brangot, and another neighbor is the vivacious Tif Brown. Unfortunately, Tif has completely given up and is now a Drooler. But at the moment conscious thought left her mind, she had a burst of insight that is now the most sought after piece of information. Many gods from many afterworlds want to know the full scope of Tif's thought, and they expect Diotitus and Brangot to find out. Views: 645
In 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to a remote castle known as Perilous Gard, young Kate Sutton becomes involved in a series of mysterious events that lead her to an underground world peopled by Fairy Folk—whose customs are even older than the Druids’ and include human sacrifice.About the AuthorRichard J. Cuffari is a contributor for Houghton Mifflin Company titles including: 'The Perilous Gard'Elizabeth Marie Pope (1917-1992) was an author specializing in Elizabethan England and the works of John Milton and William Shakespeare.Elizabeth Marie Pope was born on May 1, 1917 in Washington, D.C., to Christopher Herman Pope and Florence Anna Thompson Pope. In 1940, she received her B.A. from Bryn Mawr College, and went on to Johns Hopkins University, where she took her Ph.D. in 1944. She taught English as a professor at Mills College for thirty-eight years before retiring on June 30, 1982. She was a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism.Elaine B. Johnson, in her book Contextual Teaching and Learning, fondly describes her memories of studying Shakespeare and Milton with Dr. Pope (pages 50-51). Johnson recalls a teacher who was courteous, humorous, compassionate, lively, and excellent at drawing connections between her students' lives and the moral lessons of Shakespeare and Milton. Johnson also includes the comment that Dr. Pope was "weighed down by a heavy brace on one leg" and was white-haired, indicating that she took courses from Dr. Pope toward the end of her tenure as professor. For Johnson, Dr. Pope was not only an engaging lecturer, but facilitated class discussion with open-ended questions and interest in her students' comments.Her Newbery Honor-winning novel for young adults, The Perilous Gard, is an imaginative retelling of the ballad of Tam Lin set in the latter days of Queen Mary I of England and the early days of Queen Elizabeth I, featuring a strong, independent, clever young heroine, Kate. It also sympathetically discusses remnants of ancient pagan Britain driven into hiding by the coming of Christianity. Many of its themes will be familiar from the Arthurian legends, which are referred to at the opening of the novel. Views: 645
Spiritual PoetryMy Mind’s Temple is a collection of spiritual poetry written by Kimberly LaRocca that invites the reader to rely on faith, believe in a higher power and to never give up on prayer. Her intention is to reach everyone regardless of spiritual or religious denomination, thoughts or beliefs. Views: 645
Jordan Kline is troubled and, even though putting himself in danger, travels to Eilat to seek out advice from the Chief Rabbi. He seeks advice on life and Jewish values.He is deeply troubled by suspicions of traitors within Israel, men who would kill to sweep aside all threats to their conspiracy.This is one of my favorite passages in Book1 of the Jordan Kline Trilogy.When an Englishman visits an American rodeo show, he gets far more than horse-play...A horror fantasy story with a Lovecraft tinge, for fans of the wierd tale... Views: 645
Bob is your average, successful American that has done everything right. He lived the American Dream, but slowly everything comes crashing down. His reality is shattered and he becomes unglued. This novella follows his dangerous path.Robert Malcolm Jr. was the typical American , living the American dream. A self made man, who had pulled himself up and had reached a very comfortable position, Bob was also the nicest person you could meet. Then things go horribly wrong. Bob gets a divorce, loses his job and the American dream turns into the nightmare. With nothing to hold his belief system intact and with no one to turn to, Bob slowly becomes unglued. Bob was always the nice guy and always did the right thing, even if it hurt him. But sometimes, life throws at you circumstances that are beyond your control. Circumstances, that all your belief systems cannot explain away. Bob was faced with such circumstances and being Mr. Nice guy did not help him in any way. All the stress bottled in, finally surface, transforming Bob into a very dangerous and disturbed individual. Views: 645
Sick of running into her cheery ex-husband and his new wife, Leslie Petruso accepts a job at the Virgin River branch of Haggerty Construction and takes the high road right out of town. Now she's got Paul Haggerty's business running like a well-oiled machine. In fact, things are so busy Paul jumps at the chance to hire an extra set of hands.
Just like Leslie, Conner Danson has been burned by love. But if Leslie was disappointed by her relationship going bad, Conner was decimated. He's got no time for women... although he spends an awful lot of time pretending not to notice Leslie. And she's pretty busy "ignoring" the chemistry between them.
According to Conner and Leslie, they have only one thing in common—they're done with love. But everyone in Virgin River can see that things are heating up at Haggerty Construction. And as far as Paul Haggerty can tell, the best thing he can do is hang on to his hard hat and watch the sparks fly! Views: 645
“Let’s start this place on nonexistent fire. ” “Promise. ” She sucked in an excited breath. We closed our eyes and I placed my feverish mouth to hers. Immediately, violent, zealous flashes of shimmering flames climbed to the furthest point, trailed like rain down the pitched ceiling and spilled down the walls, gathering at their feet, pools of fervent, bubbling, silvery liquid electricity, before evaporating into nothing. Elliott Gray is incomplete, scrambling through the dark on his hands and knees, blindly feeling for the switch it would take to bring the peace he's forever been searching for. Julia Jacobs is unhappy, missing a noticeable piece of her soul, a naked canvas with vivid paints at her disposal but no brush to assemble the vision. At a young age, courtesy of an unknowing Elliott Gray, Julia tastes the burn of heartache and since then, has silently vowed to her heart that it would never be susceptible to such pain again but when Julia and Elliott discover they share a supernatural connection that's never been revealed before, Elliott makes it his life's goal to convince her they are fated. He knows, if she only gave him but one chance to prove himself, she would not be afraid but when Elliott's best friend Jesse Thomas turns out to be much more than meets the eye, it's all Elliott can do to hold on to his new love, while attempting to survive an enormous threat on their future. Views: 645
Our hero Charlie Parker adopts a greyhound puppy from the Greyhound Adoption Agency. He calls the dog Chuckles and the two with Charlie's friend Chester become inseparable. The boys teach Chuckles amazing tricks and experience a number of funny and exciting situations.Our hero Charlie Parker adopts a greyhound puppy from the Greyhound Adoption Agency. He calls the dog Chuckles and the two with Charlie's friend Chester become inseparable. The boys teach Chuckles amazing tricks and experience a number of funny and exciting situations. Charlie doesn’t realize that two crooks, Scar and Dave watch the development of Chuckles and try in a hilariously unsuccessful attempt to steal Chuckles to race as a greyhound. Scar observes Chuckles' affection for Mr Bentwhistle's poodle Fiffi. Scar uses Fiffi to 'get to' Chuckles. They snaffle the dogs and hide them at S and D Tomato Farm where they are planning to paint and disguise Chuckles. However, Mr Bentwhistle being an ex SAS soldier devises a plan for Charlie and Chester to bravely rescue Chuckles and Fiffi. Views: 644
Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page.
Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perched atop Capitol Hill in rain-soaked Seattle. Fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin is fixing the plumbing, the tea, and all the problems of the world, it seems, in her landlady mother’s absence. The quirky tenants—a hilarious mix of misfits and rabble-rousers from days gone by—rely on Alexis all the more when they discover a plot to sell the Hotel. Can Alexis save their home? Find her real father? Deal with her surrogate dad’s dicey past? Find true love? Perhaps only their feisty pet crow, Habib, truly knows. Provoking interesting questions about the creative process, this novel is by turns funny, scary, witty, suspenseful, beautiful, thrilling, and unexpected. Views: 644
"I never thought I would live to be this old."In this moving narrative, Billy Graham once again takes up the pen not only to share his personal experience of growing older but also teach us some important lessons on how to view our time here on Earth. He says that the Bible makes it clear that God has a specific reason for keeping us here. So what is His purpose for these years, and how can we align our lives with it? How can we not only learn to cope with the fears and struggles and growing limitations we face but actually grow stronger inwardly in the midst of these difficulties?In what may be his most powerful message of the last decade, Billy Graham speaks to all on this side of Heaven as he covers the importance of four key areas: Building strong foundations and understanding the gift of yearsFacing life's transitions, including the passing of years, retirement, and when loved ones dieMaking wise decisionsUnderstanding our glorious hope "In this book I invite you to explore with me not only the realities of life as we grow older but the hope and fulfillment and even joy that can be ours once we learn to look at these years from God's point of view and discover His strength to sustain us every day. I pray that you and I may learn what it means not only to grow older, but, with God's help, to grow older with grace." Views: 644
SHURI GATE is the second book written about Okinawa and its people by the author. It was written as a memoir and to tell about the Americans who were stationed there in the military and their relationships with the Okinawan people. Most of the characters are profiles of real people or composites of several people the author knew on the island.Shuri Gate is a fictional memoir of the author’s military tours in Asia particularly on the island of Okinawa while serving in the US Air Force as a KC135 tanker crew chief. It is the story of the relationship and eventual marriage of an inter-racial couple on the island. Tomako is Okinawan by birth and has lost her first true love in Vietnam. She is carrying his child with a very grim future to look forward to. She then meets and falls in love with Rick Davis a tanker crew chief who is flying combat missions in Southeast Asia.Rick makes several trips to Southeast Asia and Okinawa and is TDY to Kadena AFB where he flies several combat missions to and off the coast of North Vietnam and China. On one mission the crew is flying amongst rain and ice laden cumulus clouds which they cannot climb above while awaiting the arrival of EC-135 which is also bound for Kadena AFB on Okinawa. His tanker also supports search and rescue operations on Combat Apple missions by refueling aircraft seeking downed pilots. Views: 644
Agilia is an assassin who has grown tired of the killing, and fears waking to face another hopeless day. She takes one final mission that is supposed to change the world, but an accident utterly changes her life. She wakes as Elaine, a prison counselor, and finds she is as much a prisoner as those she tries to counsel. She seeks answers, but finds love and peril in her desperate search for escape.Agilia is an assassin who has grown tired of the killing, and fears waking to face another hopeless day. She takes one final mission that is supposed to change the world, but an accident utterly changes her life. She wakes as Elaine, a prison counselor, and finds she is as much a prisoner as those she tries to counsel. Elaine is in the company of men who have committed heinous crimes, and is there to improve their emotional well-being. But as she gets to know those men, she discovers all is not what it seems. Are they merely murderers, or do they have a past rooted in some heroic struggle, where they were the vanquished in a long and bloody war? Does she really belong with them, or does the haunting figure in the mirror mean that she has another path to follow? Love stalks her in the dimly-lit prison corridors, and she engages in a dangerous affair with an inmate, but is he really what he appears to be? Who are the real prisoners, and who are those that can help her find out who she is, and why she is there? Elaine must tame the forsaken assassin within her if she is ever to find redemption, and save her entire world.Forsaken is the first book in the Agilia's Lament series, which concludes in The Borrowed Soul Views: 644
