This tale is the end. It is the story of the death of a person in After World. Terry and Sylvia have worked together and done a miracle of medical science. They have cloned Terry and transferred his memories. Mess with nature and death soon follows. This is the tale of Terry's death.Seek not pleasure or fancy beyond this point. These stories are not for everyone and I would warn against those that are faint of heart from continuing. The deaths contained in these stories are no pretty, glamorized, or funny. They are detailed and raw.A Death in Afterworld is a short story series that focuses on the death of a person in the After World universe. Pitfalls, deaths, and murder are commonplace and are a means of survival for others.Death is final. Death is abrupt. Death is the end of one’s story. Now these people get their last story told before the book is closed on them. Views: 310
An aspiring writer finds sudden inspiration for his latest project after watching a documentary on government corruption. After working tirelessly to complete the story, he becomes paranoid that his fiction tale may turn out to parallel his own life.I was asked to be a guest speaker at an elementary school and this idea came form the kids from Mr. Barnhurst's 5th grade class.John is a farmer but after a distant relative died he was asked to attend the reading of the will. He was bequeathed a house, land and treasure! But there's a catch. Gypsys want the treasure and there will be consequences if they don't get it. Read what happens in this short story. Views: 310
The Forgotten Files of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1Holmes invites Watson and his son John Jr. to Sussex to finally put his remaining cases to rest. The two Watsons work out of the Baker Street flat in order to record the remaining outstanding cases never publicly reported.TABLE OF CONTENTSA Family Business 3The Case of the Moving Chair 9The Trepoff Affair 19A Mystery in Ceylon 26A Delicate Little Business 40 Views: 310
Isobel is nine years old, she is running with her father and sister, trying to escape the gunfire tearing through the trees. With nowhere else to go they have to somehow make it our of the forest, but can they all make it out alive?Safe Haven is a short companion piece to the novel The Running Game. Set two decades earlier this is the story of where the Reacher girls came from.It's Christmas time and snow is falling over Red Forest. Isobel is nine years old, she is running with her father and sister, trying to escape the gunfire tearing through the trees. Civil war is erupting and the family are right in the middle of the battlefield. With nowhere else to go they have to somehow make it our of the forest, but can they all make it out alive?Safe Haven is a short companion piece to the novel The Running Game. Set two decades earlier this is the story of where the Reacher girls came from. Views: 310
NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) has helped millions to overcome their fears, increase their confidence, and achieve greater success in their personal and professional lives and relationships. Now, from the company that created NLP: The New Technology of Achievement--one of the bestselling NLP books of all time--comes NLP: The Essential Guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming.This user-friendly guide, written by three seasoned NLP Master Practitioners and coaches, leads you on a personal journey in using and applying NLP in everyday life. Through their real-life stories, you will experience the NLP strategies you need to achieve specific results in business and in life.As you read NLP: The Essential Guide, you'll find yourself thinking in new ways and applying the techniques to your own personal challenges and opportunities for greater satisfaction. Views: 310
Wildcat colonies are illegal, unauthorized and secret so when an injured stranger shows up at the wildcat colony New Seattle, the colony leaders are understandably suspicious of who he is and what he represents. His story of how he came to their colony is shocking, surprising, and might have bigger consequences than anyone could have expected.
The second episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi's new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man's War. Views: 310
childrens short story about a tooth fairy. two little girls find a fairy in the woods.In the beginning of Earth’s history, mankind is quickly spreading across the lands. Adam and Eve’s children grow in numbers and increase in knowledge, subduing everything before them even the great dinosaurs. With increasing imagination of the arts and the shaping of stone, they build great cities of magnificent splendour. They master the forging of steel and make great weapons of war. Slowly they forget their Creator, as their strength leads to pride and evil desires. They gather and conquer with war.As the sons of Cain increase in wickedness, the sons of Seth stand against them with great faith in their Creator. Stories turn to legend as one sword rises to infamy. Said to be forged by the hand of God, it gives the wielder great victories and possibly immortality. Views: 310
Since the night of her seventeenth birthday, Skye has been torn between two opposites: Light and Dark, the Order and the Rebellion, Devin and Asher.
But her decision shocked both sides—because she chose neither.
With the help of her friends, Skye forges her own path, setting out to gather an uprising of Rogues. The treacherous and elusive half-angels may be the key to maintaining the balance of fate and free will. But completing the mission her parents left unfinished is more difficult—and dangerous—than she could have imagined. And doing so comes at a cost: Her greatest love may now be a lethal enemy. Because it’s not just the Order that sees her as a threat who must be eliminated. The Rebellion does, too.
And both sides will do whatever it takes to win.
Dark days lie ahead, and if Skye is to survive, she’ll need to rely on her extraordinary powers and the strength of her will. Because she has a future—and a love—that’s worth fighting for.
The sweeping, darkly romantic story that began with A Beautiful Dark and gathered intensity in A Fractured Light comes to a thrilling conclusion in A Radiant Sky. Views: 310
A classic work of local color by Irvin S. Cobb, in which he created a South peopled with honorable citizens and charming eccentrics. Views: 310
The history of the Buddha and his teachings is not static, but is meant to be made fluid through the practice and of his teachings and values. In The Temptation of the Buddha: A Fictional Study in the History of Religion and of Aesthetics, Sonny Saul reinterprets the ancient Vedas to fully transmit the profound, aesthetic fluidity and meaning of the ancient narrative.The history of the Buddha and his teachings is not static, but is meant to be made fluid through the practice and of his teachings and values. In The Temptation of the Buddha: A Fictional Study in the History of Religion and of Aesthetics Sonny Saul reinterprets the ancient Vedas to fully transmit the profound, aesthetic fluidity and meaning of the ancient narrative.Saul, “Over a broad portion of the world, at a time during which this story takes place, the source of ritual began to change. Old rituals began to be reinterpreted and man began, more and more, to create his own rituals.” It is in this spirit of reinterpretation and rediscovery that Saul creates a visual, lyrical, and theatrical view of the Buddha’s life and his relationship with the three goddesses, Desire, Regret, and Fulfillment, and their wise and clever father, Kama Mara, originally sent to tempt him.With his description of the legend of Gotama Siddhartha, Saul brings alive the image of Buddha as the ascetic figure not yet enlightened, and shapes the reader’s sense of the Buddha’s inner dialogue, “sitting there under the tree … cross-legged, in meditative posture ... absorbed in the bliss of inner experience.”Saul portrays the Buddha’s fictional conversations with the goddesses and Kama Mara as playful, warm, and literary, which in turn successfully reveals the true role of each character in shaping the Buddha’s spiritual, physical, and philosophical journey, and allows the reader to engage in an intimate dialogue with the Buddha as friend, protagonist, and teacher.Saul, “I have imagined, for the first time, Kama Mara’s daughters as individuals, each with a role to play in the education of Gotama Siddhartha, who became the Buddha. The lore of Buddhism is rich in ‘conversations.’ Zen Buddhism especially takes up this genre to great effect. Authenticity is not of concern. Somewhat like collective dreaming, or as we have suggested, collective novel writing, conversations have suggested themselves and remained in literature. I wish to add just a few.”The reader is made to feel that they are living in the time of the Buddha in Aryavarta, “Daytime winds blow dust, giving the sky a brassy color. Concentration becomes difficult. Intensive work is not a possibility. Midday hours are times of peace and quiet, as most people seek refuge from the sun. Virtually everyone sleeps out of doors.”Through his use of “program notes” Saul guides the reader through “the imagining of the scene, setting, character, and story,” and encourages readers to draw parallels between the vivid history of the Buddha and art in all its forms. Readers who wish to explore the relationship between religion, aesthetics, literature, historical truth, experience, and individual spirituality will benefit greatly from the ideas outlined by Saul in this volume.The book features quotes from the writings of Leo Tolstoy, William Blake, Frederick Nietzsche, Virginia Woolf, Shakespeare, Herman Melville, de Cervantes, Gore Vidal, Aldous Huxley, Marcel Proust, Henry Miller, and Dante, references to the music of Miles Davis, Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven, commentary on the philosophies of Plato, Socrates, and Karl Marx, and an aesthetic analysis the art of Vincent Van Gogh, Renoir, Goya, and Giorgione. Views: 310
They have been lurking in the shadows for untold years, waiting for the chance to burst free. Only the ragged few, held together by the charismatic Connor, have seen the signs and dare to stand up against Them, the undead. In this battle, no one leaves unscathed.The day Connor cornered me in the library, I thought he was cracked. The day he covered my walls with crosses and filled my apartment with garlic, I thought he was psychotic. The day he killed someone on the floor in my living room, I had no choice but to believe. This is my last confession, the story of the years we spent hunting Them and the mistakes we made. This is my memorial to the people we lost. This is my realization of the importance of Proof.They have been lurking in the shadows for untold years, waiting for the chance to burst free. Only the ragged few, held together by the charismatic Connor, have seen the signs and dare to stand up against Them, the undead. In this battle, no one leaves unscathed. Views: 309
From Director Steven Spielberg: Jurassic Park is an in-depth analysis of Steven Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster 'Jurassic Park'. The book looks at how Spielberg evolved themes explored in films like 'Duel' and 'Jaws', with a particular emphasis on his use of horror movie tropes, audience involvement, nature and masculinity.From Director Steven Spielberg: Jurassic Park is an in-depth analysis of Steven Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster 'Jurassic Park'. The book looks at how Spielberg evolved themes explored in films like 'Duel' and 'Jaws', with a particular emphasis on his use of horror movie tropes, audience involvement, nature and masculinity.By doing this, the book aims to reassess 'Jurassic Park' as more than just an entertaining blockbuster and tremendous technical achievement, but a vital bridge between the Spielberg who wowed audiences with blockbusters such as 'Jaws' and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', and the Spielberg who explored more serious issues in films like 'Schindler's List' and 'Lincoln'. Views: 309
In this new fairy tale reimagining from YA author Melanie Dickerson, Gisela's life consists of cooking and cleaning for her stepmother and stepsisters, with little time for daydreams. When she discovers the duke's son, Valten, is in search of a wife, she is determined to get an invitation to his upcoming ball. But once she meets her Prince Charming, other forces are determined to halt her happily ever after. Views: 309
Assistant United States Attorney Barnswell thinks that he has everything he needs to convict the Bezel brothers. Dre and Kareem are on trial for allegedly violating a laundry list of statues in the United States Code. Problem is, Kareem Bezel sees things quite differently and sets out to prove their innocence in the Philadelphia trial of the year: United States of America vs. Andre and Kareem Bezel, et al. Appropriately, someone must die in order for Kareem to get his way. Views: 309
