Two hard-drinking hoboes have no idea that they are on a divine mission when they meet up with each other on a train to Midvale. But what begins in a small Midwestern town facing tough times soon blossoms into a worldwide event that will make you laugh a lot, cry a little and will surely give you pause for thought.The alleyway behind Guthrie's mercantile store and Fast Eddie's motorcycle shop is probably the last place you would ever expect to see the Light of the Lord. But that's where Abraham and Shorty, two hard-drinking hoboes, come face to face with it during one of their celebrations of life. The unsettling event happens shortly after they find themselves drawn to the small town of Midvale in the bible belt of the Midwest. The party is well under way at the time of the appearance. The two men have a couple of bottles of wine happily warming their innards and blurring their minds when the great light with a rumbling voice blossoms through the brick wall and tells them how displeased it is with their actions. "Cleanse yourselves," it orders then promptly melts back into the wall leaving the newly acquainted buddies alone and bewildered and trying hard to figure out why the Lord would be singling them out. The light is the method that Host, God's right hand man, chooses to set up the miracle he has been put in charge of introducing to the world. Abraham and Shorty are the two earthly emissaries God assigns to help Host complete the task. But in the beginning stages, Abe and Shorty are literally in the dark. They don't know anything about the plan. All they know is that a tremendous light, which they suspect is God, has told them to get themselves cleaned up. They take that to mean a shower and a change of clothes which they get busy on taking care of right away.They are back in the Lord's alley a few nights later, sober, bathed and sporting a new set of clothes from the Salvation Army store. They are feeling good about themselves and ready to show God how well they have followed his orders. "Do ya think we ought to tell Him we're ready?" Shorty whispers as they sit in the dark alley waiting for the Lord to smile down on them."Maybe we should, seeing as how we didn't have an appointment and all," Abe answers."How do you think we ought to do it?""I guess we just call out.""That ought to work," the little Irishman agrees.Having decided on the approach, in unison, they make the call, "Oh, Lord, we're here."When that doesn't bring the Light of the Lord, they raise their voices and yell it out again, "We're here, Lord!" The light flashes on after a moment or two but it's not the Lord's light, it's the twin beams of the local law's flashlights that come racing down the alley. Within minutes, the two godforsaken vagrants are being hauled off to spend the rest of the night in jail.And that is just the beginning of the troubles our two newly appointed apostles have in store for them as Host goes about finalizing the arrangements and getting the miracle up and running. The little town of Midvale, and the world for that matter, will never be the same. Views: 293
THERE were a many singers on the hill-top. They twittered in the gorse; they whistled from the old hawthorn tree, amid the white may; they sprang to heaven, shaking off melody in their flight; and one, russet-clad, lay at his length against the green slope, murmuring English in his throat. Views: 293
Albert the Queen's Cat makes a Christmas wish to visit his family in Norway and will his wish come true? Follow his adventure in this brand new story from author David Rossmaur.Albert the Queen's Cat makes a Christmas wish to visit his family in Norway and will his wish come true? Follow his adventure in this brand new story from author David Rossmaur. More informationWhen Queen Beatrice visits the royal family of Norway, she receives a lovely surprise gift, a cute fluffy kitten. She names the kitten Albert and brings him home to live in the palace. As Albert grows up he gets into all kinds of trouble. Albert has many friends at the palace, including Isabelle the Chambermaid, Gerard the Butler, Angus the Chauffeur, Norman the Grenadier Guard, Princess Sophie, Prince Nicholas and his best friend Sergeant Major, the Magpie. Albert travels to lots of lovely places with the Queen, meets lots of nice people and some not so nice. If Albert does not like you, then watch out. His favourite trick is rubbing his paws on the carpet and giving you a nasty electric shock, which can be painful. Albert loves to roll in smelly horse poo and it’s usually left to Isabelle to bath him before the Queen finds out. Life is good at the palace and Albert makes the most of his position as The Queen’s Cat. Views: 293
Caleb Tasker lost his wife to cancer, but it took him a long time to put her memory to rest. Deciding he needs a vacation he accepts the gracious invitation of living in his friend's Malibu home for an overdue holiday.Delilah Ward grew up in rural Mississippi and ran away when she was sixteen, moving to Los Angeles with thoughts of being anything but the person she was born to be. But reality settled in quickly and the bright lights of Hollywood soon faded into the dark abyss of dancing on a darkened platform.Caleb is used to love being easy and Delilah is used to fighting against everything. They have nothing in common except a wildfire attraction that won't let go of them. But when tough choices need to be made, will they both be able to be honest to what they really want? Views: 293
A scintillating party. One novice tripper. One DJ. One dedicated girlfriend. Exchange of opinions. Tattoos. Enhanced vision. And suddenly there are 7 other men, who have other views about the human spirit of freedom and thought, and in succession make some life altering amendments to the atmosphere in the party. When the bad turn extra bad, the good become deadly.Phone use has skyrocketed, phone etiquette has not. In fact it seems they are inversely related. The more we use phones the less we know how to act on them. This essay is an attempt to correct that by offering some time tested tips on how to use a phone to call someone one. While this is the last use to which most people put their cellphones to use these days, it is still something that is done enough to require some sort of arbitrary rules to govern behavior whilst using. Views: 293
This is a true story based on the diaries of Fanny Seward, daughter of William H Seward,, Secretary of State to Abraham Lincoln. Several days before Lincoln's assassination, Seward had a severe and almost deadly carriage accident of which his daughter was a witness. The night Lincoln was assassinated, Seward, who was still recovering from the accident, had an attack on his own life as well.When I was younger, I was afraid of dogs for a while. I would actually run from even the smallest of dogs. Then one morning, as I recall my mom and dad surprized me with this brand new little puppy named Susie. She was the cutest little thing I had ever seen. I wasn’t very old at the time. I may have been 5 or so. Views: 293
A man makes the most of his daily commute to work by imagining much more is happening than meets the eye.Dyson Springs, a small quaint town, seldom has anything new. But today, the circus has come. Jason wants to go but can't stand the line. He comes up with a plan to avoid the line, but the night turns out nothing like he expected. One thing's for sure... he'll never look at a clown the same way again. Views: 292
Now an old acquaintance is back and asking for help with much needed heroics but can Pete own up to his past? On a journey to forgive himself and right his wrongs, he must confront the superhero inside himself by using all his skill to escape an evil, shadowy organization and save the world from yet another threat.Now an old acquaintance is back and asking for help with much needed heroics but can Pete own up to his past? On a journey to forgive himself and right his wrongs, he must confront the superhero inside himself by using all his skill to escape an evil, shadowy organization and save the world from yet another threat. Not only has he got his enemies to contend with, but his allies also. Views: 292
The story is based mainly on the life of a girl,Kriti, who is an Indian by birth.She has lost her first love to someone and got married to a complete .We have always known that a person can fall for true love only once. Will Kriti be able to love this man who is her husband? Will her husband share his life with her?The story is based mainly on the life of a girl,Kriti, who is an Indian by birth. She has lost her first love Ryan and has got married to a stranger.We have always known that a person can fall for true love only once. Will Kriti be able to love this man who is her husband? Will her husband share his life with her? Our life is full of mysteries , let this story be part of one such mystery Views: 292
Nine months after the same sex marriage of retirees FBI senior investigator Charlotte Diamond and movie box-office actress Brenda Brandon/Boynton (See the eighth in the Charlotte Diamond Mystery Series, Horrid Honeymoon) the two are putting on a Christmas program at the Curtain Call retirement home for movie folks. The Christmas concert is intended to bring together the townspeople of the riversidA special Christmas Mystery gift from Olivia Stowe.Nine months after the same sex marriage of retirees FBI senior investigator Charlotte Diamond and movie box-office actress Brenda Brandon/Boynton (See the eighth in the Charlotte Diamond Mystery Series, Horrid Honeymoon) the two are putting on a Christmas program at the Curtain Call retirement home for movie folks. The Christmas concert is intended to bring together the townspeople of the riverside village of Hopewell, Maryland, and the residents of the new retirement home, which has become a major part of the town. Efforts at melding the two communities aren’t looking like they will be successful, though.The plot thickens when the Christmas program’s lead actress, Cassandra Carlisle, who fancies herself as competition for Brenda Brandon for the queen of the movies spotlight, mysteriously disappears at night in a snow storm and another resident of the home declares that she has been murdered by her visiting son.Charlotte and Brenda’s canines, Sam the husky and Rocket the boxer, take charge to try to save the day. Views: 292
Jack Noble is dead. A ghost. At least that is what the world believes. Truth is, he's been hiding out on the Greek Island of Crete for six months.
Three people know Jack's secret. One is with him. Another needs him back in the U.S. The third wants him dead.
Six months is a long time for a guy like Jack to be out of action. His edge has eroded. He is contemplating leaving his old life, slipping away, disappearing for good. But Jack realizes he can't hide forever. He made a mess, now he has to clean it up. He will repay his debt.
Or die trying.
Fans of Tom Clancy, Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, and Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne will enjoy the Jack Noble series. Views: 292
Harry Castlemon, Collection Vol 3: Frank in the Woods, Frank among the Rancheros, Frank at Don Carlos\' Rancho. Charles Austin Fosdick (September 6, 1842 – August 22, 1915), better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children\'s literature. Fosdick once remarked that: "Boys don\'t like fine literature. What they want is adventure, and the more of it you can get in two-hundred-fifty pages of manuscript, the better fellow you are." Fosdick served up a lot of adventure in such popular book series as the Gunboat Series, the Rocky Mountain Series, the Roughing It Series, the Sportsman\'s Club Series, and The Steel Horse, or the Rambles of a Bicycle. Views: 292
Space mining is big business and corporations compete fiercely to exploit our solar system’s rich minerals. Spacial Alloy, a dominant firm on world markets, ruthlessly leads the pack on all fronts: exploration, exploitation, and production. Unfortunately, in space, incriminating evidence can drift around for a long, long time.Space mining is big business and corporations compete fiercely to exploit our solar system’s rich minerals. Spacial Alloy, a dominant firm on world markets, ruthlessly leads the pack on all fronts: exploration, exploitation, and production. Unfortunately, in space, incriminating evidence can drift around for a long, long time.A free novella of roughly 17 000 words, offered as a marketing freebie to convince readers that Steve S. Grant can spin an interesting yarn. Views: 292
