A Fishing Trip Nets a Murderer in Dead Man Ohio, a Murder Mystery from T. L. Simmons—The Middle of Ohio—Our intrepid crew of ghost hunters is at it again, this time in Ohio, where ghosts from the state's past roam the woods, and mythological beasts exist only in lore. Or do they?It's Alice's ex-husband, Jack, who spots a strange creature in Twila's little red car after he arrives in Ohio to spend some time fishing with Twila's husband, Jess, near their beautiful farmhouse deep in the woods of Ohio. Twila bravely tries to handle the situation alone, unaware the entity shadowing her is testing her psychic senses.At Jack's call, Alice and Granny pack what they need to help, along with Trucker and Miss Molly, and hie-tail it from Texas to Yankee land.Twila and Jess's farm, filled with historical burial mounds, and surrounded by Amish farmland, seems too peaceful to be dangerous. Perhaps the serenity lulls the local residents into believing... Views: 475
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Sam is turning 17 this year and he is being pushed towards adulthood too fast. He has a whole bunch of grown-up problems on his hands now. Like how to make a distant relationship with your boyfriend work? Or how to stop yourself from cheating on your boyfriend with a hot friend who wants to be more than friends? Or how to disattach yourself from your parents and follow your dreams independently? But all that is just too much for a seventeen-year-old to handle. So Sam finds himself gravitating towards Eric, a little daredevil who introduces him to fun things, like stealing, lying, drinking, smoking, and having sex.
But we know that things like that can lead you into trouble. Sam doesn't know about that though, and he is headed towards a disaster. Somebody is just gonna have to show him the right way. Views: 475
Jeremy Hanson is a Captain in the Intergalactic Command Exchange and on the fast track to Colonel. In three months, he will get his dream job as a pilot on a battleship but first he has to complete a special assignment with the General's daughter, Avon. An easy mission you would think, but not when you put a hard-headed ambitious Captain and a spoiled rotten Cadet together.All Captain Jeremy Hanson wanted to do was complete a three-month assignment with Cadet Avon Zadoorian and then be assigned to his dream job as a pilot on an intergalactic battleship. It should have been easy, but there is nothing easy about Avon, the spoiled rotten daughter of a General in the Intergalactic Command Exchange. Who will get court-martialed first in this highly volatile love/hate relationship in which they both love to hate each other? The assignment goes from bad to worse when the truth is discovered of who Cadet Zadoorian really is. Views: 475
Trixie is a wise-cracking waitress trying to work her way through college when a late-night storm blows in a stranger. He’s not like the usual customers with his pale skin and dark clothes. Her kindness to him is rewarded with an invitation to his house in the country, and she finds herself in a sticky relationship when he returns her kindness with more than just a thank-you. Views: 475
Princess Diana and Mother Teresa departed our world within less than a week of each other. As I wondered why, my imagination took over and this essay came to me. Though I have no idea of knowing what truly happened, it gives me great comfort to think of them as Guardian Angels watching over those left behind. I hope it comforts others as well.Princess Diana and Mother Teresa left a great impact upon our world. Their benevolence lives on in the people who were touched by them as well as those who carry on their work. Most people adored and looked up to both women: one of royalty and one of poverty, both strong in their charity, their compassion and their attempts at helping make the world a better place. Their lives represented hope, love and inspiration hope to millions.It is small wonder they would be granted as Guardian Angels to watch over those left behind. Views: 474
In this re-imagining of the classic fairy tale “Puss In Boots,” Andie is a little girl on a mission to deliver a message for a friend with the help of her magic boots.In this re-imagining of the classic fairy tale “Puss In Boots,” Andie is a little girl on a mission to deliver a message for a friend with the help of her magic boots. But when things go horribly wrong and her boots trap her in the form of a cat, she must use her quick wit to reunite her friend and his beloved while also overcoming her own fears that show up in the form of a shape-shifting sorcerer. Views: 474
One misadventure after the other brings Hiro and Soul down a spiral of painful realizations and epic escapes. With Hiro's emotions slowly returning and Soul's darkest secrets coming to light, they are both stuck wondering what to believe. When trust is shaken Hiro is left with a decision. Save himself, or save Soul's future.Hiroshima, Dark Secrets, is the third book in the four story collection. The adventure continues in a flurry of fire and rage. When all that had been safe is gone, Hiro and Soul leave in search of a new home. Their cross-country adventure ends abruptly when Soul's health fails. The misadventure brings them aboard a train, but what was supposed to be a trip to freedom becomes a nightmare when one of Hiro's old enemies shows up for a visit. The vacation is ruined and the two find that luck refuses to stay. As the story unfolds they are faced with obstacles around every bend. Soul's own secret comes to light and what hope they thought they had fades to nothing.Hiro's mission is left in the balance as he struggled to decide what is more important. Keeping himself safe, or securing a future for Soul. All he knows for sure is that they were almost out of time. Views: 474
When Gabe starts to awaken emotions she’s never experienced, Mandy suddenly begins to question every belief she’s ever had.She can’t be falling in love, can she? That would be the biggest mistake of her life, wouldn’t it? Could she break one of her most important rules—for Gabe?Breaking Rules (Breaking #1)Sometimes, the lessons of childhood are damaging enough that, by eighteen, you’ve figured out some rules so you don’t repeat your parents’ mistakes. For Mandy, that meant finishing her last year of high school, going to college, and then returning to small-town Sugar Creek to live a solitary life as a writer.That was the plan, and her main rule for avoiding complications and staying on track was to never, ever, EVER let someone get too close.That was before she met Gabe.And when Gabe starts to awaken emotions she’s never experienced, Mandy suddenly begins to question every belief she’s ever had.She can’t be falling in love, can she? That would be the biggest mistake of her life, wouldn’t it? Could she break one of her most important rules—for Gabe? Views: 474
Caleb Woolf spots Cassie Cloak. She's carrying a huge box of food . . . and he is very, very hungry. Views: 474
This story should be used with caution, not taken internally, and avoided by those who have a congenital lack of humor, who take themselves and the world too seriously, and those looking for something serious to read. This little saga pokes fun at bureaucracy, paperwork, heroes, and the latest fad in looming environmental crises. Find out how to save the world in six easy lessons, or not.No trees were harmed or paperwork filed in the creation of this document, but the author has done it again: wasting precious cyberspace with another piece of silly drivel. So take another romp through the fickle world of Foible, where a sense of humor is your only weapon against incomprehension. There is no redeeming value in this story whatsoever, except perhaps to make you smile. At least there are no Princesses involved this time. Follow an Official Investigator to the hamlet of Happytown to prevent the emergence of a Prophesied Hero, but what happens next would even flummox Prophecy itself. Views: 474
Dave Trellis, world-weary steward of St Catherine’s allotments, copes nicely supporting the small, covert community of off-world visitors that live thereabouts.Dave just wants to get on, do some urgent lawn maintenance and get back to the misery. But first he must find a way to save the planet… Again.Welcome to the world of Dave Trellis…Dave Trellis, world-weary steward of St Catherine’s allotments, copes nicely supporting the small, covert community of off-world visitors that live thereabouts.What he doesn’t need is a lazy teenager growing marijuana, an imminent invasion of lethal alien insects, nor inappropriate liaisons between aforesaid lazy teen and his favourite off-world charge.That he lost his daughter to the last invasion doesn’t help, nor do the light opera loving off-world soldiers and their dog-like comrades-in-arms. Dave just wants to get on, do some urgent lawn maintenance and get back to the misery. But first he must find a way to save the planet… Again.Welcome to the world of Dave Trellis… Views: 474
THE BOOK OF FEASTS & SEASONS is a beautifully mind-bending stroll with a grandmaster of science fiction through the annual Catholic calendar. Over the course of the year, from January to December, the author takes his inspiration from ten different holidays and explores their meanings in a series of stories of marvelous imagination. The book begins with New Year's Day and "The Meaning of Life as Told Me by an Inebriated Science Fiction Writer in New Jersey." The Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin is represented by "A Random World of Delta Capricorni Aa, Called Scheddi", while "The Parliament of Beasts and Birds" is the story for the Feast of Pentecost. The calendar, and the anthology, culminate on Christmas Eve with "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus". John C. Wright is not only a deeply religious man, he is a devout Catholic philosopher who regards reason as an intrinsic aspect of his faith. THE BOOK OF FEASTS & SEASONS is an imaginative embodiment of that faith taking many different shapes and forms throughout the vast expanse of God's Creation. Views: 474
For as long as he can remember, Alan Price has been fighting a losing battle against bullying and depression. When one final attempt at a normal life goes horribly wrong, Alan prepares himself for the ultimate surrender. But he'll soon discover that only by looking death in the face, will he ever begin to live.From NA meetings to Nellis Air Force Base and the war with ISIS. Just as James McGregor is settling down, into the surrender of the partying life of a man close to taking college seriously and ending his wild days and ways, he gets pulled into a drug test with global ramifications. The drug clears the fog of his pot smoking past, but opens him up to an unexpected future. His Marine Corps security clearance is reactivated and he finds himself battling ISIS piloted fighter jets over the deserts of Syria in a neck and neck chase to stop a barbaric act of aviation terrorism. James finds a new meaning to surrender, and a serenity prayer that saves more than a thousand lives. All that and a new way to pay for college. Views: 474
Every year, on average 23 people disappear without a trace from cruise ships, presumed suicides or tragic accidents. No one has ever come back. Until now. Five years ago police psychologist Martin Schwartz lost his wife and son. They were holidaying on a cruise ship when they simply vanished. A lacklustre investigation was unable to shed any light on what happened – murder-suicide was the coroner's verdict. It is a verdict that has haunted Martin ever since, blighting his life. But now he has been contacted by an elderly woman, a writer, who claims to have information regarding their fate and wants him to come on board the Sultan of the Seas immediately. She explains that his wife and son are not the only mother-and-child pair to have disappeared. Only a few months ago another mother and daughter also vanished. It appears there may be a serial killer on board. But when the missing daughter reappears... Views: 474
