A typical short story on two young souls who found each other written in an unconventional writing style. (submitted this short story for my university's short story writing competition and got 1st place)The Story of Him and Her chronicles the journey of two young souls from how they met, fell in love and what comes after. Views: 328
Oskar Frei, Fissure Class Space Knight and overly energetic employee of the intergalactic police force known as Libra. The collateral damage he causes on a daily basis makes him almost not worth hiring, but after saving a planet from a Varaxian Worm, Libra sends him a personal request. Against his interests, however, Libra is sending someone to make sure he plays it safe.Join Captain Charlie Crumble and his elite squadron of soldiers as they battle their way through the Alpha-Omega missions. As the Second World War rages all around them, the men separate themselves as they pursue their classified assignment. Their target? A madman of incredible intelligence, with an appetite for the strange and unusual, and pure hatred for the human race. His twisted projects thwart the team as they endeavour to track him down, and right now a pack of savage, mutated Nazi-werewolves are hot on their heels. Blood is everywhere, the death toll is high, and things couldn’t get much worse. That is until the sky rips open and Billy Random appears… Views: 328
An analysis of how the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt contributed greatly to the extreme nature of post-World War II politics, and accelerated the Cold War.On the coast of California between Los Angeles and San Francisco is the quaint village of Crescent Bay. In the past it was an active port for smugglers, but now it serves as a tourist destination for those seeking cute shops, seaside relaxation and nautical history.Part of Crescent Bay's history sits on the outskirts of the village, an abandoned lighthouse overlooking the cliffs.It is said that on foggy nights you can see the wispy figure of a woman standing on the gallery of the lighthouse, searching the sea. Some claim that they have seen her jump over the edge and plunge to her death.Two unsuspecting individuals land in Crescent Bay, a grieving woman seeking her future, and an industrious man longing to bring the lighthouse’s past back to life.But sometimes the past wants to be left alone. Views: 328
Death is not the end--however badly Jeanette Winters wishes it was. Accompanied by Rupert, her angelic guide, Jeanette must journey through her past to correct mistakes and preserve her eternal soul. From Evan Fuller, author of Mutt & Stray, comes a scathingly scathing satirical novelette that will appeal to fans of Douglas Adams & Terry Pratchett.We’ve been keeping an eye on these subjects for a while.A simple glance couldn’t tell you the extraordinary things these anomalies, these gifted individuals we call Outliers are truly capable of. And those differences often find them on the wrong side of families, friends and the law.Most wish only to hide from persecution or from being studied. But more emerge with every passing year, and it is becoming harder and harder to keep them secret. Worse, many don’t want to be hidden and have begun to gang together to obtain power, wealth and control.Gathered here are reports and dossiers from AURA, the United States’ Agency of Unusual Resource Acquisitions. Our task is the extra-judicial monitoring and containment of Outlier-related incidents, and keeping the chaos to a minimum for the sake of national security. But the job is getting more difficult every day, and if the past is any warning…—Adam Zimmerman, Director of AURAIncludes several pieces of flash fiction, as well as the four short stories:FUBAR by Jonathan WardFor a Fistful of Diamonds by A. R. AstonThe Falcon by Jonathan WardThe Beast in the Beauty by James FadeleyAlso featuring characters and factions developed by Alec McQuay and Robbie MacNiven, and illustrations and artwork by Manuel Mesones. Views: 328
In this fourth book of The Commitment Series, Billie and Cat Charland embark on a genealogy search to build their family tree. What they find sends their lives into a tailspin as they discover dark secrets surrounding Billie's lineage. They find unlikely allies in the personages of Alexandra Spirakis and Josephine Wycliffe, Cat's maternal grandmothers who themselves have been harboring a family secret. Will Billie ever be on solid ground again after she learns the circumstances of her heritage? Is her lineage a twist of fate… or predestined by the power that be? A must-read episode in the lives of the Charland clan.About the Author
Karen D. Badger is the author of On A Wing And A Prayer, Yesterday Once More (a 2009 Golden Crown Literary Award winner for Speculative Fiction), In A Family Way, Unchained Memories, and Happy Campers: Books I, II and III of the Commitment Series, and her current novel, The Blue Feather. This novel, Collective Identity: Book IV of the Commitment Series is the first book to be published solely by Badger Bliss Books, which Karen co-owns with her wife Barbara Sawyer (aka, "Bliss'). Born in Vermont, Karen is the second of five children raised by a fiercely independent mother, who remains one of her best friends to this day. Karen earned her B.A. in 1978 in Theater and in Elementary Education, and in 1994, earned a B.S. in mathematics. In addition to her novels, Karen is the author of many technical papers on photomask manufacturing, which she has presented at numerous semiconductor industry conferences, and is the holder if several technical patents. Karen is currently in her 37th year as an Advisory Engineer with the IBM Corporation in Vermont. Karen and her wife, Barb (a retired Lt Col in the US Air Force) live in the beautiful state of Vermont, home of Ben and Jerry's. They spend their spare time with family: sons Heath and Dane, their respective ladies, Kacie and Daisy, and their three grandchildren, Kyren, Ariana and Ellie, as well as doing home improvement projects on both their homes in Vermont and New Mexico. They also enjoy camping, kayaking, motorcycling and singing Karaoke.
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*The thrilling stand-alone apocalyptic prequel to the award-winning Botanicaust series.*Scientists call it innovation.She calls the rape of the natural world. Jaide does her part to live in harmony with nature. She recycles, doesn't eat meat, and only buys organic. She's teaching her daughter to have the same respect for life. When a genetically altered plant escapes into the wild, Jaide rallies her friends to pull the infected weeds.However, they quickly discover that hand-pulling won't keep up with the rampant growth. The weed is taking over croplands and wilderness alike, eventually forcing the corporation responsible to implement scorched-earth tactics to destroy the infestation.Their efforts fail.As croplands are consumed, food grows scarce and civilization turns to violence. The rules of Jaide's insulated existence have changed, forcing her to make a choice between her ideals and her teenage daughter's... Views: 328
Twenty years in the making, the artificial intelligence named Ingenium has finally become self-aware and the scientific community are in a state of awe and glee. Yet worriers worry and the government demand his containment. And yet coincidence will place him in the hands of a girl named Grace; who in her carelessness, may just help Ingenium discover his most ultimate potential.Meet Ingenium - An artificial intelligence. He may be more than 20 years old, but he's just been born...or rather self-aware. Though as quickly as his creators can celebrate this spectacular invention, he is detained and taken away into government hands, due to panic uprising amongst people, fearful of Ingenium's potential. However, his creator has other plans... Now meet Grace - A once happy soul, who has just about had the last glimpse of hope smashed out of her, from her rather pointless and life-draining career choice. Though, through a rare chance of events, she will discover Ingenium, and they will realise that they both need each other to survive. It will be them against the world...and who knows where that will end? Views: 328
Harriet Beecher Stowe is best known for writing Uncle Tom\'s Cabin, an anti-slavery novel written in 1852. Many believe that Uncle Tom\'s Cabin was a big factor in the lead up to the Civil War. Regardless of whether or not Stowe\'s classic was one of the causes of the Civil War, its importance in U.S. history can\'t be overstated, and even Abraham Lincoln himself jokingly referred to Stowe as the little lady who caused all the trouble brought about by the war. From the intro: “THE author has endeavoured in this story to paint a style of life and manners which existed in New England in the earlier days of her national existence. Some of the principal characters are historic: the leading events of the story are founded on actual facts, although the author has taken the liberty to arrange and vary them for the purposes of the story. The author has executed the work with a reverential tenderness for those great and religious minds who laid in New England the foundations of many generations, and for those institutions and habits of life from which, as from a fruitful germ, sprang all the present prosperity of America. Such as it is, it is commended to the kindly thoughts of that British fireside from which the fathers and mothers of America first went out to give to English ideas and institutions a new growth in a new world.” Views: 328
The Doom of the Griffiths by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Views: 327
Lucy James can't seem to finish college, but she's good at figuring at puzzles. A big one drops right in her lap. Something's wrong at the local art museum and with her best friend and trusty dog, she attempts to find out what. With help from her mentor, Sherlock Holmes, Lucy weaves her way though a complicated maze of danger and deceit. But will her meddling bring trouble to them all?Lucy James can't seem to finish college and seems stuck in her movie theater job. But she's always been good at figuring out puzzles and a big one drops right in her lap. Something's amiss at the local art museum and with her best friend, Cindy, and trusty dog, Baskerville, she attempts to find out what. With a little help from her mentor, Sherlock Holmes, Lucy weaves her way through a very complicated maze of danger and deceit. Nancy Drew has nothing on this girl, but will her meddling cause trouble to come crashing down on them all? Views: 327
An appalling triple murder in Edwardian Manchester. The evidence is unchallenged, the confession sound. But before the hangman can do his work, an appeal is lodged. The guilty man was supposedly insane when he killed Edward, Eliza and Lucia Tallboys. Dr Alice Urquhart must establish the truth.An appalling triple murder in Edwardian Manchester leads to a trial which is simplicity itself. The evidence is unchallenged, the confession sound. But before the hangman can do his work, an appeal is lodged. The guilty man was supposedly insane when he killed Edward, Eliza and Lucia Tallboys. With public outrage filling the papers, Dr Alice Urquhart of High Helmsley Asylum must investigate the true nature of the murderer's condition as quickly as possible. And determine at the same time why one of her other patients is convinced that Mr Dry, the so-called Deptford Assassin, is coming to kill him... Views: 327
