Based on the Resident Evil series by Capcom. Raccoon City is in ruins, and the few survivors must escape before it's too late. But the survivors are being pursued by strange creatures. Leon, Claire, and Sherry run from a monstrous creature that was once William Birkin. Meanwhile, Jill and Carlos try to escape the unstoppable Nemesis. Little do they know, Raccoon City is about to be destroyed ...Based on the Resident Evil video game series by Capcom. Raccoon City is in ruins, and the few survivors who remain must try to escape the city before it's too late. But the survivors are not alone; they are being pursued by terrifying creatures with mysterious goals all their own. Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, and Sherry Birkin are on the run from a monstrous creature that was once the genius scientist William Birkin, Sherry's own father. Meanwhile, Jill Valentine and Carlos Oliveira must try to escape the unstoppable creature known as Nemesis. Joining them on their escape from the city are Ada Wong, the Umbrella operative known as Hunk, and the ruthless UBCF Commander Nicholai Ginovaef. They are all running out of time, because in just a few hours' time, the entire city is destined to face Final Decontamination ... Views: 425
Wheeler takes to the road when he realizes the true cost of his Navy career. He was using his not inconsequential skills in the service of a war that he could no longer support. He has to leave but has no destination other than far away from the killing, as he sets out in his aging VW bus to find himself and discover how the world really works.Wheeler discovered early on he could sense what was about to happen, know from his internal radar, that he needed to be somewhere or do something. He joined the Navy and put his skills to work to keep his close group of safe and away from dangerous situations as if that were really possible in the war zones they visited. He leaves the Navy when the fighting and destruction forces him to realize he really wants to create a life for himself that is his own, without the grisly side effects. He leaves the ordered life of a soldier and sets out in his old VW bus to actually do some good, maybe making amends in some small way by contributing to the greater good. What he actually finds requires his unique skills and courage to step in and do the needful, and he discovers along the way is that he is more capable than he previously knew. Views: 425
James Joyce was her father. Samuel Beckett was her lover. This is her story. A mesmerising fictionalisation of Lucia Joyce's life told for the first time. Paris, 1928. Avant-garde Paris is buzzing with the latest ideas in art, music and literature from artists such as Ford Madox Ford and Zelda Fitzgerald. Lucia, the talented and ambitious daughter of controversial genius James Joyce, is making her name as a dancer. But when Lucia falls passionately in love with budding writer (and fellow Irish expat) Samuel Beckett he is banned from the Joyce family home. 1934. Her life in tatters, Lucia is sent to pioneering psychoanalyst Carl Jung. For years she has kept quiet. Now she decides to speak. Profoundly moving and stunningly written, The Joyce Girl brings to light the untold tale of Lucia Joyce. It will entrance and educate you. You will fall in love with this compelling woman, but she will break your heart too. Views: 424
Twenty Four WeeksEpisode 6"Seventeen"Judd talks about how he dealt with the their miscarriage…“You’re only wearing your wedding ring,” I point out. She has two others: the engagement ring and the eternity ring that I bought her five years ago. It is now a little amusing to me that an eternity turned out to be only four years, but only a little.Twenty Four WeeksEpisode 6"Seventeen"Judd talks about how he dealt with the their miscarriage…“You’re only wearing your wedding ring,” I point out. She has two others: the engagement ring and the eternity ring that I bought her five years ago. It is now a little amusing to me that an eternity turned out to be only four years, but only a little.Still reeling from the shock of discovering his wife's infidelity, Judd Altman learns that he has lost his father and will be one himself. His soon to be ex-wife, Quinn, is pregnant with his child.After almost losing the baby, Wade (Judd's old boss and Quinn's lover) realizes the truth about himself and his relationship with Quinn and leaves her. Judd, in the face of Quinn's situation, forgives her, but cannot reconcile their marriage.With nothing but a stolen Porsche, Judd drives to Maine with limitless possibilities. A man with nothing has nothing to lose, and a man with nothing to lose can do anything.Twenty Four Weeks begins with Judd's time of reflection in Maine and his eventual decision to return to New York City, to take back the life that has been so cruelly taken from him. Sometimes humorous, this bitter-sweet tale is full of hope, love and forgiveness.With characters and back story based on the novel "This is Where I Leave You" by Jonathan Tropper, Twenty Four Weeks is set after the events of the movie of the same name. Views: 424
First Responder: Season 1, Episode 1. Day One (A 1-hour Bitesize Read) New York Fire Marshal Elmore James is one of our heroes who run into a burning building when everyone else is running out.Elmore fought fires for more years than is good for his health, and has been a Fire Marshall since before 911, a day that changed his life and the lives of everyone in the United States, and beyond.First Responder: Season 1, Episode 1. Day One (A 1-hour Bitesize Read) New York Fire Marshal Elmore James is one of our heroes who run into a burning building when everyone else is running out.Elmore fought fires for more years than is good for his health, and has been a Fire Marshall since before 911, a day that changed his life and the lives of everyone in the United States, and beyond.He prefers to work alone. Turns out his Chief Ortega has got other ideas. Riley O’Riordan is his new partner, a good looking Irish girl, but anyone who takes her on face value is in for a shock. She grew up with three older brothers. And she’s as tough and as brave as the next man.Their first investigation as partners is a blast. A bomber has blown up a bank in Manhattan. Lots of people want to blow up banks, but few ever do. And this bomber was targeting the staff. Elmore knows there are more to come. The bomber is honing his skill for something big.There is no way to catch him until he makes a mistake. And he can’t make a mistake until he strikes again. It’s just a matter of time. And time is short.Elmore James and Riley O’Riordan are First Responders, not for them standing on the sidelines watching the blaze. They are in it all the way with the heroic New York fire fighters. Views: 424
You and I, we wear our wounds. I wear my scars, you wear your tattoos, and we don't forget who we are.' It is for the entities known as Sleepwalkers to cross the doors between dreams, and hunt the nightmares that haunt sleeping minds. Theirs is a world of impossible vistas, where reason is banished and only the imagination holds sway: the connected worlds that all sleeping minds inhabit, and the doors that lead between. But tonight, one Sleepwalker has gone rogue. Abandoning her sworn oath to protect the dreamscapes, she has devoted herself to another cause, threatening to unleash a nightmare older than man. The only chance of stopping her lies with a man named Manderlay. Once a feted musician, William Manderlay is living his twilight years in an Edinburgh care home, riddled with arthritis and filled with a longing for his youth, for the open seas, and for the lost use of his hands and the violin he has always treasured. For too long now, Manderlay's nights have been coloured by... Views: 424
After Taylor Thompson receives an acceptance letter to a university an hour away, she can taste freedom. Her life is controlled by a small town and a strict father. When Taylor finds a local bar that’s hiring a waitress she applies and gets the position. However, one bartender leaves her questioning the acceptance of her new job.When addiction and obsession are confused with love, life becomes hazed.After Taylor Thompson receives an acceptance letter to a university an hour away, she can taste freedom. Her life is controlled by a small town and a strict father. When Taylor finds a local bar that’s hiring a waitress she applies and gets the position. However, one bartender leaves her questioning the acceptance of her new job.Hayze Clark, the bartender that keeps the customers coming back. His dark eyes pierce through your soul, drawing you near. The tattoos bellowing down his arms and the scar that lines his left eyebrow keep you at a safe distance; his carefree attitude lures Taylor into friendship. She's excited to have found the perfect distraction, and new friendship to pull herself from her misery. The closer she gets, the more secrets are revealed, lies are told, and tears are shed. Their relationship falters and Taylor is left unsure if she's willing to pick up the pieces of this broken guy. Views: 424
Detective Franklin Monroe isn't easily unnerved. A missing persons lead from an old preacher sends him to an old religious woman's house. Wandering room after room filled with bodies and graffiti pentagrams, Franklin's unshakeable faith in the empiric falls into question. Evil and danger permeate the remote home. What happened to Kayla Adams? And what was unleashed inside the old Woodson mansion?Detective Franklin Monroe isn't easily disturbed by much and always finds the thread of logic in every case. He is certainly less prone to superstition than his partner, Hugo. When they follow up on a lead from an aging DCS case after an elderly caregiver dies, they don't expect much based on her mental condition. Her final days were spent raving of demonic activity. But inside the home, every inch of her dilapidated house challenges Franklin's unshakeable faith in the empiric. As they discover room after room filled with bodies, the detectives are compelled to investigate and discover answers for two questions. What happened to Kayla Adams? And what kind of hell was unleashed inside the old Woodson mansion? Father of the Esurient Child was originally published in Fear & Trembling Mag (Feb 2008) and was revised/expanded into a novelette in 2016 Views: 424
We begin with a body. Andrew Crowther, a wealthy retired manufacturer, is found dead in his seat on the 12.30 flight from Croydon to Paris. Rather less orthodox is the ensuing flashback in which we live with the killer at every stage, from the first thoughts of murder to the strains and stresses of living with its execution. Seen from the criminal's perspective, a mild-mannered Inspector by the name of French is simply another character who needs to be dealt with.This is an unconventional yet gripping story of intrigue, betrayal, obsession, justification and self-delusion. And will the killer get away with it? Views: 423
Torn between her family, and the foreign boy she was forbidden to love- she chose the wind.At 19, Kijah feels like she's outgrowing her family's small urban farm. She also has questions about her real father, a Faenyr man her mother won’t talk about. Growing up in Treyu, at least, being half-blooded is common. But she just doesn't feel like she fits. Then Zria walks into her life. A golden-fair Faenyr boy, a mirror to her own exotic looks. Everything she thought was turned upside down. Now she wonders about magic, and the nature of true power, as they explore each other’s worlds. She is swept up in newfound love that brings a whirlwind of change. For the first time in her life, she feels connected to herself, to Zria, and the world around her. She knows it is all because of Zria: magic and charming and completely foreign. In a very short time, he has become her whole world. She feels so connected to Zria, that she forgets that he is truly Faenyr, in a way that she is not. What will she do when she realizes they may be less alike than she thought? Views: 423
