The Rock Island Symposium, years in the planning, brings together some of the finest minds in the field of satanic deception. An indefatigable English researcher, a Catholic professor, a pious octogenarian woman with many decades of experience in nondenominational homemaking, a young Jewish girl and a Protestant gangster from Chicago analyze the problems bedevilling Protestantism.A church, any church, either leads people to heaven because it is God's True Church, the Church Christ founded on a rock, or else it leads people to perdition, because it is not the Church Christ founded on a rock, it is a false church, a cult, though it might seem perfectly respectable or even venerable and holy to the deluded, to the cultists who have been led astray.If either the Roman Catholic Church or the Eastern Orthodox Church is God's True Church, how could Protestantism make any sense? If both Rome and Eastern Orthodoxy lead people to perdition, if both have fallen away from the True Faith, if neither one is God's True Church, then Protestantism has a chance of making sense. The Symposium examines some arguments for and against the Protestant sects under the cross. Views: 844
* Grace Paulson’s train wreck of a personal life takes a turn for the better when the elementary school teacher meets a gifted artisan whose handmade jewelry boxes are featured at the local museum. Well-versed in nineteenth century Russian literature, Carl Solomon also happens to be the school janitor.* Grace Paulson’s train wreck of a personal life takes a turn for the better when the elementary school teacher meets a gifted artisan whose handmade jewelry boxes are featured at the local museum. Well-versed in nineteenth century Russian literature, Carl Solomon also happens to be the school janitor.* Following his divorce, Dr. Stanley Gilford, chief of cardiology at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, restructured his life on the guiding principle of maximum gain, minimum pain. So what is the well-heeled doctor doing with Ruby, a high school dropout and waitress at the local greasy spoon, and what are his options visa vie the pallid, five year old boy whose damaged heart beats in three-four time?* A year out of high school, Clarissa, who couldn't even score a date for the senior prom, is into tantric sex, Pablo Neruda and orgasms bordering on divine rapture. And she's still a virgin!* While studing to become a rabbi at a yeshivah in Jersusalem, Peter Ostrowski witnesses a senseless act of violence that causes him to abandon the religious life. When he stumbles across the writings of Leo Pinsker, an equally disaffected seventeenth century, Polish Jew, Peter grasps what needs to be done to salvage his fractured humanity.These are just a few of the situations you will find in this collection of bittersweet short stories, where the characters struggle to manage their lives in a user-unfriendly universe. Views: 843
Tales about space, robots, aliens, and astronauts for children.This book is a collection of 3 short stories about outer space, aliens, astronauts, and robots. Each story using science fiction to teach a valuable life lesson. The protagonists include children, a hotshot astronaut, a weird looking alien, and a homemade robot. Views: 843
When Kacey and her two friends Ava and Emma decided to go to Florida for their Spring Break, they weren’t expecting to find themselves in the middle of a mystery. The girls go surfing, ride roller coasters, and make a new friend named Tanya. After Tanya is accused of stealing from guests at the five-star resort where the girls are staying, Kacey and her friends investigate to solve the mystery.When Kacey and her two friends Ava and Emma decided to go to Florida for their Spring Break, they weren’t expecting to find themselves in the middle of a mystery. Besides making two daring rescues, the girls also find time to go surfing, ride roller coasters, and make a new friend named Tanya. After Tanya is accused of stealing from guests at the five-star resort where the girls are staying, Kacey shares her faith in God to encourage her. Kacey and her friends investigate to solve the mystery of the hotel bandits. Who is stealing from guests at the hotel, and how are they doing it? The girls’ boyfriends step in to help, and one of them reveals a surprise. Views: 843
When Laurie’s younger sister announces she’s getting married in seven weeks, Laurie is forced to confront the fact that her life is lame; 29, single, working the night shift at a call centre, and still begging the literary agent she’s been working for as an unpaid intern to read her manuscript. Step 1 in taking charge of her life? Find a boyfriend.Laurie Barker is 29, single, and dreams of being a published author. So she doesn't mind that she currently dedicates her time to being an unpaid slave to a literary agent while spending her nights working in a call centre to pay the bills, much. But when her younger sister announces she's getting married in seven weeks, Laurie has a problem: she has seven weeks to perfect her life. Step one of this is to find a boyfriend so she doesn't have to admit to her family that not only isn't she dating famous author Timothy Farren, she hasn't even met him. The only solution appears to be online dating. And after all, how much worse could her life get?Over 12 episodes follow Laurie as she takes charge of her life, only to find it slipping more out of control. Views: 843
Everyone has heard of the mysterious and utterly frightening legends that surround cryptids, monsters, and villains - but what do these beings do during their regular day-to-day lives? The Humdrum Lives of Cryptids, Monsters, and Villains hilariously details what a zombie does at an outdoor music festival, how Bigfoot starts a blog, how a minotaur orders pizza to the labyrinth - and much more!The fantastic, intriguing, and exciting stories and legends of mysterious creatures and their enigmatic habits have been well documented and retold over and over for millennia… But what do these critters do during a regular day in their lives? It almost seems as though their normal lives are even more mysterious than their legendary brushes with mankind. For instance, how does Bigfoot fare during a trip to the grocery store? Can the Loch Ness Monster deal with customer service representatives long enough to get her rockin’ custom made electric guitar replaced? Are mummies able to adequately replace broken air conditioning units and interpret text messages from their estranged ex-girlfriends? Can the robot that the Loch Ness Monster built to simplify her life adequately perform stand-up comedy and survive being launched into space? The Humdrum Lives of Cryptids, Monsters, and Villains examines these scenarios and many more! No longer will the day-to-day activities of these creatures remain shrouded in mystery. This collection of thirteen original short stories includes: Bigfoot: A Trip to the Grocery Store Zombie: Attending an Outdoor Music Festival Loch Ness Monster: Ordering an Electric Guitar Mummy: Repairing an Air Conditioner Werewolf: Opening A Café Mermaid: Replacing a VCR Centaur: A Subpar Vacation Experience Minotaur: Ordering a Pizza to the Labyrinth Bigfoot: Starting a Blog A Day in the Afterlife of Bigfoot’s Ghost: Renewing a Library Card Some Ado About Literally Everything: A Play by William Snakespeare The Robot Loch Ness Monster: Trying Stand-Up Comedy Again Dragon: Selected for Jury Duty Views: 843
Aidan Spencer walked away from his family and his friends when the woman he'd loved since childhood died while attempting to kill his best friends wife. Aidan had chosen to save another and in doing so had lost Cassie. For over a year, he's been isolated from everyone he loves until a family emergency brings him back home. When he meets a woman along the way whose problems are more dire than his own, he must decide if he's strong enough to fight for the woman he's falling in love with knowing there's no promise of a tomorrow for them. Views: 843
When Kirsty is attacked on her doorstep after returning from a party, she is left to wonder who is responsible, and why. A short story of approximately 8,000 words.Herein are selected poems by J. Berchman Bernard Stewart. These poems were created over ten years in relative isolation; hence, this is the first public exhibition of Mr. Stewart's poetry.Most of the works took 1,000-6,000 hours, yet a few fell like ink drops from the pen and appear here almost unaltered from their original drafts.They range from "closed form", metered, to looser internal rhyme. They are in all styles, from imagist to jazz. Some are romantic, some solemn, some a bit silly, and one a touch scary.These works are concise and speak clearly.Above all else, the goal of this poet is to move the reader with "a thing of beauty," which "is joy forever." Views: 843
A Story of a young girl who came out of all odds to walk in the path she wants to go.A Story of a young girl who came out of all odds to walk in the path she wants to go. Domestic violence, Rape, Child abuse - If you are the one who is going through any kind of abuse or struggle, know that sometimes, the "right someone" could be you to help you. Find your strength, you have the power to end it. Stay strong you will make it through. Much love to you. Best wishes. Views: 843
**New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh continues her Rock Kiss series with a hot, sweet, emotional contemporary romance about love and forgiveness…**
After a lifetime of longing for a real family, Sarah Smith thought she’d finally found her home with rock star Abe Bellamy, even if she knew Abe didn’t love her the way she loved him. But their brief relationship, filled with tragedy and heartache, nearly destroyed her. Alone, emotions in turmoil, and already shaky self-esteem shattered, Sarah struggles to pick up the pieces in the wake of their divorce.
Abe knows he’s to blame for the end of his marriage. Caught in a web of painful memories, he pushed away the best thing in his life – the sexy, smart woman he adores – breaking them both in the process. Then fate throws him a second chance to get things right, to prove to Sarah that she means everything to him. Abe desperately wants that second chance at love...even if he knows he doesn’t deserve it.
But can he convince Sarah – now strong and independent without him – to risk her wounded heart one more time? Views: 842
Life is in two parts: who you were before you met her, and who you are after.
A documentary crew discover a mysterious young women living alone in the mountains of West Cork. Strikingly beautiful she has an extraordinary talent for mimickry, like the famous Australian Lyrebird. The crew, fascinated, make her the subject of her story, and bestow the nickname upon her.
When they leave, they take Lyrebird with them back to the city. But as she leaves behind her peaceful life to learn about a new world, is she also leaving behind a part of herself? For her new friend Solomon the answer isn’t clear. When you find a rare and precious thing, should you share it – or protect it… Views: 842
Isabella Anders just found out Lynn and her dad want to send her to a reform school. But with the help of Grandma Stephy, Isa’s dad agrees to let her move in with her grandma.
Isa is more than relieved to be moving out. And after going on an unofficial date with Kyler, she wonders if maybe her life is starting to turn around. But then she discovers the truth about what really happened to her mother.
Not ready to fully accept that her mother is a murderer, Isa turns to Kai for help. Kai is more than willing to help, but to protect Isa, he keeps some of the more brutal details about her mother’s case to himself until he can find out more.
But when a mysterious blue car starts showing up everywhere, and Isa receives a threatening text message from an unknown caller, Kai realizes someone is dead set on destroying Isa. And he might not be able to protect her. Views: 842
War rages everywhere and Morgan is caught in the middle in the haunting conclusion of The Internment Chronicles, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Chemical Garden trilogy.
The city is falling out of the sky…
Morgan always thought it was just a saying. A metaphor. The words of the dying. But as they look up at the floating island that was their home, Pen and Morgan make a horrible discovery—Internment is sinking.
And it’s all Morgan’s fault.
Corrupted from the inside by one terrible king and assailed from the outside for precious resources by another, Internment could be destroyed because Morgan couldn’t keep a secret. As two wars become one, Morgan must find a way to bring her two worlds together to stop the kings that wage them…
Or face the furthest fall yet. Views: 842
Episode 16, Nanotroopers. Red Hammer’s melting the ice caps, menacing cities worldwide. ANAD doesn’t work right but Johnny Winger develops a relationship with Doc II, nanobotic essence of old Doc Frost. The cartel has a new device called a pulser. A mission to Antarctica fails to stop the threat. The nanotroopers assault a major cartel base but the mission stalls when Doc II is compromised.Episode 16, Nanotroopers. The Red Hammer cartel is using their own nanobotic swarms to melt the ice caps and alter the atmosphere. They’re doing this at the behest of their alien benefactors so the cartel will continue to have access to the aliens’ archives. The nanotroopers are assigned a mission to confront the enemy swarms in the Antarctic. ANAD isn’t working right but Johnny Winger has developed a relationship with Doc II, the nanobotic essence of old Doc Frost. The mission fails when Doc II isn’t quite up to the task. Worse, the cartel has a new device, called a pulser, that can create swarms at great distances or corrupt existing swarms remotely. Doc II has an idea: use killsats in orbit around Earth to contain Red Hammer. But when the pulser is used to create swarms aboard several killsats and the cartel takes command of them, cities around the world are threatened with a new ultimatum: pay up and allow the cartel a free hand, or else. The source of the pulser waves is traced back to the Red Hammer base in Hong Kong. Now a desperate assault is mounted against the cartel base but the mission stalls when Doc II is nearly obliterated by the new weapon. Winger and his nanotroopers have to fall back on an unreliable ANAD in an attempt to locate and destroy this new weapon, before the cartel lays waste to scores of cities. Views: 842
A post-apocalyptic horror story, creatures surviving in the ruins of a blasted city and a woman desperate enough to make contact with them...An absolutely terrifying tale, set in an unnamed city, some months after much of it was destroyed in an atomic blast.The survivors rake through the rubble for necessities, fight off disease, radiation and each other to make it through each day. But some are worse off than others. There are things in the ruins, human-shaped but of an entirely different species, competing for the same food, medicine, water. And you wouldn't want to meet them after dark... Views: 842
