The thoughts and feeling I had when I was in prison wrongly convicted of attempted murder. The environment of prison is a strange place when you are not of that world. The ups and downs of a 12 year sentence in poetic rhyme. Written in prison when the emotion was alive. Now it seams a life time away. Read this book and look into a world you don't want to go into.What saved me from going mad in prison was my music and my pen. The words I believe were given to me by God at times when I needed them the most. Let the words of this book tell you the story of a man who is in a place he never should have been. By the grace of God go we. If you want to walk in my darkness then read this book. Out of that darkness came light. I met my now wife in prison and we now live and work for Jesus in Bulgaria where the people need the hope we both got from being in prison, me in the UK Rita in Bangkok. Only God could bring us together in an impossible place, prison I a prisoner,Rita a Chaplin. Views: 591
I wrote this novel just after the burst of the Dot Com bubble, as a commentary to the insanity and self-indulgency that gripped Wall Street and American businesses during a time when no investment could fail and billionaires were created overnight. I wanted to explore the immoral side of the dot-com era greed that spread across America, but I also wanted to temper it around a story of overcoming life’s hardships. Inside Traitors is this story. It is a contemporary novel about betrayal and the insatiable desire for money, but is woven around a story of overcoming inner torment, grief and life’s adversities. This is my first released novel. The work is just fewer than 100,000 words in length. I hope you enjoy it. Views: 585
When Jack Ropell joined Customs and Excise he did not think it would ever be a life threateningly dangerous job. He also thought that Spain was a holiday destination. That was until he joined the anti-drug section. Then he changed his mind.Set in the decade of the nineties, this novel follows ten years in the life of Jack Ropell. Ropell was actually born in Yorkshire, but his parents moved to Canada when he was eleven. At twenty two he loses his younger sister to drugs while he is away from Quebec, Canada, at university in England. Driven by this and the continuing strife between his French mother and his Spanish/English father,Jack decides to stay in England when he graduates and join the British Customs and Excise.After two years in the job Jack gets to join the anti-drug squad and begins to find out what the real world is all about. The story follows his part in trying to prevent the ingress of drugs, in particular cocaine/crack, into Britain.During this decade cocaine production in Colombia was becoming professional and several Colombian drug barons were making more money than many countries or big corporations. National Police forces were struggling to contain the flood of cheaper and cheaper drugs into America and Continental Europe.This story is a fiction, but only in the characters involved. The actual story, the pain the suffering and the casual, but extreme violence used by the drug cartels against anyone who opposed them, is probably understated. One thing is for certain. it doesn't matter if you are a supplier, distributor, user or a lawman, sooner or later when cocaine is involved, it will ultimately become a matter of life or death. Views: 584
This is a compilation of short stories that will scare you, shock you, and make you afraid to turn out the lights!!!A compilation of short stories from the mind of a young author. Scary stories, sad stories and ones that will just leave you scratching your head. Two young children get all that they bargained for when they ask their father for a scary bedtime story. A Sheriff in a small town confronts an evil he is all to familiar with, and much more. Views: 583
When all of Europe falls to Hitler and England stands alone, Eric Wallace, a young RAF pilot, joins the men and women of England in a fierce, desperate battle against overwhelming odds, as they reach into their roots for courage and face the Nazis in a united act of defiance.Dawn Patrol opens in the present day, with Eric’s wife Edith telling their great grandson Billy about Order of the Dragonfly and the Battle of Britain, and how Edith came to know Eric. Edith was a ferry pilot in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, and flew Spitfires from the manufacturing plant to airfields. The rest of the novel follows the arc of the actual events of the Battle of Britain, as England made its stand against Hitler.The Summer of 1940 begins with Eric’s father and other courageous merchant seamen joining the Royal Navy to escort soldiers from France, in the Miracle of Dunkirk. Hermann Goering becomes a central character, the leader of the German Air Force, ruthlessly subjugating Europe. He is hungry to see the Royal Air Force destroyed, but he is overconfident, and high on morphine, from an injury in 1923. Edith delivers a Spitfire to Eric, and he is smitten by the feisty ferry pilot, even as he is eager to fly a Spitfire for the first time. He is afraid of dying but goes up in the sky nonetheless. Eric also fears becoming distracted by affection on the ground, in case it should make him too cautious in combat. Eric and the Royal Air Force face the German Air Force (the Luftwaffe) who have four times the number of planes. But Eric and the RAF pilots are fighting for their lives, to defend their families and the ones they love. President Roosevelt wants to help, but faces an election, and the Americans do not want another war. However, some Americans, such as the young Rudy Mitchell, come to England to join the Royal Air Force and do what they can to help. Winston Churchill leads the English people in a defiant stand, as England is surrounded, and the people of England send their young pilots in the air, in the hope of defending the skies. Views: 580
What is this Legal Guide about?Applying for Social Security disability benefits can be difficult for a number of reasons. A claim for Social Security benefits can take a few years. Denials have appeal deadlines. What may be most difficult for our clients at Hoglund Law Offices is that while you wait for Social Security to process your claim, you don’t feel well and you need the income.A young pastor explores the best path for his future ministry. His worldview is shattered by conversations with the Apostles John and Paul, as well as Christian leaders, from businessmen to pastors, from America to China. Restoring the “strategery” of the corporate Church to God’s original plan in Scripture is never easy, but it’s encouraging to hear from those who have faced similar questions in their own times. The biggest, hardest to swallow, and most helpful truth he found was where the business world and the Church in China found agreement: the difference between pastors and clergy. Views: 572
The fourth short story anthology from the Eclective brings together seven writers from across genres, each contributing a unique take in recognition of LGBT Pride Month. Go Team Everybody.The fourth short story anthology from the Eclective brings together seven writers from across genres, each contributing a unique take in recognition of LGBT Pride Month. Go Team Everybody."Saving Suzanna" by Rex Jameson - As Sara and Morgan struggle to escape the ruins left by the Northern Organizational Militia's campaign of terror, they hear the cries of an infant through the darkness. If they keep running north, they may save themselves… but if they stay and fight, they may just save their future."Shero: Glam, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am!" by Jack Wallen - Don't judge a book by it's cover and don't judge a queen by her smooth moves alone! Shero is honored to serve as judge for a local drag queen pageant. When all hell breaks loose, can Shero save the queens from a disaster worse than a loose gaff or broken heel?"Gay Angels in Heaven" by Alan Nayes - A teenager learns having pride in who she is is far more important than what others think of her."Moon Blossoms" by P.J. Jones - Outcast from their colony, two sprites learn to accept that their love is not a sin against nature but a thing of beauty."Urbs in Horto" by M. Edward McNally - There are many gardens in the city of Chicago, and none are as different as they may seem."Be Careful What You Wish For" by Shéa MacLeod - Cross-dresser Ryan Roberts has always dreamed of being a real woman for just one day. He'll soon discover that when it comes to cupcake-addicted ancient Welsh goddesses, you should be careful what you wish for."Love & Disaster" by Heather Marie Adkins - Becca is finally marrying the woman of her dreams, but she’s frightened of what the future holds in a world that doesn’t accept their love. Views: 570
This is short story about a woman who buys a magic mirror in a junk shop and ends up with more than she bargained for.Short story in which YOU are the monster, as you roam your lair killing and eating all who enter. That is until he shows up.Inspired by the sword and sorcery fantasy gaming books by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. A story told as if YOU are the monster.If you read this story then why not leave me a review to tell me what you thought. Any feedback (be it good or bad) is always most helpful. Views: 569
Mary J. Smith's diary reveals hidden facts about being a shape shifter. This short introduction to Blue Magic holds secrets that Lionel will not learn, but you get the chance to know.Happy Holidays!Here is a quick preview to the newest story I am working on. Blue Magic is about one man who is given a house and responsibilities by his dead best friend. One of those is taking care of a sister that he never knew that his friend even had. That sister is the focus behind this short little story. You delve into her mind to find out what it is truly like to be a shape shifter. Views: 568
A humorous look at the YTS or YOPS schemes of the nineteen seventies by someone who worked in them for several years in what was then Avon County.This book is a comedy, but the reader needs to understand a little of the background of Youth Opportunities as they were known. In the late seventies the Thatcher Government determined for once and for all to destroy the power of the Trade Unions who they felt were holding the country to ransom and to be fair, the majority of people in the country at least half agreed with her. However, what the Thatcherites actually achieved with their monetarist policies was the destruction of the countries manufacturing base, which slid rapidly downhill and has been diminishing ever since. Apprenticeships and other types of trade learning practically vanished overnight as companies cut down on all possible expenditures and then went to the wall in droves, buried under an interest rate that finally topped out at eighteen percent as Thatcher determinedly pursued her policies.There is no doubt that this did severely curb union power. However, it also removed the livelihood and job opportunities of thousands upon thousands of school leavers. This was especially true for the less able kids who had relied on jobs in the manufacturing industries. And so in Avon County, now vanished from the face of the earth, ACYOPS was invented, (Avon County Youth Opportunities Scheme), to give these unemployed kids something to do. The idea was that they should be paid a minimum wage by the state and placed with kindly employers who would teach them the ropes in return for their prepaid labour. In other words free workers from the government in return for giving them real world experience. Some, the more able, were put straight with employers. The rest were first of all put with Supervisors in groups to learn such skills as building and painting and decorating. They practiced on community halls, church halls and other buildings whose owners were very happy to have the work done, however slowly, for only the cost of the materials. Views: 561
EPISODE 1. *(Regency Romance Soap Opera). Heat Level 1. *Ideal for 13-18+ age group.A duke buys a wedding cake for his wedding and meets his first love again. A British bake-off romance that revolves around the purchase of a wedding cake from Lydia's cake shop in York, England. Level 1: Sweet/Traditional. Available as a Regency Romance Novella.EPISODE 1. (Episode 2 & 3 Out Now)! *(Regency Romance Soap Opera). *Ideal for 13-18+ age group.When Lydia Somerville, an affluent baker's daughter, is jilted at the altar by Richard Claremont, Duke of Chester; a notorious, wayward rake, she thought her life was over. Two years later Lydia is the successful owner of a prosperous cake shop. When she displays an elaborate wedding cake in her shop window, it catches the eye of Lady Charlotte Cringlewood. She is a rich, spoilt heiress recently betrothed to an handsome duke. When the duke calls in to purchase the cake, Lydia is shocked to see her first love the Duke of Chester, who is betrothed to Lady Charlotte Cringlewood.However, Chester still has a passionate yearning for the beautiful young bride he left at the altar. Lydia is pulled into an explosive love triangle with the duke and Lady Charlotte. She has to fight for everything she has fought for. Her independence, her business and her respectable reputation. But how long before her defences are broken down, by the brooding passion of a duke, who is about to marry the wrong woman! Views: 560
The city is already taken by the living dead, but a mysterious group appears to challenge the horrors and search for a new kind of living dead.There's something in the virus, something changing and evolving, and these changes are about to get in the hands of the most dangerous being in the world: humans.Such discovery will bring hope, despair or something far more complex?The city is already taken by the living dead, but a mysterious group appears to challenge the horrors and search for a new kind of living dead.There's something in the virus, something changing and evolving, and these changes are about to get in the hands of the most dangerous being in the world: humans.Such discovery will bring hope, despair or something far more complex from the depths of human mind? Views: 557
