At the happiest moment of Rachel Benson-Taft's life, she realizes that saying "yes" will really change everything. But, then, what's in a name?This is the story of Peter Pan’s last trip to The Neverland and it begins the evening Alice returns home from Wonderland. Advisory-The Queen of hearts succeeds at taking off heads.This was my final project for my children's literature class. The assignment was to write a story that combined characters from more than one story. I combined the characters and settings originally created by J. M. Barrie (Peter Pan) and Lewis Carol (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland). My goal was to pull Peter Pan out of his perpetual "syndrome" and give him a more promising ending Views: 802
Chauncey hasn't seen another unicorn in an elf's age. He's been unsuccessful to find his mate, Shastra. So he returns to the meadow in which he first met her. Shastra isn't there but Lac Minifrey is. Lac is fifteen with three years at a Magical Academy. What Chauncey doesn’t know is that Lac is terrible at controlling his magic.Chauncey has searched and searched but he hasn't seen another unicorn in an elf's age. He’s trying to find his mate, Shastra, and has not been successful. So he returns to the meadow in which he first met her. The meadow is now a park in a bustling community. Shastra isn't there but Chauncey meets LacCluster Minifrey. Lac is fifteen and has been in Barry Ding's Magical Academy for three years. He has innate magical ability and school would of course one it and give him the learning he needs to control the magic and pass the certification exam. Lac wants to accompany Chauncey as he feels he can gain more knowledge of magic. Chauncey decides to allow Lac to journey with him in the wilderness. A wilderness which contains many magical creatures, such as trolls, hobgoblins, and a at least one huge and hungry dragon. A dragon who above all loves to ingest beings with innate magic. What Chauncey doesn’t know is that Lac is terrible at controlling his magic. He hasn't to date passed one test...and if he fails in the wilderness he may be the last person to see the last and almost unicorn in this quirky but sweet novella. Views: 800
A southern landowner and his farmhand must track down their runaway children amidst racial prejudice and an overzealous sheriff.A collection of poetry from the previously published author Wayne Hoss.Includes poetry about love, life, religion, humorous poetry, and much more.Also includes Wayne s highly praised poems "The Narrow Road", "Carnal Minds" and "Lost Sheep"A must read for all ages. Poetry for children included as well. Views: 781
Earther forces have begun appearing deep inside New Terran space, raining terror on every planet, settlement, and facility they can find and killing millions along the way. Greatly outnumbered, Assemblage forces have instituted a draft and expanded conscription to the furthest reaches of space, but Major William Anderson has a different plan, a different ideology for dealing with the swarms of EarEarther forces have begun appearing deep inside New Terran space, raining terror on every planet, settlement, and facility they can find and killing millions along the way. Greatly outnumbered, Assemblage forces have instituted a draft and expanded conscription to the furthest reaches of space, but Major William Anderson has a different plan, a different ideology for dealing with the swarms of Earther marines. Instead of brute force against brute force, he wants to build a new kind of unit, something simple but effective, agile but deadly. This is the beginning of that story. Unit 37. Views: 778
Valoura is a detective, well, she would love to be a detective. So when the money from her mum's bake sale is stolen Valoura knows it is her chance to show her detective chops. Thing is, she already knows 'whodunnit' and the more those nasty Lamb kids cause trouble the more determined Valoura is to 'throw the book at them'. With help from her nutty family, Valoura will prove she has what it takes.Valoura Karuna isn't your average kid. For a start she doesn't go to school. Instead she stays at home playing computer games and eating yummy vegan food. Oh and reading her detective handbook. Valoura knows she is a good detective and has solved many cases such as proving her brother to be a massive dork (which let’s face it, wasn't hard). When the money from her mum's bake sale goes missing, it's up to Valoura to prove 'whodunnit'. Thing is, she already knows who did and she will do anything to stop the nasty Lamb siblings and save her nutty family and friends from this 'cake stall kerfuffle'. Has Valoura's sour sister gone mad? And why does her Aunt Stacey seem to despise Valoura so much? Also why is Gilbert the dog up-chucking on her bed?This book is for anyone who dares to be themselves and also who like pets. Oh and cake. Views: 759
Thank you for the kind reviews!Meet Andrew Boyd, an author riding a string of best selling spy novels featuring a retired Senior Intelligence Officer, Rance Broadback.Andy is under pressure to deliver the first draft of the next Broadback thriller, set in the mountains of eastern Kentucky entitled, Appalachian Malady. In Less Of Me, Ed Goble writes two books in one, a format everyone will enjoyIn Less of Me, we meet Andrew Boyd, a Bay Area author riding a string of best selling spy novels featuring a retired Senior Intelligence Officer, Rance Broadback, who now serves the country as a top secret General Contractor, a spy / private investigator with both the highest security clearance and the highest daily rate.Andy is under pressure to deliver the first draft of the next Broadback thriller, set in the mountains of eastern Kentucky entitled, Appalachian Malady. But Andrew Boyd is hurting. His weight is at an all time high and his self image is at the other end of the spectrum. He is depressed, and, as he describes in his daily blog, he has even considered what the world might be like with one less novelist.Take a personal journey of discovery with Andrew Boyd and, along the way, look over his shoulder to read the entire text of the first draft of Appalachian Malady as it comes to life on the screen of his iBook.In this novel, Edward Goble tackles the sensitive issues of loneliness and longing in a unique book about a writer who desperately desires companionship. Views: 755
What will you do when ET calls back? Follow the interweaving stories of astronomers, amateur radio operators, house music DJs and a top secret Air Force unit based in Area 51 as they race to decode the first-ever extraterrestrial radio signal.Taking part in the world of "So close... yet so far" a short story set as a bonus to explain something people always wondered in this world. How did this playboy wolf met this lion that was shunned by others. What is the past that started this amazing friendship.Story narrate chronologycally situated between book one and two Views: 749
Are you a social drinker? Find out once and for all.This free book will answer all of your questions. If you have concerns read Nick J's other book, "In The Rooms and On The Couch."Have you ever wondered if you may be more than a social drinker? Finally, there is a book, a Free book, that will answer that nagging question once and for all. If you see yourself in even one of the examples, please by all means read, 'In The Rooms and On The Couch,' another book by Nick J. Most of all do not be too hard on yourself. Have fun. The book has pictures! Views: 746
Halloween will never be the same...Stephanie can't figure it out! Who is 'The Phantom' and why is he leaving gifts in her locker? Should she meet him at the masquerade dance? Is that safe? Is he a stalker? Find out in in Green Crush Minis' first short story...A Dance with the Phantom!Halloween will never be the same...Stephanie can't figure it out! Who is 'The Phantom' and why is he leaving gifts in her locker? Should she meet him at the masquerade dance? Is that safe? Is he a stalker? Find out in in Green Crush Minis' first short story...A Dance with the Phantom! (3306 words)Love Short Stories?Green Crush Minis features wholesome Christian Romance Short Stories. Sometimes you're just looking for a quick read--something cute--something uplifting--something young. Green Crush Minis gives you just that: Young Adult Christian Love short stories that hit the spot! Views: 737
A children's story which relates how King Edgar of Scotland came to have an elephant, which history mentions that he gave to the King of Ireland.The story begins with a Viking earl and his men who find themselves with an elephant and decide to send it back to Scotia as a present to the king, where its arrival is seen as a miracle; its keeper, however, is sad when they part. Views: 736
A boy with a secret power. A town under siege. And a twist of fate that will change the destiny of an entire world.‘Artan’s Night’ is the first in a series of short stories serving as prelude to the novel ELADRIA. Artan is a young man with a secret. He has the ability to read people’s minds and hear their thoughts. Struggling to survive in a war-torn, poverty stricken town, he’s been using his newfound power to cheat in casinos; a game that soon backfires when he gets caught. But the worst is still to come. In the middle of the night, the town comes under seige by marauding Ha’shon warriors. Artan is forcibly taken from his home and led on a journey that will change his life - and the fate of his world - forever. Views: 726
Deep into the Zombie Apocalypse, Malcolm Kempf has made a decent life for his family by living in the woods with his best friend's family. And then a salvage operation quickly turns bad, and Malcolm has to make a split-second choice that will change one family forever.This is the ninth story in the series. A new story will be released each week in the final weeks of 2011 and early months of 2012Andy and David are poles apart. They are from different eras, they have different physiques & different friends. Yet their lives are about to become inexplicably intertwined.December 2022 - An errant team of scientists reverse the earth's magnetic poles generating worldwide natural disasters. Six billion people die. Twenty year old David - a brilliant inventor - & his custom built computer Kojak survive what comes to be called The Event.December 2057 - Thirteen year old Andy lives in Zone 1 (formerly Perth, Western Australia), 35 years after-the-Event (AE). People wear radiation suits due to particle bombardment. Water's restricted. No one gardens. Most before-the-Event (BE) knowledge has been lost (computers were wiped out & few books remain). Andy wears a family heirloom - a PC pendant named Kojak. A team of scientists (The Watchers) strictly control scientific pursuits. Interacting with survivalists is discouraged because they know about banned technologies.Andy's parents (Leo & Mani) are Watchers. The family travel to Zone 5 (formerly the Kimberley, Western Australia) to investigate survivalists' weather modification activities.Andy's family head off to locate the survivalists. Andy stays near the camp metal-detecting. He discovers a hologram disguising an amazing garden & meets a survivalist named David. He learns that David designed the original Kojak prototype.Next day Andy secretly meets David again, but Leo & Mani discover them. David recognizes Mani as his daughter. While the adults catch up, Andy hangs out in David's workshop. He & Kojak activate David's time-travel invention & reappear in Karratha in 2022.Andy's love for books draws him to the library to research forgotten technologies which might improve AE life in 2057. A student (David) helps him use the internet, & later they head back to David's place. Andy realizes David is his grandfather (back when he was 20). He also discovers that the Event will happen in 40 hours.David is spending Christmas at his research station & decides to take Andy with him. Because he knows the future, Andy convinces David to take a fuel-oil press with him & also seeds - hinting he may be "desperate for food" in the days ahead.Upon arrival at the research station, Andy discovers the incomplete time-travel transporter module in David's workshop & realizes it's the same workshop where his adventure began. Next day Kojak tells Andy to hide in the unfinished invention. During the Event, a plasma ball energizes the transporter module. Andy reappears in 2057 with the press - which will revolution everyone's AE lives. That evening he starts planning his next history changing trip - to the Svalbard heirloom seed vault (Book 2).Andy & David are poles apart, but they discover they have a lot in common. They both desire to make the future a better place. Readers with an interest in alternative fuels, seed banks & inventions will resonate with this low-key sci-fi book. Like the other books in the Rebelutionaries series, the characters in this series are out to rebel against society's low expectations of teens and young adults. Content for homeschoolers includes low-key sex-education themes. Views: 723
Hristo Gruev has risen from the grave. Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control want to know how. And, why?This is the sixth story in the series. A new story will be released each week through the final months of 2011 and beginning of 2012.The past meets the present!In this first ever published collection of poetry by the author and written with warmth and feeling straight from the heart, this book intends to take readers,on a journey of emotions.A landmark in poetry, using olde English and contemporary crossover dialects. Views: 717
Elliot Cross is the Butterfly Killer. He targets anyone with dreams and aspirations. In this short story we see his cunning ways. He stops at nothing to gain his victims confidence. If you have a dream, he's ready to make sure you don't live to achieve it.Elliot Cross is the Butterfly Killer. He targets anyone with dreams and aspirations. In this short story we are introduced to his cunning ways. He stops at nothing to gain his victim's confidence. If you have a dream, he's ready to make sure you don't live to achieve it. It doesn't matter how simple or elaborate. As you see in this introductory short subtitled The Driving Lesson, the dream can be as simple as a teen boy anticipating passing his driver's test. It can be as large and complex as a Mother about to give birth to a baby after many failed attempts. Whatever your hope or ambition, Elliot waits until you're at the threshold and snuffs the dream. He invokes God as the justification for his crime. In his mind, he says he is doing the work of the Lord. God is jealous because the victims care more about their aspirations than they care about him. God is using him enforce his first commandment: "Thou shall have no other Gods before me" to show his power and how little he cares about people's "foolish follies."Included is an excerpt from a scene deep into the novel. Relax and enjoy this short story. Don't let murderous Elliot stop you.ExcerptTimmy thought it was odd that Carrie’s Father didn’t want anyone to know about the Sunday driving lesson. He churned it over and over in his head, Mister. Cross’s reasoning for the secrecy. “Your friends will be as mad as wet hens if they fail to pass and they find out you passed because you had an extra lesson. I can just hear my Carrie, ‘But Dad, you gave Timmy private lessons, but not your own Daughter?’ Whoo! That gal can be jealous. But you know her. You and her are tight like a drum aren’t you?”That explanation sounded reasonable to Timmy. Kids at South High tended to act like crabs in a barrel. If half of Mister Smith’s Trig Class was failing, they all had to fail. Shining stars weren’t tolerated. And Mister Cross was right about his daughter Carrie. Most kids shied away from Carrie, partly because of him and his crazy love for chasing butterflies all over the neighborhood. But she also had a jealous streak that was about as green as her hair. Girls didn’t stay friends with her very long. Even other lesbian girls fell victim to her rants and arm twisting because she had caught them talking to boys or other girls. But Mr. Cross had put his hand on his shoulder in a most fatherly way. Or was that creepy, Timmy wondered? The hand lingered a moment longer than it should and squeezed harder than it should have, as if it was a massage. Views: 711
The difference between stalking someone and trying to win their heart is a very fine line. After Erika breaks up with Roger during Christmas week, he goes to some lengths to win her back.Sneek Peek:The FamilyThe cart clattered to a stop. “Bobby…push and quit star gazing.”“Why do we have to pull this old cart around for Dad? Why don’t we just leave it?” Sean knew Bobby was not lazy; it was a typical question for a fourteen-year-old to ask.“Because I’m telling you, that’s why.”“We could go faster without it couldn’t we?”“Yes we could, but it’s better to travel slow and careful than it is to rush. Look son, I’m trying to teach you, but if you won’t learn you won’t live long.” Views: 707
