The world is ending and Jim Sullivan is alone, naked, and without his television. All he wants to know is, "What do dinosaurs have to do with Jesus?" A humorous short story by first time author, Ben Blanchette.A lightly written science fiction, with a touch of Indian patriotism. This is my first attempt to write a story, and so mistakes are almost a certainty. I am however entire at the mercy of the reader regarding this. :) Views: 517
The Block Series follows a young girl named Akeiyla Beal throughout her journey of living on a block in New York to other locations, her friends, and her becoming a young woman.The Block Series are 3 stories that follow the life of Akeiyla Beal and her journey of growing up. Starting out on a certain block in New York, Akeiyla goes from being a young girl to a young woman and is faced with the challenges of growing up. Also, Akeiyla's friends are with her throughout the trek and support her throughout the stories. Akeiyla eventually moves from being on the block to another location, but she finds her true home and romance. Views: 482
With a foreword by Senator John McCain.In 1967, U.S. Air Force fighter pilot James Shively was shot down over North Vietnam. After ejecting from his F-105 Thunderchief aircraft, he landed in a rice paddy and was captured by the North Vietnamese Army. For the next six years, Shively endured brutal treatment at the hands of the enemy in Hanoi prison camps. Back home his girlfriend moved on and married another man. Bound in iron stocks at the Hanoi Hilton, unable to get home to his loved ones, Shively contemplated suicide. Yet somehow he found hope and the will to survive—and he became determined to help his fellow POWs.In a newspaper interview several years after his release, Shively said, "I had the opportunity to be captured, the opportunity to be interrogated, the opportunity to be tortured and the experience of answering questions under torture. It was an extremely humiliating experience. I felt sorry for myself. But I learned the hard way life isn't... Views: 62
