The definitive compendium of the most striking, most sonorous and most memorable funeral addresses for notable public figures of recent times. A GOOD FUNERAL will give the reader a chance to revisit the achievements and sense the essence of some of the most storied figures of contemporary culture -- designer Vivienne Westwood, musicians Lee Scratch Perry and Dusty Springfield, actors and comedians such as Dame Barbara Windsor, Barry Humphries and Graham Chapman, politicians like Margaret T...

The definitive compendium of the most striking, most sonorous and most memorable funeral addresses for notable public figures of recent times. A GOOD FUNERAL will give the reader a chance to revisit the achievements and sense the essence of some of the most storied figures of contemporary culture -- designer Vivienne Westwood, musicians Lee Scratch Perry and Dusty Springfield, actors and comedians such as Dame Barbara Windsor, Barry Humphries and Graham Chapman, politicians like Margaret T...

This book is a collection of the first 4 volumes in The Insignia Series (released between 2013 and 2017).The anthologies are:JAPANESE FANTASY STORIES:INSIGNIA Vol.1. includes 9 Japanese fantasy stories with a mix of urban, literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces.Contributors: Heather Ewings, Joyce Chng, Holly Kench, Kelly Matsuura, Aislinn Batstone, Chris Ward, and Chris White.CHINESE FANTASY STORIES:

In Vol. 3, we find stories by Orson Scott Card, Robert J. Sawyer, Eric Del Carlo, David R. Grigg, Nathan Susnik, Ernest Hogan and John Koch. Edited by Daniel Scott White.This magazine is about the ways in which technology-based data may be used to change our view of reality. In the future, what will we crave more, simulated reality or our own senses? Here are stories that warp our perception of the world in some very surprising ways.• In "Ender's Game" (the short story) by ...

This is Vol. 1 of the Longshot Island magazine publication released in 2016. Stories by Barry GJ Quinn, Stephanie Buosi, M.H. Vesseur, Benjamin Logan Miller, Dhaval P. Nayi, Nick Yates and EN Heim.What does Face Forward mean? It's a reference to society. It's that condition of looking ahead even when things may not seem right. It's marching in time when the clocks are all broken. Students in the classroom must face forward. Old men stumbling down busy sidewalks must face forward. S...

"Positive Energy: Techniques for Dealing with Negative People" provides a thorough manual for overcoming negativity's obstacles and turning them into chances for development and improvement. This book covers a wide range of topics related to negative energy, including its causes, effects, and doable methods for dealing with it in numerous spheres of our lives.This book's main message is how crucial it is to comprehend the mechanics of negative energy and how it affects our physical...

Featuring Martha Wells, Yoon Ha Lee, Emily Devenport, Adithi Rao, J.D. Astra, Tais Teng, Jessica Needham, Joe Taylor, George Salis, and Liz Kellebrew. Nonfiction by David R. Grigg and Eric Del Carlo. Edited by Daniel Scott White.This magazine is about fiction that isn't made for this world. So let go. Get unreal for a moment. Let the magic take you away!- In "Adaptation" by Martha Wells, we find a shapeshifter struggling to cope with being transformed into a shape he's not ...

Vol. 3 includes stories by Read Cook, Guinotte Wise, Demetria Claire, Brittanie Maccarone, Ed Cooke, Mike Fiorito, Adithi Rao and Edith Clark.What do we mean by leaving home? For some of us, it's the first time away from family. The first time living on your own. And for others, it's the time we ran away from somewhere, or something.For young couples, it's a break up. For a father kissing his daughter goodbye when she goes to school, it's the pang of emotion that can't be d...

This is Vol. 2 of the Longshot Island magazine publication released in 2017. Stories by Joanie Chevalier, Julia Proud, Manuel Royal, Jacqueline Scifres, L.S. Hicks and Barry GJ Quinn.Who are the fallen leaves? They are angels and they are monsters. They are friends, wives, mothers, and lovers. They are rainbows and falling stars. They are all around us. They are within us.Some are bitter and cold and they crush in your hands on a cold winter day. Some are warm and colorful ...

Some say the first real science fiction story is Frankenstein. This classic has always fascinated me because Dr. Frankenstein, the creator of the monster, was actually trying to make the world better through the application of technology. Little did he know how wrong his experiment would go. He could cheat death, but there were deadly consequences. And out of this we find the basis for many modern science fiction stories in which technology is ultimately evil, technology leads us to an unp...

The beginning of the 21st century saw the rise of "New" Atheism and a resulting conflict with Theists – at the same time as the resurgence of fantasy in popular culture. This volume analyses the impact of Theist and Atheist thought on the narratology of four highly popular works of contemporary fantastic fiction. In doing so, the work demonstrates how the ideological stances and the associated patterns of thought colour the novels’ stylistic and narrative devices. The book also presents a ...

Featuring Ken Liu, Jerry Oltion, Yoon Ha Lee, Robert J Sawyer, Rebecca Linam, Joe Taylor, and Liam Hogan. Edited by Daniel Scott White.There's a common thread in this magazine. And it's a good one. From over the rainbow, far beyond the edge of the real world, bards and sages keep telling us: "Be careful what you wish for!"You might think the grass is greener on the other side, but there's a price to be paid when the genie offers you those three lucrative wishes. There are u...