This short story was the author's first published work of fiction in 1991. It has been presented in its original form with minimal editing.A young soldier must work with an alien. Not an extraterrestrial, but one of our own making; an Autonomous Combat Vehicle with such sophisticated AI and Expert Systems that it blurs the line between machine intelligence and sentience. It is powerful, self-teaching, self-directed and in the absence of specific orders it makes its own decisions… B...

Special Forces operators must stop terrorist from detonating a thermonuclear weapon in a major city. The problem is that the terrorists are perched high in one of the world's tallest buildings. If they fail millions will die and the heart will be ripped out of the Middle East's economy. But the SF troops have an ace up their sleeves... (Short Story)

Three exciting stand-alone SideQuest adventures set in the alternate history world of the popular Foreworld Saga, collected in a single volume.“The Beast of Calatrava” by Mark Teppo is an intriguing alternate history tale in which both a battle-scarred former knight with a blood-soaked history and a monk with a mysterious past face the encroaching Templar crusade and the war coming to Iberia.In “The Shield Maiden” by Michael “Tinker” Pearce and Linda Pearce, a headstrong an...

SideQuests are stand-alone stories or novellas that chronicle the heroes, villains, and adventures in The Foreworld Saga across numerous eras and ages. They can be read in any order with or without prior knowledge of The Foreworld Saga.Sigrid is a Shield-Maiden who yearns to break free of the restrictions of her father’s home and join the Sworn Men in an actual raiding expedition. When a small diplomatic party that includes members of the Shield-Brethren lands at h...

SideQuests are stand-alone stories or novellas that chronicle the heroes, villains, and adventures in The Foreworld Saga across numerous eras and ages. They can be read in any order with or without prior knowledge of The Foreworld Saga.In this quick-witted and action-packed addition to The Foreworld Saga series, the leader of the Shield-Brethren has dispatched two of his men northward to secure land for a new citadel. When Tyr and his companion come upon the perfec...

The untold story of Canadian electronic music from post-war labs to global pop.For decades, the history of Canadian electronic music has existed in fragments—footnotes, anecdotes, and half-remembered stories preserved by enthusiasts and archivists. A Nation of Tinkerers gathers these scattered pieces into the first comprehensive account of how Canada helped shape the global evolution of electronic sound. Beginning in the post-war years and spanning four de...

Winner, Early Childhood, 2023 Good Book Mom's Book of the Year AwardsA rhyming picture book about Jesus and the disciples that show Jesus is king.“We think he might be crazy!He’s a topsy-turvy King!Or else this topsy-turvy manMakes sense of everything ...”Jesus says he is God’s King, but his friends are confused. He doesn’t seem like any other kings they’ve seen. H...

If we’re honest none of us find evangelism easy. We’re told we should do it, we might know that we should be doing it, but the reality is often too scary.Paul Williams is realistic about our fear and guilt, but with gentleness he shows us that the key to banishing our fear isn’t complex and clever answers, but rather to take our friends to the person of Jesus.He gives practical examples of how we can naturally and thoughtfully share how Jesus answers, and is the answer to c...

Never before has the biblical stance on marriage, sex and sexuality been under such scrutiny. It’s been undermined, criticized and ignored and yet the message of the Bible is liberating and practical – and sex the way God intended is not only the best sex, but also the safest!Revolutionary Sex, based on talks by William Taylor, is a no–nonsense look at one of the biggest issues of our day. William walks us through what the Bible says and then with honesty, sensitivity and grace he ...

The new international division of labor and the imposition of structural adjustment on Third World countries has necessitated a reexamination of development policies and a reevaluation of the role of gender in their success or failure. Although women often bear the heaviest burden under structural adjustment, there is also considerable evidence of women being empowered through their responses to the challenges of economic restructuring. Based on case study material from Eastern Europe, the...

When fear takes hold, we can feel powerless and insipid. Life’s spiritual battles become too much, and the devil seems to be winning. It does not have to be like this, though! We can, and do, have victory in Christ. Faith in the all-powerful one means that we are strong in him, even when we feel weak.Jonathan Stephen writes with clarity and compassion to help us understand how the battle against the enemy can truly be won. He uses one of the best known and most dramatic incidents i...

Recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts grants and with works exhibited at the prestigious Biennale de Paris, New York’s Whitney Museum, the de Menil Collection in Houston, and other venues, Bob “Daddy-O” Wade started “keeping it weird” in 1961 when he arrived in Austin with his ’51 custom Ford hot rod and his slicked-back hair. Primed to study art at the University of Texas, Wade’s coif and dragster earned him his trademark moniker, and the abstract, welded sculptures he fashio...