A beautiful tale told to Sarah by Old Man Max seems to fantastic to be true. He claims to have overheard the Sun, Wind and Rain arguing one day, and that argument involved not only who was most important in the process of growing plants, but also in growing his little sister who happened to get in their way. As the elements argue over who is the most powerful, they become confused in their roles and each thinks they are the one who made the little sister sprout. Sarah laughs at his story a...

A boy tells his side of the story; he is running for his life! A huge, scaly dragon is searching throughout his home in the hopes of catching him. It's trickery and games as they try to outsmart each other. This story carries you on a mad dash to the finish with a surprising ending.Perfect for 4-8-year-olds

Published in support of WaterAid, this delightful selection of short stories and poems has a cohesive theme of water. Donated by an international group of top class authors, there are many styles of writing which will each, in its own way, entertain you. Song lyrics and a poem were donated by renowned folk singer, musician and activist Peggy Seeger,Many of us take water for granted. With a simple turn of a tap we have access to a seemingly endless supply of fresh, safe water. We de...

A new collection of short stories, poems and non-fiction from the talented members of Words and Water Group. This international group was formed in 2013 to encourage donations to WaterAid. In 2014 there are contributions from many of the original members, and new members have joined. In this very high quality work you will find early morning sunlight glistening in a drop of water, pivotal moments in the lives of ordinary people, through to human annexation of another planet.This wo...

When his beloved wife Nina suddenly dies - after 23 years of life together - Alberto Landi understands he has to leave Milan Italy, where he has always lived and worked. He leaves his friends, colleagues, a good job and the polluted big city he has never loved which has now become even more intolerable to him. He is fifty, he is totally alone and he is confused, but he definitely knows that he has to escape very far away, across the ocean to the only place he and Nina had always loved toge...

Well 'whoopy doo!' Here's another little Quick Flash story. Again it's in A and B mind movie form. The B part which is first (logic), tells another little part of a writer's life i.e. usually about handling the huge amounts of money which comes to writers from their armies of adoring fans. Writers you see are traditionally believed to be so broke that when they buy a box of matches to light the candle to heat up the economy beans they double use the matches, which means they get a piece of...

In Cross Cultural Doctoring you will read about my career as a successful obstetrician and gynecologist in academic medicine at a major university.You will read why I decided at age 55 to leave my position, jump into the unknown and get off the beaten path. I will relate how my wife, Anne, and I accomplished this and how I kept working for various lengths of time in a number of different cultural settings around the world and how we traveled extensively between assignments....

Dr Duncan Parfait is charismatic, a little shambolic, and totally convinced that there could be no intelligent culture pre-dating the present one.The unequivocal proof that there was sets his preconceptions and world on its head.Without giving a thought to it being too true to be good, he sets out to excavate submerged cities and write a book which contradicts all those assumptions made by historians and archaeologists who went before.

Matilda May had a pet goat named Tappy. Tappy followed Matilda everywhere. One evening when Matilda was on an errand for her mother, something startled Tappy, and she started running. Matilda chased her, trying to catch up to her. Before Matilda realized it, she was chasing Tappy through the forest. They were running farther away from home. She did not remember which road she had taken. The roads leading from the forest looked the same. She would have to choose the right road back to her h...

In this insightful children's picture book, you will meet Amanda, a beautiful young girl who had a lot to learn about hard work and how to make her dreams a reality. Who is Amanda? What does she learn about herself? And what does a chess championship have to do with it? You will find out when you read this beautifully illustrated picture book. Join Amanda to her wonderful journey, and learn with her how to find your goal and make it come true. You will watch her face challenges but never g...

After ten years of marriage, Asabe and Adam remain childless. Fueled by desperation and a long held secret, Adam marries a second wife. This decision acts as the catalyst to change no one could have predicted. Read An Unproductive Woman to learn what secrets Adam has withheld that would explain his unreasonable longing and pursuit of a son at all costs.

Working fast food is hell, literally, for Justin. He finds himself stuck at work, reliving the same hour over and over again and there is no escape.