After a sudden defeat, Kahsa is left wounded and questioning his role as The Knight of Iaddash. Wishing to reclaim The Sword, he seeks the favor of his God, hoping to be healed.Meanwhile, Agar tightens his grip on Gezentine as various nations gather to oppose him and his newfound army of Shadows. To be victorious, they must put their hope in Kahsa, and the Sword which lays deep within the Gates of Sheol.

A collection of short stories, essays, art and interviews in celebration of Candas Jane Dorsey.Contains work by Timothy J. Anderson, Greg Bechtel, Eileen Bell, Gregg Chamberlain, Alexandrea Flynn and Annalise Glinker, Barb Galler-Smith, Anita Jenkins, Laina Kelly, Derryl Murphy, John Park, Rhonda Parrish, Ursula Pflug, Robert Runté, Diane L. Walton, BD Wilson and S.G. Wong.

A great collection of short speculative fiction.Twenty-three authors selected by co-editors Rhonda Parrish and Greg BechtelNevertheless (Tesseracts Twenty-one) is a collection of optimistic speculative fiction stories, each optimistic in a slightly different way. These stories explore the optimism that drives us to seek out new worlds, that inspires us to sacrifice for others or fuels us to just keep going when everything seems lost and in ...

THIS IS NOT OUR FUTURE.Welcome to The Dystopian States of America: a Charity Anthology Benefiting the ACLU Foundation.This anthology features dystopian views of the future, for America and/or the entire world, should the current regime remain in power. And we use the word "regime" very pointedly, because while the executive branch of our government certainly made for a ripe target, our authors were free to draw inspiration from the legislative branch, the judicial branch, loc...

Kahsa hates dictators, especially the one he had sworn his life to. Forcefully brought up as a solider and reduced to a mere guardsman, Kahsa wants nothing more than to leave his old life behind and find freedom far from the endless gaze of his ruthless master, Agar.Deciding to run, Kahsa finds himself in the Glorybud Forest at the center of a prophecy given by a God he does not know. Will this God-laddash-be Kahsa's ticket to freedom, or just another master to rule his life? The o...

Author Lawrence Reid Bechtel has captured the story of Isaac Granger, a slave from Thomas Jefferson's plantation as told through the eyes of amateur historian Reverend Charles Campbell.In 1852, after much searching through the Black districts of Petersburg, Virginia, the amateur historian Charles Campbell finally located Isaac Granger, a former slave of the late Thomas Jefferson. Though disinterested at first in sharing his memories, Isaac was at last persuaded by ...

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a thousand-ton flying lizard with serious indigestion and hoarding issues! This is a collection of writing prompts about dragons, in all their variations. Some serious, some silly, there should be enough dragonic variety to help any story break out of writer's block.This eBook contains 31 prose prompts, which are one or more sentences of story. This type of prompt is meant to invoke a setting, emotion, or plot idea. They can be used in multiple ways ...

Vacationing with an old High School flame on his charter boat in the Caribbean, Nolan sets his hook into something he wishes he hadn't.The floating bag of stink hauls him into deeper and deeper waters until there's nowhere to go but down.Drew gets dragged from his home port in Key Largo to up the Florida Coast and into a crummy marina, then out to a posh resort on the island of Bimini, then across the Caribbean to the south Texas coast, then to a Colombian resort island whe...

"Slips of Speech" by John Hendricks Bechtel is an insightful guide that addresses common errors in everyday communication. This book serves as a valuable resource for anyone looking to enhance their speaking skills and avoid the pitfalls of miscommunication. Bechtel meticulously outlines various linguistic slip-ups, providing readers with practical examples and corrections. The engaging style makes it accessible to a wide audience, from students to professionals, ensuring that everyone can...

Lurking in the shadows of midnight crossroads and the glow of high-tech summoning circles, these demonic plotbunnies are ready to bargain! From more traditional fiends to space-faring imps, there are diabolical critters for almost any setting. So grab your chalk, brush up on your contract law, and head into a month-long adventure with Evil(ish)!This eBook contains 31 prose prompts, which are one or more sentences of story. This type of prompt is meant to invoke a setting, emotion, ...

As we walk through dark times in our lives, we all need a way of finding truth in the tempest. Whether we are asking "Why the Tempest?" or struggling when life doesn't make sense, God's Word is sufficient to answer all of our questions.Faythelma Bechtel knows the tempest, but she also knows the One Who calms the storm. After losing two daughters and her husband, Faythelma has clung tighter to her Savior and longs to help others who are struggling to find peace in their own storms.

On a cold February day in 1979, when most of the Northeast was snowed in by a blizzard, NASCAR entered the American consciousness with a dramatic telecast of the Daytona 500. It was the first 500-mile race to be broadcast live on national television and featured the heroes and legends of the sport racing on a hallowed track. With one of the wildest finishes in sports history -- a finish that was just the start of the drama -- everything changed for what is now America's second most popular...