Ben woke up on his first night at a prospective development location to find his wife missing, with no word given or sign left behind. After giving up the search, he went home to try and piece his life back together until finally getting a clue about where she might have gone...and who had taken her. In the days that follow, Ben will have to decide how much love is worth, and learn just how badly the loss of it can twist someone who has known nothing else. His resolve will be tested, and h...

All Things Painful is a collection of words delivered through the mind, heart, and spirit of a man who, like so many others, has been forced to come to terms with who he is, who he was, and where to go from here. Ranging from thought-provoking verses that could double as lyrics on a rock album to rhythmic stories about luck, love, life, and death to Bushido-inspired lamentations, it conveys a message that is almost completely devoid of faith, yet ultimately full of hope.

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...

Up close and personal, or softly from a distance, Sunshine will see to it that your problems disappear once you hand over your money, no questions asked. Unless, of course, she feels like having a little fun on the job...

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...

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....

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...

For thousands and thousands of years our Jewish brothers and sisters have celebrated Passover. This holiday commemorates their Exodus from slavery. These miraculous events changed misery to peace, slavery to freedom, sin to grace. One of the last things Jesus did with his disciples was to celebrate Passover and retell the story to them. It's no coincidence Jesus chose the Passover meal for what the Church now celebrates as the Mass and Eucharist. God gave us the Passover celebration as a f...

There's a new hero in town.And this one doesn't wear his underpants on the outside!Well, not often.And when he does he swears blind he can't remember how they got there.Its Tom Tyme's sixty-fifth birthday and after he has been down to the villagePost-office – while its still there – to collect his pension he's going to become aTime Traveller.But he doesn't know that yet.No sirree!So don't tell him.It's going to be the ...

What do you do when you are in the private chapel of an Irish castle ready and willing to marry the man of your dreams, but the groom is missing? Well you do what any other reality star marrying a rock star does in those circumstances when the world is watching and waiting for you to fall from grace and him to fall on his arse, drunk. You fake it. This is what you do. It is the only way out of a bad situation if you do not want the humiliation of being 'jilted at the altar'. Not to mention...

A moody child and wildly wise Pursued the game with joyful eyes, Which chose, like meteors, their way, And rived the dark with private ray: They overleapt the horizon's edge, Searched with Apollo's privilege; Through man, and woman, and sea, and star Saw the dance of nature forward far; Through worlds, and races, and terms, and times Saw musical order, and pairing rhymes.