She had always dreamed of flying, like the kite she flew when she was a child. With the birds at her side is her dream finally getting closer?Closer is a short story experiment in writing. In 1999 The Matrix was released and the world was cinematically introduced to "Bullet time", a method of filming where you can stop an object and rotate a camera around it, almost freezing it in time.In "Closer" I attempt to duplicate this, by using a scenario and freezing it in time by fo...

Lows and highs is a poem that deals with loss. I composed each verse to reflect the stages of grief. denial and isolation, anger, bargainig, depression, and acceptance.

Finally, the scene is cleaned and the body tucked away. Alexander anxiously awaits the coming dawn so that he is able to dispose of the corpse, and put an end to his worry. The risk of his crime being discovered increases exponentially with each passing minute. Will time unravel his otherwise perfectly laid plans?

The Blight is a poem commemorating the irish potato famine that occurred between 1845-1852 where entire families emigrated to Canada and the U.S.The entire country is said to have decreased in population by 20% due to the fleeing families and starvation. With a staggering total death count estimated at 1 million.

A short Poem released to commemorate the 22nd aniversary of the death of a family member.

It is the longest-running deception in the English language and the most successful. Four hundred years of duping the world.A tale of deceit, corruption, love, passion. Of murder, fixing and bribery, centred on the writing of some of the greatest works known.A tale of two remarkable men, the frenzied times they lived in, and the fixated people that surrounded them.William Shakespeare.Christopher Marlowe.One is the real playwright.The other is the s...

Patrick Tracy: AbandonedBook One of Four in the Patrick Tracy SeriesThis is a historical adventure about the author's actual 5th great grandfather, Patrick Tracy. Born and raised on a farm in 1711. Patrick had been orphaned at the age of ten, when both his father and mother died within days of each of other. Since his father's brother, Robert, wanted nothing to do with the boy, he sent his young nephew out alone, on a one-way ticket aboard a cargo ship to sail from Wexford, ...

This book is a gem, if only for the list of creative words Patti had generously put together, to save the budding writer the time and effort of having to do so.Thanks Patti. Jeremy Poole.Includes Bonus reading includes Writing Tips from Authors.Participating Authors.David Bishop - The WomanSuzy Turner - The Ghost Of Josiah GrimshawElla Medler - Blood Is Power.Kenneth Hoss - Deadly Storm.Patricia Puddle - Ominous Love.Tarek H...

Love, revenge, secrets – and murder – in a medieval kingdom at war.A young woman, left alone and destitute after the mysterious death of her mother, vows, somehow, to bring the murderer to justice. Godric, and the dashing nobleman, Hugh, lay claim to Janna's heart, but who can she trust with the truth when all around her have secrets?In a country torn apart by the vicious civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, Janna needs all her wits and c...

Most of what is written in this book is common sense if not downright obvious, but much like a riddle, the answer only becomes apparent when finally pointed out. Until the answer to the riddle is revealed it remains obscured, confounding and confusing our minds as we try to unravel the solution. When the riddle is fully revealed to us we are astounded at its simplicity and wonder what eluded us, we were blinded until the lens of logic helped us to see. From the day we emerge from our mothe...

No one likes to think about living in a world where we need to be worried about desperate people, including possibly neighbors, turning against us and trying to take what we have.But the truth is, we don’t have the luxury of thinking any other way. It is an unfortunate fact that we face potential danger every day of the week and it only increases when disaster strikes.“Survival Family Basics – The Hunkering Down Guide to Protect and Defend Your Home When Disaster Strikes” i...

When two jobless sisters start prepping their kid brother for high school they land six paying students and their money problems are solved. Now they have bigger issues on their hands as the teens unload a ton of personal baggage and boyfriend problems get thrown in the mix. It's a summer filled with disaster but they find a silver lining through friendships made and memories gained along the way.