The Stittsville Creative Writing Group is a program of the Ottawa Public Library. The group meets every Thursday at the Stittsville branch for approximately an hour to read pieces they have written. Other OPL groups exist, often with diff erent models, however the SCWG has found its model has worked to the extent that we've been in "business" since the autumn of 2012. Also, despite increasing our membership levels, the OPL still has to maintain a waiting list.We are: poets, scholar...

In 'The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844', William C. Hunter meticulously examines the intricate tapestry of foreign merchants in Canton during a pivotal period of early Western engagement in China. Hunter employs a rich historiographical approach, blending narrative and analysis to delineate the socio-economic dynamics and cultural exchanges between Western traders and the Chinese populace. The work is contextualized within the larger framework of imperial ambitions and t...

The inaugural collection in the new VERVE Voices series, Queerphoria is a joyful and defiant queer-authored anthology proudly supporting Switchboard, the national LGBTQIA+ support line**.**Four housemates welcome the reader into their home for a birthday party. An elderly widow visits her first queer bar, beneath the flat she shared with her husband. A couple invite a shipwrecked sailor into their isolated lighthouse on th...

CONTENTS: 1. Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich 2. Benjamin Franklin - The Way to Wealth 3. Charles F. Haanel - The Master Key System 4. Florence Scovel Shinn - The Game of Life and How to Play it 5. Wallace D. Wattles - How to Get What You Want 6. Wallace D. Wattles - The Science of Getting Rich 7. Wallace D. Wattles - The Science of Being Well 8. Wallace D. Wattles - The Science of Being Great 9. P.T. Barnum - The Art of Money Getting 10. Dale Carnegie - The Art of Public Speaking 11. J...

CONTENTS: 1. Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich 2. Benjamin Franklin - The Way to Wealth 3. Charles F. Haanel - The Master Key System 4. Florence Scovel Shinn - The Game of Life and How to Play it 5. Wallace D. Wattles - How to Get What You Want 6. Wallace D. Wattles - The Science of Getting Rich 7. Wallace D. Wattles - The Science of Being Well 8. Wallace D. Wattles - The Science of Being Great 9. P.T. Barnum - The Art of Money Getting 10. Dale Carnegie - The Art of Public Speaking 11. J...

I didn't mean to fall in love with her; I swear I didn't.Mercy DeCorte was the good girl of the WNBA. With two rings, a thriving career, and an unblemished image, she didn't need someone like me in her corner, causing havoc.See me? I was the bad boy of the NBA, known to throw hands with anyone on and off the court. Associating with me would ruin Mercy's image. She knew that, but she didn't care.It wasn't long before the rumors started, and the hater...

It was tortuous to work for my dad's best friend. When I say torturous, I mean that I had to tear my eyes away from his chiseled abs and gorgeous jawline.Until I just couldn't…Dane is a former SEAL turned CEO. Oh, how I wish CEOs weren't that irresistible. As a self-made woman who never used her daddy's resources, I have a ton of pride.I would never risk my career by sleeping with my boss. I would never destroy my reputation by falling into...

I have a child with a man whose real name I don't even know…No, I'm not crazy. I'm just careless. Or rather, I was careless.At 18, I met an older man on vacation. Never asked his name, but we sure as hell made a baby together.Today, when I finally meet him, I find out he's going to be my boss. Life has to be joking around with me.Well, his real name is Archer. At least I know that much about my baby daddy.Archer wants to giv...

The contract clearly stated that I was paying her twenty-five million dollars to have my baby. No love. No sleeping together.Those were the rules, but here's one thing you need to know about me… I'm a rule breaker.My biggest mistake was having her move into my place. Anne was nothing like the other girls I'd been with. I was drawn to her like a moth to a flame. On top of that, she was pregnant with my baby.Only I knew how badly I wanted her to be th...

Colonel William Crosbie Hunter was a businessman and self-help writer. His books set forth his personal philosophy on health, happiness, human relations, and success in the business world.

I'm in love with the man who was hired to keep tabs on me. Turns out I'm the one keeping tabs now because he's my neighbor … and he's hot!I was still able to think straight until I found out Noel had a son. All my common sense went out the window when I watched him care for the kid. The kid that his psycho ex just left at his door.The last thing Noel wanted was another relationship, and the last thing I wanted was heartbreak. So, I made a deal with...

When fake vows turn into real feelings, there'll be hell to pay.Ethan went from being a perfect stranger…to my boss…to my fake husband…and then…my baby daddy.Let me backup just a little.All I asked for was a job, not one-hundred thousand dollars in exchange for being his fake wife for six months.Of course, I couldn't resist the offer.One-hundred thousand had a nice ring to it, but heartbreak didn't (not that I thought it wou...