Timecracks are portals to other worlds in new dimensions. They have existed since the beginning of time. When one arrives during a storm at the newly discovered pyramid in Mexico's Yucatan jungle, it's the beginning of a nightmare journey to another world for archaeologist Malcolm Kinross and his wife, Lucy. When a timecrack arrives to suck in their sons, Archie and Richard, along with their tutor, Marjorie, and uncle, Professor John Strawbridge, they also find themselves thrust into the o...

Copanatec is the second book of the series The Timecrack Adventures, which sees the two young brothers, Archie and Richard Kinross, return to New Earth in the next dimension, in the continuing search for their parents who disappeared from an archaeological site in the Yucatan jungle. The island of Copanatec is home to The Lords of the Cloud, an ancient civilisation, who in their desperation to find a lost, life-giving treasure, have recruited Talon the Slave Master and the brutal Terogs to...

During the summer of 1954 Ludlow Falls is celebrating its Sesquicentennial. The entire town has turned out for the birthday party. But if it were up to Shorty Long, Mary Gordon, Lake Jagger, and Lord Baltimore, the party wouldnt go according to plan. On the surface, this small Midwestern town has enjoyed a rich and colorful one hundred and fifty years - even though Moon Erhart always said, The only thing they did when they put up this town was to ruin a perfectly good cornfield. But someth...

Timecracks act as portals to other dimensions. They have existed since the creation of time, and when one arrives during a storm at the newly discovered pyramid site in the Yucatan jungle, it's the beginning of a nightmare journey into another world for archaeologist, Malcolm Kinross and his wife, Lucy. And when another timecrack strikes the secretive energy facility in New Mexico, their sons, Archie and Richard, along with their tutor, Marjorie, and their uncle, Professor John Strawbridge...

There are three known parallel dimensions in the multiverse. Archie and his father have left Old Earth to live and work at Mount Tengi on New Earth in the second parallel. Archie is now in command of a Time Escort Group (TEG) that journeys through spacetime zones to other worlds to return timecrack travellers to their Points of Origin. It's on one such journey to Ireland during the time of the Great Famine in 1849, they return the Irishman, Finbar the Guide, to his home in Donegal. Shortly...

In "Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living," Harland William Long offers a frank and progressive exploration of sexuality, advocating for a holistic understanding of sexual health and ethics. Written during the early 20th century, a period marked by both a burgeoning interest in psychology and a conservative societal landscape, Long employs a blend of psychoanalytic insights and practical advice, elucidating the complexities of sexual behavior. His dispassionate yet empathetic prose seeks to de...

The war songs of the South are a part of the history of the Lost Cause. They are necessary to the impartial historian in forming a correct estimate of the animus of the Southern people. Emotional literature is always a correct exponent of public sentiment, and these songs index the passionate sincerity of the South at the time they were written. Poetic merit is not claimed for all of them; still each one embodies either a fact or a principle. Written in an era of war, when the public mind ...

In "Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living," Harland William Long offers a thought-provoking exploration of sexual health and relationships, intertwining psychological insights and practical guidance. Long's literary style is both accessible and scholarly, employing a conversational tone that invites readers to engage directly with complex topics. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century societal norms, the book challenges prevailing taboos and misconceptions around sex, advocating for a ...

THE POEMS OF A DEAD METAPHYSICIAN will injure a reader with the meanings of a mosaic murder, of a crucified dithyramb, of denomination, of a bog that can only be found in a cryptic system of molten, psychological forethought, something which will force a fomentation of idiosyncrasy and simulacrum to terminate, where madness can stand as a pedigree and interpose the like of a witch... of an intonation whose intellectual management leads one to huddle with the icy ideas of a holocaust-house,...

When an author has finished his history, after months or years of happy work, there comes a dismal hour when he must explain its purpose and apologize for its shortcomings. The explanation in this case is very simple and goes back to a personal experience. When the author first studied the history of our literature there was put into his hands as a textbook a most dreary catalogue of dead authors, dead masterpieces, dead criticisms, dead ages; and a boy who knew chiefly that he was alive w...

In "Secrets of the Woods," William J. Long offers readers an enchanting exploration of the natural world, blending vivid descriptions with contemplative reflections on wildlife and the significance of nature in human life. This work, characterized by its pastoral prose and rich imagery, serves as both an invitation to appreciate the wilderness and a philosophical treatise on the relationship between mankind and the environment. Long's literary style reflects the transcendental ideals preva...

In "Outlines of English and American Literature," William J. Long presents an ambitious yet accessible tour through the literary landscapes of England and America, intricately weaving the threads of cultural context, historical influences, and literary evolution. The work is characterized by its clear and didactic style, catering to both scholars and general readers. Long employs a chronological approach, bridging major literary movements and figures, while emphasizing the interconnectedne...