"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - November 2022Water Under The Bridge: Rusty is beat up by the neighborhood bullies trying to steal his bike, and looks to get revenge.The Stone Piles: A young boy seeks the approval of his father through hunting, but finds he doesn't have the stomach for it.Cycles: An Associate English Professor goes through a series of unsuccessful relationships, and ...

The words, phrases, and stories of the New Testament permeate the English language. Indeed, this relatively small group of twenty-seven works, written during the height of the Roman Empire, not only helped create and sustain a vast world religion, but also have been integral to the largercultural dynamics of the West, above and beyond particular religious expressions.Unique among books that examine the Bible as literature, this brilliantly compact introduction offers an intr...

Nine stories of philosophy, politics, religion, sports, sex, space exploration, cute puppies and the trials and tribulations of the human condition. And it's funny. Alas, it is seriously lacking in violence. Maybe next collection.

Henry David Thoreau was a leading figure in the American Transcendentalist movement and the era of US literary emergence, an intellectual with worldwide influence as essayist, social thinker, naturalist-environmentalist, and sage. Thoreau's Walden, an autobiographical narrative of his two-year sojourn in a self-built lakeside cabin, is one of the most widely studied works of American literature. It has generated scores of literary imitations and experiments in back-to-basics livin...

This book contains short horror stories from my personal experiences and verbal stories from my family and friends. These stories were interesting enough for me to retell them to my friends during parties and gatherings. To ensure that the stories remain intact for many years to come, I have decided to compile them as best as I can in this book. Doing so allows me to share with more readers who enjoy horror and ghostly stories. Perhaps you have encountered the same experience or heard simi...

Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience," typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Given the virulence of contemporary disputes over the denial of climate change and anti-vaccination movements—both of which display allegations of "pseudoscience" on all sides—there is a clear need to better understand issues of scientific demarcation.Pseudoscience: A Very Short Introduction explores the philosophical ...

Meet Fax, a young boy who lives on the Rikas Plains. Follow him through a single morning of his life, as he learns to listen to his elders instead of the inner urging to run free across the open expanse.The Rikas Plains were once free, but were submerged by the Kingdom of Noa years ago. The people of the Plains live a nomadic life, as they eek out a living while the world around them begins a battle that will shape more than just a single boy's future.

***Named a Finalist for the 2021 Wishing Shelf Awards***There’s no monster under your bed, but there are several in this audiobook.From Gerald Barkley Rocks author Kyle A. Massa, Monsters at Dusk offers answers to several important questions, such as…Do vampires use Snapchat?What happens when a demonic cat declares war on God and Satan?Is someone drinking your memories? If so, are they tasty?If a...

Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability and decision theory. Along the way, the basics of formal logic are explained in simple, non-tech...

The words, phrases, and stories of the New Testament permeate the English language. Indeed, this relatively small group of twenty-seven works, written during the height of the Roman Empire, not only helped create and sustain a vast world religion, but also have been integral to the larger cultural dynamics of the West, above and beyond particular religious expressions. Looking at the New Testament through the lens of literary study, Kyle Keefer offers an engrossing exploration of this reve...

In a world stripped of freedom, can a crack in the wall ignite a rebellion?Grady discovers a crack in the wall, a glimpse of the outside world he only knows from forbidden books and a faded photograph. When he meets Cassie, a girl with raspberry-yellow hair and a dangerous secret, their connection sparks a desperate hope for escape.But their abilities make them targets in a society that fears what it can't control. Will their newfound freedom lead to a bett...

The Legend of Short Tail and the Magic StoneBy: Michael KyleA love of wildlife and the outdoors was the key factor in Michael Kyle and his wife’s purchasing an eleven-acre farm, which they turned into a horse farm, much like the one in The Legend of Short Tail and the Magic Stone. With the state park just down the road, where wildlife is protected, there are always plenty of animals running around. The deer graze in the field alongside the horses, and the American eagles fl...