Come the late '70s, the rock music landscape was littered with the bloated carcasses of bands who partied too hard, burned out, or became complacent in success. The door was open for something fresh, wild, and enrapturing. Enter Van Halen. Made up of two Dutch-born brothers, one on drums and the other whose guitar was an extension of his very being, a bass player with a golden throat, and a frontman who made up for his lack of singing ability with attitude and gravity-defying acrobatics on...

Thanks for making it this far. The words that follow beyond this page are a collection of previously published works in their original and non-structured format. The finished words are part of an independent music album, available through streaming platforms under the artist – Splitstone. Each title is a representation of my lived experiences, be them glorious or detrimental. These words are my own, and are meant to represent chapters in my life. My life only. Should anything trigger, plea...

The preeminent synth-pop outfit for four decades, Depeche Mode have endured an ever-shifting musical landscape, rising above fads and battles with personal demons, somehow managing to retain a hold on the charts and the audience, the latter which continues to grow as new generations discover them and become “devotees.”Depeche Mode FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Finest Synth-Pop Band shows how a group of schoolmates influenced by the likes of Kraftwerk, Joy Division,...

Adolf Hitler, alive in an alternate history, in alternate time. It's the 1930's.In this alternative history, Canada and Britain are locked in a cold war against America. Canada is controlled by its evil Prime Minister, Tommy 'The Needle' Douglas, whose platform of state-provided medical insurance, as well as his radical agenda of eugenics - to rid society of subnormal or incurable people - has placed him in almost dictatorial power.He knows the USA is his main stumbling blo...

Continuing in the series, Adolf Hitler and His Submarine or Adolf vs. the Mafia is Book four of the Hitler Chronicles, (but the second book published).In this satirical mashup novel our hero, Adolf Hitler, learns of Canadian gold laying in a sunken ship, on the bottom of the ocean near South America. This gold was destined to aid a Pro-Eugenics revolt in various banana republics. Adolf decides he and his father should take their new submarine, The Sea Lion, and find the gold for th...

After two years of being a content bottom, Virgil Peterson receives an indecent proposal to rise to the top of the occasion while out of town and away from his lover Rodney Franklin a total top. Upon his return, Virgil's desire to top hits him full on, but struggles to find a way to approach Rodney. His friends attempt to help him get through this tough time, but he just can t get this new position off his mind. Two vital questions must be answered for this relationship to survive; can Vir...

Bloomsbury presents Van Halen, written and read by Michael Christoper.Come the late '70s, the rock music landscape was littered with the bloated carcasses of bands who partied too hard, burned out, or became complacent in success. The door was open for something fresh, wild, and enrapturing. Enter Van Halen. Made up of two Dutch-born brothers, one on drums and the other whose guitar was an extension of his very being, a bass player with a golden throat, and a frontman who made up f...

After the regretful close of his relationship, Rodney Franklin seeks the comfort of family and friends in his hometown of Philadelphia. While reconnecting with his past, Rodney discovers he and a childhood friend both shared a disturbing experience-they were both victims of child molestation at the hands of the same depraved man. In their attempt to right the wrongs of the past, Rodney and his friends find themselves in very present trouble. Amidst it all, Rodney's old flame, Katrina, ente...

The NHS is revered in the United Kingdom, yet despite the excellence of its staff, it is a service in constant crisis. On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the NHS, overworked and harassed NHS staff were low in morale, leaving in record numbers for careers abroad, and patient dissatisfaction hit record highs, driven by sky-high expectations.Something has gone very wrong.In The Delusion, Dr Michael Christopher uses his own first-hand experience of healthcare in the U...

Prince Edward will be king of England someday. At the age of fourteen, he's intelligent, handsome, and popular worldwide. People magazine has already labeled him the most eligible bachelor of the future. This prince appears to have it all.However, the prince has a secret that even the king and queen don't know. Since he was five years old, Prince Edward has had visions and memories of a previous life, a life that includes a wife and two daughters, and they live in Nashville, Tennes...

Power through or walk it off, you got this.What Stops You is a collection of song lyrics in their first draft structured formats, streaming conscience or craftly planned out. Intended to become original recorded music through an independent label, they have yet to be audibly chronicled.This collection of works was written to help yours truly work things out in life that felt out of control, wanting or needing to grasp better understandings of how to handle situations, and a...

The Holy Book of Mike Kettle is God's word in the second coming and rapture of his church, which is compiled of sections of God's law, instruction, psalms, prophetic books, gospels, scripture, and revelation of all that he has done, fulfilled, commanded, and given to his people in his second coming through Mike Kettle.