"Deciding To Believe!" is an out-of-print book written in 1990 by Chuck Cooper for his four young adult kids. He explained to them, in writing, how and why he became a devout believer/follower of Jesus Christ in the hopes that they, too, would eventually decide to believe!In this word for word audiobook Chuck shares numerous very personal, even miraculous, events in his life that are proof positive that God was working on him even when He didn't recognize or realize it or even want...

Joe is Safety Harbor's most beloved citizen. Through his gift of simple hospitality for all, and the quiet sharing of his wisdom with those who frequent his diner, he has influenced the lives of many for good. Now, Joe is missing, leaving behind only a cryptic note that simply says, "Carry on." What does it mean to "carry on" as Joe intended? Did he leave of his own accord or is his absence a sign of something more sinister? Through the struggle with these questions, and the ensuing search...

After many years, a long-forgotten spring is discovered by a little boy, near the Oregon coast town of Safety Harbor. The indigenous people to whom it originally belonged, and who still live nearby, believe the waters of the spring have healing power. It was once used by their ancestors for such, until it was taken from them by white settlers, who eventually abandoned the area as the spring dried up. Now, in the present time, miracles are reported by those who visit the newly emergent spri...

Chuck Cooper is the renowned Poet, from Ashland, Virginia. In 2002, he was recognized as “Best American Poet” by the American Society of Poetry. He is the author of more than 300 published poems with his work appearing in the Magnolia Quarterly and The Atlantic Online. After 25 years, he returned to his home To find the man he was. This book is the result of that Exploration.

The weekly “It’s A God Thing!” radio program, hosted by Chuck and Sue Cooper, features amazing stories with believers in Jesus who share what God has miraculously done for them.Over time, Chuck and Sue subsequently converted the interviews to weekly podcasts (the “It’s A God Thing!” podcast), and now the stories are being presented here in a series of audiobooks encouraged by family and friends!In the first series, Chuck and Sue release 6 amazing stories/interviews...

The sustainability challenges of yesterday have become today’s resilience crises. National and global efforts have failed to stop climate change, transition from fossil fuels, and reduce inequality. We must now confront these and other increasingly complex problems by building resilience at the community level. But what does that mean in practice, and how can it be done in a way that’s effective and equitable?The Community Resilience Reader offers a new vision for creating...

Who Dares Defend Our Rights? We the People!A Message from Your Alleged Betters: Hand Over the Cash!Traitor! You know who you are, you heartless, uncaring cur! You. The one struggling to keep a roof over your head that doesn't leak, to give your kids a decent education, to stave off your family's suffering through any honorable means available and tend to your loved ones when they inevitably do become sick or need help. You're the stingy one, the unpatriotic one, who isn't s...

1632 & Beyond Issue #002PrefaceIntroductionGrantville's Secret SantaThe GiftAt Christmas TimeChristmas at the SchickelmansNo Proper CarolSanta's LappNatalaA Christmas StollenOne Night OnlySad Spectacles of Deceitful Iniquity at ChristmastimeThe View From Nakatomi TowerConnect with Eric Flint's 1632 & BeyondThis is a reissue of the second half of A 1632 Christmas, one of t...

Indie Publishing changes quickly.You need to pay attention and keep up.We started the Milestone Indie Publishing Newsletter in March 2020 to try to organize what we knew at the time and what we heard on the streets.Catch up with everything you missed during Year Two (March 2021 - Feb 2022) and see how far we've come.Sign up for future newsletters to stay out ahead of the curve at blazeward.com/newsletter.

Buster "Rant" Casey just may be the most efficient serial killer of our time. A high school rebel, Rant Casey escapes from his small town home for the big city where he becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. Rant Casey will die a spectacular highway death, after which his friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short, violent life. With hilarity, horror, and blazing insight, Rant is a mind-bending vision of the future, as only Chu...

It's great to be back! After a one-year hiatus, Eric Flint's 1632 Universe has a new short-fiction venue (aka magazine). In this world, the small West Virginia town of Grantville is thrown back in time to 1631, landing in war-torn Thuringia, Germany. The town scrambles to ensure that it survives and thrives, and helps others do the same in this fantastic new world, as it forms alliances, spreads unfamiliar technology and ideas far and wide, and faces down powerful enemies. Will their effor...