One Johnny Reappear is a structured poetry collection by John J. Beach that centers on his thirty-five-year engagement with the terzanelle poetic form. As a mathematical homage to the "one-third" principle of the terza rima from which the form is derived, the book is organized into three distinct sections of 25 poems each. The Faith section sequentially explores his formative childhood memories from Waterville, Minnesota...

A collection of twelve terzanelle poems influenced by Norse mythology, specifically regarding the afterlife. The poems explore key locations and concepts of the Germanic underworld. Yeah, this is pretty obscure stuff even for fans of the mythology.The terzanelle is French/Italian adaptation of the terza rima to the villanelle form. The poems are 19 lines long and ten syllables each. The poems are composed of five triplets and a concluding quatrain. I enjoy the puzzle-like nature of...

This collection of 38 terzanelle poems in based in Norse Mythology and attempts to restructure ideas suggested to the author while reading previous Eddas and discussion about them. The author freely admits that using one poetic structure to help him understand and reinterpret the poetic works and songs of more-knowledgeable poets and skalds may be pretentious folly, blasphemy, and its undertaking nigh unto madness. And yet, that is what he has done here in his Edda. As such, the poems are ...

"I wear my uniform with honor. It has the Order of Lenin on it. It has been covered in blood in battle. It is plain to see that with American women what is important is whether they wear silk underwear under their uniforms. What the uniform stands for, they have yet to learn". - 'Lady Death', Lyudmila PavlichenkoThe name Lyudmila Mykhiliuna Pavlichenko is a name not often heard when the discussion of great snipers arises. Nicknamed "The Lady of Death", Lyudmila was the deadliest fe...

“I wear my uniform with honor. It has the Order of Lenin on it. It has been covered in blood in battle. It is plain to see that with American women what is important is whether they wear silk underwear under their uniforms. What the uniform stands for, they have yet to learn”. - 'Lady Death', Lyudmila PavlichenkoThe name Lyudmila Mykhiliuna Pavlichenko is a name not often heard when the discussion of great snipers arises. Nicknamed “The Lady of Death”, Lyudmila was the dea...

Tedford Theodore and Tanjakwunu discover gold on their property near Almont, Colorado, but they also realize that United States' mining laws will award this gold to their neighbors, The Devil's Own Mining Company. Believing the law unfair, the two middle-aged friends decide to work the mine secretly at night. They risk imprisonment or worse: other miners in the area have recently turned up dead. Their work goes undiscovered for well over a year until…This novella combines historica...

Eating the Reflection of an Echo is a collection of 35 poems, the subjects of which are mostly rooted in technology or in how humans shape or will or have been shaped by our technologies, particularly the Internet and Artificial Intelligence. The Internet has become mostly a catering service that also feeds upon us; and AI is designed to mimic certain aspects of human behavior and intelligence, and… love it, hate it, or fear it, AI is a product of human ingenuity and creativity. Possibly w...

This collection includes reworkings (not necessarily improvements) of Puss in Boots, The Tinderbox, Rumpelstiltskin, The Ugly Duckling, Sleeping Beauty, Snow-White Red-Rose, Thumbelina, The Old Man and his Grandson, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Jack and the Beanstalk.

A dead systems analyst and his guardian spirit must navigate the malfunctioning "legacy code" of a broken Norse afterlife to debug his own nature and win a secondlife. Pitted against obscure aspects of Northern mythology, Ian Strand is aided by his fylgja—the "guardian angel" who has stood by him through a life of quiet observation. From fording the weapon-filled river Gjöll to navigating the mechanical grinding of the World Mill, Ian approaches his trials in the...

As 1981 arrives, Cynthia Veil, Robert McKellen, and their close friends Josephine Wemple and Dorothy Muller are exposed to fantasy roll-playing games and decide to take part in an ongoing AD&D campaign run by Scott Jensen. But, real world troubles from their past resurface and must somehow be faced, especially after a premeditated assault lands two of the teens in the hospital. And how does the reappearance of Bradley Mitchell fit into all of this?

Up until now, Cynthia Veil has been proactive in seeking firsthand experiences. However, as she turns 14, Cyndi realizes she's facing tougher decisions and must make greater sacrifices. Her world becomes more cluttered and complicated with the arrival of the new boy next door, Robert McKellen. To add to her challenges, one of Cyndi's closest friends begins to distance herself after an unsettling encounter with Cynthia's grandfather, who is struggling with cognitive decline.

Having made her choice to devote most of her time to work and family, Cynthia Veil's budding romance with Robert McKellen might now never develop. Robert busies himself with new companions, including Cyndi's friend Josephine—and with Bradley Mitchell, a nefarious party-boy—who is attempting to turn his reputation and life around by restoring a local bowling alley. But is Bradley actually reformed?