It seemed that nothing was going to go right for me that day. I had finally made the decision to end it all and jump off the Neuse River Bridge. . .I glance at the pinewoods on either side of the road, the graceful branches spread with gossamer webs of shadow and dusk..Damn! Seeing it all for the last time seems to have turned me into a poet. The world has no right to be so beautiful. Not now, when all I want is to leave it behind.This is just the beginning of the sto...

"Think you'll ever settle down anywhere?" I ask Rick."Perhaps. If I find the right place. Right now, I'm just not sure what I want to do with the rest of my life. Maybe I'll find that out somewhere along the way."Okay, that's promising. Sort of. Best not to push it. But his arms around me felt so good, and his cock inside me felt even better.As Rick and Jerry head west together, their first stop is Asheville, one of the most interesting and quirky cities in North Caro...

Welcome to the world of Orgasm Incorporated!The basic idea is that we're in a future where the population explosion has led to way too many people with not enough resources to go around, so the vast majority are living in serious poverty and have no hope for anything better. Life is brutal and short.Except for the very Rich, of course, who live in ridiculous luxury. Chances of a poor person ever becoming Rich are virtually nil.In this world, there's a business called O...

Rick's eyes narrow and his voice goes hard and dead. "There are things I can't talk about, Jerry. Sometimes it's best to just let sleeping dogs lie.""Yeah. Until someday those dogs wake up and bite your ass."Maybe I shouldn't have said that, but it was out of my mouth before I had time to consider.Rick turns away from me, so that I can't see his face. "I can't go there. It hurts too damn much."Over breakfast on a lazy morning, Rick and Jerry start reminiscing a...

Want to find out what goes on inside these strangely sensual buildings? If you like tales of bent, twisted, and omnisexual activities, open this book and come inside. (No pun intended, of course.)This is the third book of the Orgasm Incorporated Series. It's set in a future where the population explosion has led to way too many people. Life is brutal and short. The business called Orgasm Incorporated supplies the very few Rich folks with whatever they want in the way of sex.B...

Want to find out what goes on inside these strangely sensual buildings? If you like tales of bent, twisted, and omnisexual activities, open this book and come inside. (No pun intended, of course.)This is the second book of the Orgasm Incorporated Series. It's set in a future where the population explosion has led to way too many people. Life is brutal and short. The business called Orgasm Incorporated supplies the very few Rich folks with whatever they want in the way of sex.

Lost Solace was a semifinalist in the international SPSFC science fiction competition in 2022.Opal has stolen a sentient AI military craft and entered the cloud of interstellar debris surrounding a neutron star. Hidden within this cloud is a mysterious "Lost Ship" that may answer a mystery that has haunted Opal for half her life. But Lost Ships are also rumoured to host strange and horrifying forces. And can she really trust the AI?

I turn to watch the train. The boys are still standing there, their attention focused on the approaching engine. Something in the back of my mind disturbs me.Then one of the boys ducks underneath the gate and I realize what it is. "Oh, shit!" I yell and start running.As Rick and Jerry head west together, their first stop is Asheville, one of the most interesting and quirky cities in North Carolina. They can't resist spending a few days playing tourist and checking out the to...

Five novels of action and suspense in one volume, featuring the special forces veteran who's now a lawyer—but still combat-ready.UnleashedAn ex-SAS captain fights back and survives a violent attack in his quiet Scottish village—only to wind up with himself and his family in the crosshairs of a vengeful Glaswegian gangster . . .ViolationWhen Adam Black learns he's the sole beneficiary of a stran...

Cultures are equal in the sense that they are simply the different ways people live together in their context. Cultures differ in how they accomplish the task of empowering people to prosper together in their physical and historical environments. In a reference manual for global travelers or those encountering different cultures closer to home, Karl Noren provides diverse points of view that are essential to attaining a more complete understanding of people, cultures, and why things don’t ...

"It seemed that nothing was going to go right for me that day. I had finally made up my mind to end it all and jump off the Neuse River Bridge. Then I picked up a hitchhiker and the world changed."So begins the story of Rick&Jerry. I hope you'll decide to follow along with them as they pull their lives together, face their fears and failures, and search for their dreams.This is the complete edition of all seven of the Rick&Jerry eBooks.Jerry is gay, ordinary-looking, a...

This is the story of the Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto, from its beginning in 1926 to the present. To honour the Director, W.E. Blatz, it has been written by members of the staff and its publication financed by parents of children who have attended the Nursery School and by students, graduates, and friends of the Institute.The book is centred around the research programme which the Institute has conducted during the quarter century. It contains abstracts of all it...