In this second collection of stories, Black Cat Tales: Black Anne and Other Short Stories you'll find more of the most popular spooky (and sometimes mischievous) stories and flash fiction from Black Cat Tales.Stories include:Black Anne;The River Rising;Squirrel Hunting;The Magic in the Stones; and more

Have you ever wondered where to begin an abstract painting? How to get started? In "7 Step Method to Abstract Painting" Artist/Instructor Andy Morris answers these questions with a unique method he developed over time while struggling with a difficult geometric abstract design. Coming up with a successful strategy, and having several students ask about the process, he decided to create a detailed Instructional Book about the technique. With images included to show exactly how each step in ...

Connor struggles to come to terms with his life. He has met someone special but all the hope and excitement offered by a new relationship is being overshadowed. The trauma from being assaulted by Dale Tanner and the on-going threat of further attacks is pushing Connor over the edge.

Hunted by demons from the Afterlife and pursued by a vicious thug in the real world, Connor True was caught between both planes of existence, locked in a coma from which he could not awaken. His mind was active but his body had shut down. The walls of the tiny prison cell of in his head pressed in around him threatening to crush his sanity and there was nothing he could do about it.

In "Fun and Easy Abstract Paintings Vol. 1" I'll walk you through the process of creating one of my most popular abstract paintings styles. This style of painting emerged from my commissioned work for the Omni Hotel Art Project in 2011. After I was selected as one of the artists they wanted to work with, and knowing they would want dozens of paintings created against a deadline, I came up with a very simple yet elegant design that I could paint quickly. It is this simple easy to paint abst...

Connor is as ready as he'll ever be. He knows there is no escape from his future and each passing day brings him closer to the moment of Abiku's arrival. However his sister Alicia has a plan: If Connor and Laura are no longer together then the future will be different and the demon may not even come. But even as Alicia starts to sow the seeds of discontent Connor learns the real threat may come sooner than anyone expected...

Connor stepped back a pace as Abiku flowed down from the bed with a cat-like grace. Connor looked around his room desperately searching for something he could use as a weapon but there was nothing that would inflict any harm; just books on computer programming; DVD's of Maximum Impact performances; programs from Sheffield United's recent matches. Instead he turned inwards and opened his psychic doorway onto the future. If he could see what Abiku would do before she did it he would have at ...

Chronic malnourishment affects 821 million people in our world today. We grow enough food for everyone. Ours is the first generation on our planet that can end this horrific and intolerable situation. When we involve God and practice means of Grace to align our lives and resources we can deliver compassion and justice to help those persons in need.The World Methodist Council passed a resolution in 2011 calling the people known as Methodist to Fast one meal per week, Pray during tha...

Then he smelled it!The familiar rotten odour like long discarded takeaway trays wafted up his nostrils. The stench of disease and decay stung the back of his nose and he froze. Connor didn't dare to move as he recognised the tell-tale pressure in his head for what it signified. There was no mistaking it; something had come through from the other world.Connor eased his right hand up, still under the covers so as not to alert whatever it was that he was awake. Then he heard the...

Chronic malnourishment affects 821 million people in our world today. We grow enough food for everyone. Ours is the first generation on our planet that can end this horrific and intolerable situation. When we involve God and practice means of Grace to align our lives and resources we can deliver compassion and justice to help those persons in need.The World Methodist Council passed a resolution in 2011 calling the people known as Methodist to Fast one meal per week, Pray during tha...

With contributions by: William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling, Max Porter, Philip Pullman, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, S.F.Said, Madeleine Thien, Salley Vickers, John Wood and Markus Zusak***'This story, like so many stories, begins with a gift. The gift, like so many gifts, was a book...'*...

Black Cat Tales: Where the Spiders Dwell and Other Short Stories is a collection of spooky (and sometimes mischievous) short stories and flash fiction from Black Cat Tales.This book contains nine stories including:Leaving Giles; where Stephanie is desperate to leave her abusive husband but she's running out of options.Santa's Head Elf; where the shopping centre has closed for the night but horrors lurk behind the colourful shop fronts.Apocalypse; follows Tom as ...