An unappreciated housewife boldly responds to her husband’s challenge, and ends up running for U.S. President, she jokes, “Because it’s the only high paying job opening I know of.” Following non-traditional campaign thoughts, From Housewife To White House takes the reader on an usual journey of Sheila and her “Earth High School Party” – called that because she wants to have everyone enjoy sometimes, like they are in their youthful, high school, good student, state of mind! From Housewife T...

What happens when a young man makes a very joyful, but very bad decision, which catapults his life into ecstasy and sorrow? Yet what if you too thought it logical to write your resume big on the living room wall, charge two full baskets on a shopping spree at L-Mart, think buying a rocking chair will save the relationship with your cousin, and actually believe you can get away with it all; outsmarting the medical community, employers, family, and even yourself?

HE HEAVEN CONNECTION is like no other. This fun short novel takes place in Heaven, on Earth, in the Engine Room (The psch ward between Earth and Hell), and playfully, in Hell. The reader believes how of course Lucifer, who became the Devil and Satan, could not possibly return to his old self in Heaven. Yet what would the reader recommend to God, as to how the story works out?

Ed woke up with the blaring alarm! He almost wished he didn’t live in an advanced gopher civilization with jobs, electricity, and trains to the office. So begins the novella, E. D. Gopher. After saying goodbye to his wife and kids, E.D. never makes it back to the office. Instead, he finds himself as the leading voice in an unusual and desperate struggle for survival, for himself and his fellow Gomericans.

A young man's story of struggle and desire to remain in the 17 state of mind. The reader is taken back to Halloween 1971, a turning point — adulthood — a place some would rather not go. Lia Lambrecht/Writer Longing for fun and love, David England's young experience takes him to confrontations and truth. He learns what matters to him. Jan King Garverick/Author Excellent young adult tale. For once, not a bad boy, just a good student seeking his own successful path. Jason Stewart/Librarian If...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.INFLUENCE IN ACTIONTM for CEOs with a foreword by Ron Wallace, retired President of UPS International, provides readers with time-tested methods to bring more prospects into their businesses who are pre-disposed to becoming customers and clients.Readers who follow these proven strategies and put them into action will not only earn more sales, they’ll earn larger sales, repeat business, and referrals from satisfied customers and ...

Ron Wallace rose from driver to president of UPS International. Here he reveals the UPS secret sauce--culture--that allows it to outcompete younger companies that are not unionized, not sprawling, and not Brown.The steady, long-term success of UPS is sometimes a mystery to business observers. Founded over a century ago, UPS has been moving up, not down the Fortune 500 list. Massive in size, UPS has cultivated a family environment where promotion is almost always from within, lifeti...

While the poetry you’ll read in Ron Wallace’s latest collection speaks of serious topics such as loss and the inescapable progression of time, you’ll also find plenty of humor in these pages.His words bring to life his beloved Oklahoma prairies and skies, and his own family members.Wallace’s reflections on childhood, his parents, and, of course, baseball, are heartwarming.Ron Wallace is an award-winning poet and adjunct English professor from Durant, Oklahoma. His s...

With Labor Day almost here, it seems especially fitting to publish a Labor Day story in this issue: Shannon Taft’s “Downhill,” brought to us by Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman. But the fun doesn’t stop there. We have more originals from Paula Messina, Ron Miller (a new Velda P.I. story), Karl Dandenell, Kent J. Moore, and Zachary Reger, plus a new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. Classics include novels by Edgar Wallace and Olive Harper, as well as shorts from Lemuel De Bra and Br...

Here’s the complete lineup—NOVELSMurder of a Plaster Saint, by Robert Wallace [Phantom Detective series]The Phantom Detective—masked pulp hero—makes his Black Cat Weekly debut.Velda, by Ron Miller [Velda Bellinghausen, P.I. series]The stunning conclusion of the first Velda novel! (Part 2 of 2.)SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY“A Bri...

A Secret Lies in New OrleansBy: Ron WallaceWhen 96-year-old retired U.S. Marshal and co-founder of Cowboys and Indians Detective Agency, William Matthew Wallace, receives a painting signed by his long-dead father in the mail from his former colleague living in New Orleans, an eight-decades-old family mystery unravels, and his son and godson are sent to investigate the circumstances for him. From pre-statehood Oklahoma into the turn of the twenty-first century, the family’s ...

Sharing stories focused on the people he worked with, the retired president of UPS provides a practical blueprint for successful leaders and companies.UPS is a household name and one of the most highly regarded American corporations by customers and investors alike. Who hasn't been delighted by a right-on-time delivery, one of the eighteen million UPS makes every day? Founded over a hundred years ago, UPS has moved steadily up the Fortune 500 as so many ot...