This publication stands as a testimony of the fifth year a group of authors have assembled their collective muse to create an anthology celebrating the short story. The last four years' anthologies, Celebrating the Short Story, Over the Moon Travel Treasures, 2020 Vision, and Coming of Age, contributed greatly to advancing the craft of Christian fiction writing in Louisiana. This year, nine published authors have collaborated to produce the wonderful collection of diverse short stories you...

This publication is a testimony of the sixth year a group of authors assembled their collective muse to create an anthology celebrating the short story. The last five years' collections, Celebrating the Short Story, Over the Moon Travel Treasures, 2020 Vision, Coming of Age, and Second Chances, contributed significantly to advancing the craft of Christian fiction writing in Louisiana. This year, ten authors have collaborated to produce the outstanding collection of diverse short stories yo...

These ten adventures will take you to places you have never been. C.D. Sutherland's Nowhere Near Heaven transports you to West Virginia during World War II. There, you'll experience young Marion Dunrobin's challenge to fit in a broken family struggling against poverty and conflict. Judy Burford's Step In will plunge you into the hard life in a wagon train with young Jake Johnson's family, seeking a better life in Oregon. Wanda Bush's One Rock will put you behind the eyes of a twelve-year-o...

The seven short stories contained in 2020 Vision are as diverse in technique and theme as our previous years' writings; nevertheless, they are united in the fact that a mention of the eyes is a common element. We invite you to take notice of the techniques used by this array of talented authors to weave those eyes-related appearances into their stories.Enjoy these seven adventures as they take you places you probably have never been. C.D. Sutherland examines how a couple of young bo...

The seven short stories contained in Over the Moon Travel Treasures are as diverse in technique and theme as one could hope for; nevertheless, they are united in the fact that travel is a common element, along with the appearance of something to do with the Moon in each of them because this book is dedicated to those brave travelers of Apollo 11, who flew to the Moon fifty years ago. Take notice for those appearances. C. D. Sutherland reveals life-altering events for Samuel Strong in his c...

The writing styles used in short stories can be somewhat unusual or surprising to its readers, sometimes their writers use literary techniques which might wear a reader down if employed through the length of a novel. Short stories make the perfect fodder to create anthologies. You will discover the seven short stories contained in this Celebrating of the Short Story are as diverse in technique and theme as one could hope for. Nevertheless, they are united in the fact that they are each in ...

Fez, the centuries old cultural and religious capital of Morocco is the setting for this novella. Deep within the labyrinthine streets and alleys hides a terrorist cell bent on assassinating the Western leaning monarch and plunging the kingdom into chaos. Aligned against this threat are the Moroccan security forces and Chief Inspector Aryad Afellay of the Sûreté Nationale. He must use all of his skills to prevent the unthinkable. This story is part cultural immersion and part front-page ne...

Other than the cancer thing and getting over recent chemotherapy, James is having a pretty uneventful life when he gets sick of it all and chucks it for an RV just outside of North Bay. A handyman with a dominant streak and a certain naiveté on his own part lands James flat on his back in a situation where he can't even scream. A short story of gay romance and erotica by Harold C. Jones.

This gorgeous holiday book—part of the Legends series from Zonderkidz—explores the true story behind the tradition of hanging and filling Christmas stockings. Kids will learn about what it means to give to others, and how they can share God’s love during the Christmas season.Inside, you and your children can discover:How the Christmas stocking was inspired by the life of Saint Nicolas, and why it became a way to give to those in needWhy givi...

Gabriel “paced the halls of heaven” as he memorized God’s message to Mary. He wondered what she would say. The Christmas story unfolds, as never before, through the voices of those who witnessed the Messiah’s birth. Listen to Joseph’s struggle. Rejoice with Elizabeth and Zachariah. Worship with the magi. Hear the fear in Herod’s voice. Receive the blessing of Simeon and Anna. And, like the shepherds, shout for joy!

Children love the soothing sound of rhyme! And now they can enjoy thirty-five delightful, classic Bible stories retold in lilting verse and rollicking, read-aloud rhyme in this new updated edition of The Rhyme Bible Storybook. From the story of creation, to the resurrection of Jesus, this is the perfect choice for parents who want to introduce their children to the Word of God. Updated and vivid illustrations by Laurence Cleyet-Merle breathe new life into a previously successful storybook ...

Imagine that you were headed to church early one Sunday morning. You had set out your "church clothes" the night before so that you would wear the right clothes. You picked out a white pair of pants and cool looking shirt. You wanted to look your best at church. There was this one girl that you wanted to impress. So you spent 2 hours in the morning to spiff yourself up. You put your clothes on and brushed your teeth. You weren't even going to eat breakfast because you wanted to take the ex...