If alarms didn’t exist, I’m afraid I would never wake up.Performance captures moments of despair, insecurity, and wisdom through poems, songs, and drawings. In her debut collection, Jul pulls back the curtain and invites the reader on her path of growth, sharing intimate experiences of grief, jealousy, anger, and heartbreak. Inside these pages, readers will delve into how we all put on a performance when we feel like we can’t act as our most authentic selves, highlighting ...

This early work by Jul. Regis was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. 'The Paradise of the Ice Wilderness' is a short story about a group of friends in a village inn that ask a sea captain for a tale and he obliges. The Cryptofiction Classics series contains a collection of wonderful stories from some of the greatest authors in the genre, including Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jack Lond...

Violent Extremism: A Nordic Outlook illuminates the global issue of violent extremism, with a particular focus on Sweden and the Nordic countries. This concise volume leverages empirical research to uncover the mechanisms and dynamics driving violent extremism, setting itself apart in a field often criticized for a lack of data-driven analysis. The contributors employ unique Nordic data to offer insights on violent extremism, examining its organization, the evolution of extremist ...

"Ukrainian Woman in the USA with a Mission: From Tragedies and War to Millions of Hearts" is an honest and profound story of a young woman who went from a small Ukrainian town to a new life in America, where her voice has become a source of strength for hundreds of thousands of people.This book contains no made-up plots or fairy tales. It's reality: a childhood in a post-Soviet country, the first steps toward a dream, failures and victories, war, moving abroad, losing loved ones, a...

If alarms didn't exist, I'm afraid I would never wake up.Performance captures moments of despair, insecurity, and wisdom through poems, songs, and drawings. In her debut collection, Jul pulls back the curtain and invites the reader on her path of growth, sharing intimate experiences of grief, jealousy, anger, and heartbreak. Inside these pages, readers will delve into how we all put on a performance when we feel like we can't act as our most authentic selves, high...

Constructive resistance occurs when people start to build the society they desire independently of and in opposition to the dominant structures already in place. Through case studies and illustrative examples from around the world, this book explores how people working for a more just, sustainable and peaceful future combine construction and resistance. The book provides students and practitioners of resistance with tools to detect, critically discuss and evaluate cases of constructive res...

All those who enter the pastoral ministry desire to succeed. Yet they all find, surprisingly, that a number of key issues come up for consideration. Most pastors find that most of these issues appear during the first ten years of pastoring. During those years the pattern is determined, which will point to the success or to the development of habits that will reduce effectiveness and produce stumbling. In this warm, personal, from-the-heart book, a long-time pastor not only identifies twent...

A delightful 31-day Christian devotional guide for the nature lover in all of us. Drawing on twenty-five years experience in forestry, Christian camping and youth ministry, the author utilizes nature analogies and personal stories to reveal and apply scriptural insights. The thirty-one chapter devotional can be used for individual reflection or group study. Appealing to all ages, the material incorporates subjects such as the gypsy moth, invasive species, why some acorns don’t sprout, and ...

These stories are short and true. Allow your mind to wrap around each separate story.These are very fast reads, but each story will give you hours of entertainment trying to figure them out.The titles are my best fit, but other explanations may be possible.I would like to do a follow up version of Super Short Stories that contain your short true stories. Stories where a simple explanation does not fit what happened to you. Post your stories in the comment area where...

Alive AgainI remember my last birth life. I remember America, Terra and her wonders.I do not remember anything after that death, or after these last twenty deaths.And yet I remember the lives.The memories are not present, just like in a normal life; memories grow dim and fade away.And yet, it seems I can fairly easily recall a memory that I need, it doesn’t seem to matter if the memory is from ten years ago or 5,000 years ago.With each of my ...

A lost soul embarks on a transformative quest—facing fears, embracing vulnerability, and unlocking inner strength. Through poetic wisdom and raw encounters, this inspirational tale reveals that true confidence isn't found in the world, but in the quiet courage of self-acceptance. A luminous call to rise.

"Turning Doubt Into Destiny" follows Lila Voss, a self-sabotaging architect who discovers a cryptic manuscript, The 7 Mental Locks, promising to rewrite destiny. Guided by the enigmatic Professor Crane, she undergoes brutal psychological trials—confronting perfectionism, buried trauma, and corporate exploitation. As Lila unlocks each mental prison, she uncovers a dark truth about her past and must choose: remain shackled by fear or embrace a future of radical freedom. A transformative jour...