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We Think the World of You combines acute social realism and dark fantasy, and was described by J.R. Ackerley as “a fairy tale for adults.” Frank, the narrator, is a middle-aged civil servant, intelligent, acerbic, self-righteous, angry. He is in love with Johnny, a young, married, working-class...

In the distant future, our hubris brings about the Reaping, a cataclysm tearing the world asunder, spewing forth silver dust. This silver enables a new breed of sonic tech to rise, everything from lights to weapons. Meanwhile, two factions wrestle to save what's left of the world, the Paladins...

From debut picture book author L.J.R. Kelly, and acclaimed illustrator Yoko Tanaka, comes a poignant ode to well-loved toys in the vein of picture book favorites such as The Velveteen Rabbit, The Giving Tree, and Knuffle Bunny. Blanket and Bear have always gone everywhere with their boy—but...

A Collection of prose and poetry, including both freestyle and formatted verse. The formats include the following: Seveling, Sestina, Cascade, Tanka, Rondeau, Occasional, Paradelle, Blitz, Anagrammatic, Ghazal, Haiku (contemporary), Lune, Kyrielle, Bop, Shadorma, and Acrostic. Author's Note:...

Owe It To The Wind is a story of love and betrayal. It begins with the high school romance between Michael and Meg. Determined to flee an abusive parent, Michael abruptly departs their small hometown in Michigan immediately after graduation to play football for USC. Before he leaves the young lovers make a pact to meet in five years. Neither realizes the life consequences of this decision.

A rash of animal mutilations and a vicious poison pen campaign directed against an ambitious young lawyer lead to murder in a rural Pennsylvania community. Dan 'Sticks' Hetrick, retired police chief, and Flora Vastine, a novice officer, team up and encounter false leads, a series of dangerous episodes...

When a lonely widow finds the severed head of an unknown young woman on her front porch in rural Swatara Creek, Pennsylvania, Police Chief Aaron Brubaker is baffled. Anxious to conceal his ineptitude from municipal officials, Brubaker (whose experience has been largely limited to policing weekend...

Doc and Sgt. Gallagher find themselves all alone on the bombed out, war torn refining and mining planet RM-772-24. Together they attempt to navigate the ruins of the city and make it to the extraction point with the intelligence they have gathered. Unfortunately the city and surrounding area has teams...

After returning from a grueling training mission and wanting only to rest Sgt. Gallagher and his marines are once again called into action. The CIDC (Cyber Intell Design Corporation) has found what they think is an enemy cloning facility located on a newly discovered space station. Sgt. Gallagher's...

The civilian military contractor Cyber-Intell-Design-Corporation (CIDC) has sent out an urgent request for help to all military units in the sector. Their facility has come under attack by enemy forces. The Fleet Marine Striker Battalion (FMSB) is the only unit close enough to render assistance. Sgt....

Guide de voyage actualisé en février 2019. La ville compte le plus grand nombre de monuments romains après Rome elle-même ! Ville de culture et d’histoire, Arles permet aujourd’hui aux visiteurs, sans qu’ils n’y prennent garde, de faire un voyage intemporel extraordinaire. Deux...

Guide de voyage actualisé en février 2019. Le village de Saint-Émilion présente un visage très pittoresque, il est agréable de flâner dans ses rues médiévales aux pavés irréguliers. Mais on ne vient pas à Saint-Émilion que pour cela. Saint-Émilion, ce nom est connu dans le monde...

A crazy priestess on the island of Lanai escapes from prison and seeks revenge by performing human sacrifices. In other words, this is a comedy. The potential victims have all been tricked into coming to the island for love, money, and adventure. What follows is a French farce in the middle of the...

Who says family get-togethers can't be fun? This one's a real hoot and a couple of hollers too! A wife chases after her husband with a shotgun, a girlfriend goes after her boyfriend with a butcher knife, and a woman fueled by alcohol comes on to every member of the opposite sex present excepting,...