Thewordverve Inc: 39 books

A book for children who love someone with Parkinson’s disease or any chronic illness Year after year, Monica and her Mama enjoy taking hikes in the desert near their home. Then one day Monica realizes that Mama is not having fun anymore. Mama notices it about herself too. The hill is too...

“Young lady, no dog has ever dug to China,” Hallie Jo is told over and over again. But she knows something special about her beagle Henry. “My dog CAN dig to CHINA,” she insists, but the townsfolk don’t believe her. Not the fireman, not the baker, not the postman . . . not even Mrs. Beale! So Hallie Jo sets out on a mission to show everyone that she’s telling the truth.

What was life like through the eyes of an all-American ten-year-old boy during WWII? Today, grown men have man caves in which to take refuge. William Henry had his thinking tree, where he could hide amongst the leaves on his special limb, spying on people in the street or talking to an unseen...

Grab a cuppa and enjoy the ride on the short road to big fiction. ***This multi-genre anthology features over 40 flash-fiction pieces by 17 authors, who are as diverse as these exceptional stories. ***Consider this anthology a chocolate sampler filled with “verve-alicious” bite-sized reads,...

Most of us have heard scant reports of bipolar disorder and its confusing reality. Taming My Mind takes the clinical diagnosis and gives a personal, detailed account of one man's life as he is shattered by the effects of the disorder and learns to manage them. Now in his sixties, Victor Brissler faced...

Marty’s mom has Parkinson’s; sometimes it makes her feel like she is wearing a mask. Sometimes it makes her feel like a wooden puppet. Sometimes it even makes her feel like a zombie. The only thing that can make her feel normal is an operation to implant two electrical stimulators deep in her...

An afternoon in the blackberry patch turns into a lesson about facing fears. Mark and his mother Michelle are picking blackberries when Michelle begins to share memories of her childhood and situations that made her feel afraid—but none so daunting as the fear she faces every day with her young-onset...

Parkinson’s disease affects all sides of you: your inside, your outside, and your “right” side—that is, the side where you feel positive, balanced, and beautiful. How do you find that edge when you’re not feeling very sharp at all? Parkinson’s Diva is a personal and professional...

Two Bent Trees is an American Revolutionary War story that begins with the Glynne family of England, whose lives are nearly destroyed by members of the Burntthorne family of British aristocracy. Through the Burntthornes’ condescension, arrogance, and evil, Rob Glynne, his father, and uncle are...

Two Christian Tales of Family, Fortitude and Faith Those outside our circle may not really know who we are—we assume facades to disguise our worries or afflictions. We wear our masks and pretend to be fine, while on the inside, the monsters lurk, ever present. Ultimately, we will make decisions...

The struggle continues for the new nation and for the Glynne family and friends. Freedom, lives, property, and hopes and dreams are at stake. Independence must be won and the scourge of war carried to the British wherever possible. Nothing is off limits to the British and their allies: Tories...

On the front porch of one Victorian home in the small Southern town of Eubanks, six women gather to indulge themselves in some cutting up, cutting loose, and an unparalleled stream of blowing off steam. While these friends cannot stop the events that at times attempt to knock them off their...

“Sometimes taking the status quo and flipping it upside down is just the thing you need to turn your daily routine into a precious memory.” ~~ Sylvia Karalis How many smiles have you delivered today? In this story of care, compassion, and downright wacky fun, one boy learns about...

A child becomes a man . . . but his childhood does not leave him. Even in the strange, menacing place known as the Void. The effects of Charlie's dysfunctional upbringing refuse to fade. Physical and mental abuses by an alcoholic father and a bullying brother cause him to question nearly everything...