All young Simon Steed wants is to be accepted by his peers, his teachers, and his family, and to be recognized for his special talents and superior intellect. Yet when everyone rejects and teases him instead, even accusing him of being "weird," he hopes someday they'll get what's coming to them. One by one, each of them meets with sudden and dangerous accidents, some of them fatal. All the while, Simon observes in silence or learns later of their tragic outcomes. Could these coincidences be...? After he meets a beautiful young woman named Monica in college, he's smitten by her devoted attention and charm, but her abrupt disappearance breaks his heart. Did he ignore her? What went wrong? When the local media reports her death as a suicide, the facts don't add up. The photo of the victim isn't Monica, but her sinister roommate instead. Where is Monica? Even if it takes him years, he'll keep searching. Then Simon will promise he'll never ignore Monica ever again. Unless...
"In this tender, evocative and thought-provoking collection, Leah Soeiro's complex, condensed narratives, both poetic and photographic, allow the reader the voyeuristic pleasure of being temporarily included in the protagonist's world. Created during the lockdowns of 2020/2021, the collection fearlessly addresses enforced intimacy, the tearing down and rebuilding of identity and the exploration of past and present trauma. Soeiro's words are precise and disturbing, her photography intimate and compelling. A collection to savour and a timely, refreshingly original, reminder of the recent pandemic. Lest we forget..." -Sue Burge, author of Confetti Dancers, The Saltwater Diaries and Lumière "Dazzling, lyrical, and unexpected, Leah Soeiro's twenty-twenty-twenty-twenty-one marks the debut of an important new voice. Probing identity and place, Soeiro explores both surfaces and what lies beneath with her breathtaking poems and photographs that recall at once the heartbreaking ruins of Camilo José Vergara, the playful profundity of Cindy Sherman, and the confrontational intimacy of early Nan Goldin. In doing so, she poses important questions about growth and decay. Challenging ideas of narrative ownership, Soeiro delves into time and identity in new and significant ways, presenting them as both constraints and possibilities. While grounded in a particular moment and narrative voice, twenty-twenty-twenty-twenty-one also speaks to vital and universal questions: it is a beautiful and intricate exploration of the complex interplay between our inner and outer lives that, ultimately, makes us human." -Rachel Kapelke-Dale, author of The Ballerinas and Ingenue
The final frontier is final for a reason. It is the end of the road. It is the last stand. It is the boundary that will never be crossed successfully by your man. And is that a good thing? I suppose it is! And why is that? Because once you conquer the final frontier, there is nothing left. There is no mystery, no challenge, no worthwhile target to achieve. You do not want to understand her anyway, but if you could, (don't worry you won't) the let-down may be crushing and would likely result in a boring existence that neither a man nor a woman would ever want. It is just like sex. You never will achieve everything you want and that is why you keep coming back for more.
There's power in connection. Josephine Wyeth has only ever known the shadow of war. Sheltered by her father's secretive work, she exists as both prisoner and caretaker as the violence creeps ever-closer. Once powerless, now she is something else: a new being crafted by her father's cruel hands, proof of his genius and threat to all who meet her. She's desperate to escape, but with no friends and the horrors of war lurching toward them all, her future is bleak. There's no hope - until the day she's thrown in a cell with her father's latest experiment. Otto Beornson, a fierce shifter from the wilds of the Northern Territories, is the latest in a long line of victims captured from the front and shipped to her father's laboratory. He shouldn't be any different, but when they meet, their fates intertwine in a way no one could have expected. Standing on the brink of an abyss, their blazing connection is a lifeline.>Vital is a standalone novella in the wider New Protectorate series and can be read without the context of the other books. Content warnings can be found in the backmatter of the book and on the author's website.
"By whatever alchemy, it serves the greatest collection of stories ever written - adds to them, modernizes them, makes them feel fresh, forces you to see them both strange and familiar...There has not been anything quite like this ever before." - THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE A contemporary Festival of Dionysus! This massive work by playwright Sean Graney undertakes a day-long play retelling of the thirty-two surviving Greek tragedies. PART I: HEROICS includes: PROMETHEUS BOUNDTHE SEVEN SISTERSTHE CYCLOPSMEDEAALKESTISHYPPOLYTUSTHE SUPPLIANTTHE PERSIANSPHÈDREHERACLESWOMEN OF TRACHISTHE HERACLEIDAE"All Our Tragic is a sprawling, messy, at-times-brilliant show, much like the lives of those it portrays and would hope to honor. It is a singular achievement, one not likely to be repeated any time soon." - GAPERS BLOCK, CHICAGO "We see the full range of relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, sisters and brothers, politicians and citizens, generals and soldiers. We see the horrors and insanity of war in all their extremity, the gruesome payback for sexual betrayals, the high price paid for loyalty, the futility of prophecy and the wages of guilt. We see people driven to acts of both devotion and madness. We feel the lust for power, the ache for home, and the inevitability of death." - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES "An ambitious production that exceeds expectation (as if it's possible to even know what to expect of a 12-hour performance!), All Our Tragic is simply unforgettable, on so many levels. It's not really a show or even a play, but an experience, a total immersion into the imaginations of Sean Graney and the Greeks. The end result is that the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides really do become ours: they are all our tragic." - STAGE AND CINEMA
My enemy isn't who I thought it was.My Alphas have groveled, begged, and fallen to their knees to beg for my forgiveness.I'm still not sure I'm ready, but I'll need to find a way if I want to face what's coming next.The Hunters and the packs are stuck in a stalemate while some invisible force plucks us off one-by-one.The Storms have gone out of control and destroy the forest, the leaves, and any life it touches.And when I go home, even my own family turns their backs on me.I'm an Outcast and I know what Kane has felt for the first time.I need to find a way to forgive my alphas.Because if I can't... how can I expect my family to find a way to forgive me? Moon Queen is the third installment of "Crescent Five" -- A Wolf Shifter Fated Mates story with no choosing required! As this is a series, this book ends on a cliffhanger.
The wells of silence are filled with secrets. Henrietta Alten West's new novel explores things nobody wants to talk about. Domestic abuse, the fentanyl crisis, and an atrocity which occurred early in World War II are artfully woven together to tell this riveting story. Although it is a work of fiction, the narrative addresses serious problems of the real world.Set in present-day Paradise Valley, Arizona and in Arizona's White Mountains, the action and the characters are captivating and intriguing. The plot flashes back to 1940 and a decades-long cover-up by Allied leaders. The lies and deceptions that surround the Katyn Forest massacre will shock the reader. The Camp Shoemaker group is together again. You will learn about what even the best of us will do to win a war, and you will be thrilled with this latest installment of The Reunion Chronicles Mysteries.
This course will give you insight into how heroes of the faith received commendation from God. You will learn how obedience impacts your life, the role of suffering, and how you can prove to be genuine disciple of Jesus so that you can receive your eternal rewards.
Importante libro que por primera vez se publica en la historiografía estadounidense. Basado en un notable número de pruebas, el autor demuestra que los primeros habitantes que arribaron a Cuba fueron los nativos americanos, provenientes de la Florida y zonas adyacentes.Un gran número de autores se han inclinado por otros lugares del continente como origen de dicho poblamiento, por lo que este libro posee una importancia especial al argumentar detalladamente la verdadera procedencia. No se trató se emigraciones tras la caza de animales como tradicionalmente se justifican esos movimientos poblacionales, sino la urgencia de nuevos espacios vitales a causa del hundimiento de territorios de la Florida, producto de cambios climáticos trascendentales ocurridos en la época, y la necesidad imperiosa de los pobladores floridanos de ir en busca de fuentes de materia prima, abundantes en Cuba, para sus instrumentos de trabajo, las causas reales del desplazamiento. Importantes hallazgos de piezas arqueológicas realizados por investigadores cubanos en el Archipiélago durante las décadas precedentes, en los cuales tomó parte el autor del presente trabajo, hallan sorprendentes contrapartidas en los descubrimientos de científicos norteamericanos en el sudeste de Estados Unidos.El lector estará en posesión de una información de primera mano sobre estos hechos y otros datos de sumo interés en esta edición de la Editorial Unos y Otros.
As a mortal woman in medieval Yorkshire, Marion Chase falls in love with a young woman and is shunned by the church and the village. Marion takes refuge in a forest cottage and becomes an herbal healer. When men from the village threaten to burn her as a witch, Marion is rescued by a vampire, transformed, and joins a Sisterhood in York dedicated to ethical living for vampires. When Henry VIII's 1546 ban on prostitution reaches York, the Sisterhood closes its brothel and disbands. The vampires scatter and Marion becomes a battlefield nurse travelling throughout Europe.She travels to America during the Civil War and is then instrumental in the development of blood banking in the 1930s. In the 21st century Marion runs a Chicago blood bank with a hidden sideline of providing ethically sourced blood to Midwestern vampires. All is well until Marion falls in love with the one person who can destroy her. Rachel Sutter is an FDA inspector who is the living likeness of Marion's medieval love.
"It is a sad and beautiful world!" It was true long ago, in that back alley in New Orleans, where the Radio DJ told the Good Egg to BUZZ OFF, and it's still true now, as this dark and delicious issue of LSQ illustrates. We've got vampires and Venice, post-apocalyptic Canada (?!?) haunted woods and stolen names, and more darkness on the edge of town than you'd care to admit, especially if it was your town. There might even be a happy story or two in here as well, but I won't tell if you won't. Just as we wait impatiently for Autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere, these tall tales and melancholy monsters are waiting for you, to let your guard down and be pulled under by their velvety subterranean goodness. Best not to keep them waiting."Good News, Bad News" by Rhonda Parrish"Lips Like Sugar" by Cynthia Gómez"The Very Hand of God" by Ellen Morris Prewitt"Built for Her" by Camden Rose"Forest-sister" by Avril Mulligan"In The Field" by L.S. Johnson"Skip, Hop, Jump" by Amanda Bintz"Sleep Well, My Prince" by Lyndsey Croal"Technical Magic" by Samantha Carr"The Dreamweaver's Name" by Megan Chee"Who Do We Become?" by Tannara Young"Captain Courageous in Venice" by Janna Layton"Fittonia" by Libby Feltis"Kryvoye Lake" by Oksana Marafioti"A Lullaby for Mattie Barker" by B. Zelkovich"Jovis" by Kemi Ashing-Giwa, Tali Arima
The 10th anniversary of the Word Stage at The North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival 25th anniversary, marks the amazing community of writers who live in the valley and beyond. Who take their craft seriously and who have been the voices of our community. Many to them are published authors with several books to their name. The Word Stage gave them a place to be seen as artists along with the musicians and other artisans at the North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival.
Jesus, or 'Yeshu' to everyone, is growing up in tough circumstances. His world-changing ministry, many years later, will reflect such an empathy for the poor and oppressed. Everyone knows not to mess with the Empire, and its soldiers don't hesitate to remind the people of his village. The law is whatever they say it is. Despite this daily oppression, he remains hopeful, pining for the chance to do... something. Anything that will win respect for his father, his hero, but a man who is much maligned in their village. When he finally gets the long-awaited chance to accompany his hard-working father on a cross-country trip, Yeshu is excited about all the possibilities. Leaving their family at home, the boy and his father head off into the open country. Life is not always joy and rainbows, as Yeshu soon learns, after mere hours on the road. Together, they do what they can in the face of awful surprises, often at the risk of life and limb. All along the way, the Empire tightens its grip on them and their people. But, through each travail, they persevere through a burgeoning faith, growing respect for each other and the heart-warming support of their fellow sufferers. But iron sharpens iron, and the metal's true quality is revealed when the fire is hottest. When finally pressed, their backs against the wall, Yeshu finds a way to finally bring honor to his father, even as that man is shocked at the true cost.
poet's foll's journeys is splake's most exotic collection to date-- with plenty of his directness, dirtiness, and details. Pick up a copy and share with others!
Our Global Lingua Franca is essential for English instructors navigating the challenges of sub-par language learning worldwide, addressing reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary, and pragmatics.
David Blaise is a private eye with troubles. His girlfriend wants to have the Talk with him, Philly mobsters want to kill him, his brother-in-law lies to him, and a beautiful city official snubs him. On top of that, his lech of a landlord wants Blaise to prove his partner is cooking the books. Blaise has to call on his Naval intelligence training and all of his North Philly street smarts if he's going to survive 1984.
Glowing in the Dark is a book of fiction that portrays a few contemporary American healers in their vulnerable, evolving humanity. In authentic voices and a range of moods, these three compelling stories reveal the inner worlds of broken physicians-psychiatrists and an ICU doctor-who discover personal, unconventional ways to help themselves and others. Healing is not one person doing something to another; the essential element is relationship. In this book, we see the healer and the one healed joining in the work of restoring peace of mind, as they take steps together on an unknown journey. The stories are evocative, disturbing, sometimes funny, sometimes erotic, always heartful. Like wounding, like healing, the stories are not what you expect.
A coffee table book of an Artist's artwork journey, via paintings of the natural world, botanicals and other eclectic work on commission. Over 50 full colour plates.
Doggie sets out on an adventure to see Stonehenge and make new friends. He takes part in their activities and enjoys spending time in the countryside, learning more about his favourite places. Join Doggie on his adventure of a lifetime! A heartwarming tale for 5-7 year olds with Abby's original artwork illustrations throughout.
The First Word on the Orthodox Church is written for enquirers into Orthodox Christianity, as well as those who may already be Orthodox, but who wish to deepen their understanding of the Orthodox Faith. At once accessible to any reader with the faintest awareness of Christianity, yet academically sound and spiritually reliable, it seeks to present Orthodoxy in terms that are recognisable and relatable from human experience. As part of The First Word series, this book serves as an introduction only. That is, the treatment it gives to any particular aspect of the Orthodox Church is by no means exhaustive, but it seeks to lay down the basis for further exploration for those who wish it, even while it provides enough information to satisfy those who want to make it the only stop in their consideration of the Tradition. "Father Jacob and the St Sergius Press have provided a much needed and brilliantly clear set of introductions to Eastern Orthodox life and doctrine. The scholarship here is deftly given through lucid imagery and elegant writing - the hallmarks of fine teaching." - Archpriest John A. McGuckin, Nielsen Emeritus Professor of Byzantine Church History
Part memoir, part poetry collection, part journal, this unique book tells rapper Shocka's story of his mental health struggles, recovery, spiritual journey and prosperity - and motivates readers to find their own path.
I didn't know what made Jane Doe the only woman who satisfied my heart, body, and soul. I didn't need to know.She fell in love with the wrong boy.A shy foster kid, Jane had no one until Lorna McKenna moved in next door and decided they'd be best friends. But Jane's new friend made her promise one thing: Jane vowed to never fall in love with Lorna's brooding older brother Jamie.How hard of a promise could that be to keep? An impossible one when the boy in question sets her soul on fire. But Jane had no idea falling in the love with the wrong person would lead to so much heartbreak.He fell in love right back.To Jamie's sisters, Jane was a friend. A pseudo-sister. The girl they adopted into their family. To Jamie, Jane was everything. Their youthful passion consumed them. When their world fell apart, Jamie thought their love would hold them together. But someone else had other plans.But someone tore them apart.For years, Jamie's been plotting his revenge against the people who took everything from him. He believes Jane is one of them. Yet despite it all, they have one thing in common. They both want the people who destroyed the McKennas to pay for their crimes. She wants justice. He wants vengeance. And to save the boy she once loved, Jane will join forces with Jamie to ensure those people pay.Lives will be changed forever, secrets revealed, deceptions unraveled, and Jamie will face a devastating choice between love and revenge...ETCHED ON MY HEART is an angsty, emotional, steamy, best friend's brother, second chance, enemies-to-lovers romance with an HEA. It was previously published under the title BLACK TANGLED HEART.
Welcome back to Porthgarrion... where love is always in the air.Ember Penrose can't forgive her little sister for sleeping with Adrian. It might have been four years ago, but why should she? Teagan knew how Ember felt about the handsome farmer... but did that stop her? No, it didn't. And now she knows there can never be anything between them, no matter how much she still wants him...Adrian Roskelly enjoys his solitary life at the farm. Okay, so he'd rather share it with Ember, but years of rejection have taught him not to hope... or to dream. She's not interested in him, and the sooner he accepts that, the better.A storm, a broken down van, and an excess of dry white wine lead to a night neither Ember nor Adrian will ever forget, but in the cold light of day, will they be able to live with the consequences of what they've done, and will they discover the truth of what's gone before?
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