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Marilyn created this collection of poetry to reflect on life, death, and the ever-constant changes of all things in between.

"e;What is it like to play Santa? How did you get started? How long have you been doing this? Do you have any interesting anecdotes or stories you can share?"e; You bet!All those answers and more, you will discover what it's like to represent the jolly ol' elf from the North Pole.You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll ponder, and you'll remember what it was like when you believed in Santa!Pick up this anthology and enjoy!

Decoherence: am I alive or dead without Her? Who am I without Her? My journey, my journey is such that the question drives me! Defines me! To what cross shall I bind my flesh to search, to seek? Will its weight push wearied foot into soil, on to sail to what horizon? My dusk, my dawn lit to illuminate this ragged, flawed child reaching for Her. Mother! Sometimes Mother, equally flawed. Neglectful. Angry. Distant. Hers is the distorted visage refracted from the mirror cracked by my own bloodied hand. It takes moments to realize the webbed image reflected is my own. Neglectful. Angry. Distant. Shamed. Child. Mother! She forgives.

This book is brought about by thirty-eight years of classroom experience. It is imperative to form relationships with the families of our students. This will give the future generation the best possible opportunities, moving forward. Who knows our students best? Their families! We need to partner with our families to provide the best possible education for each student, based on their unique learning needs.

We all know people with big egos, who are self-centered and all for themselves--the "me" people. But someone truly evil? That person seldom appears in our lives. However, every now and then, a person will enter our garden of Eden who is truly evil from birth.Professionals blame their behavior on their upbringing, their home life, their environment--any number of reasons. The real answer is, they really don't know why they're like that. Sigmund Freud categorized everyone into a neat box with his diagnosis. But other than the bad seed theory, no diagnosis exists. Hopefully, you will never have one of these people in your life.

Remember Mr. L.E. Font, the elephant who was always sad? Well, if you go back to the zoo, a different elephant you'll see. How could this be, you ask? You will discover the answer as you open the cover and be transformed back to the zoo.

Momma's Three-Ring Circus is about the trials and tribulations through the eyes of Emily detailing the life and havoc of her daily adventuresome and oftentimes creative mind. As her momma always said, "e;There is never a dull moment in this household of six rambunctious and very imaginative minds of my kids."e; Thus, Momma's three-ring circus.Thinking about today's busy world--with kids growing up with all these electronic devices--just makes the childhood that Emily had in the sixties seem that much more enticing, where the elders were always courteously addressed Mr. or Mrs.; all the parents in the neighborhood, including our schoolteacher, disciplined all of us kids; but most of all, iPads and social networking to us kids was anywhere our imaginations took us as we romped and played outdoors, usually all day long and until the streetlights came on.

This narrative is about my years aboard Tabor Academy's schooner Tabor Boy and the sequence of life events that led to that career. While many sail-training captains and crew tend to be transient, I stayed with Tabor and Tabor Boy for thirty-five years. The reason for that decision came from the opportunity to work with high schoolers, to get students out of the classroom and to expose them to real-world challenges and experiences!

The only thing hindering FBI agent Trevor Marshall's case is reporter Joelly Steele. Every time he gets close to making a break in the case, she gets in the way. When he finally discovers her real reason for sticking her nose in his case, he decides it could be beneficial for both of them if they work together. So when Joelly turns up missing, Trevor knows he will have to find her.He enlists the help of his friend Hawk Logan, and together, they find Joelly and believe all is well. However, it soon becomes apparent that this case runs much deeper than anyone thought. And now, someone is trying to stop Trevor and Joelly before they discover the truth. Will Hawk be able to help them survive long enough to reveal the true culprit in this case?

Harold Lathan was sprawled on the bricks of the courtyard, almost obscured by the shrubbery. Surely no one would be surprised he was dead--not his neighbors nor his coworkers. Well, maybe his sister. She dearly loved him. Who murdered Harold?

Enter a world where cat ladies and cats travel between universes. Read stories taken from the lives of cats and of lives from people who may be your neighbor. All are told by a talking book, stories of legacies, of elements and winds who teach, a cat who dances with fire and is the winner, love that is found and lost and found again, a crying flower, a dedication to the law even after death. Carol R. Smith asks that you take a journey away from the norm and just escape!

Cheap margaritas, a cemetery, and a full moon-what could possibly go wrong? When Emberly Cavanaugh and Luna Derossi met in college, after what was a terrifying haunted-house experience, they never dreamed they would become such close friends. During their annual tradition of midnight margaritas in the local cemetery, mysterious lights set them on an adventure that they may never return from! Thrust into the world of magic, deceit, and betrayal, Emberly and Luna find themselves in the small town of Gallows Hollow. There they meet a widowed witch, Christina, who guides them as they begin their extraordinary journey back home, discovering hidden talents they never knew they had and finding friendships in places they never thought they would. With a ruthless witch on the loose searching for a young pregnant woman and stopping at nothing to get what she wants, it becomes clear that all of their lives are in danger. As time runs out, Emberly and Luna will have to fight to protect everyone and stay alive. In doing so, they test not only the bounds of their friendship but how far they are willing to go to protect it.

Domino is a story about a teacher who finds himself in a dysfunctional marriage that leads him into an extramarital affair. During one of his transgressions, he stumbles into a murder cover-up.While informing the police on what he witnessed, he finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy that is threatening to disrupt the democratic framework of the US. James researches and discovers that the downward trajectory in education is not accidental. While he is researching this premise, the first attempts on his life are almost realized. To protect his family, James leaves home and offers to "e;forget"e; what he knows. This works for a while, then the truce is broken when his vindictive wife concocts a story that sends his rivals after him one last time. With that new information, his enemies locate James's campsite in the primitive hunting grounds of New Mexico and attack. Armed with a bow and a knife, he escapes into the forest and the bitter cold. He now faces two foes, the icy weather and the men stalking him. As he runs, he resolves the questions lingering in his mind... Why is education being targeted? Is our democracy under attack from within?James, always the skeptic, still wonders if this is really happening. Are we fighting some sort of covert war on our own soil? Why are people so numb to what's going on? He sums it up with a famous phrase by Juvenal, an ancient Roman poet, "e;Panem et circenses."e;

This is the story of Ernie, a sweet puppy taken from the love and comfort of his mom and siblings to live with a family who is not ready or able to be dog owners.After some long, lonely days locked in a cage where no one seems to hear his cries from loneliness and with fear of the abusive man owner, he is loaded up in a car and dropped off at the dog pound to live. He is put in a room he shares with another puppy named Butch who becomes his first friend.Butch teaches Ernie about the pound, its workers, and the dogs who live there. Day after day, week after week, he waits for the chance to go home with one of the humans walking by his room. One wonderful day, he is finally spotted by a nice lady human who rescues and adopts him. She becomes his very own human, and she takes him to live happily ever after in his forever home.

Foothills of the Soul is a series of essays explaining a basic knowledge that lays the foundation for truth of understanding the universe. As sunlight stirs a chemical reaction and a chemical reaction creates a mechanical action, so begins life. The author takes you on a journey of the species, and the species leads you to us. It is ironic that the species gather on the walls of cave art, the art that touches every part of the soul.

Bettye Davis's first memoir, A Spanky Dale Fishy Catfish Day, begins in the sixties when Davis, now a young girl, journeys to Lake Washington with her mom, dad, and five siblings on a fishing expedition that ends rather abruptly. It is a narrative of an African American Southern family who briefly spends some wholesome quality time on the bank of Lake Washington, catching fish for dinner and relaxing prior to the unforeseen disruptive circumstances of the day.The setting of the narrative takes place inside her bedroom as she overhears her father conversing with her mom concerning their plans for the day. Riding to rural areas were weekly excursions for the family. The journeys oftentimes involved fishing, gathering of wild greens in early spring, picking watermelons in the hot summertime out of the gardens of friends and relatives, or receiving cured, smoked pork for the cold winter months ahead. Everyday life experiences while growing up in the Mississippi Delta helped in the fashioning of fictional and nonfictional characters, places, and things in this book. The rhyming story in this book is written to discourage mischievousness and to inspire and promote a sense of humor that can be universally relatable and enjoyed, as well, by the intended audience.

What the Heck Happened to the Last 30 40 Years is the culmination of a number of years of wondering where the instructions were for aging. Each look back was putting me further and further from my most favorite years of life! Dear heavens! It was 50 friggin' years behind me in junior college--my age of discovery!Having had my mother live with us for her last 7 years of life, I had gotten insight into end of life when it dawned on me, oh no, we're the next in the steady progression! Where's that elusive instruction book? Where are the directions for how to handle what's going on with this galloping continuum?So I decided to provide it. This is a collection of bits of advice, interviews with 19- through 95-year-olds on their views of aging and vignettes on some, Facebook humor and wise words, medical heads-up on things that could show up, instructions, good stuff about getting older (really), and craziness from the mind of a not-quite-right 69-year-old who, turned loose, feels every age group could use some warning about the effects of aging!

The Story of Gimpy the Indiana Dog is a yarn that is designed to capture the minds and hearts of young readers who still hold the dreams of anything is possible. We start our yarn with our neighborhood hero and of how he came about. Gimpy the Indiana Dog is an exhilarating and fun journey, and it's exciting to be a part of as the young mind sees themselves as part of the journey.