Penned in this collection of lyrical thoughts are the author's heartfelt emotions spanning over various themes. Ranging from a hungry robin to the surreal images the clouds paint in the sky, to whether the freedom of speech is truly that and the unavoidable and sad reality of the displaced persons, the author has given much food for thought. The poems are sweet and nostalgic as well as gloomy and truthfully hard-edged.
The book is a raw depiction of young male's sexual experiences in and out of Africa. Well set in the free Western world, and embracing ideology hitherto a taboo in the restricted African society. It is written to appeal to all forms of sexual orientations without prejudice to any particular group but also as a learning tool for all. The raw presentation is to launch the reader into the real world of these sexual escapades and to bring imagination to reality.
In this candid memoir Hofer Ho reflects on his tumultuous young life under the indomitable but often questionable leadership of his mother.From her own childhood experiences of war and the ever-near dangers of rape and starvation, Ho relates his mother's rise from the ashes to conquer every obstacle that threatens her family's success. But at what cost? From the near abandonment of husband and home to the steady erosion of her most sacred relationships; cat-and-mouse acts with immigration and close calls with the law Ho questions the price of his mother's seemingly insatiable need to acquire wealth.My Hakka Mother is a brave confrontation of memories so deep and bitter only forgiveness can soothe them.
Faida Tshimwanga dreams of restoring world peace. To put her thoughts to paper, she makes use of her muse Cosette - an inspiration from Les Misérables - as a vessel to bring calm and eradicate evil in the world.Cosette is plagued with a deadly disease caused by Satan. When at last she succumbs to her illness, she goes to God and asks Him to allow Satan back into the Heaven so him and his demons can leave the Earth in peace. God accepts this proposal and so does Satan, thus freeing Earth of all evil and wrongdoings.
Brendan Murphy was born into the Irish diaspora, returning home to Ireland in 1996, after multiple attempts, just as the Comet Hale-Bopp became visible, leading the way home as the bright light it was. He has lived in the Cooley Mountains in Tullaghomeath, high above Carlingford Lough since 1997, where his sense of belonging and identity have been nourished by the warmth of neighbours and community.Brendan's work as a Business Consultant has taken him to many countries, but it is Ukraine which left a mark on him, never to fade or be forgotten. He built a home away from home. Forged and nurtured friendships, which have seen them through war, turmoil and escape.A year into his separation from his ex-wife, meeting and falling in love with Sophia (not her real name) was what truly grounded him in Ukraine, even if it took them twelve years and two glorious attempts at their marriage. First the green wedding, then the blue.However, new home, family and life was suddenly disrupted by the threat of war and arguments with the Irish government, culminating on the morning Russia attacked where he lived, on 24 February 2022.From that moment, it was a race against time and death, as Brendan, along with Sophia and her family, navigated country roads in a small Skoda Fabia, sheltering in safe houses, and with no documents, hoping to make it to Ireland, before they too would become lifeless bodies, strewn about the roads, as many, horrifically, have done.This is their story.
Following the conversation with his mother after the death of his father, Rasool vows to discover the truth about his father's demise by following two different channels: First, through the recollection of real events and second, through the extortion of souls. Bodies and souls narrate the same events through two parallel narrative perspectives.The author's mother then visits him in a dream asking to write the Soul of the King. She promises to visit him again when he completes the book. Rasool, since then has been waiting for his mother's return in his dream.=====Soul of the King is the latest in a substantial catalogue of books published by the author, Rasool Darweesh. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books.
In Shards of Glass, we meet three women - Jhuma, Tanya, and Angela - as they navigate their way through their own individual challenges and life-changing decisions. Although initially strangers to each other, the three share a common bond in their desire to do good, defy the conventions that hold them back, and to do work that lifts those without a voice. United in a mission to help the Indian tribes retain their rights and their land, and to fight against political corruption, accounts of their humanitarian work cross over with personal struggles as they endure love, loss, and grief. In their own ways, the three must come to terms with their own changing perspectives of the world, and their purpose in it, as their destinies converge on their shared plight for justice.
Jailhouse food is tough.It's bland, it's cheap and you get what you're given.Unless you have this cookbook.With the recipes inside, you can take a handful of easily sourced ingredients to make delicious 'Spreads' from Cheese Squeeze, Meat Log, Kool-Aid and a whole variety of chips and Pork Cracklins.A must-have for the adventurous eater on a budget.
Why Can't You Just Be A NORMAL Princess?Tara, Princess of the Realm of Brythrony, is weary of joining her parents' royal audiences, tired of sessions at the Law Courts, fed up with ribbon-cutting ceremonies, and hates the Season-the countless, tedious formal balls given around the kingdom that her mother insists she attend. She doesn't seem at all suited to ruling Brythrony; worse, she doesn't even appear to be interested! At last, in total frustration and disappointment, her parents send her out into the kingdom to perform a single very simple but important royal duty. Surely, they tell themselves, she'll come back more responsible and princess-like.What could go wrong?Plenty, as it turns out! Tara is kidnapped and left for lost on a burning, sinking ship. In the nick of time, she is rescued by another princess-a mermaid-and, together with four others each with her own abilities, must face down hostile witches, a bloodthirsty creature made of sand flies, and the malevolent queen of a strange underground kingdom who will stop at nothing to find a long-lost artifact. What chance does Tara, who isn't magical in the slightest, and her friends stand against so many bent on the destruction of them and Brythrony? All they have for help are several strange purses with a stick, a vial, and a bag of dust inside. What use could they possibly be?And Tara still needs to prove to her parents she's worthy of ruling her own kingdom!
Exploring love, betrayal and hope this collection of poems takes you through the vast emotions of filial love, infatuation, and separation to the agonies of deceit. The author has written this anthology balancing between soft, mellow tones and stronger, more powerful tones.
Confessions of a Unicorn is a recounting of a young man's life through adversity.Norman Kowalskie has had a very tough upbringing. His family was forced to leave their war-torn middle eastern home country to find sanctuary in northern Europe.However, the hard times don't end there; they are, in many ways, just beginning. Norman's father is a drug addict and has little regard for others, even his family, as he seeks to find his next fix. He even takes Norman with him when he goes to score so that Norman is a distraction if he should be stopped while driving.This eventually gets to be too much for Norman's mother, and she leaves her husband to take her children, three boys and one girl, to start a new life with family in America. Life is good there until his mother becomes ill and is forced to return, with her children, to Europe to get the medical help she needs.Norman meets a like-minded soul with similar troubles of her own and moves in with her. He is dabbling with drugs, and one New Year, shortly after moving in with her, they have an LSD-infused fireworks experience together. The day after this, he receives some devastating news. From there, his life spirals...
The year is 1328, the Year of the Prophet. In the city of Sikandagor resides the Khan, the ruler of the Sikandastan Khanate, living in luxury while his subjects suffer in slums. Crime is rife, the authorities are corrupt, and all while the country is at risk; insurrectionists attack the East, and the looming threat from two warring foreign nations, the Jazeera Caliphate and the Great Tonghai, is ever-present. Living in Sikandagor, Ramin, a merchant's son, is leaving home for the first time to establish his own trading post in the far-off city of Jagrâkand. However, a cruel twist of fate thrusts Ramin directly into a world of vicious conflict.Sweeping across the ancient empires of Central Asia, The Theatre of Shadows is a tale of soldiers, spies, bandits, and rulers, all caught in a twisted web of love and murder, victory and loss, deceit, and corruption.
Saturday mornings mean one thing for Sarah Jane: Grandma's! But... what was that? Follow Sarah Jane on her adventures this Saturday, to find the world she discovers through the hole in the hedge of Grandma's garden.
The Lonely Puppy is about a small dogs journey to family and happiness, and overcoming the obstacles faced in life.
Join Perlita as she enters a new elementary school not knowing what to expect. The butterflies inside her stomach start kicking in as she gets introduced to a new culture and a new environment. Will the kids make fun of her? Will she make any friends? This inspiring picture book details rich experiences from the eyes of a child overcoming her first day of school jitters. School isn't that scary after all!
As a snowstorm descends on Mount St. Agatha, a group of friends embark on their annual journey to the secluded ski lodge of the Arington family. What started as a trip to end their last year quickly morphs into a fight for survival on the treacherous mountain.Battered by the merciless cold, they have to set out into the storm to reunite their scattered friends. Their journey leads them to an ominous discovery. Something else is on the mountain and it's hunting them one by one. A creature that calls from the dark to exact its vengeance on the group as they scramble for safety.As the boundaries between reality and nightmare blurs, the group must unveil secrets to outsmart the creature on their trail. The friends find themselves in their deepest fear, but that only encourages them to fight harder to save their group and get off the mountain.In 'Crocuta' explore the limits of friendship and the depths of human resilience when faced with a malevolent force that shadows the woods they once held dear. As the past unravels, ancient secrets of an enslaved tribe resurface, setting the stage for an unrelenting, edge-of-your-seat descent into impending doom.
Laurel Crowns were given to those who became victorious in battle. In this book Mychaela explores the different victories of overcoming mental illness and remembering those that have changed her life along the way. She wears the crown for her and her past, younger self as she continues to fight for her life. Remembering different things that have happened that she forgot about while battling her toughest battle that being herself.
Wine Thoughts and a Coffin: Book Two shows us how matters of the heart can be resolved but prove to have effects even after time. Though logic may precede feelings this is for when you look back and makes you think what to do when feelings become ambiguous, which they naturally are. This book focuses on two souls who met and thought they were inseparable but reality had another tale. After two years filled with love they call it quits. Though the people are separated the love remains and isn't that the oldest tale? Each day a miscellaneous thing wraps around the lovers heart whether it be an ode, a prayer, a revisited feeling, a ballad, a cry. Hope is a daily prayer. Hope is a daily candle lit. Hope is a fervent desire to rekindle a relationship that is no more. Hope is 365 poems.
"Three hours later our daughter was born. My life would never be the same."Guy Henderson has always worked to provide a good life for his daughter, Anne. She is his whole world, and only he has always been there for her. Through all that life has thrown at him, only his faith in God, and his love of his daughter keeps him going.But when an opportunity turns up in Indianapolis, his whole life gets turned around. Will he be able to save the community that has prayed so long for salvation? And more importantly, will he find a true family for his daughter while he is there?
Zayden McMarrow is one of the winners of the Capsule Lottery, an honor given to only three citizens of the Origin each year. After he enters the capsule, Zayden learns that his future is uncertain, and immediately following the ceremony, an explosion leaves The Gate damaged. The Gate is the city in which all citizens of the Origin live... It is also a vital machine that conveys souls to the rest of Lark. To create these pathways, this entity requires a Symbol from each of the other five countries. And when the Symbols are destroyed, the Head Archivist believes Zayden is the only person who will be able to recollect them.He begins his journey in Veona, a country whose frightening past will help unravel the mysteries of the first Symbol, the Orchid Stone. While searching for the stone, Zayden meets Marigold, a peculiar girl with mismatched eyes and a shocking secret of her own. Next, he must travel to Jharana, a rainforest biome with dazzling waterfalls, frightening creatures, and magical villages, where the second Symbol, Stardust, awaits. Will Zayden be able to collect the Symbols, fix The Gate, and save Lark?
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