Poems for the silent, for the noisy, for the readers, for the writers, for anyone who loves to read.Essentially a set of 30 poems on various themes. Poems for the silent, for the noisy, for the readers, for the writers, for anyone who loves to read. Easy to read and understand, written for all. There are also a few, which you can dedicate to your loved ones. Read along. You will sure enjoy it.

Enter into the surreal world of the twisted tale!In this short story by fiction writer Jeremy D. Plothow, a congressional hearing turns into a hilarious circus of bumbling politicians, confounded onlookers and one very uncomfortable Major member of the United States Intergalactic Envoy to Gleise 581e.

Her blood paints her a target, whereas his marks him the enemy, but together they could be the key to changing it all…Her blood paints her a target, whereas his marks him the enemy, but together they could be the key to changing it all…Aria Weislen fought hard to stay in her rainforest home deep in the heart of South America, but she was forced to go back to the states to join the rest of her family. Grayford, Massachusetts is almost the polar opposite of her sweet jungle escape, but it does have one thing her old home never offered… Tallis Verdan. The sight of him leaves her unbalanced and almost incoherent.Stolen glances and accidental grazes leave her with a fever almost every time. But his mixed signals get her high one second before leaving her to plummet the very next. In a world full of secrets, looks can be deceiving. Even her own reflection has been hiding the truth of what’s to come.It doesn’t take long to realize why Tallis sends her on such highs and lows. His blood, his ties, and his secrets rival hers. And when the reality Aria has known shatters to make way for the fantasy she never believed, it all spirals out of control.It’s her they want, but he’ll stand in the way…

'At night, among the reeds on the bayou, Chicot could still hear the woman's wail, mingled now with the croaking of the frogs...' From one of the most daring writers of fin-de-siècle America, five stories of awakening that range from Louisiana's plantations and poverty-stricken bayous to its gilded cities.

Harker was a good soldier--so good that the Army kept resurrecting him to fight its wars forever and ever into the future, with no hope of ever getting free.Book Three of the Dragon City Trilogy: Dragon Town picks up 17 years after Freak City, which itself followed Snapdragon Alley by 17 years. Argus Kirkham, now 39, is once again dragged unwillingly into an inexplicable situation. Sapphire Karadjian returns to the story as an investigate journalist assigned to a new mystery, a volcanic sinkhole which has swallowed an entire football stadium, and from which a very strange and nameless young girl has emerged, hair and clothes on fire, with a message for Argus. Book Three of the Dragon City series.

The life of Spokane Indian Thomas Builds-the-Fire irrevocably changes when blues legend Robert Johnson miraculously appears on his reservation and passes the misfit storyteller his enchanted guitar. Inspired by this gift, Thomas forms Coyote Springs, an all-Indian Catholic band who find themselves on a magical tour that leads from reservation bars to Seattle and New York--and deep within their own souls.

Brought to you by Grey Mouse Publishing and the authors of ASMSG, A World of Joy is a collection of holiday-themed shorts. It is a Yule-tide celebration of joy, hope, renewal, and love. With stories from multiple holiday traditions, geared towards all audiences, this anthology is meant to infuse the reader with the holiday spirit of good cheer.Brought to you by Grey Mouse Publishing and the authors of ASMSG, A World of Joy is a collection of holiday-themed shorts. It is a Yule-tide celebration of joy, hope, renewal, and love. With stories from multiple holiday traditions, geared towards all audiences, this anthology is meant to infuse the reader with the holiday spirit of good cheer.TIME—Andrew LennonANGELS OF CHRISTMAS—Carole McKeeTHE FIRST HOLIDAY—Claudia BurgoaMASON AND BESS AT CHRISTMAS—Diane MajorWEEKEND WIFE—Elizabeth Rye (AKA Grace Rellie)ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS…—Genevieve DeweySANTA’S CHRISTMAS SURPRISE—Ginny BryceAXE MAN—Jessica KnaussTOMMY’S GIFT—James J. MurrayFROM SADNESS TO JOY—Joseph AckermanCHRISTMAS MEMORIES OF ROME—Judith WorksANOTHER CHRISTMAS CAROL—Juliet KincaidSANTA’S VISIT—Kirstin PulioffTHE TICKING RING—K.N. LeeTHE SNOW PERSON—Lorna DounaevaONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS—Ludy PireelBLEAK CHRISTMAS—Marcy G. DyerCHRISTMAS COOKIES— Gwendolyn MichelleCHRISTMAS ON CALL— Olga Núñez MiretJOHNNY’S JOURNEY AND REUNION—Oscar Wager IIAN ANGEL FOR MAGGIE—Rebecca VanceTHE CHRISTMAS ANGEL—Susan Hawthorne

Once upon a time, Sarah and Brody dated. Now he's one of the living dead, and can't remember her name. Or... can he? When Brody asks Sarah to help him make a Valentine's Day card, she'll find out whether or not zombies can still remember what to do on February 14th!A small biotech company has found a cure for Hemorrhagic fever, the most deadly virus on earth. Could it be real? Ebola outbreaks in West Africa have threatened, on more than one occasion, to spread around the world. There has never been a cure for the disease. The virus mutates and is seldom the same strain, but The Global Hemorrhagic Institute, located in the U.S., has provided new medicines that stopped the last two outbreaks.GHI has developed scientific models for predicting the disease metamorphosis with amazing accuracy, with the prospect of eliminating it. With this knowledge, they’ve had cures ready when needed for two recent outbreaks. This news has ignited medical communities around the world and the wealth of the GHI founders is growing exponentially with each success. But there’s a diabolical side to this success with deadly consequences.

The Wishing Chair has developed a mind of its own, it keeps flying off with only one of the children on board, leaving Chinky and the other children to chase it on their magic geese.

Who says life after confessing an attraction gets easy? So when shy librarian Sally Regal finally confesses her crush to Instructor Zell Dincht, how exactly will that affect her life? And who will change more?*(this is a work of fan-fiction, events take place after those of Final Fantasy 8)Who says life after confessing an attraction gets easy? The level of difficulty and challenge only changes, along with the playing field. So, when shy librarian Sally Regal finally confesses that she likes Instructor Zell Dincht as more than friends, how exactly will that affect her life?Zell has always been the class clown, or the compulsively-honest freshly-out-of-Garden graduate doing his best to keep up with the rest. Now he's found a girl that looks at him differently than any other person he's known. Will it change who he is?And who will change more?*(this is a work of fan-fiction, events take place after those of Final Fantasy 8)

Ex con, Frank Collins, had a new life and a new love. Until the day his daughter's suicide brings his whole world tumbling down.Ex con, Frank Collins, had a new life and a new love. Until the day his daughter's suicide brings his whole world tumbling down.Determined to find out why his daughter had done such a terrible thing, he returns to a life he thought long behind him. Desperately trying to deal with emotions that threatened his new found stability, he follows his daughter's lonely downward journey into drugs and prostitution.Finally discovering that a London gang had used and abused her, he has a choice to make. Will he seek justice from the courts, or evoke his own deadly payback?His decision will turn his whole future on its head.

Adrian Shetler has had a stroke of bad luck. The window of his PI office has been broken by the body of a dead woman. Law Enforcement Agents of the orbital city largely ignore the crime and don't start an investigation. This is not acceptable to Adrian and he chooses to take on the case himself. However, the killer is quickly covering their tracks. Can he find them before they escape?Adrian Shetler is a private investigator on an orbital city called New Independence. When the alarm for his office is triggered, he finds the body of a dead woman in the shattered office window. In a world of surveillance and data collection, Adrian must find a killer who is quickly covering their tracks, deleting any evidence of the crime. Standing in his way are identity scanning checkpoints and vicious gang members. Will he find the murderer in time or will they escape to kill again?

Think you can run? Think there's somewhere safe? Go ahead. We'll find you. We've got your whole damned life!Description: In this exciting thriller (series), Tempest Eugene Nesbit (T.E.N.) runs from the government, the same government that ordered his wife to be killed and is now hunting him down. The top secret project he worked on was shut down, but why? His bodyguard and friend may have the answers, and hands Ten a list of who made the final decision about the project and his life sentence. Also on the list are the names of six other scientists about to be eliminated. What government project could be this important? When Ten realizes that his project could essentially kill millions, he must find a way to stop it…and get back at those who destroyed his life. If you like fast action thrillers, you’ll love this series. “Couldn’t put this series down.” —Jim Russell “If you enjoy James Rollins and Steve Berry, you’ll love Terry Persun.” —Gerry Parsons “As exciting as Brad Thor and as interesting as Brad Meltzer.” —Kevin Jacobs For fans of thrillers, adventure novels, men’s adventure, government conspiracy, top secret plans, top secret science, sci-fi thrillers, suspense, mystery/suspense, science fiction thrillers, sci-fi suspense, sci-fi mystery, science fiction suspense, science fiction mystery, sci-fi detective, science fiction detective, near future thrillers, near future suspense, near future detective, near future sci-fi thrillers, near future science fiction thrillers, near future sci-fi suspense, near future science fiction suspense, political thrillers, political suspense, political mystery, political mystery/suspense, political detective, political secret agent, secret agent thrillers, secret agent, suspense, secret agent mystery, sci-fi series, science fiction series, thriller series, suspense series, mystery/suspense series, sci-fi thriller series, science fiction thriller series, political thriller series, hard sci-fi, hard science fiction, and more.

Winner of the inaugural Canongate Prize for New Writing and first published in the prize winning anthology Scotland into the New Era.A short story about the near future written in the second person, exploring themes of art, science, politics and self determination.All Bleu Dalton has ever wanted since the Day of Evanescence is for things to go back to the way they were before the Seven Nations became One and Carl Dickens became dictator. After the publication of Dickens' "Tri-Life: Be Successful" book, people of the New Nation started surviving according to the rules in the book, causing international chaos that Bleu believes she only sees; until one day when Bleu is mysteriously captured and the truth about her world and its fate becomes clearer than she could have ever imagined.

Death has it’s time keepers spread across the four directions in the world. They remind Death to visit people when their time in this world is over. As legend has it such people are called Death’s Time Keepers. This story’s about one such timekeeper who falls in love with a girl. At the end however he knows it’s her time to die. Will he be able to sacrifice his immortality for her? Let’s find out!The author will also be the narrator and would be accompanied by Mark the hero of our story in taking you through various thrilling and fascinating moments between him and death. At the beginning of this story the author is sitting at his desk in a lonely house midst a thick forest and is about to begin a book named, “Death’s Time keeper”Death has it’s time keepers spread across the four directions in the world. These are four sons of the knight who were tricked by Death; they are referred as Death lords of the four directions. They remind Death to visit people when their time in this world is over. As legend has it such people are called Death’s Time Keepers. This story’s about one such timekeeper who falls in love with a girl who is no less than an angel for him. At the end of it however he knows it’s time for her to die. Will he be able to sacrifice his immortality for her? Let’s find out.I had promised myself that I would not let Death take her away from me but even with all this power I couldn’t stop the inevitable. She said, “Oh Mark, tell me my favorite story just one last time.”I looked into her eyes with my heart filled with pain and my eyes with helplessness. I decided to fulfill her last request; I held her hands and said. “So this is how it began, All through my childhood I was seen as a bad omen. While life kept on surprising me with a new misery every day, the worst was yet to come. One afternoon at my grandparent’s house I found myself all alone in the cellar, exploring junk and found an old chest. Anxious as to what lied in it; I forced to break it open with no real luck. Then I remembered about the unusual gift that I got from my step grand dad on my tenth Birthday. I searched for the key tied around my neck which I had carried ever since. I tried my luck with the key to open the chest and it easily opened up. Inside was an ancient sand watch which read, ‘The Death Clock’ My heart sank as I felt an unusual rush of blood through my veins; the basement quickly was turning into a dark hole from which I would never get out of and to add to my misery, Death’s own clock in my hand. It was then I became the Death’s Time keeper.”

Tavera is a child passed from hand to hand as a source of cheap labor in the underworld of the Valley. When she finds herself at the mercy of the vicious sausage maker, the elderly Madame Greswin, she discovers secrets from the woman's past and the consequences leave Tavera fighting for her life.**5,000 Word Short Story**Tavera is a child passed from hand to hand as a source of cheap labor in the underworld of the Valley. When she finds herself at the mercy of the vicious sausage maker, the elderly Madame Greswin, she discovers secrets from the woman's past and the consequences leave Tavera fighting for her life."Little Girl Lost" is a short story and prequel to "Thieves at Heart", the first novel in the series "The Valley of Ten Crescents".**5,000 Word Short Story**

In this dystopian world, Adamis Katil is exiled from his home after being wrongfully accused of being a witch. As a result, he is banished to the wilderness left to dolor in his last days of life. But there is a single glimmer of hope; to travel to a land where his kind will be sheltered. Now, he must migrate to Liberatai City, the safe haven for the accused.Imagine being torn from your home and your loved ones just because of an accusation, stripped of every freedom you once possessed. What if you were thought to be the cause to a deadly pandemic that laid the foundation for the anguish of millions? In this dystopian world, Adamis Katil is exiled from his home after being wrongfully accused of being a witch. As a result, he is banished to the wilderness left to dolor in his last days of life. But there is a single glimmer of hope; to travel to a land where his kind will be sheltered. Now, he must migrate to Liberatai City, the safe haven for the accused. But soon his discoveries on his journey will bring light to forbidden truths that he never expected. Discoveries of which he wished he had never encountered.

Jake Thayer has it all. He is a powerful vice president at a multinational advertising firm and he has the social life that most people could only dream of. But his life will change forever with a promise to his gravely ill sister-in-law. Now Jake must decide what is more important to him, his career or his family? A life lived in the fast lane is about to reach the turning point.Overwhelmed by political campaign promises and pondering your 2012 November election choices? This liberal leaning opinion writer's compilation of "Letters to the Editor" may help you decide how to vote. However, the imperative is Be Informed! before you make such important decisions! The collection offers insight of America's governing atmosphere since 2009 and offers factual graphs and charts supporting/refuting several issues.

The Separatists have abducted Taslin from the heart of the Gift-Givers' fortress. Pevan is sceptical of Rel's rash plan to get her back, but she only has Chag to back her up. And Chag confesses to a whole new crime: giving the Separatists the ability to read the future. Pevan will have to choose whether to give the thief a second chance, or write off Taslin for dead.15 year-old Axel lives happily with his mother until he is kidnapped and taken to places unknown and he must find his way back home.

La Belle Suisse is a fast paced mystery series set in Switzerland and outback Australia. Intrigue, fun and romance hide behind every page and its playful character will lead you into familiar places where normality exists... or does it? Don’t let your guard down, for everyone has a price, but where will that purchase lead you? Make no mistake... if you have a price, the devil has a cheque book.Although the moonless desert night surrounding the dark and quiet homestead had descended into an icy theatre, the small bathroom air grew steadily tense, humid with terror and clammy with the heat of approaching fey. The only protection between hunter and the hunted was the darkened homestead and a locked fifty millimetre solid wooden door, keeping the prey safe for the moment; but like a fox trapped in its den, once the beast knew where to find its quarry, the hunt was over. Mishy’s forehead glistened with sweat, her face tense with fear and her hands locked onto the barrel of Butch’s shotgun. Knowing the options for rescue had been exhausted, the rules were simple: the life of a cold blooded killer or the lives of her children. Michelle Slater supposed the killer would search the house and every room, and once he found the bathroom door locked, that would be an indication something or someone of value was hiding behind its defences. Mishy’s abrupt whisper panicked her daughters and she had to quickly quieten their whimpers. “Ssshhh! Crawl into the shower recess and huddle against the shower wall.” “What about you, Mumma?” Danica’s anxious voice whispered. “I’m going to shelter in the bathtub. I should get a good shot from there and the tub sides will protect me from anything this person can throw at us.” Watching a shadow flicker under the door backlit by vehicle headlights, Mishy repeated her whispered order. The unmistakable s-q-u-e-a-k from the flyscreen door and then the muted shiver of booted feet on wooden floorboards entering their homestead domain alerted Mishy to the presence of the beast, sending her heart pounding in response and an uncontrolled tremor through her hands. Crawling as quietly and nimbly as she could and careful not to alert the fiend to their presence, Mishy slid over the tall inbuilt bathtub sides and settled into a flat, comfortable position; then with a groping hand, she felt for the shotgun barrel on the floor beside the tub and lifted it carefully and then rested the barrel against the porcelain side. Using the light beam under the door as a guide, she aimed the gun at the centre of the door, knowing she would only get one shot at immobilising the situation and surviving their ordeal.La Belle Suisse, by co-authors Dodie La Mirounette and Jack Dey, is a fast paced mystery set in Switzerland and outback Australia. Intrigue, fun and romance hide behind every page and its playful character will lead you into familiar places where normality exists... or does it? Don’t let your guard down, for everyone has a price, but where will that purchase lead you? Make no mistake... if you have a price, the devil has a cheque book.