[SHORT STORY] God's Worn Out Servants is a short story written especially for busy moms. Is it possible to be too busy serving God to be of any use to Him? Terreldor Press is proud to introduce Tattie Maggard's first short story, which just may help you find your own answer to this question. ~10 pages.This is a short story (2000 words) about a boy from the Edo group of Benin (now Nigeria) who enters the British Army in the 1930s. He gets promoted to the rank of sergeant and celebrates by having his statue made. But for the following generations, working for the British is not cool anymore: all the discourse is about independence. Soldiers like that young boy are forgotten, both in Britain and in their own country. Their statues get melted by the thousands.Nobody cares, and even the Edo language slowly disappears.

The forth and final story in the Hiroshima Collection. Hiro and Soul are on their way to face destiny when their way is blocked by an unexpected enemy. Finally the past is revealed and Hiro knows he and Soul are officially out of time. The race to save themselves has come to the final chapters at last...Here begins the forth and final story in the Hiroshima Collection. Hiroshima, Crystal Crier closes the tale of Hiro and Soul's unfortunate adventure into a past that should never have been. In search for freedom and answers, Hiro and Soul find themselves on their way to Hiro's homeland. When their train is ambushed by an unexpected villain, Hiro realizes that he had no idea what was really going on and no clue how to stop what had been set in motion years before. The center of every unexplained disaster is sprung upon them and their hopes are torn apart by the ruthless villain. Freedom becomes nothing more than a pleasant dream when chaos breaks free and the last thing Hiro holds dear is threatened to be taken from him.Soul and Hiro fight to survive, but death haunts the steps, taking from them every help they receive. Fate is against them and so is Hiro's crystal heart. At long last his story is told and the darkness he kept at bay for centuries breaks free. Crystal Crier is revealed for what he really is and the gruesome truth shows its ugly face.The end has arrived.

The Books of Knowledge tells of a young man named Slate Ahn's journey across the world and into myth. Following a mystery involving a set of ancient books, Slate has unbelievable adventures, meets many new friends and some enemies, and goes on to change Alm forever. An epic introduction to the world of Alm, a classic hero journey for the young at heart.‘Beam Me Back to Venus’ is a light-hearted collection of humorous poetry based around the joys and challenges of parenting children from birth through the teenage years. Written from a mother’s point of view, many will relate to the frustrations of juggling paid work with the daily taxi run, housework and the dramas of bringing up a busy family. Families everywhere face the same dilemma of the last minute homework project, how to be four places at once and where do all those odd socks go?Despite all the child rearing books, we who produce offspring will always stumble on as best we can to raise the little ones into the finest people we can and have a lot of joy, laughter and tears along the way. If only they came with a manual.

The story of Amelia, an orphaned South American street child, who tries to make a living selling seashells to tourists on the beach. She is sure she has a bright destiny linked to a mysterious castle. She tries to help all the other beach children, and makes some good friends. In the end her kindness pays off.Was something going on at home? Something dark -- darker than the lead of a number-two pencil? Ask Mrs. Wingbat. She had Carlos in first grade when he was a happy, imaginative lad. But that was before he encountered the forbidding parameters Mrs. Wingbat and her kind drew around Carlos in the dark lead of their number-two hexagonally-shaped Ticonderoga pencils.

Gabriel had been an Echusian Desert Ranger last season, and now he was responsible for a purchase that ended up falling short by 15,000 plants. To someone that didn't know him, it could look like a scam. He could be charged with capitalism, one of the few capital crimes in the Confederacy.Gabriel considered the question for a couple minutes before answering. It was something he didn't like to think about. "The Echusian Desert Rangers audited over 45,000 Arreola plants last season. I can't see how there could be over 10,000 less this year.”Ferderand wasn't quick to respond either, he hadn't thought about the blow back on the Echusian Desert Rangers. "I hadn't consider that," he finally stated. The meaning was clear enough to both of them. Gabriel had been an Echusian Desert Ranger last season, and now he was responsible for a purchase that ended up falling short by 15,000 plants. To someone that didn't know him, it could look like a scam. He could be charged with capitalism, one of the few capital crimes in the Confederacy.

The professor is killed through acid when he fetched detective Rupam on finding out who has stolen his precious ammo invention. Detective Rupam must find out the killer or he might cause damage to the entire city... Welcome to the world of Decoction...***Newly Edited Version***On a sunny Sunday morning, The India Times paper arrived at Rupam's house with a thrilling news article printed on it. On reading further, he discovered his acquaintance Professor Rehman, and Indian Army Scientist's latest invention- The Bullet Streamer was tried to stolen. On not being successful, the bandit stole the formula paper for which Rupam was later called up at the Prof's residence. While the investigation persisted, the family discovered Prof's dead body and a decocted coffee mug. The detective suspects that the murder has been committed by someone from the house. Will Rupam get to what he finds? Will he be successful in catching the original killer? Will it begin the new age Sherlock Holmes' story? Catch the first short story from Rupam's series as he slowly tangles himself with more of cases. "Saikat already struck a cord with his stories published in his blog and now it is available worldwide"- DPitIt Blog

Loss sets the action-filled Bornlord Saga in motion. An expedition returning to Aldar across the desolate grasslands meets a stranger who, unknown to the party, is fleeing the very people Aldar relies on for trade. His presence brings unexpected hardship, and the fighting abilities of the party members are tested beyond measure. Will they make it back to Aldar? What about Aldar's future?Survival for those of Aldar rests on a very thin thread: a long and torturous journey across desolate, searing grasslands that must be undertaken each year by those brave enough to face the trip. Despite the difficulties, the yearly expeditions to trade for coralin medicine have been successful for hundreds of years. Then a new element enters the picture: a renegade Aldaran the expedition meets at a desiccated waterhole out on the plains. Despite the misgivings of the expedition's leader, Banjee, and the decidedly antagonistic behavior of Banjee's rook, the stranger is allowed to join them. After all, no Aldaran would ever desert a person in need. Are the stranger's criticisms of Aldar valid? The stranger seems oblivious to the strengths of his own former people, but does it even matter once battle with the ferociously vindictive Nomers starts? The fighting abilities of the party members are tested beyond measure. Will they be able to get the coralin back to Aldar? And how will this impact Aldar's future? Loss sets the stage for the Bornlord Saga, an action-filled fantasy in which a force of newly graduated armsors gives everything it has to see that Aldar lives on. This book, along with the rest of the series, is quirky, in a new thought sense, in that it balances on the genuine, limitless magic of the human spirit.

This poem about Christ includes both the Christmas narrative and Easter. You will be gripped by the powerful journey of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. That He is both God and man is kept clearly in focus. His presence on the earth brought a clash between heaven’s good and the evil in the world. Everyone must decide where to stand.This is a narrative poem of Christ’s journey to the cross that has been written with insight and sensitivity. There are one hundred and twenty-nine stanzas that are built from a careful selection of the details of the life of Christ. The grace and majesty of Jesus, the Savior, will touch your heart as you read these lines. May you be blessed.

At Blue Moon, the voices of the whispering angels from a distant star can be heard more clearly, so go outside and listen to their voices that will come to you on the breath of the wind.The Whispering angels from a distant star at Blue Moon is an esoteric/spiritual story about how if you listen very carefully, you can hear the angels whispering to you and telling you what to do. Their messages of love and hope come through all the time, but at Blue Moon, they can be heard even more clearly, and more distinctly.So at the next Blue Moon, go outside and sit under your favourite tree and observe the moon and listen for the whispering voices that are coming to you from a distant star.

Five students from Westshade High compete in an interschool competition. The five very different students stumble upon an ancient relic, which when they accidently unleash it's secret cause an avalanche of events. The students are forced to work together to outrun and outsmart a mysterious group of people who wish to get their hands on the relic and the power hidden with in it.An international millionaire organises an interschool competition in the town of Adelaide, Australia. Five students from Westshade High are hand picked by the principal to compete. The five very different teenagers all have one thing in common, their fear and despise of the adult world that they will soon be forced to step into. They quickly learn their differences combined create a formidable force and team Westshade take the lead in the race. Working together brings the group closer as friends and their resolve is tested when they learn the real reason the principal had picked them for the competition. They realise their new found friendship is strong enough that they continue on to prove themselves to the principal and to themselves that they can win. As they progress they witness an incident that begins to make them question the competition itself, before they accidently discover a hidden chamber in a hillside. The chamber holds an ancient relic with a secret that the five students painfully learn that there are people who will stop at nothing to retrieve it and posses the power that lies with in it. They embark on an action packed adventure that will make them enemies and find them allies; they just have to figure out which ones are which. Friendships and loyalties become tested before building to an explosive finally where they discover their love for each other will save not just them but the future of mankind itself.

Gabby feels trapped in a dull life with a boyfriend who is after her best friend. An unexpected phone call changes her life. An aunt she forgot she had, left her the inheritance of a cat along with the cat’s dowry. A trip to Michigan, a married lawyer she finds attractive and a couple of senior citizens along with Dolly the cat start her on a new journeyGabby and Dolly appear in "You Can Run...But You Can't Hide!" approximately one year later.

Leaving back her traumatic past, Yvonne makes any possible effort to get rid of old obsessions and live a normal life. She also feels the need to develop her psychic abilities and approach cosmic truths.She gradually comes to certain realizations about the secret construction of the human society.Rather proud, she talks a lot about her experiences - for she can't imagine the consequences...Leaving back her traumatic past, Yvonne makes any possible effort to get rid of old obsessions and live a normal life. She also feels the need to develop her psychic abilities and approach cosmic truths.She seeks guidance in various schools of metaphysics but she soon questions their dogmas and intentions. Therefore, she starts to teach herself and develop her spiritual powers.However, she still feels lonely, insecure and unsatisfied:She has a permanent job, but with no prospects. She has many friends, but they are wayward and enigmatic.There is extreme noise pollution, all around her house, day and night.She is still dogged by negative omens, bad luck and odd coincidences.She often experiences incidents of “street theater” against her.She gradually comes to certain realizations about the secret construction of the human society. Although she knows she is a target, she doesn't hesitate to talk about her ideas and experiencesto anyone who seems to be interested -maybe because she can't imagine the consequences...

During the Atomic Age and into the New Frontier, a boy and his mother drive aimlessly state to state in a stolen pickup truck, where they manage an existence on temporary jobs, spare dollars, and spare coins in the search of a home that they can one day call their own. As money and choices dwindle, the mother must choose between two paths that can bring a new life, or bring ruin upon them both.As America crashes through the Atomic Age and into the New Frontier, a boy and his mother drive aimlessly state to state in a stolen pickup truck, where they manage an existence on temporary jobs, spare dollars, and spare coins in the search of a home that they can one day call their own. As money and choices dwindle, the mother must either choose a dark path that can bring ruin upon herself and her child, or continue forward in the hope that their days ahead will be brighter. In this short story from writer Vincent C. Martinez, the reader is taken through Pennsylvania Coal Country, the Midwest, and the sun-blasted Southwest of electric cities and atomic testing as a mother and son attempt to find their place in a nation on the turbulent edge of change.Now, fully revised, the hope and darkness of Gods of the Neon Age radiates brighter than a neon sign under a dark, starry sky.

When a house collapses in his Sandhill Street neighborhood, Dignity has to decide whether to offend his parents, Neglect and Folly, by telling them what really happens to the homeless of the City. But in dealing with Neglect, Folly, and some other disagreeable relatives, Dignity and Reason don’t seem to comprehend how much they need the help of their young friend Gentleness.When a house collapses in his Sandhill Street neighborhood, Dignity has to decide whether to offend his parents, Neglect and Folly, by telling them what really happens to the homeless of the City. But in dealing with Neglect, Folly, and some other disagreeable relatives, Dignity and Reason don’t seem to comprehend how much they need the help of their young friend Gentleness. Meanwhile, Gentleness’ high school classmate Wittily Dread is in fear that her family will be ruined financially. If the Dreads are to stay on the good side of Mr. and Mrs. Mammon, she knows she must stay away from Gentleness and all those Heavenites down the street in Grace House.

Stacey recently buried her grandma and inherited her house full of Russian collectibles and history books. The one thing that her grandma gave her was a ring, and when Stacey arrives in Russia to take a class about the Tsars, she finds out that the ring is her claim to the throne. A corrupt President is determined to get the ring from her, but she won't allow it. Will she get out of Russia alive?The legend of the survival of the Romanovs is alive and well and has surfaced in modern Russia. Stacey, a college student from the farmlands of Indiana learned a lot about Soviet history from her grandma, an aficionado on the subject. When her grandma dies, she gives Stacey a mysterious ring and tells her never to let it out of her sight. In her first year of college, Stacey takes an opportunity to go to Russia and learn about the Tsars; the part of Russian history that her grandma didn't teach her. Upon her arrival, she finds out that the ring she carries is part of an ancient decree that entitles her to the throne of Russia, and she discovers that she is the last direct connection to the Romanovs. She soon discovers that the corrupt Russian President has been following her family, is aware of who she is and knows that she is in Russia. Will the President catch her? Will she get to keep the ring or simply get out of Russia alive? The adventure begins in part one of The Ring of the Queen trilogy where a young girl finds out about her past and decides where exactly that takes her future. Find out how Stacey deals with her lineage as she travels across western Russia in this epic conflict.

This book shows God's works upon His vineyard, His demand upon it and judgment upon the husbandmen that have converted His vineyard unto their own private possession through their greediness and heresy.The failure of the husbandmen to bring forth fruit unto God's from the vineyard He handed over to them has stirred up His divine wrath upon the husbandmen and the vine. This book shows God's works upon His vineyard, His demand upon them and His subsequent judgment upon the ministers that have converted His vineyard unto their own personal possession through their greediness and heresy.

The Orussians had found a way to harness the power of labor by engineering ant-monkeys, a hard-working and loyal slave species—until the uprising. Having manipulated the genes of her own pet ant-monkey,and granting him free will,bioscientist Uriëlla has grievously breached the code of conduct.These events lead to a struggle of biblical proportions which promises to forever alter Orus civilization.The Orus system’s Orussians had found a brilliant way to harness the power of labor by engineering ant-monkeys, a hard-working and unswervingly loyal slave species—until the uprising.Having further manipulated the genes of her own male ant-monkey, Inoatar, and granting him free will, bioscientist Uriëlla has grievously breached the code of conduct. The barbaric penalty for these acts would not only involve her, but her entire clan as well. As a result, she must wrestle with emancipating Inoatar despite desperately needing him.The uprising, Uriëlla’s actions and their subsequent fallout lead to a struggle of biblical proportions which promises to forever alter Orus civilization.

Retirement on Luna seems so far from Mexico City, but for Juaquin the move will be well worth it if it means his wife Gracie won't have to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.Story of a man who is struggling to live on planet Gamorphia among the humans who aren’t humans. Prepared to be amazed at a planet which orbits around the sun in planet Earth’s orbit. The vampire aliens came out of nowhere and they are everywhere. Humans of planet Gamorphia are being hunted down for blood. Can they stand against these blood sucking creatures. With the invention of human meat suits the aliens could be anywhere and they could be anyone. This is the end of the human world you know.

A surreal psychological horror/thriller short story based in a medieval fantasy setting about a woman exploring an abandoned cathedral of the dead, in search of an old enemy.Books written in blood.Most are lost, their Keepers with them.A Kingdom with no King. Life couldn’t get more harrowing for the Elfies, a blend of Elves and Fairies. Or for sixteen-year-old Jules Blaze and his family. Or could it?Jules, heir of a Keeper, suspects his family hides a forgotten secret. It's bad enough that his people, the Elfies of Reign, triggered a curse which reduced the entire inhabitants to a mere inch centuries ago. All because of one Keeper who failed his purpose. Even the King’s Ancient Books, did not help ward off this anathema. Now, Gehzurolle, the evil lord, and his armies of Scorpents, seem bent on destroying Jules and his family. Why? Gehzurolle’s agents hunt for Jules as he journeys into enemy land to seek the truth. Truth that could save him and his family, and possibly even reverse the age-long curse. Provided Jules doesn't get himself killed first.

Who in his right mind wants to talk to a shrink? I don't want to talk about anything. I don't want to feel anything, taste anything ... or anything. The lyrics "just dying to die" run around in my brain day and night... Fifteen-year-old Sam is in pain. He comes to the therapist's office unwillingly, angry, depressed, and filled with guilt over his own self-destructive behavior. He is being drawn deeper and deeper into a black hole of despair from which he sees no way out. The Road Back This is the Real-life story of Sam's Recovery, told from tapes of his therapy sessions. It tells what drove him to leave home, how he survived on the street, and why he was desperate to escape from the brutality of the gang that had become his "family" and from the torment of his own self-loathing. For every teen who has experienced the pain and loneliness of a no-way-out darkness, and for all those who love them, here is the light that can lead the way back.