A little science fiction, a bit of fantasy, plenty of humor, and some really shocking horror. These are tales to suit any mood. All stories in this book were previously published in on-line or print publications. The author is re-issuing the stories since an editor somewhere liked them enough to publish them in the first place.Fish Story - Science FictionThe Vision - Paranormal/HorrorChilpequin 22 Miles – Fantasy/HumorHeather’s Pain - SuspenseThe Delegate - Science FictionThe Country Faire - Literary HorrorIf You Could See Her - RomanceThe Cursed Valley – FantasyBig Bessie’s Place - HumorThe Hunter - HorrorA Visit to Potter's Field - Fantasy/HumorExtraordinary Rendition - Literary RealismJonathan Swift Finds Nemo - Alternate HistoryA Grab Bag of Drabbles – Humor

Forces driven by market frenzy and the explosion of Internet technologies created phenomenal wealth in virtual money. At the same time inconceivably large sums of money were derived from crime and drugs with criminal organisations laundering their ill gotten gains via the world’s banking and financial institutions. Virtual reality was never so real and never so ephemeral as on offshore islands."...an incredible feat of literature: a genuine page-turner..." "...an amazing book...the underlying narrative voice and tone is very consistent all the way through...a very good yarn.""...outrageous and bawdy verse novel...shocking, hilarious and sometimes unsettling...""I felt the eyes of Imti Mentoo watching my every move. And you know what? I kind of liked it." - customer reviews of God The Banana on Amazon.When the bright young graduate Benjamin Bremmer arrives in the mysterious tropical island republic of Amanga, he is seeking some purpose to his life. Volunteering at an orphanage in the poverty-ridden capital city, Ben meets and falls in love with Teri, a beautiful but pious fellow worker. The couple journey bravely into the remote heart of this forbidding country, but unbeknownst to Ben the evil local deity Imti Mentoo has already decided his purpose. This is the first of the three-part satirical epic sonnet sequence, God The Banana.

A detailed breakdown of the video game “Skullgirls” presented as a report card, in which different aspects of the game receive different weights toward its total grade.New Author, Michael Liesch, picks apart the pros and cons of purchasing the video game "Skullgirls." In a detailed review, Michael analyses the gameplay, interface, style, story, and more about an original intellectual property that made waves when it hit gaming consoles' downloadable title stores.

In this book for young readers, Felix learns about the DreamWorld from his mother: a place where you can do anything and go anywhere. With a child's eye for the absurd, he explores this land with his best friends, a robot and a dinosaur.In this book for young readers, Felix learns about the DreamWorld from his mother: a place where you can do anything and go anywhere. With a child's eye for the absurd, he explores this land with his best friends, a robot named Hobart and a dinosaur named Drusus. Felix and his friends fight a dragon, meet a unicorn, and learn that the DreamWorld offers surprises Felix could never have imagined while awake.

Maggie returns to her home town as a rookie Coach, thrust into a tournament where the price of failure is exile. Reunited with her best friend Cat. They meet fierce rivals, deal with the grief of sudden setbacks, and fight off attacks from an enemy in the shadows.In the end, there can only be one winner, and Maggie and Cat will risk it all to give their girls a chance.Nanowrimo 2012 Winner.Maggie is a first year teacher and Coach of the Goulburn girls’ field hockey team. She battles her own insecurities with her best friend in a coma, and her boyfriend Solo unwilling to move to be with her. Two unsustainable situations that Maggie must face alone, all the time taking a young team onwards towards the goal of a State Championship. The trophy everyone around her is craving.Cat is member of the Australian Women’s hockey team when a horrific accident shatters her body and takes five months of her life away. She wakes from her coma broken and scared. Relying on Maggie to rebuild her world.Safely back in her home town, Cat is the ally Maggie needs, and the team keep winning. Setting up a clash against a rival with a score to settle, and forcing Maggie to face the sight of Solo in the arms of someone else.The two friends stand strong together as they meet fierce rivals, deal with the grief of sudden setbacks, and fight off attack after attack from an enemy in the shadows. In the end, there can only be one winner, and Maggie and Cat will risk it all to give their team a chance.

Tristan is sweating it out hitching a ride in New Zealand, 2030, having just retired from Peace-making army duty in the Middle East. Rau, a Maori priest, takes him fishing, and there they meet the mysterious Joshua. Now on a life-changing road-trip to Wellington, the heart and power of the nation, Rau is finding a new kind of faith, but Tristan knows he must end the growing threat of Joshua.Tristan Blake is sweating it out trying to hitch a ride past Kerikeri, up north. It is summer in New Zealand, 2030: the temperature is rising, and Tristan is looking to get away from it all, after retiring from Peace-making army duty in the Middle East.An old red Holden Ute pulls up on the side of the road, with fishing lines strapped in the back. A Maori priest, Rau Petera, is offering him a ride to Ninety Mile Beach.Keen to fish, Tristan agrees: but there on the expansive sand, trying to escape the rising tide, Rau and Tristan stumble across the mysterious Joshua Davidson, from Kaitaia. Rau follows Joshua back into the rising sea, and Joshua catches him a massive snapper, with no bait.Now Rau and Tristan find themselves driving Joshua on a road-trip like no other, down the centre of the North Island and toward the Beehive in Wellington, the ruling power and heart of the nation. Joshua is reminding Rau of someone: he is finding a new kind of faith. But Tristan is being thrown into increasing confusion and dismay, when he finally realizes what he must do to end the growing threat of Joshua.A New Kind of Zeal is a spiritual and psychological suspense: a travel adventure seeking out the heart of family and friendship, confronting loss, pain and corruption on the road back home.

Join over 10,000 word-lovers who have discovered and fallen in love with the poetry of Andrea Michelle. 'Imprinted' is filled with brand-new quotes and poems about life, love, truth and the journey of being imperfectly human. Free for a limited time. Download Now!Join over 10,000 word-lovers who have discovered and fallen in love with the poetry of Andrea Michelle. 'Imprinted' is filled with brand-new quotes and poems about life, love, truth and the journey of being imperfectly human. You'll feel as if talking to an old friend, someone who understands your most inner voice. Andrea Michelle writes in an honest and unique voice that will have you reading and re-reading 'Imprinted'. Free for a limited time. Download now!

Everyone can write a poem, but not everyone can compose a sonnet. This is my gift to you, my dear readers, a collection of new sonnets for you to enjoy.A ‘sonnet’ is a structure of poetry that originated in Italy. The term sonnet is actually derives from the Italian word sonetto, which means ‘little song’ or ‘little sound’. A Sicilian poet named Giacomo da Lentini is endorsed by many as its inventor. Sonnets are commonly 14 lines long and carry a distinct model of rhymes that varies from one culture to another. While I have concocted many different forms of poetry over the last twenty plus years I’ve been writing, for some reason I always come back to the sonnet. People and other poets tend to criticize sonnets for being so restrictive and having all those rules, but it’s unwarranted. It’s those very rules that create the challenge, a lyrical gauntlet that makes the sonnet the bad ass of poetry that it is. The truth is anyone can construct a ‘free flowing’ poem but not every writer can compose a sonnet.

Jodi Picoult tackles issues of race and privilege in this ebook original short story, a prequel to her upcoming novel *Small Great Things*. In “Shine,” the master storyteller and #1 New York Times bestselling author of *Leaving Time* and *My Sister’s Keeper* introduces readers to the unforgettable Ruth Brooks. Today is Ruth’s first day of third grade at Dalton. The prestigious institution on New York’s Upper East Side couldn’t be more different from her old school in Harlem. Despite being the smartest girl in her grade, Ruth suspects that her classmates and teachers only see her dark skin. She also notices that Christina, the daughter of her mother’s employer, treats Ruth very differently when they’re hanging out with the popular girls rather than playing together. Ruth must navigate between two worlds, never losing sight of the dreams she has for herself—in hopes that someday, someone will see her for who she really is. Includes a preview of Jodi Picoult’s highly anticipated new novel, *Small Great Things*!**

From the author of I Capture the Castle comes a delightful, funny tale of complicated sibling relationships, friendship, and forbidden love, set in 1970s England Suspecting her husband, George, of dalliances in the city, May decides it is high time the family moved to the country. Determined to create the perfect home there, she finds an idyllic country house set in a lilac grove and sets about furnishing it properly and cooking enormous meals. She even manages to convince her less well-off sister, June, to move into a cozy cottage on the grounds with her husband Robert. This new set-up is very much a family affair as June's husband Robert just happens to be George's brother: the two sisters are married to two brothers. At first both families seem to be settling in well, sharing delicious meals and having fun times together. Their grown-up children, Hugh and Corinna, visit from London and there even seems to be a hint of romance in the air for them, while the surviving grandparents...

My name is Catarina. Or, that’s who I was christened to be, anyways. I live in a convent. I am a nun in training. A postulant. I am eighteen years old. I am a predator. No one is safe from me. I am protected. No one can get to me. By day one way, by night another. They call on me. My name is Catarina. Codename: Night Fury. No one is safe from me. I will come for you.

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