This is a story of a young boy (Bill) growing up under the influence of his grandfather (Grampy). Bill's dad travels for his job and Grampy becomes a role model for Bill. Bill learns many lessons from his grandfather. He learns about everything from fishing to religion to dying.This is a story of a young boy (Bill) growing up under the influence of his grandfather (Grampy). Bill's dad travels for his job and Grampy becomes a role model for Bill. Bill learns many lessons from his grandfather. He learns about everything from fishing to religion to dying. Grandfather teaches Bill the same values he taught his father years earlier. Enjoy this light hearted look at the adventures of a young boy and the things he learns as he matures.

A few light-hearted pieces I have written and decided to compile together here. This includes poems, riddles, quotes, short stories and a silly story-like-thing called “The Egg”.Anyone who reads this, I would much appreciate a review (be it good or bad) as any feedback I consider most helpful.A few light-hearted pieces I have written and decided to compile together here. This includes poems, riddles, quotes, short stories and a silly story-like-thing called “The Egg”.Anyone who reads this, I would much appreciate a review (be it good or bad) as any feedback I consider most helpful.P.S_Are you bored. Then do what I do. Take off all your clothes and paint your face and arse bright blue. Then run outside and shout abuse at passers-by...passes the time if nothing else!

A journalist reluctantly signs a contract to write a story about far away earth. He books passage on a Galactic Transport operated by strange little humanoids far advanced to himself. On the long voyage he perfects his English, but doesn't realize his thoughts are not entirely his. By the time he arrives at earth, his contempt for their haughty attitude is well known aboard their ship.Seg Thouge has a contract to write about the Planet Earth and books passage on one of the Travelers’s ships. The Travelers are strange little humanoids far advanced to Seg.Seg’s contact on Earth, Ray Camper, informs Seg he’s now John Helms. Ray asks John why he’s here, and Seg explains. Ray laughs, saying it will be quite a project considering all the possibilities here on Earth. Ray suggests a family he knows called ‘The Walnuts’ who are slightly out of the norm and John might fit in.The Walnuts comprise of the patriarch, Jeb, a tall, handsome, self made man who tries to keep the rest of the dysfunctional clan in check, but only ends up writing checks.Martha, his wife, is a spoiled, beautiful, rich woman and knows it. Martha is keen on her own pleasures and seldom affords anyone any consideration, unless it suits her own needs. She is a witty, provocative character who immediately zeros in on unprepared John.Danielle, the youngest daughter, is a beautiful, fun loving, devil may care person, that can’t figure out why her life is so chaotic.Ferkle, Danielle’s new suitor, is an obnoxious braggart who tries to convince everyone that he is a great entrepreneur, but is currently cleaning pools.Heather, the teenage granddaughter, is trying to separate herself from the lunacy, but her young age limits her independence. Heather is the first to suspect the truth about John and starts calling him Space John.Ricky—aka Ricky the Rat—the son, is out to have fun and make a buck. He is intensely self promoting and can’t figure out why everyone isn’t the same.Wanda, the hippy daughter, is a throw back to the age of drugs, sex, and rock and roll, shunning anything responsible. Wanda becomes John’s friend and his advisor to the mechanics of the Walnuts.When John says he must leave, Danielle decides she wants to go with him, but John says it’s impossible. She accuses him of running out on his friends and says, “Prove it!”Ray and John take Danielle with them for the pick-up. When the space ship descends, Danielle realizes the truth.

Seventy humor essays about life in general, originally published in The Suttertown News in the last century.excerpt:"Cats are deceptive animals, and while it may not be good for a cat to be shaved before it is named, it's probably a good idea to at least wet it down good to see what it looks like under all the hair. "from Shave Your CatBefore she met Sean, all Gwen had to worry about was climbing the corporate ladder. Now she’s got to contend with breakups, crazy exes, a painful secret and a man dressed as a hotdog.If only Sean weren’t so good looking and kind. If only her heart would stick to the plans she’d made with so much care. If only the night sky weren’t so beautiful when you view it lying next to someone you love.

In this novel the author of Jaws reveals that he knows as much about the White House as he does about the sea: a knowledge which is the 'special ingredient' in an irresistibly hilarious and suspenseful story. Timothy Burnham works – as Peter Benchley once did – as a speechwriter to the President. He has been in the same room as the great man, but only with a lot of other people, and he likes it that way – he is that rarity in Washington, a man with no appetite for power. By a quirk of bureaucracy Burnham is given Q Clearance, which means that every day he receives documents crammed with the highest atomic secrets of which he understands not a word, and which he has to shred every night. Big joke, thinks Burham – but he does not laugh when for unfathomable reasons he suddenly becomes the President's blue-eyed boy. That, he knows, is more than he can cope with – except that, exhilaratingly, the terrifying old man seems to bring out in Burnham more than Burnham knew was there. While this nerve-racking relationship is developing, Burnham meets a lovely blonde. It does not occur to him that a lovely blonde might show obvious interest in a man with Q Clearance, who enjoys the confidence of his President, for some reason other than their enjoyable compatibility. Add to this situation a White House cleaning lady from Bermuda who is desperate to procure for her son a certificate of graduation from high school; an enigmatic caterer whose past is known to nobody (or at least, to nobody in the United States); and several members of the President's Cabinet – figures who would be larger than life if they were not so devastatingly true to it – and you have a spy novel that is pure pleasure: a wonderful balancing act between fidelity to a mind-boggling reality and a genius for entertainment.

A young woman is plucked from the American Midwest and whisked into a wild and wicked Oz called Havana during the early days of the Cuban Revolution, there to find first love and Carmen Miranda.INSIDE — 2012’s SEXIEST “NINJA” ALIVE: Two-Time Winner Joshua Morrow In His Most Revealing And Funniest Interview Yet! The Super Hunk On Shadam VS. Shick VS. Phick; His Bromance With Muhney; The Death of Soaps; and 18 Years As Nick on Y&R! Rumour: Which GH Recast Has Been Fired? Is GH’s Tony Geary Out? Genie Francis Not GH-Bound! Rumour: Has VENICE Been Sold To Prospect Park? Source: The AMC Rights Agnes Nixon Already Has! Will AMC Revert Back to Nixon in September? More With SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE and VENICE Siren Nadia Bjorlin! DAYS: Nicole’s Pregnant; Daniel Returns! Exclusive: Supporting Actor Pre-Emmy Award Reel Deets! Plus: Younger Actor Reel Rankings! Exclusive: Kevin Bacon on GL’s Cancellation! Jess Walton re-signs with Y&R! Jonathan Jackson’s new TV gig! SoapNet gone March 23! Charles Shaughnessy returns to DAYS! Plus: Last Week's Reviews, Unbelievable Blind Items, and Next Week's Cheat Sheet!

Bestselling author William Peter Blatty warms our hearts with a funny yet deeply moving nostalgic tale of memory, mystery . . . and miracles. New York, 1941: Joey El Bueno is just a smart-aleck kid, confounding the nuns and bullies at St. Stephen’s school on East 28th Street when he first meets Jane Bent, a freckle-faced girl with red pigtails and yellow smiley-face barrettes who seems to know him better than he knows himself. A magical afternoon at the movies, watching Cary Grant in Gunga Din, is the beginning of a puzzling friendship that soon leaves Joey baffled and bewildered. Jane is like nobody he has ever met. She comes and goes at will, nobody else seems to have heard of her, and is it true that she once levitated six feet off the ground at the refreshment counter of the old Superior movie house on Third Avenue? Joey, an avid reader of pulp magazines and comic books, is no stranger to amazing stories, but Jane is a bewitching enigma that keeps him guessing for the rest of his life—until, finally, it all makes sense. Rich with the warmth of a bygone era, Crazy captures both the giddy craziness of youth—and the sublime possibilities of existence.

In this second book in the series, Frank Einstein (kid-genius scientist and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity) and Klank (a mostly self-assembled artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival—this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of energy. Frank is working on a revamped version of one of Nikola Tesla’s inventions, the “Electro-Finger,” a device that can tap into energy anywhere and allow all of Midville to live off the grid, with free wireless and solar energy. But this puts Frank in direct conflict with Edison’s quest to control all the power and light in Midville, monopolize its energy resources, and get “rich rich rich.” Time is running out, and only Frank, Watson, Klink, and Klank can stop Edison and his sentient ape, Mr. Chimp!

Previously published in the anthology Santa, Baby, HOT TOY is now available as a standalone e-story for the first time! Mayhem ensues under the mistletoe as a determined shopper grabs the very last hot toy action figure off the shelf, only to find herself plunged into the middle of a real-life spy game and in the arms of a sexy secret agent...

In this second book of twelve year old Tania's adventures, a love-struck Tania has the idea that the world would be a better place if EVERYONE was happily in love. She pursues this goal with her usual tenacity, turning the whole world's secret services upside down, causing international incidents and not doing the health of her parents much good either.Love is Just a Moment. So live it...Rebecca knows she’s not a coward—after all she was brave enough to embark on the trip of a lifetime, a student exchange program to Italy, alone—but try telling that to the crippling anxiety that has hounded her whole life and followed her all the way to Europe, making her feel like just as much of a social outcast here as it did back home. Now the dream vacation is turning into a slow ordeal, but she’s not ready to give up just yet…As her time abroad draws to a close, Rebecca makes one last effort to face her fears and strikes out on a journey to the magnificent island of Sicily. She doesn’t know what she’s looking for or what she expects to find but she’s determined to make a change that lasts. And then she meets him.Thoughtful, deep, spontaneous, and above all drop-dead gorgeous, Piero is the kind of guy Rebecca would usually run a mile from just to save herself the embarrassment of screwing up. But this time is different. Piero believes in making the most of life, living in the moment, and with him Rebecca has finally found someone she can be herself around. But Piero’s quest to live life to the full comes with a price. Impelled by belief in a destiny of revenge, he has travelled to the island to face down the men responsible for the death of his father, many years ago—and time is already running out.Love is Just a Moment is a New Adult Romance novella by author Taylor Hill. This edition also includes the first four chapters of her novel “Romeo of the Streets” as a free sample.

Hawaii has its secrets. From goth clubs to insane dolphin activists that wear full-body dolphin suits, Aloha Mannequins will open the eyes of any tourist. A dark comedy novella.Chiwara lived much of her immortal life watching over the people of Bambara in Mali, Africa. The antelope goddess would spend months taking care of these people through her protection and her food. Many years had she spent bringing up the villages to as they are but when white men threaten to take everything she loves, Chiwara plans to sabotage the others and keep her people the way they were.

Hilarious new series from Queen of Teen – laugh your tights off at the (VERY) amateur dramatic antics of Talullah and her bonkers mates. Boys, snogging and bad acting guaranteed! Picture the scene: Dother Hall performing arts college somewhere Up North, surrounded by rolling dales, bearded cheesemaking villagers (male and female) and wildlife of the squirrely-type. On the whole, it’s not quite the showbiz experience Tallulah was expecting… but once her mates turn up and they start their ‘FAME! I’m gonna liiiiive foreeeeeever, I’m gonna fill my tiiiiights’ summer course things are bound to perk up. Especially when the boys arrive. (When DO the boys arrive?) Six weeks of parent-free freedom. BOY freedom. Freedom of expression… cos it’s the THEATRE dahling, the theatre!!

Are you an alien who just purchased your first Human pet? Don't panic! Just read this guide that comes with your Human pet.In this guide you will get answers to questions like: How to help your Human pets to reproduce, why Human pets have different colors and how to tell the difference between Human pets and other humanoids.Are you an alien who just purchased your first Human pet? Don't panic! Just read this guide that comes with your Human pet.In this guide you will get answers to questions like: How to help your Human pets to reproduce, why Human pets have different colors and how to tell the difference between Human pets and other humanoids.Excerpt (why Human pets have different colors):Human pets in wild come in variety of colors. Brown, pink, red, orange, black, olive and albino. These differences are certainly entertaining but are also believed to serve a function, camouflage. Albeit, a very crude form of camouflage. For example olives can only hide in sand and not grass and most of their home planet is blue. Colors such as green, purple and yellow has been added, courtesy of our research programs, to give you even more freedom of choice.

The good folks at World Weary Avengers are at it again. They have a device that keeps you in continual contact with a "professional friend", guaranteed to always be there, whenever you need them, to be whatever you need them to be, but with friends like these, who knows what could go wrong? (Book Three of the "All Geeked Up" trilogy)The good folks at World Weary Avengers are at it again. Now they've come up with a device that keeps you in continual contact with a "professional friend", someone guaranteed to always be there, whenever you need them, to be whatever you need them to be. Now it's up to Kandhi Clarke and her team of test engineers to make sure if does what it's supposed to, and not what it's not, before this latest tech-astrophe is let loose on the world. (Book Three of the "All Geeked Up" trilogy)

It’s Volume 5 of TIW Flash fiction shorts…! Everyone, run for the hills!Another fine collection of Iron Writer Flash fiction stories by Dani J Caile, all based on the weekly challenges and elements from the Iron Writer.Turn the pages, if you dare!Earnest dreams of running in The Big Easter Race as the winner gets to deliver all the yummy eggs!No duck has ever run the race,will Earnest give up or will he race?