three singles to adventure takes the reader to south America, where he meets the sakiwinki and the sloth clad in bright green fur, where he can hear the horrifying sound of piranha fish on the rampage, or learn how to lasso a galloping anteater.

Jackie and jill are two lifelong friends with lives that are poles apart, bodies that are on opposite sides of the scales, and they suddenly find themselves in two completely different and turbulent situations. two things they share, however; fierce loyalty for one another and an excessive preoccupation for their bmi.jackie and jill are two, lifelong friends who are now in their fifties’. jackie’s a dedicated housewife and mother whose husband works abroad and is absent for the majority of the time. jill, on the other hand, is a driven workaholic and is the one who is absent the majority of the time. their lives are poles apart, their bodies are on opposite sides of the scales, and they suddenly find themselves in two completely different and turbulent situations. two things they share, however; fierce loyalty for one another and an excessive preoccupation for their bmi. two women in the late summer of their lives who should be looking forward to a peaceful autumn and cosy winter are forced to face new lifestyles. can they survive the change, and more importantly, will their friendship survive the change?

Blackjack skills plus X-ray vision plus card counting minus a desperate first time player minus its gambling equals the odds of winning are still the same. Joshua gains a superpower from a cornea transplant, but it leaves his parents in debt. He wants to help x-ray eyes at the casino should give him a extra edge but it not a sure thing.Lexi Sheridan doesn't believe in true love. It’s a fantasy found only in old Hollywood movies. She’s a journalist trying to climb the professional ladder and work her way into a national news organization. When a mysterious old photograph lands in her lap, it could be her ‘golden ticket’ to that coveted news job. That photo leads her to the Heart River Inn, a lovers’ resort nestled in the wilds of the Pocono Mountains. The resort is a kitschy place that she at first finds nauseatingly filled with fake couples in love. However, after only a few days interviewing guests, her jaded soul begins to see things with a new perspective. At the Heart River Inn, Lexi encounters a soft-hearted owner with a secret past, a hot manager, lethal swans, attack curtains, and an assortment of couples you won’t soon forget.

Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn’t conclude until nine o’clock tonight (Paris time). It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left. From the Trade Paperback edition.

This sequel to FORREST GUMP follows the protagonist of that book on his adventures in the 1980s. As in is predecessor, Gump manages to be present at momentous events; his impressions of them, leavened by his naivete, make up this book. Forrest Gump captured our hearts in the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Forrest Gump, and in the blockbuster film, winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor. Now he returns in the long-awaited sequel to the book hailed by Larry King as "the funniest novel I have ever read." A little older, and wiser in his unique way, Forrest is still running -- this time straight into the age of greed and instant gratification known as the 1980s.Whenever I really get stumped, I go visit Jenny's grave. She tells me she's always rooting for me. The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. has gone bust and now Forrest is flat broke, sweeping floors in a New Orleans strip joint, when a fresh opportunity to play championship football puts him back in the limelight -- and in the money. But fate turns fickle again, and he's soon out on the road selling phony encyclopedias and trying to raise his son, little Forrest, who needs his father more than ever. Forrest's remarkable, touching, and utterly comic odyssey has just begun: in store for him is an explosive attempt at hog farming; his own dubious recipe for adding life to New Coke; an encounter with Oliver North of the Iran-Contra affair; and a chance yet again to unwittingly twist the nose of history.

It’s Valentine’s day and best friends Charlene, Samantha and Claire go out on the town in an attempt to forget that they are once again man-friendless on this most odious of manufactured holidays. What they don’t know is that their luck is about to change. This sweet romantic comedy short story is purely PG. It is approximately 5,600 words in length.It’s Valentine’s day and best friends Charlene, Samantha and Claire go out on the town in an attempt to forget that they are once again man-friendless on this most odious of manufactured holidays. What they don’t know is that their luck is about to change. This sweet romantic comedy short story is purely PG. It is approximately 5,600 words in length and will take an adult reader of average speed about twenty minutes to finish.

It is a funny story about two vagabond boys and a famous lady. The vagabonds while in forest in futile quest of treasure trove rescued the panic stricken lady from the monkeys chasing her to snatch her food packet and was amazed to discover that the lady had been awarded a coveted reward in a television contest for adventure and courage.."Scanning the maddening scene around her, Trisha sighed under her breath, 'So it has come to pass... Hell is delivered to Heaven’s heights. Look and see! I am Death, Destruction my lover! Today I set the universe ablaze. Phoenix will burn, and the gods will bow low to the Children of Damnation!'"Phoenix... Across the globe, legends of old tell of a majestic, beautiful bird known from antiquity, its age measured in centuries and beyond...a symbol of peace and justice, dying in flames only to be reborn anew from its charred remains. And so it is with this most ancient of civilizations that existed in what seemed eternal peace, breached by rebellion, its innocence smoldering midst the ashes of destruction of all held dear. Children from two realms band together, knowing that the past must perish like the Phoenix, and they the ones to make it burn as they struggle together against the most evil of foes - the oldest one among all of Lowenah’s children - and his hordes of followers. If they find success, the Phoenix will rise again, stronger and more resolute...determined to destroy all that is evil and build anew an existence where love, freedom and peace reign, not only for them, but for those who rest in the Field of the Minds and those yet to be born."The Chronicles of Heaven’s War” saga continues to unfold with this, Book II, “Burning Phoenix”... Come with Trisha as she leads courageous men and women of the Children's Empire into a 'cauldron of Hell', not knowing the outcome, but all determined to stand to the last person for love, freedom, and all things good...and honor Lowenah, the One whose heart is tied in to their success or failure...along with all that exists. Ride with them as they charge the line, fierce and unyielding, unwavering in their quest to destroy all who are evil and return peace, their hope that Phoenix will rise once more...

The word is out. Another Dead Sea Scroll has been unearthed. And this one says the two mortals who first walked the earth were not a man and a woman, but two DUDES! Here's the account of how they met, fell in love, committed the grievous sin of disobedience (not concupiscence) and fell from from grace. Like they say, reading is believing ...The venue is, as in the older versions, a garden. Two young men are having a chat in that lovely spot. The one who is slightly older is Adam, the other, Steve. They have just met but already love is in the air. Which is hardly surprising since there is hardly anything else to do in this place except fall in love and breathe fresh air -- and of course partake in a particular pastime that even the dumb beasts are particularly fond of. But Adam and Steve don't get to live happily ever after the way Hans Christian Andersen would probably have wanted it if he'd written the tale. A third party comes into the picture. He's quite different from the other two, being half-man and half-snake, with quite a devilish disposition. He manages to seduce Steve into believing that if the other ate a certain forbidden forbidden fruit (and made Adam do the same), the two would turn into supermen! The fruit was plucked, chomped and digested but those two didn't turn into demi or even quasi-gods. Instead all hell breaks loose when the Big Boss arrives on the scene and discovers he has been DISOBEYED!You think you know the tale but rest assured you've never heard it told this way before. Enjoy!

It's a difficult stressful week when you start talking to your cutlery...A crazy, silly, funny and sad story about a poor depressed spoon.Have a free chuckle today, and never be comfortable in your kitchen again.A story of 2300 words.It's a difficult stressful week when you start talking to your cutlery...A crazy, silly, funny and sad story about a poor depressed spoon.Have a free chuckle today, and never be comfortable in your kitchen again.A short story of 2300 words.All feedback and reviews very welcome.

Things won't be the same in the peaceful town of Poolington when its most cowardly resident, twelve-year-old Aaron Purn, has his fear hypnotized away. But will fearlessness be enough to take on the villains that begin threatening the town?Hey there, potential fanboy/fangirl! If you're here looking for a story with exciting butt-kicking, hilarious dialogue, and mind-blowing special effects, let me assure you that you haven't strayed too far. Stay a while and see what I have to offer? It's free! So what is -Superkid- about anyway? Is it a paranormal romance about an undead hot guy who has a thing for a sulky and homely teenage girl? Nope. Is it about a teen wizard whose destiny is to vanquish an evil sorcerer with a scary name? Wrong again. Is it a book about a young boy with superpowers who fights an oddball assortment of villains, written by a geek who has nothing better to do with his life? Well, if you're going to put it that way! Meet Aaron Purn, AKA Superkid, the fearless kid. Join him as he takes on Doctor Red, a mad scientist; the Black Belt, a master martial artist; the Vampire, a woman with a deadly touch; and the giant spider, a, uh... giant spider... in a battle for truth, justice, and all things laugh out loud. So move over, Batman! Look out, Spiderman! And put some pants on, Captain Underpants! There's a new hero in town!

So, here we are just you and me and my Crazymad Book of Poems. Are you ready? Are you really and truly ready to begin reading it? You are! Okay, then, away with you. Be it on your head, though, if you end up as crazy and mad as I am! Now, on with the lunacy....'They are poems, Jim, but not as we know them!'A self contained short story in the TideBreakers universe: an unescorted freighter proves too great a temptation for submarine pirates Leif Schreiber and Jaarko Jansson. Venturing into the dangerous waters of the Pearson Trench, they encounter a terrifying threat that Schreiber must delve into his past to overcome.

When you mess with the ego of a god, you'd better be prepared for the consequences...This humorous short tale explains what REALLY happened when astronomers took it upon themselves to relegate the ninth planet to the status of dwarf.Growing up alone can be hard for any child.Donnie is a tale about a young man who goes through many of life's experiences. Suffering badly from being bullied at school, Donnie keeps one thing close. His dream. Only to realise, dreams are not always what they're made out to be. Donnie soon finds out, no-one can be trusted.A short tragic story of love, horror, humour all twisted together for a sharp destructive ending.

Wira is wild with worry. Her beloved husband, Hugo, has suddenly disappeared—and on the same night that they had planned to start a family. Could he have gotten cold feet—or has something more sinister happened to him? And what is worse, there is a strange, seemingly lifeless body in his place! To unravel the riddle of Hugo’s vanishment, Wira asks her father-in-law, the Good Magician Humfrey, to seek the solution in the fabled Book of Answers, only to discover that the pages of that magical tome are hopelessly scrambled, leaving only a few vague clues behind. Though gifted with the magical talent of Sensitivity, Wira is also sightless, making it difficult for her to search for her mate alone. Desperate, she enlists the services of a young girl named Debra, who has come as a querent to the Magician’s castle seeking a cure for an annoying curse that causes men to have unworthy thoughts about her. In exchange for Wira’s help in lifting the bane, Debra agrees to be transformed into the shape of a buxom, winged centaur, acting as Wira’s escort and her eyes. Meanwhile, far across the enchanted land of Xanth, Hugo is having troubles of his own, suddenly finding himself imprisoned in the dungeon of Castle Maidragon. The renegade rogue known as the Random Factor has used his mysterious powers to swap places with Hugo and gain his freedom. Hugo’s only hope of escape lies in the claws of a lovesick fruit bat named Bathos who can change bodies with others at will. As these two star-crossed soul mates set out to find each other, their separate quests become curiously intertwined with several of Xanth’s most unusual denizens, including Nimbus, a numinous boy with a mysterious heritage; Happy and Fray, two tempestuous cloud creatures from a rarified realm; and Ilene, the youngest daughter of the Magician Trent and the Sorceress Iris, whose magical gift is the power to make illusions real. Their journeys lead them through realms of danger and desire, intrigue and astonishment—from the High Castle of the Air King and the Hidden Village of the voracious vixens known as Vila to an infinitesimal planetoid at the farthest end of space and time—only to discover they are players in a much greater game older even than Xanth itself.

Yukyuk is a speed freak and Harry sells weed and hash from his one-room apartment on 11th Street. One warm summer night in 1967, they have a problem, and that problem ends in murder.In the mid-1960's, a teenage, hippie crash-pad scene developed in New York's East Village. Many of the arrivals were escaping repressive or abusive home environments. During this time, I was forced to run away twice before my father would consent for me to grow long hair. Today they call it "The Generation Gap," but it was really a Generation War. However, life in the East Village got increasingly bizarre as hard drug use increased, revealing a dark underbelly to the emerging hippie subculture.