Under the Mulberry Tree

Under the Mulberry Tree

Alvinna Edwards Nwoko Ronnie

Alvinna Edwards Nwoko Ronnie

Ronnie ruin her beautiful Sunday school clothes under the mulberry tree. the revelation with humor starts when she and her brother devise a plan to get her clothes cleaned.Ronnie and her brother Shazier find themselves on another adventure under the Mulberry tree, in their only Church clothes they possess, which they received once a year for Easter, where their mama told them not to be in their Sunday Clothes, before coming home from church first. The revelation with humor starts when Ronnie clothes are completely ruin by the biggest Mulberries they had ever seen of the season, and they devise a plan to clean the clothes themselves.
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Mr. Brass

Mr. Brass

Daniel Lawlis

Daniel Lawlis

After a rash of brazen daylight crimes by wild drug fiends plagues the capital city’s plushest shopping district, the senate wonders if it is time to outlaw a popular new substance called Smokeless Green. However, more than one senator has found this treat to his liking, and thus an exemption for gentlemen is proposed.After a rash of brazen daylight crimes by wild drug fiends plagues the capital city’s plushest shopping district, the senate wonders if it is time to outlaw a popular new substance called Smokeless Green. However, more than one senator has found this treat to his liking, and thus an exemption for gentlemen is proposed.Some worry that outlawing this product is going to send crime rates through the stratosphere and bankroll a new criminal class.
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MirrorHive

MirrorHive

Essie Zins

Essie Zins

MirrorHive is a world where men greatly outnumber women. To lower the population, the human inhabitants of this world follow a gruesome tradition; every two years, boys from 12 to 14 pass a Coming of Age ceremony where they are given a deadly quest. Those who complete their quest are welcome to become citizens of their nation, but the chances of success are low.This book contains 25 acrostic poems describing emotions. The emotions are in an A to Z(excluding X) list. The emotions described are: ANGER, BRAVERY, CLARITY, DEVOTED, EAGER, FAITH, GLADNESS, HOPEFUL, INLOVE, JUMPY, KINDNESS, LONELINESS, MANIC, NAUGHTY, OBSESS, PEACE, QUESTIONING, ROMANTIC, SADNESS, THANKSGIVING, UNIQUENESS, VANITY, WONDER, YIELDED, and ZONEDOUT. In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line of the poem spells a word when read down the length of the page. The reader will discover in these poems the physical exhilaration of being INLOVE and the pure joy of being YIELDED to the will of God, among other sensations.
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First Letter Bold & Brave (Alphabetic Acrostic Poems on Emotions)

First Letter Bold & Brave (Alphabetic Acrostic Poems on Emotions)

Donald Ray

Short Stories / Fiction / Historical Fiction

This book contains 25 acrostic poems describing emotions. The emotions are in an A to Z list (excluding X). In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line of the poem spells a word or words when read down the page. The reader will discover in these poems the physical exhilaration of being INLOVE and the pure joy of being YIELDED to the will of God, among other sensations.This book contains 25 acrostic poems describing emotions. The emotions are in an A to Z(excluding X) list. The emotions described are: ANGER, BRAVERY, CLARITY, DEVOTED, EAGER, FAITH, GLADNESS, HOPEFUL, INLOVE, JUMPY, KINDNESS, LONELINESS, MANIC, NAUGHTY, OBSESS, PEACE, QUESTIONING, ROMANTIC, SADNESS, THANKSGIVING, UNIQUENESS, VANITY, WONDER, YIELDED, and ZONEDOUT. In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line of the poem spells a word when read down the length of the page. The reader will discover in these poems the physical exhilaration of being INLOVE and the pure joy of being YIELDED to the will of God, among other sensations.
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Devil's Sacrifice

Devil's Sacrifice

Tara K. Young

Tara K. Young

When a stranger seeks refuge from a blizzard in a tiny tavern, the locals share with him the story of how they came to be plagued by eternal winter.When a stranger seeks refuge from a blizzard in a tiny tavern, the locals share with him the story of how they came to be plagued by eternal winter. Little do they realize that his reasons for travelling to such a place have more to do with their future than their past.
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Old Wounds

Old Wounds

Michael D. Britton

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers / Religion & Spirituality

Colonizing the moon is hazardous work...made more dangerous by political bickering back on Earth. Now Jack Chang must face either the starvation of the colony he leads, or the deadly terror threat posed by his former Marine buddy who's trying to extort the government and keep the colony alive. Some choice.With the advent of the timequake ships, mankind spread so rapidly out into the galaxy that chaos and corruption soon became the order of the day. So Union Fleet was formed to defend and protect mankind from his worst enemy — himself. To keep the peace, Union Fleet enforced the laws on all of the planets of the Union. For the most part, the people of Union Fleet were good and decent folks. For the most part, this all worked just fine on all of the civilized planets, but in the outworlds … well, that was another story. In the outworlds, where civilization was thin, evil thrived. Pirates plied their ancient trade in the outworld spaceways.Even so, the pirates were not the worst that mankind had to face. The Jatarian Alien Group was mankind's worst nightmare. But there was one ship that fought them off and saved the people of Benara-3 -- the Crystal Dragon. It defeated the whole Jatarian battle group and sent what was left of them back to their own with a message -- don't come back!Created with alien technology, this ship single-handedly did what a whole fleet of Union starships could not. But that was a long time ago. The people of Benara-3 forgot and went on with their lives. Corrupt Union Admirals tried to confiscate the Crystal Dragon to steal its secrets. When it slipped their grasp, in spite, they declared it an outlaw ship. As time went on, everybody forgot the Crystal Dragon and got on with their lives.But the Jatarians did not forget ...
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Life in the City

Life in the City

Kelly M. Logue

Kelly M. Logue

Trust Firedrake, Inc to give you the ride of your life.Image is everything. That's the mantra of city life. But, the city is a vicious and cruel thing. It's stingy with what it has, and doesn't like to let people go. But, what waits on the otherside is something even more terrifying than Life in the City.With the advent of the timequake ships, mankind spread so rapidly out into the galaxy that chaos and corruption soon became the order of the day. So Union Fleet was formed to defend and protect mankind from his worst enemy — himself. To keep the peace, Union Fleet enforced the laws on all of the planets of the Union. For the most part, the people of Union Fleet were good and decent folks. For the most part, this all worked just fine on all of the civilized planets, but in the outworlds … well, that was another story. In the outworlds, where civilization was thin, evil thrived. Pirates plied their ancient trade in the outworld spaceways.Even so, the pirates were not the worst that mankind had to face. The Jatarian Alien Group was mankind's worst nightmare. But there was one ship that fought them off and saved the people of Benara-3 -- the Crystal Dragon. It defeated the whole Jatarian battle group and sent what was left of them back to their own with a message -- don't come back!Created with alien technology, this ship single-handedly did what a whole fleet of Union starships could not. But that was a long time ago. The people of Benara-3 forgot and went on with their lives. Corrupt Union Admirals tried to confiscate the Crystal Dragon to steal its secrets. When it slipped their grasp, in spite, they declared it an outlaw ship. As time went on, everybody forgot the Crystal Dragon and got on with their lives.But the Jatarians did not forget ...
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The Legend of the Crystal Dragon

The Legend of the Crystal Dragon

Bill Parker

Comics

This is the story of a legendary starship. It was made out to be a pirate vessel, but was it really?Memories of the truth had faded over time and the people of Benara-3 had forgotten the truth.But the Jatarians did not forget ...With the advent of the timequake ships, mankind spread so rapidly out into the galaxy that chaos and corruption soon became the order of the day. So Union Fleet was formed to defend and protect mankind from his worst enemy — himself. To keep the peace, Union Fleet enforced the laws on all of the planets of the Union. For the most part, the people of Union Fleet were good and decent folks. For the most part, this all worked just fine on all of the civilized planets, but in the outworlds … well, that was another story. In the outworlds, where civilization was thin, evil thrived. Pirates plied their ancient trade in the outworld spaceways.Even so, the pirates were not the worst that mankind had to face. The Jatarian Alien Group was mankind's worst nightmare. But there was one ship that fought them off and saved the people of Benara-3 -- the Crystal Dragon. It defeated the whole Jatarian battle group and sent what was left of them back to their own with a message -- don't come back!Created with alien technology, this ship single-handedly did what a whole fleet of Union starships could not. But that was a long time ago. The people of Benara-3 forgot and went on with their lives. Corrupt Union Admirals tried to confiscate the Crystal Dragon to steal its secrets. When it slipped their grasp, in spite, they declared it an outlaw ship. As time went on, everybody forgot the Crystal Dragon and got on with their lives.But the Jatarians did not forget ...
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Fly Whither, Finch

Fly Whither, Finch

Paul Hawkins

Mystery

A middle aged man must come to grips with his loneliness as a widower while trying to reestablish a relationship with his estranged son. This in the context of his old neighborhood being lost to urban renewal.The Pike is long and perilous, patrolled by Catholic knights and the nationalist biker gang that calls themselves the Order of the Coming Dawn. Bayle might have stayed in Pittsburgh, which is doing better than most of the country--but he made a promise, and to keep it he has to cross the battered remains of Pennsylvania. With winter rapidly descending, Bayle sets own alone to keep that promise.Toll Road is a short story of approximately 4,000 words (16 pages).
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Toll Road: A Short Story of Murka

Toll Road: A Short Story of Murka

Christopher Keelty

Science Fiction / Fantasy / Gay and Lesbian

In a fractured future, Americans are divided into religious and ideological factions, engaged in never-ending war for territory, fuel, and food. With winter rapidly descending, Bayle Bonner walks 300 miles across what used to be the Pennsylvania Turnpike to honor a promise.Toll Road is a short story of approximately 4,000 words (16 pages).The Pike is long and perilous, patrolled by Catholic knights and the nationalist biker gang that calls themselves the Order of the Coming Dawn. Bayle might have stayed in Pittsburgh, which is doing better than most of the country--but he made a promise, and to keep it he has to cross the battered remains of Pennsylvania. With winter rapidly descending, Bayle sets own alone to keep that promise.Toll Road is a short story of approximately 4,000 words (16 pages).
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Apollyon's Saint Land of Literature

Apollyon's Saint Land of Literature

Zachary Koukol

Ebooks / Fantasy / Thriller

The eighth part in the series Apollyon's saint. The war with the god's is raging and Apollyon's legion is taking over earth. Gabriel escapes Apollyon in the grasps of death herself. While imprisoned by the angel of death Gabriel meets a schizophrenic writer, a mass murdering jester, and a serial killer. His curse from Apollyon sends him on a crash course through their horrific past.Part 2 of All the Days of John Mann. Continues the story that began in The Stolen Days of John Mann.Preacher John Mann is the only known survivor of exposure to the choke, the virus that has decimated humanity. As society struggles to survive and rebuild, Mann and his uncertain ally Gunner leave Keen in her brother's safekeeping while they continue on the trail of the missing boy David. Their road is full of treacherous turns that can only lead them into brutal conflict with a gang of Russian traffickers.While Doctor Russell's relentless pursuit of Mann brings her closer to her quarry, unseen, the Government's net draws ever tighter around them all.Suffering a crisis of faith, Mann is all too aware that his very existence puts all those he would hold close at risk.'His faith seemed to diminish by the mile the further he moved away from Keen, like fuel dripping out onto the road from a cracked tank.'When danger, betrayal and death are the common currency, John Mann's potential as a weapon or as the source of a vaccine is the ultimate prize that all would profit by but which he won't easily surrender.
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The Darkening Days of John Mann

The Darkening Days of John Mann

Charles Barrow

Sequential Art / Comics / Graphic Novels

Part 2 of All the Days of John Mann. Continues the story begun in The Stolen Days of John Mann. Choke survivor John Mann and ally Gunner travel a long and treacherous road in their search for David and revenge on the traffickers who took him. Can they outrun the unseen net that tightens around them? Danger, betrayal and death are the common coin, Mann's ability to kill or cure the ultimate prize.Part 2 of All the Days of John Mann. Continues the story that began in The Stolen Days of John Mann.Preacher John Mann is the only known survivor of exposure to the choke, the virus that has decimated humanity. As society struggles to survive and rebuild, Mann and his uncertain ally Gunner leave Keen in her brother's safekeeping while they continue on the trail of the missing boy David. Their road is full of treacherous turns that can only lead them into brutal conflict with a gang of Russian traffickers.While Doctor Russell's relentless pursuit of Mann brings her closer to her quarry, unseen, the Government's net draws ever tighter around them all.Suffering a crisis of faith, Mann is all too aware that his very existence puts all those he would hold close at risk.'His faith seemed to diminish by the mile the further he moved away from Keen, like fuel dripping out onto the road from a cracked tank.'When danger, betrayal and death are the common currency, John Mann's potential as a weapon or as the source of a vaccine is the ultimate prize that all would profit by but which he won't easily surrender.
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Kate's Gifts

Kate's Gifts

David McDonald

David McDonald

A provocative thriller about a woman's battle against a deadly enemy- herself. A suburban "soccer mom" fighting addiction. A soldier, scarred by the horror of war. Two very different lives, brought together by an act of betrayal, and then torn apart by a deadly secret. Soon all that stands between the American dream and a nuclear nightmare are a woman's gifts.There is an old saying- we are only as sick as our secrets. Some of us are more sicker than others. A suburban "soccer mom" fighting addiction. A soldier, scarred by the horror of war. Two very different lives, brought together by an act of betrayal, and then torn apart by a deadly secret. Soon all that stands between the American dream and a nuclear nightmare are a woman's gifts. They are gifts she must give away, in order to save us all. From the deadly streets of Kabul, to the backyards of suburbia, the race is on to stop a terror attack against the homeland, with Kate at the center of it.  Hunted by the CIA, FBI and a GRU hit squad, Kate is forced to fight her inner demons while trying to save her children from the danger she's placed them in. With a strong emotional battle, a raw look into the world of the alcoholic, and a chillingly realistic plot line, Kate's Gifts is a story of a woman's courage, strength and hope in a world where miracles can exist, if you’re willing to see them.  
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Ignoble Deeds--A Short Story of the Paranormal

Ignoble Deeds--A Short Story of the Paranormal

AC Smyth

Fantasy / Young Adult

In the future, ghosts can be contained within the newly-discovered Paliakis fields. When an entrepreneur uses this phenomenon to create the worlds first 'spook zoo', Lila is at the head of the line to visit. And she has a more personal reason to be there than most.An elder demonic entity tells a younger one to 'get off her lawn' by murdering one of his demon priests using a butterfly.THE 'ZOMBIES VS VAMPIRES VS DEMONS' WORLD:In a post-apocalyptic world, humans are a just valuable resource: zombies want their brains, vampires want their blood, and demons want their souls. Pure humans are difficult to come by, and the factions scrape what they need from each other, either through brute force or fragile alliances.SUPERNATURAL FANTASY STORY [900 words]
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Washington's Travels: The Buck Starts Here

Washington's Travels: The Buck Starts Here

Bobbi G

Bobbi G

Fast moving tale of a dollar bill engaging in commerce. From Washington's point of view Bobbi G pens this entertaining novella. Washington's personality captures your attention as he travels from hand to hand, catching glimpses of people's lives as their stories come alive through his eyes. Slightly put off after purchasing a toe ring, Washington regains his composure...but you'll have to read it!From columnist Bobbi G: what started as a column has turned into a fast moving novella imagining the tale of a dollar bill moving through mainstream commerce. Bobbi G pens this story from the point of view of Washington, as he travels from hand to hand in exchange for goods and services. Washington entertains you as he tells tales of robbery, being washed in the laundry and the day he purchased a toe ring. (Not his proudest moment.) Glimpse people's lives as their stories come to life through his eyes. Great story!
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