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The planet Logis was a violent world, where “bloodtime” made a duel to the death a legal way to settle the smallest quarrel. On this dangerous world, in the street at bloodtime, Dumarest met the woman Kalin - Kalin of the flame-red hair, with eyes that shone like pools of green fire. Kalin, who could see the future. The people of many worlds hated her, and called her “witch.” A few sought to possess her, to enslave her talent for their own gain. Dumarest held her, for love of her, and for the faint memory she held of a planet called Earth.

Moving back into her parents’ house with her teenage daughter had not been Georgia Thackery’s “Plan A”. But when she got a job at the local college, it seemed the sensible thing to do. So she settled in and began reconnecting with old friends. Including Sid. Sid is the Thackery family’s skeleton. He’s lived in the house as long as Georgia can remember, although no one, including Sid, knows exactly where he came from and how he came to be a skeleton. 

10 stories I wrote in high school for creative writing class. I also ramble for a bit about what each of these mean to me, how they came to be and how they make me feel deep down inside, taking you on a journey through the early years of my storytelling career. Austin Station - The first story of my writing career. A young woman meets the man who will take her away to a new life. A criminal flees the consequences of his drunken mistakes. Two Peoples - Aliens and humans face language barriers as they attempt to stop a deadly missile headed for Earth. My attempt at promoting peace through ...

A concise guide to the business aspects of home improvement contracting. Covers the topics of marketing, branding, proposals/bids, contracts, collections, lawsuits, and online reputation management. Filled with "what to do" and "what not to do" examples, written in easy to understand language for the business novice. Answers the question, "Why am I not winning my fair share of the home improvement contracts that I bid?"

The Great Game in Cuba uses the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution to examine the CIA's inner workings during the '50s and '60s. Detailing the agency's lies and deceits, Mellen paints a vivid behind-the-scenes picture of the CIA in Cuba after the Castro revolution: what it wanted and the lengths it was willing to go to in order to paralyze the opposition to Fidel Castro.

Book One of the Martyrs series is set after the Presidential Election in 2020, when the first woman is elected President; a new group of terrorists are targeting America and her administration. Led by a shadowy figure known only as “The Hammer of Islam”, they take their name from a 2006 massacre of Palestinian schoolchildren in Gaza City, the Martyrs al-Sabra. When the Martyrs make good on their attack threats, the country is torn apart. Farid Monsour al-Haj is a Palestinian orphan who was adopted and raised from the age of five by one of America’s elite families. Growing up in ...

Offbeat life story of a man who never stopped swinging for the fences his entire life, and the dog who watched over him at the end. Swinging for the fences is not the same thing as hitting for the fences. Raised to be a California cowboy, he spurned the profession for other less attainable goals. Dreaming of wealth and constantly pitting his mind against the world’s problems: finding a source of renewable energy, conquering the stock market, converting wayward heathens by pelting them with King James Bibles…all the usual stuff. Though his efforts in almost every instance failed, he ...

Do you crave the power to unlock your full leadership potential? Do you want to master the art of persuasion to lead and inspire others? In the world of Persuasive Leadership, we dive deep into the wisdom of top business visionaries who've harnessed the magic of persuasion to elevate their collaborative prowess and achieve unparalleled success. This book isn't just for the corporate elite – it's a goldmine of actionable insights for anyone hungry to amplify their influence and transform aspirations into tangible achievements. When you read Persuasive Leadership, you'll discover: the ...

The author has mixed feelings about this book. At first, he thought it was brilliant and life-changing—and some readers agreed. He let the praise go to his head. But many didn’t get it. Eventually, Kalin became ashamed—of the mind-over-matter hocus-pocus, the plot holes, the misunderstood or offensive moments, the painfully awkward sex scenes. He disowned the book for 20 years. Maybe that was a mistake. Because this strange, messy story is still a window into his soul. So here it is, unchanged and unedited—for better or worse. The plot: Lisa is a slave on a desert planet slowly ...

Ein gewaltiger Krieg tobt in Europa. Die deutsche Rüstungsindustrie ist mittendrin und gerät ins Visier des russischen Geheimdienstes. Der BND erhält die vage Information, dass ein verheerender Anschlag kurz bevorsteht, und erteilt Anna Gudwin den Auftrag, diesen zu verhindern. Unterstützt von ihrem Team, kommt die Agentin einer Attentätergruppe auf die Spur, die mit einem hochgefährlichen Nervenkampfstoff im Gepäck Richtung Deutschland unterwegs ist. Es beginnt ein tödliches Katz-und-Maus-Spiel zwischen Anna und den erbarmungslosen Killern.

Here are four short stories filled with action, violence and morally questionable behavior, all set in New Eden, the galaxy of EVE Online. The Day She Started Counting - A twelve-year-old girl unleashes a whirlwind of hell after murdering a cop with a slave's disciplinary device to protect her alcoholic father's illegal hobby. The Atrocity Planners - After their parents are killed by police, two children must escape from their pirate home and quickly learn to shoot and kill. Compensating for a Small Penis - Two bitter and foul-mouthed gunnery lieutenants must fight through a compromised ...

Are you making a common mistake that could cost you your home when hiring home improvement contractors? Nearly every homeowner will eventually need to engage home improvement contractors for new projects or repairs to their home. Unfortunately, many homeowners are unsure how to find the best contractors, negotiate and contract for the work. As a result, they tend to follow whatever commercial recommendations are offered by the contractor. Homeowners often sign completely unfair contracts, simply on the recommendation of someone they've just met who has a financial conflict of interest. ...

What do stories about ephemeral Martian settlers, fascinating dimensional rifts, Spanish-speaking hummingbirds, Loki's children, WWII twins, hitchhiking swamp cats, a steam-punk octopus, Arkham card-games, using bad luck for fun and profit, demon home security systems, alternative criminal justice, workplace time travel, marketing to body-snatchers, alien attraction, and way too many barns all have in common? Simple: in one way or another they are all Bubble Off Plumb. This genre-busting collection is meant for readers who prefer an odd story with their tea and biscuits. So sit back and let...

2020 has been a very trying year for humanity. In addition to a barely-checked viral contagion causing widespread economic distress, there are the usual cavalcade of Dear Leaders doing exactly what they do best, oppressing and dividing the rest of us. Politicians don't have an exclusive in this regard, although sometimes it seems that way. These stories and poems are meant to humorously talk truth to power, even though we fully understand the narcissists simply won't see themselves represented. Whether your Dear Leader is an orange-haired Wendigo, Asian Dictator, Religion, CEO, spouse, ...

Trezoro is a planet perfect for terraforming. With the right technology, it could have a self-sustaining ecosystem within a thousand years. However, the fastest ship would take over a century to get there. A human could never survive the trip. Instead, an empty ship is sent. When it arrives at Trezoro, the automated systems assemble an orbital station. Robots secure a water supply, begin growing crops, and fire up the artificial womb to begin breeding human babies. A station inhabited entirely by children now orbits this distant world. They grow up in isolation, without parents or ...

A beautifully written tribute to the people who teach us to cook and guide our hands in the kitchen, by a founding editor of Saveur. The cooking lessons that stick with us are rarely the ones we read in books or learn through blog posts or YouTube videos (depending on your generation); they’re...

After years of hiding in the Thackery family house, Sid the skeleton is delighted to finally have his moment in the spotlight. He’s starring in a high school production of Hamlet. Well, not so much starring in as being a prop. At least part of him has a part - he’s using his head to play Yorick of “Alas, poor Yorick” fame. Every day, Georgia Thackery’s daughter, Madison, who’s also in the play, brings in his skull, and every night, she takes him home. Until one night when he’s accidentally left at school - and hears the sounds of someone being murdered.

Dr. Georgia Thackery is back at home with her parents after finding a new adjunct position at Bostock College. Everyone is excited for their first family Christmas with nothing to hide. Why? Because Georgia’s daughter, Madison, is now in the know about Sid, their walking, talking family skeleton. But their Christmas cheer is interrupted when the Thackerys' dog, Byron, goes missing on a cold December night. When he’s finally found, he has a femur clutched between his jaws, and Georgia and Madison race to apologize to Sid for letting the dog gnaw on him yet again

What holiday could bring more warmth to a skeleton’s chest cavity than Halloween? And when you’re a living skeleton who’s not supposed to be seen outside the house, it’s a welcome chance to get some fresh air and rub bony elbows with people. That’s why Sid doesn’t mind wearing a full-body dog suit and going as Scooby-Doo along with Georgia Thackery’s Velma to the Halloween Howl. Sid can’t wait to go through the haunted house - but he gets rattled for real when a genuine dead body is discovered. 

Georgia Thackery, adjunct English professor, has a new job teaching at Falstone College of Art and Design, known as FAD to its students and faculty. Living in a borrowed bungalow during winter in the snowiest part of Massachusetts, Georgia feels her isolation weighing as heavily as the weather. Then she receives a package containing her best friend, Sid, a walking, talking skeleton who has lived with the Thackery family since Georgia was six. With Georgia working out of town, Sid was lonely too.