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Finding Santa: The Adventure of Greedy Elf

by Ellie Elf

What happens when an elf in Santa's workshop decides to keep everything for himself? Using magic, Greedy Elf shrinks Santa and takes over the workshop. Solve the clues that a pixie leaves behind and break the spell. Told by Ellie Elf, Santa's photographer, this picture book captures the North Pole in a new way.

Who Trespass Against Us: The Untold Story of the Life and Judgment of the Las Vegas Shooter & One Girl's Journey through that Da

by D.P. Conway

In his debut novel “Who Trespass Against Us,” D.P. Conway uses fast-paced storytelling to bring you the untold story of the life and judgment of the Las Vegas shooter. A work of fiction based on actual events, Conway takes what is known, and imagines what is missing to write a compelling narrative that gives an answer to the question “Why?” The story begins with the dark connection to the killer’s ancestry and moves quickly into the criminal life of his father, Bingo Bruce, and his “Bonnie a... more

Faith and Drama: Plays and Readings from a Biblical Perspective

by Tamara Lattin

Faith and Drama contains twenty-seven short plays and seven dramatic readings that have been performed originally as part of a Christian theater ministry in the Middle East. Every piece is based on Scripture and has been written to have the impact of a mini-sermon. The goal is to entertain but more importantly to teach, encourage and change behavior. As citizens of the Kingdom of God our response to day-to-day circumstances should not come from family, culture, or national identity, but on who w... more

The Trouble with Grits

by Phyllis Pittman

A 2017 Faulkner/Wisdom Finalist, The Trouble with Grits visits a mid-century small Mississippi town, its Old South culture, customs, and rarely met expectations. It begins in a time when young ladies in the South were supposed to do nothing more than get married, produce offspring, and can tomatoes—successfully and in that order. But times, they are a changin’. With the skillful wielding of her pen, humorist Phyllis Pittman makes us a part of the family and community grappling with the changi... more

Lost in a Story Beyond Reality and Time

by Joseph H. Krasinski

Sometimes in one’s life, a sequence of events flashes through us as though we’ve had this experience before but at a different place or time…and possibly at another level. This story, takes the reader into this realm as a family venture on a holiday camping trip as the brother and sister wonder off during the night and travel unknowingly through a Crease in time where they are greeted by a Shaman who counsels and guides them back to their rightful place in time with the assistance of the Old St... more

Meat The Family, based on Meat My Uncle by Erez Bailen

by Erez BailEN

Meat The Family synopsis Meat The Family is a screenplay based on Meat My Uncle. Meat My Uncle is about a kid with a wild imagination talking about his family and adventures through his crazy fantasy point of view. Meat The Family is quite a R-Rated version of the short story about the Kid in his Middle ages, talking about his past and brings out more of the humor that the short story had.

Look at Liddie Longlegs!

by Denise Camille Frye

Going into seventh grade in 1956, Lydia Longley (Liddie) has read every "saint book" in her classroom library at St. Anthony Catholic School. She is especially inspired by saints who are like herself - very young, or very poor, and strives for sainthood by following St. Therese's Little Way, offering as sacrifice, all the hardships she endures in her daily living. Liddie believes she's on her way to achieving her goals when a tragic house fire destroys the family's home ... more

Literary All-Sorts - A Selection of Stories, Essays and Poems to Suit Every Taste

by Dorothy Piper

During my eighty-plus year life, I have written many short stories, essays and poems, and several books. I have collected my best work in the below 30,000-word length category, and invite the reader to curl up in a comfy chair and dip into humor, opinions, memoire, horror, even a humorous novella - it's all here for you to sample.

more than just a son

by Randolph Christopher Longstreet

Phillip Anderson, a former college football player who stands six feet eight inches tall, is appalled after catching his youngest son trying to copy ballet dancers on TV. He is inclined to believe that eight-year-old Brandon is displaying gay tendencies. Since Brandon shows remarkable athletic ability, Phillip encourages his young son to immerse himself in sports, which should direct him properly into manhood and away from being a “sissy-boy”. Over the years, Brandon develops into a celebrate... more

An Evening In Wonderland. A Brief Story of Maths, Physics & The Universe

by Jacqueline Koay

You know Alice Liddell. You probably read about her in Through The Looking Glass or Adventures of Alice in Wonderland. Well, she has now resurfaced in Oxford, at the university, as a first year postgraduate in theoretical physics. Time does play tricks, and nowhere more so than Oxford, where the bloody bells wouldn't stop bonging. Alice has two problems. One: she knew more physics than her professor. Two: she is madly in love with him and he is married with three children! (to a dumb woman... more

The Sweetness of Her Self

by Mark Herder

"The Sweetness of Her Self" recasts the love story of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the backdrop of the 1980s Hollywood punk scene.

Johnny O., singer for an up-and-coming punk band, first notices Anne Jennings during one of the band’s gigs. He quickly becomes intoxicated with this otherworldly woman, her eyes the color of absinthe. Who is she? What is she? No matter: she quickly becomes his lover and his muse, their love creating its own myth, a defen... more

Toni's Smile

by Jeff Stilwell

On inauguration night, the President tragically dies, leaving Toni Madison, his chosen Veep, as the first Blatina President of the United States. For three years, she has faithfully protected his legacy. As the fourth spring dawns, however, she is troubled by the ineluctable thought that she is letting the People down. She could do better. Her decision to seek election in her own right triggers a series of events that challenge her to stand by her principles – infuriating Congressional betray... more

Heroines of Avalon & Other Tales

by Ayn Cates Sullivan

Heroines of Avalon includes a round table of inspiring women, including well-known Welsh deities and almost forgotten Arthurian female Grail Knights and landscape Goddesses. In this collection of British myths and legends, each heroine re-tells her story, often freeing herself from centuries of misunderstanding. These feisty women are inspiring role models. The book also includes practices that can help the reader journey to the deity and integrate the heroine’s life affirming qualities. This is... more

Monkey Stuff

by Rebecca Bielawski

A monkey thief was lurking and... some naughtiness was being planned. Learn to count the numbers 1 to 10 with a cheeky little monkey.

Frozen Butterflies

by Simona Grossi

Susan Blanc—loner, insomniac, and LA-based professor of psychology—meets Nick, a blogger, at a nightclub she discovers on a sleepless night. Nick seems to be “consumed by something, someone, or himself" and, upon their second meeting, takes her to his apartment. While browsing through Nick’s books, Susan comes across a worn notebook with a light blue cover. Nick explains that it’s a journal he found on a bus and that something about it compelled him to keep it and attempt to return it to its ... more

Finding Love

by Judith Keim

As Regan Sullivan continues to work with her sisters, Sheena and Darcy, to meet their Uncle Gavin’s challenge to make the Salty Key Inn a success, she wonders why she can never find the man of her dreams. Her sisters are happily settled with men they love. Why can’t she do the same? When she’s involved in a motorcycle accident with Brian Harwood, Regan learns to think differently about both her appearance and herself. And as she deals with her injuries and helps Brian recover from the accident s... more

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