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Short Stuff is a compilation of both narrative and poetic forms. I have always loved writing, but it took some jolts from my life journey to lead to more introspection and more freedom to hone these writings into some publishable form.

Questions about Amalia’s past become more concerning when she’s uprooted at the young age of 15 from the only life she knows and into an abusive nobleman’s household. As a young female in 19th-century Spain and a dominant patriarchal society, Amalia’s choices are limited. That couldn’t be more evident than in her employer’s household. Manuel Tudó watches Amalia closely. He says disturbing things about her mother and seeks opportunities to pursue her and catch her alone. His control over her and her future terrify her.

Lucy Luo. Author, Artist, Curator. Born in Beijing, China. Studied in London, Britain. Lives in NY, America.

The Battle Against COVID-19 Filipino American Healthcare Workers on the Frontlines of the Pandemic Response is a tribute to all health and essential workers who provide critical services to save lives. These frontliners have risked their lives during this pandemic and sadly, a significant number have succumbed to the deadly virus.

Beating The Odds: 82 Years at the Kentucky Derby is an autobiography of a man who has attended 82 consecutive Kentucky Derbies, and the ensuing unique lifestyle that accompanied this feat.

Do you struggle with heartache from the death of a loved one or a major life adversity? Do you blame God for allowing such a painful thing to happen? Delores J. Porter has answers for you in her hope-filled new book. With great attention to detail, she examines what God himself says about his character—in his Word—and shows why he isn’t behind the sorrows and tragedies of our lives.

Shirley Dalton is a retired educator who lives in a town known for making good moonshine. After she becomes friends with other retirees—Jackie, Kea, Lucy, and Roberta—they decide to name themselves “the Salteens” since they enjoy visiting salt caves and the beach. Although the ladies are all seeking adventure in their third act of life, none have a clue they are about to become embroiled in a murder mystery.

Beauty is more than skin-deep. It is soul-deep. This story is about a woman with a physical deformity whose beauty shines through her actions, her voice and her compassion. It is about another woman with the life-threatening disease of tuberculosis in the 1940s. Her courage and inner strength helps her beat the odds. Both women are my inspiration for a life well lived.

This is a 10-day excursion with my wife Jane, myself, and over 90 other people on a tour through Morocco.

In 1983, a husband and wife were in an accident on the beltway. The man subsequently died. Eight months later, a biracial child was born to a White mother in a redneck valley that was not prepared to deal with him. Children can be cruel, and growing up was a struggle. Music became his voice to the world.

God, unhappy with mankind, has sent a blue comet to destroy the earth, but has offered one chance for survival with a nearly impossible task: to place a golden disc on the outstretched left hand of a tall, gilded statue of Mother Mary atop a cathedral in Avignon, France.

Waywill shares a profusion of sharp insights and examples displaying the double-edged sword of trust, so you get the answers you need for re-establishing trust with yourself.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to That Old River and experience the compelling world created by Mary Duncan.

This audiobook contains poems about places, problems, and people that the author has encountered over his 70 plus years of life. They are reflections on relationships and struggles, as well as on the natural and built-in environment where we live.

This is a story about two crazy dogs, their adventures, and the mischief they get into. They are very loving dogs but can't help getting into things. The two dogs meet friends along the way and have a lot of fun. Each book has a different scenario but always with the two crazy dogs.

Journey Back into the Vault: In Search of My Faded Cuban Childhood Footprints invites you to travel with me back to the land of my birth for the first time in 56 years in order to reclaim my forgotten Cuban childhood memories, original identity, and once-promised destiny. Come with me as I search for the now faded footprints I once left behind in the homes, school, and playgrounds of the first nine years of my life; help me honor the grandparents, uncles, and aunts I never saw again at their final resting place; and meet family members I never knew I had.

The human race has begun to move into space, with viable colonies established on Mars and elsewhere. The situation on Earth remains volatile, but the immediate battle against the forces of collectivism has been won in Europe, spearheaded by a triumvirate of powerful women now running Spain, France, and Germany. But that is unstable, and further conflict is almost inevitable as the very foundational concept of freedom, that a single individual has intrinsic worth, remains under constant threat.

Journey to Safe Harbor covers three generations of a family where the personal and emotional sacrifices made in the name of mission, commitment and duty, aiming "to do good in the world", ended with unintended tragic consequences for their children. It is about a professional family, educated, religious and idealistic, but did they understand love?

This is a captivating account of a Marine Rifle Squad as it prepared for deployment to Vietnam, and establishing the enclave south of Da Nang, Vietnam. Mentored by Korean Veterans, the Marine Riflemen become veterans tested in the rice paddies at Da Nang, Phu Bai, and the highlands of Khe Sanh.

In a Pew Research Center, survey conducted in 2018 and 2019, showed that 65 percent of American adults described themselves as Christians when asked about their religion; however, this is down 12 percent in just the past decade.