Healthcare is important to everyone, yet large variations in its quality have been well documented both between and within many countries. With demand and expenditure rising, it’s more crucial than ever to know how well the healthcare system and all its components – from staff member to regional network – are performing. This requires data, which inevitably differ in form and quality. It also requires statistical methods, the output of which needs to be presented so that it can be understo...

Just when something feels played out, a fresh viewpoint can revitalize it. That's the power of being a writer. You get to show people a way of perceiving the world they had never considered before. FICTION VORTEX: Founded in the 277th year of the Takolatchni Dynasty, Fiction Vortex set out to encourage people to write and publish great speculative fiction. It sprang fully formed from the elbow of TWOS, retaining none of TWOS’s form but most of i...

From the bestselling author of The Spaceship Next Door:“I don’t know how old I am.My earliest memory is something along the lines of fire good, ice bad, so I think I predate written history, but I don’t know by how much. I like to brag that I’ve been there from the beginning, and while this may very well be true, I generally just say it to pick up girls.” --Adam the ImmortalSurviving sixty thousand years takes cunning and more than a little luck. But in the twenty-first cen...

Paranormal cop Miranda Contreau investigates a possible demon attack and gruesome murder.What she finds are six adorable cats and six cute, fuzzy kittens.Related? Surely not…Find out why USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith calls Dermatis “one of the best writers working today.”“Feline Design” was originally published in The Ghostbreakers: New Horrors (Rage Machine Books, 2005).

When God whispers, the wise listen. In this short story, a busy husband and father fails to heed the quiet voice of the Lord. In doing so, he experiences the loving admonition of God whispering loudly. 2750 words, available at no charge.

We all want to live forever, but we shouldn't. We're not supposed to. Ironically, if we could literally live every single day that time and space have left, our lives would be almost meaningless. It's the end of lives that cause them to matter.But your life, short as it is -- and perhaps because it's short -- can have more meaning and more effect on other people than you can possibly imagine… if you chose to let it.The end of your life is not the end. Not unless you let it ...

More lyrics from my personal view on life and events. Lyric writing is an escape from the daily grind of everyday life for me. A way to relax and express what I find difficult to say vocally.

An ancient craft, long forgotten, adrift alone, sending out a distress call.Simply trying to get back home.Imagine it's surprise when it discovers someone from its homeworld.(Doctor Who fanfic, written under creative commons terms)

101 Dating Questions to Start Amazing ConversationsAre you tired of running out of things to say on a date? Would you like to be able to approach new people and start conversations quickly and easily?If so, this short book is exactly what you need to guarantee your conversation never runs dry.Written by the UK's top Dating Coach and Dating Expert, James Preece, you'll learn the secrets of exciting discussion subjects and what singles really want to talk to you about...

101 Flawless Pick up lines! - Dirty secrets to get inside of herEnclosed are some the worlds best kept secrets……….. the worlds greatest pick up lines!By mastering the enclosed flirt tips, you’ll become just a flirt and become one with yourself.Use these line- pick up women- flirt for fun and meet the one- pick up single ladies- pick up girls (by this we mean women)...

If you walk around every day on eggshells, nervous about making a mistake or looking stupid, then you should read this.If you have a "next big thing" in mind you want to do because you know it will be awesome (starting the business, making the big move, launching the nonprofit, writing the book) but are afraid of doing what it would take to make that thing happen, then you should read this.The universe is very big. You are very small. In fact, you're so small and so insigni...