Finding Jerusalem by MJ Macfarlane is a light-hearted and humorous travelogue in which author MJ Macfarlane draws from his British working class roots whilst experiencing the nations who are pioneering a better future for their populations. It charts a journey through the remarkable and the absurd whilst also unearthing some of the sinister aspects of would-be alternatives to Western-style liberal democracy.Whether he is conforming to the strict rules for ascending a mountain in Ch...

Anticipating fame and wealth, Captain John Voss set out from Victoria, BC, in 1901, seeking to claim the world record for the smallest vessel ever to circumnavigate the globe. For the journey, he procured an authentic dugout cedar canoe from an Indigenous village on the east coast of Vancouver Island.For three years Voss and the Tilikum, aided by a rotating cast of characters, visited Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and finally England, weathering heavy gales ...

A shape-shifting spirit haunts a family in England during the depths of winter.A woman must locate a snowflake for a magical trickster to save her frozen true love.A witch knocks upon a young man's door to take his life on Christmas day.A small boy meets a faerie housed within a snow drop.Once upon a time stories travelled from place to place on the tongues of merchants and thieves and kings alike. Under the blanket of night they were exchanged between...

A village abandons all they knew in search of water.A man covets the last roses of summer and pays the price in blood.Two young monsters seek a peaceful life by the seaside.A scorching prophecy threatens to destroy all that a princess holds dear.Once upon a time stories travelled from place to place on the tongues of merchants and thieves and kings alike. Around a crackling bonfire beneath a sky that never grew dark they were shared, and traded, and al...

The year is 1941 and the luxurious Super Chief, advertised as The Train of the Stars, carries its passengers into the cool Michigan night. A host of characters have boarded the train at Chicago and history may depend on which of them will make it to the Los Angeles terminus. In the first of the Chronicles of a Conductor series, senior conductor Clyde Mayer, together with his friend and assistant conductor Bob Preston are dedicated to getting the Super Chief to LA on schedule, but when two ...

The mysterious Miss Richardson boards the luxurious Super Chief, Train of the Stars, at Union Station with a first class ticket but no luggage, as the New York police begin to investigate the latest murder by the infamous gangland killer The Black Widow. This time, her victims include a Pullman Conductor. In the second of the Chronicles of a Conductor series, senior conductor Clyde Mayer, together with his friend and assistant conductor Bob Preston, must ensure that neither gangsters nor t...

A hunter invades a blossoming grove and becomes obsessed with its beautiful spirit.In a world forever waiting for spring, two women with no pasts or memories find each other.A shapeshifting hare seeks her missing brother among the bluebells.The god of the underworld mourns the loss of his beloved wife, the goddess of spring.Once upon a time stories travelled from place to place on the tongues of merchants and thieves and kings alike. Winter would thaw,...

The Sante Fe Super Chief is living up to its reputation as The Train of the Stars as it departs L.A. with Hollywood’s great and good on board. But when young steward Horace hears a mysterious crying child and a detective boards, looking for an infamous German spy, it’s not the actors who are set to star in the drama that unfolds. In the third of the Chronicles of a Conductor series, senior conductor Clyde Mayer, together with his friend and assistant conductor Bob Preston are forced to tea...

The Chronicles of a Conductor are an ongoing series of stories set on board the legendary streamliner Sante Fe Super-Chief, known as "The Train to the Stars", travelling between Chicago and Los Angeles. Opening on the eve of World War II, the series follows the adventures of conductor Clyde Mayer and assistant conductor Bob Preston as they encounter murder, espionage, snow storms and unexpected decouplings, all the time working hard to maintain the Streamliner's reputation for providing a ...

An orphaned girl finds more than she bargained for when she falls into a fairy ring.A heartbroken wizard faces up to God to bring his dog back from the dead.A newly-graduated witch discovers horror lurking in a small town's apple orchard.A sceptical tour guide takes an unusual job at a haunted house.Once upon a time stories travelled from place to place on the tongues of merchants and thieves and kings alike. Pumpkins were carved, leaves turned golden,...

To successfully conduct an epidemiological study, academic subject knowledge must be combined with careful consideration of the practical elements involved. From an academic perspective, insights into the basis of epidemiology, the concepts behind how we study diseases, and the challenges and limitations of the results that emerge are prioritised. However, the success of the academic analysis depends on how, when, and where the data used is collected. Epidemiological Studies: A Practical G...

It is October and the mountains are waking from their short winter sleep.