This is a true story and first began in Singapore. Many names and events have been altered to protect the identity of the individuals mentioned in this story. "When Sally was 9..." is part of a series that discusses abuse in an Asian society.Abuse, regardless of its forms, is a repressive situation where the victim is self-induced into a constant state of submission, sometimes, bearing little or no ability to protect from this perpetual onslaught of terror and injustice. At most ti...

He took one look at me and I wanted to run from him, and run to him at the same time...RavenI thought it would be easy. My virginity was never something I held in high regard. The money would solve all the problems I faced. Things were professional, and I looked at it all as a business deal. However, now I'm standing in a room with a bed bigger than my apartment and my need to run for my life was overpowering my consciousness.

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The Complete Works of the First Fathers of the Church gathers a formative body of early Christian writing: pastoral epistles, martyrial exhortations, apologies, theological treatises, biblical interpretation, ecclesiastical histories, and visionary instruction. Spanning the generations from the apostolic age to late antiquity, it records Christianity's emergence within Jewish, Greek, and Roman intellectual worlds. Particularly compelling are its defenses of Christian belief before pagan cr...

Learn from one of the Church's great mystics, Saint Frances of Rome. In this book, she narrates her visions to her spiritual director, Canon Giovanni Matteoni. He records her visions of the geography of hell and the state of limbo. She describes the punishments for various sins such as perverts, usurers, blasphemers, traitors, murderers, apostates, schismatics, incestuous people, witches and more. She also talks about the particular torments due to the seven deadly sins and the punishments...

The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus is a profound collection of personal writings that reflect the Stoic philosophy and the introspective musings of one of Rome's most revered emperors. Written in Greek, this work is not only a testament to Aurelius's philosophical reflections but also serves as a practical guide on how to live a virtuous life amidst the turmoil of imperial duties. The text encapsulates a wide range of themes including the nature of existence, the impo...

What happens when the man you once loved comes back to tell you someone is out to kill you?Silvi knows what it's like to live in fear. It had been over two years since she left the military, and it was time well spent. She established a new life and was healing from the trauma she experienced there. Her work at Calvano security fulfilled her daily until the dark, angsty and hard bodied partner she served with turns up and rocks her world.Marco thought his m...

Trapped in a quagmire of uncertainty over his missing daughter, Sheriff Jack Hodgson learns of the brutal killing of a young woman whose badly decomposed body is found in the river. Shocked at the manner of the killing, the Sheriff investigates only to uncover more shocking murders at its helm.As the body count starts to grow, an old murder case draws at the possibility that an innocent person had been hung for the Hendricks murders. Sheriff Hodgson tracks the murderer down but whe...

Whether it be the ghost of the allied soldier, the visitation of an angry spirit that held me paralyzed or the local vampire which goes by the name of "Pontianak", you will find yourself wandering through the horrifying journey that took me years to endure in that house in Singapore. I still dread those experiences and I hope no one goes through what I have endured but please beware of the house that directly faces the road. You will never know what walks your way when spirits and ghosts l...

Someone or something is stopping the people of Draker Township from celebrating Halloween every October 31st. For five years, the ban on Halloween had caused the townspeople to simply forget that Halloween even existed and while the rest of the United States celebrated the event with fun and fervor, Draker Township surrendered to the mysterious force that plagued them from even talking about Halloween. In comes the ambitious Town Mayor, Robert Gentry, who lifts the ban on Halloween. He has...

Ante-Nicene Church Fathers gathers the formative writings of Christianity before the Council of Nicaea into a capacious nine-volume archive of doctrine, pastoral counsel, apology, biblical interpretation, martyrial witness, and ecclesial debate. Its range extends from terse epistles and visionary allegory to philosophical dialogue and sustained theological treatise. Standout texts include early defenses of Christian belief, reflections on apostolic succession, and imaginative accounts of r...

She was my everything, and she didn't even know it.CamdenFor years, I watched her from the shadows, keeping her as close as I could without her ever realizing. But obsession has a way of unraveling secrets, and eventually, she discovered the truth—that I was the one who'd been following her all along. Now, I can't imagine a life without her… but will she let me have her?BirdieI kne...