This was a place of comfort once.Enveloped in memories and ghosts, my days feel endless, short, repetitive. Time is slippery until Tuesdays—most Tuesdays, anyways. I've been called to the cabin to grieve a mother, a body, an ideal love. I've escaped for clarity, and the deep breath I can't take anywhere else.As I settle in, the unexpected finds me. It sneaks in through shattering glass and rustling leaves. It's seen and unseen, felt and heard and known....

Sometimes, you need soft foods. Whether your gut is acting up, your jaw is aching, you want a quick soup, or any of the other myriad reasons that could lead you to drinkable or smooth and creamy meals, the result is still the same: you want your food to taste good and be nutritious.In this nightshade-free, corn-free, soy-free cookbook, you'll find 47 recipes (with 2 slightly more complicated bonus recipes) for meals such as Peanut Butter & Jelly, Chicken Pot Pie, Mac & Cheese, and ...

Edgings turn bland objects into beautiful wonders. Eyeful Edging Patterns is home to 13 crochet edging patterns. There are beautiful washcloths, towels, and other vintage patterns.

Pain and suffering has many forms. The pain and anguish can tempt a person to turn back, to surrender or to give up. However, I held onto hope and faith knowing that the Lord would bring me out of bondage. And in spite of our circumstances we should believe. Trials will come to refine your faith, but when they come, remain faithful to God. No matter what pain or trial we face in this life, we know it is not our final experience. One day we will live with Christ forever. All of the pain and...

"A fascinating story." —LeVar BurtonThe thrilling adventures of a slave who became known worldwide for his explorations of Mammoth Cave.If you toured Mammoth Cave in Kentucky in the year 1838, you would have been led by candlelight through dark, winding tunnels to the edge of a terrifying bottomless pit. Your guide would have been seventeen-year-old Stephen Bishop, an African American slave who became known around the world for his knowledge...

Seventeen emerging and established authors from around the world reimagined clocks and wove them into beautiful speculative and dark stories.As you move from one narrative to the next, you'll find yourself lost in fog, grasping at a young love, risking it all to save a dying world. Pages will swallow you whole as you slip through time, challenge what it means to live, and create an automaton. With poignant representations of queerness, disability and mental health issues, grief, lo...

Cami's troubled life as a motherless teen can't seem to get any worse, but shortly after she turns seventeen, it takes an unexpected turn. She discovers a vintage necklace, along with a hidden note vaguely warning her of Deceivers. Thrust into the enchanted world of Olmerias, she's greeted by a family she never knew she had, and she finds herself drawn to a young teen with an effervescent personality who challenges her every chance along the way.Distracted by the e...

Allison Green spent her youth in the shadow of her mother’s pain on the cold streets of Indianapolis. She believed that first love would be her salvation and the ghosts of her past would remain locked away forever. Years later, Allison learns that time doesn’t heal — it only makes the shadows longer. As old family secrets resurface, she must face the mistakes she tried to outrun. Can she build a future on the ruins of the past, or will the ghosts of days gone by claim her?

I Tried; Failed Submissions from a Serial DreamerEveryone deserves a chance to chase their dreams. The problem is, that is all author Ashley Elizabeth seems to do. I Tried; Failed Submissions from a Serial Dreamer is a collection of poetry submitted to dozens of competitions and publishers, only to receive the author's worst nightmare: "While we appreciate your submission and enjoyed reading it, we regret to inform you..." These poems were compiled into on...

Reveals the deep, historical roots of public distrust in former mining areas in the US, shedding new light on the corrosive feedback loops that persist today.In Company Towns, Elizabeth Mitchell Elder examines the long-lasting political legacies of mining-company dominance in the Midwest and Appalachia. While the economic consequences of deindustrialization are well-known, Elder shifts the focus to a more insidious problem: the political dysfunction that t...

Experience the timeless beauty of one of America's great literary works with "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin, now available in "The Sound of Classics" series. Expertly narrated by Elizabeth Mitchell, this audiobook brings to life the story of Edna Pontellier and her journey of self-discovery, set against the backdrop of 19th century Louisiana. Mitchell's nuanced and captivating delivery captures every detail of Chopin's lyrical prose, taking listeners on a journey through the innermost thou...

This regional travel guide seeks out "engaging reenactments and the best exhibits, where remarkable artifacts and excellent displays bring history alive." —Kathryn Schneider Smith, author of Washington at Home: An Illustrated History of Neighborhoods in the Nation's CapitalFew regions of the United States boast as many historically significant sites as the mid-Atlantic. Travels through American History in the Mid-Atlantic brings to life sixteen eas...