Legends and common knowledge don't always agree, but when it comes to wizards the facts are not so far from the stories.Both say that tunics are made from wild magic. Both say that a len who catches, tames, and puts on a tunic is a wizard. And both say that a wizard is named and known by his deeds. Take Duin the Fearless or Bjarne the Vengeful as examples.My name is Hol and I am a wizard of the kingdom of Dar.Though this is true, what name will come from my deeds is...

If rock-throwing, magic-filled Sha-li didn't keep her promises, she'd abandon the witch she's apprenticed to and go hunt down the curse-wielding dragon she swore to find. But her word means something to her and she's determined to stick out her education.Everything is going fine. Just irritatingly fine until she's forced into a magical agreement with a seed-planting len from the north end of nowhere.The problem is, the terms for the agreement are vague at best and stupidly ...

The Fortunetelling Wizard is back in The Fractured Mountain!Hol would hate it if his mother was right. She always said wizard magic was dangerous and he would be better off pursuing another path.But he is the first fortunetelling wizard in over 800 years, most well-known for his fortunetelling though ridiculed by many (mostly the other wizards) for his consideration of the elements, and he revels in his wizardry.Never in all his years as a wizard has Hol failed to g...

In the kingdom of Dar, wizards are known by the tunics they wear.It is common knowledge that tunics are made from wild magic. A len who catches, tames, and puts on a tunic is a wizard. And a wizard is named and known by his deeds. Take Duin the Fearless or Bjarne the Vengeful as examples.The wizard Hol has been called Hol the Proud by his mother, Hol the Loyal by the queen, and Hol the Upstart by the other wizards of Dar. His biggest fear is that he’ll be remembered as Hol ...

If Sha had her way, she'd be out fighting manticores or tormenting dragons. At the least, she'd be curing plagues and taming pestilences.But no, her first act as a wizard is to chase down a stupid banshee vision.It's not like she can ignore it. Because there's the slightest chance the kingdom is actually being threatened. And she can't have that.Besides, if she doesn't handle it some other stupid wizard will sweep in and snatch the glory from her hands.She d...

Seeking revenge against the boy spreading lies about her at school, Rachel's attempt to make a golem goes awry.Or does it?As disasters strike first her school and then her town, Rachel is forced to confront her own need for vengeance and the soul-revealing questions of what is right and what is wrong.But, with her best friend not speaking to her and her parents too distracted to listen, she's finding it difficult to untangle the mess on her own.Time is ticki...

If twenty-year-old, magic-filled Sha-li could make it back home, she’d cast a curse on the wizard who banished her. But, if she leaves the company of the witch she’s been apprenticed to, she’ll lose the chance to learn what power she has and what she can do with it.Best-case scenario, once she’s been trained, she’ll actually be able to cast her own curses. Worst case, she’ll return to find her best friend dead and magic truly suppressed.Torn between the desire to act first ...

In this honest discussion of mental health, the founder of Therapy for Women explores our reasons for drinking alcohol—and the benefits of taking a break.When “retired party girl” and popular therapist Amanda White admitted she was an alcoholic, it wasn’t because she’d done something outrageous while under the influence, like land herself in jail or get married in Vegas. It was because she realized three things: 1. Alcohol was making her life worse. 2. Moderation w...

"This is the story of everything that happened after my friend Kit had a meltdown at school.”Best friends Mila and Kit spend their days doing fun things: they go to the skate park, play Truth or Dare, and pet the neighborhood cats. Mila’s favorite thing to do is draw her Shy Cat comics. But Kit’s is probably eating afternoon snacks. The first time Kit went to Mila’s house, he ate three bananas in a row without asking! Mila thinks rude is rude, but her mom says that...

What is the responsibility, or the task of the arts as we face environmental crisis?Ecologies in Practice is an edited collection of dynamic and multi-formatted contributions that explore the ways in which cultural production informs perceptions, communications, and knowledge of environmental distress in a Canadian context, pointing to the significance of the arts in the creation and sharing of crucial counter narratives and alternative possibilities. ...

Would you like to learn Tarot philosophy and reading Tarot Cards to improve your life?Explore the amazing world of Tarot!The modern Tarot can teach us through the reading of 78 traditional cards, how the universe communicates with us and what it has in store for our future.Tarot for Beginners is the perfect starting point for anyone wanting to learn to read Tarot cards. This audiobook covers everything you need to k...

Commentators on the media in Southeast Asia either emphasise with optimism the prospect for new media to provide possibilities for greater democratic discourse, or else, less optimistically, focus on the continuing ability of governments to exercise tight and sophisticated control of the media. This book explores these issues with reference to Malaysia and Singapore. It analyses how journalists monitor governments and cover elections, discussing what difference journalism makes; it examine...