What if all you wanted was to be treated fairly? With no preconceived notions of what it's like to be disabled? We all know God gives us gifts, but what if there was another giver? One of darkness? Would you accept? Sam was born into a wheelchair, and thus subject to a life of ridicule. When he was born, something grew an interest in him. Little did he know, it would play a big role in his life.

A young girl lives in fear of her abusive father....A powerful short tale. Based on a true story.

"JOE" - One young child's story of sexual abuse.Of the several million species that inhabits planet Earth, none is more abusive to its offspring than Homo sapiens – Man.A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds in the USA alone.Millions of children are abused every day somewhere in the world, both physically and sexually. No country or nationality is exempt, though some are worse than others.Incestuous abuse accounts for some one-third of reported fem...

David is on break from his dead-end job at the Dollar Store. A scruffy old man approaches him claiming to be his uncle who hasn't eaten in two days. David gives the old man his last $2. Something comes back in return later.

This book is about how growing up without my bilogical mother walking out on us leaving us with our father,giving my sister away to strangers. My father left us with his girlfriend and later met our new step mother. Two weeks later, he went back and said to her, if you love my children then ill love yours and i will treat them as they were my own, i cant let those people take my kids.

Do Christmas wishes ever come true? Ask Abigail, who at age eight met a real live "Christmas angel." Thirty years later, Abby is a single mom and successful book editor and author of the popular holiday children's story, "My Christmas Angel." But she's never stopped wondering about Dickie Daniels, the scruffy little boy from the wrong side of the tracks her mother brought home one memorable--life-changing--Christmas Eve. When the phone rings on Christmas Eve eve, a voice she never truly ex...

From the collection Dreamin' Dreams; A short ghost story in 3,500 words.It was strange seeing the old Picturedrome again. After twenty-five years I don't know what I expected, but I never thought it would be exactly as I remembered it.A gust of wind threw rain against me and peppered the door with tiny droplets, and somewhere in the deep, dark clouds, thunder rumbled ...

A discarded mirror brings more than just everyday reflections.Who, or what, stares back at Penny as she gazes into an old mirror? Is it a hallucination...or portent of death?Part of the From Elsewhere short story collection - six tales of unearthly visitors.From Elsewhere includes:"The Long View" - One woman's reflections on the life she has left behind. But is all as it seems?"The Hearing" - A guardian angel is put on trial by the man he is duty bou...

After seventy-six years of life, the legacy, the bond between husband and wife, mother and daughter is about to end...

William found a photo in a book that haunted him. He needed to follow up and was finally able to talk to a person who could tell him who were the people in the photo and under what circumstances it had been taken. You'll find yourself thinking about this story long after you read it.

『──秀吉が最も怖れた人物は言うまでもなく家康だ。その貫禄は天下万人の認めるところ、天下万人以上に秀吉自身が認めていたが、その次に黒田如水を怖れていた。──』  　2014年大河ドラマの主人公「黒田官兵衛」  　その官兵衛を、昭和の文豪「坂口安吾」が描きあげた傑作、「二流の人」。  　官兵衛の主人、豊臣秀吉。  　天下の恋敵、徳川家康。  　明日の老練家、石田三成。  　黒田如水（官兵衛）と、その時代を生きた男たちを描く時代小説。  『──如水は律義であるけれども、天衣無縫の律義でなかった。律義という天然の砦がなければ支えることの不可能な身に余る野望の化け者だ。──』  　戦国時代の終焉から、江戸時代の幕開けまで、如水の戦いに生きた、天下を傍目に見ていた時間を感じられる作品。  　史実と言われる官兵衛と、安吾が描く如水、あなたはどちらを信じますか。 ...

John Connor was born in 1964 and has been writing poetry since he was sixteen. Following the death of his Mother and Father, John noticed that his poetry had changed. He wrote to give himself comfort and when he shared his words with others found his poems also gave comfort to them.Now, with thousands of followers on Facebook and a regular spot writing poetry for a grief management site called 'Healing Hugs', John is surprised at his sudden rise to fame. His work has also appeared ...