“It seems like white folks got it made,” says Smokey Bivens, one of the characters in My Summer of Discontent, a collection of short stories by Ken Walker. The stories are set in the inner city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the fifties and sixties. Mercer Bevenue is the narrator in the book, and he recalls how he and his friends navigated growing up impoverished in a city that tried to repress their growth through racism, segregation, and discrimination. Mercer approaches life with a sense o...

Youve received what feels like the worst news imaginable: CANCER. A dreaded diagnosis, a merciless disease, a relentless foe. Life as youve known it seems irrevocably lost; the future, hopeless.But what if all is not lost and the future holds promise? What if you could enlist an ally so powerful that an inevitable diagnosis could be overcome? You can! That ally? The Great Physician, our Lord Jesus Christ. Commend your carebody and spiritto Him. Have faith. Embrace hope!This...

This book will empower you to overcome every obstacle that you will ever face as you embark upon your dream journey. You will learn how to soar and take charge of your own destiny even when the wind is blowing in your face and you find yourself swimming upstream. In the Pits and Palaces: Overcoming Every Obstacle in Your Life, you will see that the biblical story is your story, and just as Joseph survived being thrown into a pit and eventually achieved his dream by making it to the palace,...

Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health PracticeBernard J. Healey and Kenneth T. WalkerIntroduction to Occupational Health in Public Health PracticeIntroduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice uses concepts of prevention, epidemiology, toxicology, disparities, preparedness, disease management, and health promotion to explain the underlying causes of occupational illness and injury and to provide a methodology to develop cost-effective p...

What Fantastic tales do you have to tell? Fae Corps Publishing Presents the Second volume in the Onwards Adventure anthologies. Featuring fantastic tales, poetry and art by the following.A Night Of Memories by Kenneth WalkerFantastic Tales by Patricia HarrisHunting the Immortal Serpents by Angel NyxBella Donna by Ruan Bradford Wright (Art)Orc Training Camp By Ronald W. Gillespie JrIn the Name of Villainy by Linda M. CrateRats in the C...

Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology — Where Monsters Refuse to Play by the RulesWhat if monsters weren't what you expected?In Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology, the world's rules are turned upside down. These aren't your typical villains lurking in shadows. They are outsiders—predators, dreamers, and defiant creatures who refuse the paths destiny set for them. Sometimes terrifying, sometimes heartbreakingly human, these monsters defy labels, challenge expectations, and ...

Darkblood: The Last Line is a flash fiction anthology where ancient gods bleed into modern lives, myths fracture under human will, and rebellion is as sacred as destiny.Across these haunting, lyrical, and often brutal stories, gods fall silent, sirens refuse to sing, celestial bloodlines crumble, and ordinary people confront the unbearable weight of the divine. From frostbitten mountain deities to digital-age descendants of Aphrodite, from cursed heirlooms to forgotten pantheons, t...

Doug,"Limitations, there really are none. Only the ones we put on ourselves."Danny_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The headlines read, "The Last Good Deed Cost Daniel A. Walker Jr. His Life" and "Murder Victim Was Always Doing Favors."

Denim, Diamonds and Death offers a fine collection from authors supporting the 50th Anniversary of the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in Dallas, Texas.Here are fifteen stories that run the gamut from heists to revenge, intricate plots to secrets uncovered, and more than a few tales that defy easy classification.Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the 2019 Bouchercon’s official charity, Literary Instruction for Texas (LIFT).Edited by Rick Ollerman with...

15 amazing authors. 15 tales with “cemetery plots.” Welcome to the Capitol Crimes 2021 Anthology. A cadre of superlative judges selected the best of the best to put between these covers.With a foreword by best-selling author Catriona McPherson, delve into the creative minds of Capitol Crimes members. The setting: Northern California. The theme: that place we all finally must visit, the cemetery. The plots and characters are as diverse as the authors. And their stories will touch yo...

Explores the ways climate change and extreme weather are negotiated politically in a border communityAs a borderland city with generations of slow violence and extreme weather events like flash flooding and intense heat waves, San Antonio, Texas, speaks directly to global issues in climate politics. In Climate Politics on the Border: Environmental Justice Rhetorics, Kenneth Walker takes a place-based approach to his study of San Antonio to explore...

* Is the conferring of baccalaureate degrees by community colleges a solution to increasing access to and capacity in higher education?* Will the conferring of baccalaureate degrees restrict open access to, and imperil the existing mission of, community colleges?* What are the models and alternative methods of delivery? What are the implications?Breaking away from their traditional mission of conferring only associate degrees and occupational credentials, an increasing number of community ...