My writings are designed to teach positive character traits. When these traits are duplicated among the student population, we will begin to see a change in the attitude, attire, associations, aggressiveness, anxiety, and accomplishments. Role-playing characters in short skits where the students select which character they would like to portray has a great intrinsic value, which can be retained throughout the maturation process. From the moment the lesson begins, each student will become a...

David Miller has an opportunity; all he has to do is write. A faithful friend will publish his debut novel and jump-start David's career as a working writer. But David has issues: stage ten alcoholic, addicted to women, abuser of women, obsessive compulsive, allergy medicine addict, committing crimes for daily income, hallucinations, and an invisible radio that transmits from somewhere in space. As the fiction he writes crosses over into the world he inhabits, can David Miller survive Davi...

    The 2014 AuthorsFirst writing contests brought submissions from a wide range of profound and wildly entertaining talent. From this group of nearly a thousand entrants, we have chosen seventeen works of short fiction that will dazzle the imagination and thrill the heart. What happens when the most remarkable woman you’ve ever met disappears for weeks at a time leaving only magic and mystery in her wake? What happens when a hostel worker slowly loses his sense o...

Ivy Tremaine is head over heels in love. He’s sweet, loving, caring, attentive, and caters to her needs. He’s perfect … well, almost perfect. Even with so many great qualities, Ivy only has one complaint … he won’t have sex with her. While sex isn’t the most important thing, for a woman like Ivy, it’s a pretty big deal. Her patience is wearing thin, and she is seeking answers.Declan Chambers has a secret. He’s a twenty-eight-year-old virgin experiencing love for the first time. Ivy...

Alice has always been afraid of visiting the doctor. Her family is aware of her fear and routinely plans a family gathering to encourage Alice on the safety, need, and even enjoyment in taking her annual trip to see her doctor. The goal of the family meeting is to try and ease her fears and to help her find courage as she anticipates her visit.Her mom, dad, and brother, Bobby, have all given their best shot at motivating Alice to embrace her doctor visits; none of their attempts ha...

The late teens and twenties are exciting times, but filled with potential pitfalls as young people navigate the transition into independent adult life.This handbook is filled with the information that young people with ASD say they want (and need) to know about alcohol and drugs, social media and online safety, relationship types and boundaries, safe sex, stress and emotional health, and independent living. It includes real life examples, coping strategies and practical tips to hel...

DIGITAL HORROR FICTION ANTHOLOGY25 Horror Fiction Short Stories2:51, Behind the Caterpillar — Gregory L. NorrisA Dream for Sugar — Bruce MemblattA Pocket of Madness — Samuel MarzioliAces and Kings — David M. HoenigThe Animals — Aaron GudmunsonThe Borrowed Man — James DorrHis Own Personal Golgotha — Geoff BrownBuilding Condemned (Seeking Asylum) — Adrian LudensCompartmental — Jay CaselbergDemocrac...

Second Chance is a collection of six short stories that explore what a second chance in the great beyond looks like. From former gods becoming guardian angels to an archangel having an existential crisis, these tales are told with a touch of humor and whimsy that will make you laugh out loud.Ever wonder what your job in the after life would be? How would you get a promotion? What happens if you make a mistake? In this collection are interesting answers to those questions. We hope y...

During the late twentieth century, many Americans expressed concern about the security surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border due to the lack of progress in achieving meaningful and effective immigration regulation and an inability to control growing drug trafficking. Despite publicly and privately striving for cooperation on these issues, Mexican and American policymakers struggled to arrive at viable and sustainable solutions. In The 1970s and the Making of the Modern US-Mexico Border: F...

Let barbecue superstar Aaron “AB” Brown guide you out of the grilling rut and into a big, colorful, and fantastically flavored world of new possibilities.Is there any kind of cooking that gets more stuck in a repetitive routine than grilling? If you’ve ever wanted to elevate your grilling beyond the endless parade of burgers, hot dogs, and steaks, Smokin’ and Grillin’ with Aaron Brown is the cookbook you need for the journey. And author Aaron “AB” Brown is...

Saint Antoninus of Florence was a Dominican friar and archbishop of Florence from 1446 to 1459. He composed one of the most comprehensive manuals of moral theology, the Summa, which has long been counted among the more copious, influential, and rewarding medieval sources.St Antoninus of Florence on Trade, Merchants, and Workers gives an orientation to the life and teaching of Saint Antoninus, focusing on his writings on economic ethics, and includes a critical edi...

Telling Tales explores the lived experiences of Christian women, parish clerics, and church officials in Italy during the later Middle Ages through one previously unpublished historical source – a register prepared in 1421/1422 for a Dominican inquisitor in the northern Italian city of Ferrara that includes interrogations about the lives, work, and domestic arrangements of otherwise-obscure women.The book provides both a translation of the source from the original Latin an...