Worlds on the brink of apocalypse, or already there.Nature’s wrath and dominion over humanity, and humanity’s folly incarnate.Dark magic, terrifying tech, greed, ravaged environments, rare courage and grim hope in lost cities and fallen worlds.Brave new worlds or last best hopes -- Dare you glimpse the future?# Table of Contents"Platypus" by J. D. Brink"Six Scifi Stories Volume Four" by Robert Jeschonek"Dystopia" by Charles ...

This collection centers on the remarkable life and career of the writer and actor Elizabeth Inchbald (1753–1821), active in Great Britain in the late eighteenth century. Inspired by the example of Inchbald’s biographer, Annibel Jenkins (1918–2013), the contributors explore the broad historical and cultural context around Inchbald’s life and work, with essays ranging from the Restoration to the nineteenth century. Ranging from visual culture, theater history, literary analyses and to histor...

Our world is growing increasingly complex and confused—a unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education.Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life, administration, and governance that is rooted in the historic Christian faith.In this volume, twenty-nine experts from a variety of fields, including theology, the humanities, science, math...

Weird Fiction Quarterly does Folk Horror!Once again we bring you the finest in our now-signature 500 word flash fiction and exquisite poetry contributions, featuring over 60 writers from all around the globe and a dubious burlap sackful of color illustrations by our own Sarah Walker!Visit a strange, quaint village where the yearly festival is Everything.Call on the cunning woman or the witch doctor for a cure that might cost your very soul....

The Book of EnlightenmentBy: DonHave you ever had doubts about life? Maybe how things in your life have turned out? Or do you find yourself questioning your religious beliefs?Don writes to help others understand these doubts. He breaks down the different parts of doubt, both theoretically and mathematically, and how we may overcome it.

Makoto, the ace pitcher of his high school baseball team, has had a long, one-sided crush on his former battery partner and childhood friend, Shusuke. But when Makoto gathers the courage to tell Shusuke how he feels, he is ultimately rejected. In an attempt to get over Shusuke, Makoto tells his current battery partner, Hokuto, that he plans on leaving the team after the summer. Seeing Makoto look so dejected, Hokuto can't keep his feelings bottled up any longer… Meanwhile, Shusuke has been...

Blood, bass, and betrayal. From Kingston's zinc alley ways to London's concrete jungle of tower blocks and estates, this is the saga of dons, sound systems, and soldiers who turned music into warfare and riddim into ritual.Edmond "Eddy Bus Shot" moves like a ghost with a grudge , loyal to Bandolero, bound by codes of silence, caught between empire and emotion. Bandolero, once Leeman Wong, returns as a phantom of frequency, a warlord with riddims, rewriting the streets with bassline...

Drill music is a subgenre of hip-hop that originated in Chicago in the early 2010s. It is characterized by its dark, violent lyrics and heavy use of trap beats. The genre has been associated with gang violence in Chicago, with some rappers using their music to glorify gang activity and taunt rival gangs. This is a short story of how life can quickly spiral out of control if you do not maintain focus.

This is the story of sound clash turned audio war, where riddim is weapon and survival belongs only to the lion‑hearted crocodile skilled survivors. From Kingston zinc fences to London estates, from GP prison walls to Bandolero Island, legends rise and fall in blood, bass, and betrayal. Hurricane Noel rewrote the island, but the music kept burning, birthing movements, kingdoms, and myths. This isn't just dancehall, Hip Hop, or Grime music, it's folklore, it's fire, it's the war diary of a ...

This is a journey into one, who is a gifted son of light. He was born unto life and became man. Saint John and Aaron take us on their journey into the pits of Hell. After befriending and earning the love of the Devil, the hierarchys of Hell delve upon them while Aaron deals in and out of the methamphetamine trade. Earning the respect of all the Princes and Dukes of Hell, after beating their King Satan at his own game, Aaron becomes the Saint of the Streets. After seeing himself in a tr...

Don & Nancy Failla - Own Your Life Success ProgramThe teachings in this book is what “cracked the code” for Don & Nancy Failla to build a duplicable organization to over 1,00,000 people. As Don said, “100 percent of people outside Network Marketing don’t understand it. And 90 percent of people inside Network Marketing don’t understand it!”45second.com

Earth Defense Forces capture several Tyrax prisoners during the Asteroid Belt Space Battle and learn an awful truth about what the Tyrax are planning next. They are developing a brand new weapon to use against Earth; a weapon so powerful it can destroy whole planets with one or two bombs.The Tyrax are building a large particle accelerator to create an antimatter weapon to use against Earth. The first opponent to build the weapon will win this Galactic Space War between good and evil...