'In Confessions of a Real Wild Child, nature's voice speaks through ten interconnected stories, weaving together the lives of ordinary people and the extraordinary landscapes they inhabit. From the verdant forests of the Pacific Northwest to the arid deserts of the American Southwest, each tale is a testament to the powerful bond between humans and the earth.In "The Great Pig Fiasco," a young man discovers the fact of friends who are not trustworthy. "One Fall Night" follows as a t...

'When an herbalist's quiet mountain expedition cracks open the earth, he plunges into a world stitched from dream stuff and danger. In a cavern's depths, a mercury-skinned nymph guides him past enchanted forests and sugar-scented traps to witches both wondrous and wicked. He marries one for 104 days-time enough to lose himself. But escape is only the beginning. A king's grave beneath Viking soil hides a medallion pulsing with ancient magic, while real life awaits above. Yet home feels stra...

OffBeatReads continues to bring multi-genre reading pleasure to you in Adventures......This issue gives you three stories never before published--the intriguing author Susan Glaspell'sA Jury of Her Peers is based on a real case in 1900; and read awesome Sci-fi from the infamous Ray Bradbury.FIVE complete stories, with a look at the real glamour of yesteryear!

In the opening chapter the questions that have plagued the study of Christianity and the subject of Jesus Christ, the secular man, are reiterated. The situation of description in the Gospel accounts is discussed in detail, since 18-27 years of Christ's personal history has been deleted from the record. These questions have lead to many, often opposing conclusions in an effort to fill that space.The second chapter carries readers all the way back in time to the very first organized ...