Can privatization really help solve America's prison problems? A mental health professional tells a compelling story of suicidal inmates and mistreated inmates, with staff working overtime without compensation while frustration grows.

If you've ever moved across town, to another city or state, you may have had to make tough decisions. What do you save? Throw away? Lyrics from the Loft describes how sorting through boxes of personal history can evoke powerful memories. Of course, a major problem with sorting old boxes involves the time, the energy. Each item produces memories and discarding can take great deliberation, difficult decisions. The author focuses on family flashbacks, memories of her deceased parents, a decea...

Lindsay and Amber Kellen yearn to escape from the secluded life imposed by their domineering father, a brilliant scientist. Since childhood they have resided on Earth A-2, an alternate dimension, where they have been "called" to cleanse infected worlds. As both women begin to question the nature of their work, they struggle with their father's alcoholic rages and mental unraveling.When Lindsay is lost during a quantum jump, Amber is forced to take on a new leadership role. She stru...

We all experience grief. Often it comes through the death of a loved one—the most recognizable type of grief. Yet, loss takes many faces and creates sorrow in multiple ways, including burying our grief in silence. Many people do not realize how powerful other losses can be--the impact on individuals. For example, the death of a pet can be overwhelming. A missing child, a home lost to fire or a tornado, firing from an enjoyable job, a divorce and loss of child custody, a long-term relations...

Healing from a life-changing crisis can be an incredible struggle, and recovering from a globally traumatic event like the Covid-19 pandemic might seem nearly insurmountable. But in truth, each person holds the power to internalize new life lessons and emerge from the pandemic stronger than before. This book provides the knowledge and tools for looking inward, assessing personal transitions spurred by the coronavirus and paving the way for a brighter post-pandemic life.Written by a...

Lindsay and Amber Kellen yearn to escape from the secluded life imposed by their domineering father, Jonas Kellen, a brilliant scientist. Since their birth they have resided on Earth A-2, an alternative dimension where they have been "called" to cleanse infected words—their father's words. When they were 4 and 6, their mother died under unexplained circumstances. Their efforts at attending real schools, finding friendships and outside interests are all thwarted by their father who has trai...

Little did Greg Bond realize the double storm he was in for when he moved his 15-year-old twin daughters to a small rural community during the midst of one of the largest blizzards to hit the area. The girls almost immediately stumble into a dangerous situation that leads them straight to counseling. Greg's meeting with the therapist, Joanne Keating, adds to the storm in his life. A single divorced dad with an ex-wife who is a drug addiction, an inherited bookstore in disarray, rebellious ...

Homeless, addicted, and helpless describes different characters who are struggling with hopelessness in Dumpsters. The eighteen short stories in this collection pinpoint a decisive moment in each person's life. The reader is introduced to a world of alcoholics and drug addiction, some who have no decision to change. For example, Pete wakes up in a snowstorm next to a dumpster, a six-pack nearby. He is homeless, as in Faye, who finds herself stuck in a small town with a bottle under her coa...

Bodies in Beds: Why Business Should Stay Out of Prisons by Sue Binder is a compelling critique of the privatization of prisons in the United States. The author shines a light on how the drive for profit has undermined the essential function of prisons: rehabilitation and the well-being of inmates. With a focus on privatized prisons' failure to provide adequate mental health care and the ongoing issues surrounding the prison-industrial complex, this book serves as both a personal a...

Ever stop at a construction zone and wonder who are these people? And who are those other drivers on the highway around you? This book of short stories focuses on the lives and conflicts of a diverse group. The reader is introduced immediately to Shrink Lady, an elderly woman in the early stages of Alzheimer's. Other tales include the Sign Holder, the wannabe country singer, the devoted state patrolman, a homeless boy and his faithful dog, and a lottery addict, plus several other rich char...

Can privatization really help solve America's prison problems? A mental health professional tells a compelling story of suicidal inmates and mistreated inmates, with staff working overtime without compensation while frustration grows.

Caution! Detour ahead! This collection of 15 short stories emphasizes how life's detours can significantly alter the course of a person's life. Some detours may lead to positive outcomes, success, fame, wealthy. Other decisions can take a person down a destructive path, a path that can be irreversible. Detour is the third book in this author's Road Trilogy and much like the previous two, deals with characters who must live with the consequences of their decisions. The reader will find a va...