If Men Are from Mars and Women Are from Venus, Then Gays Must Be from Uranus!By Johan BothaWhy does sexuality still make people so uncomfortable?In a world where conversations about identity, gender, and sexuality are often reduced to slogans, accusations, and political arguments, this book takes a different path. Instead of shouting across ideological lines, Johan Botha invites readers into a deeply personal and honest exploration of what it means t...

So what do you really want to do?Write? Publish? Or actually make money from your work?Then ask yourself this.What is the real point of chasing big publishers?They are businesses. Nothing more. They look for low risk, fast returns, and authors who already come with an audience. Even if they accept you, the hard truth remains: you still do most of the promotion yourself.Most writers never hear back.Some get rejected.Others get dropped with...

These poems are pieces of a life remembered. They come from days long gone, moments that linger, and emotions that never quite left. Some poems rhyme, others don't, because feelings rarely follow rules. What matters is the honesty behind them.This collection speaks about love in its many forms. Love hoped for, love lost, love that disappointed, and love that quietly endured. It does not pretend that love is always kind or easy. Sometimes it hurts. Sometimes it asks more than we thi...

How does an author get his characters to work for him?Do they arrive fully formed, or do they grow quietly in the background, waiting to be heard? Do they follow the author's will, or do they resist it, argue back, demand more than was planned?John is an author who has reached the end of himself. Writing no longer brings relief. Life has narrowed to disappointment, doubt, and the steady weight of giving up. Just as he stands on the edge of walking away from everything, one ...

More than just a storyTokoloshe is more than just a story filling blank pages. It's a legend; a look through the eyes of those tortured and humiliated by the African creature, the Tokoloshe.The story speaks to those who have lost a loved one and seeks answers; answers to questions they fear to ask or to know the answers to.When losing someone you love, you tend to turn to the impractical, even seeking help from Witch doctors and Sangoma's to soothe the ache in your hea...

Gauteng, Boksburg: Author Johan Botha ( Agter Geslote Deure) has translated the mentioned book to English as; Behind Closed Doors. Ulterior Eye Publishing will publish this book During May 2010. Behind Closed Doors is a book about unresolved grief, sexual and drug abuse and a look at the seedy world of a psychotic parent. Exploring a darker side of sexual child abuse and the struggle of the child to cope with this, the book is a must read for each and every one of us.Being sexually ...

What Endures is a story of powerful love. It is a story that will break your heart. Inspired by true events, it tells of the incredible bond between a mother and daughter, and with gut-wrenching poignancy reminds us of the little things that make life worth living.“Holdstock’s writing manages to be both heartbreakingly poetic and densely detailed … sad passages, ghostlike recollections, written almost from the vantage point of the present, establish the book as a great wor...

A new short story from Australia's queen of hard-hitting family drama.A short story for fans of Jodi Picoult and Anita Shreve.Step into the fragile domestic world of Roar and discover the unforgettable voice of Nicole Trope, bestselling author of The Secrets in Silence, Three Hours Late and The Boy Under the Table.*The baby sleeps peacefully, filled with milk and contentment. The man on the bed breathes his way into the da...

When the next door neighbor split from her husband she consoled herself in loud music - one song, full volume to drown out the crying of the baby, 24 hours a day. The only other person to suffer was the writer of this monologue.This is a script and can be used as an audition piece for actresses, it is a 'one person play', set in the interview room at the police station.This monologue has been written for performance. As you read, you become embroiled in the anguish of the c...

It started as a joke. Nothing more, nothing less. Just a harmless little joke. Liam didn't take to it kindly. He wasn't meant to get hurt. You can never guess what will happen when a practical joke goes bad. Someone gets hurt, emotions rise and tempers flair. Someone always gets hurt.You just don't know the state of a person, his day may already be in the pisser when an idiot decides to come along and pour confetti over him for no reason whatsoever. He may already have a shitload o...

Where was God when I needed saving? I went to church off and on but every time I tried to reach out and ask for some help in the church, somebody was trying to reach out and help themselves with me. Now isn't that a kick in the head! I couldn't trust the so-called "Body of Christ", His servants, because they were too interested in my body. So I went back on the streets and didn't look back...until I picked up one customer that changed my life forever. My name is Keisha Smith and I am unapo...

A book of hard hitting how it is poetry. No hearts and flowers here, only broken ones. Closed doors hide many secrets. Read if you Care!