I am a wife, mother, and a nurse. I am a Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) section hiker. Now, I am a breast cancer survivor. As a nurse, I have had plenty of patients with cancer, but nothing truly prepared me for having cancer myself.We started our bucket list item of backpacking the PCT four months before I was diagnosed. We hiked 122 miles through the summer of 2012. In September, we celebrated our 25th anniversary with a five day hike. Our three adult children were all in college, doin...

An Epic Journey into the Past and FutureWill there be a price to pay for the choices made? Will love and loyalty overcome all?The Crimson Dream (A Vampire Escape)Samuel must be freed, before he perishes inside prison, and if ever he hopes to be reunited with the woman he loves. Magdalene and Finn are hiding out with Auntie and her many mugs of dark rum. When time takes a reverse turn, back to the days of Ottawa’s old past in the 1900s, Sir William seduces the upper ...

SEX, TEA AND ROCK 'N' ROLL“Would you know why I pulled you over, sir?”“Because you need to fill your quota?” the alien sneered, its single eye managing to stare down both of my own.“No, I’ve already done that. The reason I pulled you over was that you were above the speed limit in this sector.”“What? Come on, only by a few!”I sighed. “A few dozen, yes. You were going 78 in a 25 LPH zone.”“Oh, so you’re going to get all angry ...

PERSPECTIVE IS A FANCY WORD FOR BULLSHITIt's like entering a forced meditation room I thought the first time I stepped inside the recording studio. The air instantly grew thicker as soon as the door was closed behind me. Every time you spoke it felt as if the sound came out of your mouth and did a swan dive straight to the floor where it was absorbed by the thick rug. Every single time you had to make sure someone actually listened to you because ...

It’s the dead of night in the dead of winter, and bodies have been found, stacked ceiling-high, in a hillside cave in Ottawa’s Strathcona Park; necks pierced, blood drained – the beginning. The city is gripped by a dusk-till-dawn curfew. The press, police and public have whipped each other into a glorious panic over someone or something called the “Vampire Undertaker.” Well, when did a silly curfew ever shut down the kitchen party at the Crimson house? Bring beer, bring smokes, but please ...

Nearshore hardbottom reefs of Florida’s east coast are used by over 1100 species of fishes, invertebrates, algae, and sea turtles. These rocky reefs support reproduction, settlement, and habitat use, and are energy sources and sinks. They are also buried by beach renourishment projects in which artificial reefs are used for mitigation. This comprehensive book is for research scientists and agency personnel, yet accessible to interested laypersons including beachfront residents and water-us...

I THOUGHT I'D LOST YOU, I THOUGHT I'D LOST MYSELF....Night.Rain.The low engine hum acted as the pedal point to the endless strikes of soles on pavement, the distant cry, all replaying in a percussive loop, all blanketed under the constant shower of white noise. The impression it created (for it is mere impressions which we feel and the details which one plagiarizes from the imaginations of others) reminded me of the lonely nights in a parlo...

Finalist for both the Shirley Jackson Award and the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long FictionIncludes a new bonus short story, "With Animals"!"Instantly intoxicating. Sleep Alone thrives in a lustful, hungry ballad... A classic trinity of sex, blood, and rock and roll." —Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of TeethFor the past six years, Ronnie has worked sellin...

What role does law play in post-communist societies? This book examines the law as a social institution in Eurasia, exploring how it is shaped in everyday interactions between state and society, organisations and individuals, and between law enforcement and other government entities. It bridges the gap between theoretically rich work on law-in-action and the empirical reality of Eurasia.The contributions in this volume include research on policing, the legal profession, public atti...

While James Joyce was a central figure of high modernism, Malcom Lowry spoke for the next generation of modernist writers and, despite his denials, was almost certainly influenced by Joyce. Wherever the truth lies, there are correspondences and differences to be explored between Joyce and Lowry that are far more interesting than the question of direct influence. Despite numerous differences, their works have much in common: verbal richness, experimentation with narrative structure and pers...

The office had appeared as if by magic. One day the suite of rooms was empty, the next day furniture was being moved in. The third day the office was open for business.A sign painter was busy lettering the front door as Markham passed it on his way to his own modest office.He read the words that had been painted on the door.GENERAL TICKET OFFICETickets here for LUNA, MARS, VENUSPerhaps nothing that cou...

This is Book 3 in the Hope Herring cozy Mystery series by USA Today bestselling author J. A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy. It is a chilly winter season in North Carolina with Hope and her daughter Cori getting ready for the holidays. As she faces her first Christmas without her husband, Hope continues to search for the person responsible for her resident ghost's century-old murder. After interviewing a descendant of one of the suspects, trouble begins to brew with a false accusation,...