The Marriage Gift will inspire and equip you to pray boldly and specifically every day of the year to grow in confidence and intimacy with both your spouse and the Lord.Prayer is one of the greatest assets to your marriage. Whether you already feel comfortable praying together or need help kickstarting your prayer life, The Marriage Gift is your go-to guide for bold, powerful prayers for your marriage.Filled with practical...

Get ready for a risk-taking rollercoaster ride through the favelas of Rio Di Janeiro and the wayside towns and jungles of South America in search of the secrets of shamans and ayahuasca – the vine of the soul. Aaron Smith's often hilarious chronicle of love, danger and enlightenment, set in the one of most vibrant places on earth, is a true delight. Whether Aaron is being held at gunpoint in Rio, stranded on the Amazon River; interviewing musician Peter Gabriel for The Iquitos Times

Bren’s life had been destroyed when his family was killed by an unprovoked attack while on a cave expedition for Crag Home. After he found his way home, alone, the leadership of the city refused to see him. He left in anger, grief, and confusion to start a new life in Drakemere. It was great for a long time until Chaos descended and threw his life into disarray once more. Unexpectedly, the King of Crag Home was found, hiding as a chef in a kitchen in his new city. Somehow, he knows Zacharo...

Appetite is a book that explores our American Mythologies, particularly masculinity and film. Smith investigates our fascinations with the body, gender, and entertainment in poems that are critically observant, darkly funny, darkly angry, and, sometimes, heartbreaking.Whether he is cataloging shirtless men in films and bad television, lyricizing the anxieties of childhood, or redrawing the lines of cultural membership, Appetite attacks its subjects with wit, cando...

A Few Celebrities Made Their Debuts in the Wake of Their Quarantine Boredom, and You Too Can Join the Train!With each passing day, it seems as if more of your favorite celebrities are on TikTok, having finally decided to try the trending app after getting stuck indoors with nothing more pressing to do.For many, staying at home and social distancing has become the norm. Celebrities and everyday people turn to TikTok to connect with fans and followers and dis...

Forget what you think you know about sideshows and "circus" for within these pages unfolds a vibrant tapestry of 21st-century stories from performers born with disabilities who proudly claim the title "natural born." Journey alongside them as they navigate societal expectations, celebrate their unique bodies, and command the stage with breathtaking artistry and unyielding spirit.Discover why these extraordinary individuals choose to exhibit their talents in circuses like the inclus...

Stop Lying is Aaron Smith’s most personal and vulnerable work yet. Revolving around the death of the poet’s mother and how Smith, a gay man, faces his upbringing where his sexuality was viewed as sinful and unnatural, these poems plumb the complexities of what families say and choose not to say. How does one grieve when a relationship will forever remain unresolved? What does it mean to both regret and not regret one’s decisions? What if survival doesn’t look like what we’re told ...

War in the Kasna Republik!With the Heaven’s Gate Incident behind them, the Kasna must now deal with the evil Raath.Still reeling from the loss of his Father and Grandfather, Vong Kidfar has sunk into an existence of anger and bitterness. Hungry to lash out at someone, Vong volunteers to fight on the front lines of the war, on the dangerous, embattled planet, Rokina…Little does Vong know, the Raath are not the only danger he will face…

The Universe is dying. Ten years after the Shatter Wars hope is fleeting, but there is a chance for a rebirth. Nell Sorrow, the most unlikely hero, is called upon to help a girl named Genesis search the far reaches of space for keys that will bring new life into the Universe. Their quest will not be a simple one though, evil phantoms hunt them, dangerous realms lay ahead, and an ultimate evil awaits them on a lost world. Their only hope for survival is each other, the only hope for the Uni...

In The Lord, the Giver of Life: Spirit in Relation to Creation , Aaron T. Smith argues that the Spirit in which God exists is not a mode of being but a pattern of relation, which enfolds the world in each moment and gives it a life coordinated with God's. “God” and “world” find mutual determination in the eschatological achievement of covenantal existence, in the triumph of love.Smith offers a new take on the biblical story of creation by bringing intricate interpretation of Genesis...

The Universe is dying. Ten years after the Shatter Wars hope is fleeting, but there is a chance for a rebirth. Nell Sorrow, the most unlikely hero, is called upon to help a girl named Genesis search the far reaches of space for keys that will bring new life into the Universe. Their quest will not be a simple one though, evil phantoms hunt them, dangerous realms lay ahead, and an ultimate evil awaits them on a lost world. Their only hope for survival is each other, the only hope for the Uni...

He believed shadow casters were extinct. Now he’s sworn to protect them.Cylos dreams of the old days from his father’s stories, when the legendary shadow casters defended the world. But it’s been over twenty-five years since the Purge, and he’s convinced casters are little more than fairy tales… and without their protection, Malgar is descending into chaos.But after he strikes an unlikely friendship with an old hermit in the mountains above his village, C...