ﾠThe Hero of Willow CreekSynopsisAn all night convenience store in the middle of nowhere. Two women hurt and held captive by a strung out, twisted criminal. A stranger minding his own business, showing up in the wrong place at the wrong time.Ray Porter is an ordinary guy whose sheltered and peaceful world is shattered one night when he stumbles upon an armed robbery in progress. Resisting the temptation to not get involved, he instead uses gritty determination and f...

On November 11, 1918, in a railroad car outside Compiegne, France, the guns on the Western Front fell silent and the first World War was declared over. Proclaimed by many historians as the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, the price to be paid for peace at the time was steep and left behind a horrific trail of suffering and death.Soldiers returning home discovered much had changed since their deployment. Indeed, a different America awaited them. The nation was still reeling fr...

Freckle-faced fifteen and sixteen-year-old uniformed sentries no longer stand guard at the summer camp's main entrance, .30 caliber rifles slung over their shoulders. The roar of the artillery drills, once rattling the window panes of nearby cottages and the frayed nerves of summer vacationers, is silent. Ther bugle calls piercing the stillness of dawn and dusk on the river are no more. Over a century ago, the civilian-backed Junior Naval Reserve established its first summer station in Unc...

That theatre is a business remains a truth often ignored by theatre insiders and consumers of the performing arts alike. The essays in Theatre Symposium, Volume 22 explore theatre as a commercial enterprise both historically and as a continuing part of the creation, production, and presentation of contemporary live performance.The eleven contributors to this fascinating collection illuminate many aspects of commercial theatre and how best to examine it. George Pate analyze...

This collection of essays explores how drama can teach political principles and entertain at the same time.Political commentary is possible through "variety" theatre, this volume contends. Compiled from the April 2000 Theatre Symposium held on the campus of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, this collection of essays presents a compelling mix of theoretical and practical viewpoints from a broad diversity of scholars from around the country.What...

Joseph P. Fell proposes that the solution to the problem of nihilism is found in the common experience of persons and the everyday commitments that one makes to people, practices, and institutions. In his landmark 1979 book Heidegger and Sartre, and in his subsequent essays, Fell describes a quiet but radical reform in the philosophical tradition that speaks to perennial dilemmas of thought and pressing issues for action.Since Descartes, at least, we have been puzzled as to what we...

U.S. Marine Corps aviation unit insignia from 1941-1946.(From Prologue) During WWI Marine Corps Aviation personnel used a shoulder sleeve insignia. Marine Corps aviation unit insignia first came into use during the mid 1920's with the Ace Of Spades insignia of the 1st Air Squadron and the Running Red Devil insignia of VF-3M.

A false prophet. A deadly lie. And one deputy who won't look away.Still reeling from the fallout of his last case, Adam Cash takes a new deputy post in Noble County, Texas—hoping for quiet days and clean justice. But when a fatal truck explosion is dismissed as an accident, Cash digs deeper . . . and uncovers something rotten at the heart of town.A mysterious gold coin. A body count no one's talking about. And one name that keeps coming up—Reverend Dennis W...

When secrets are buried, bodies are next.When a man from Dieter Bergheim's past shows up demanding payback for a decades-old betrayal, Dieter refuses to budge. Days later, a break-in at his brother's ranch leaves one man dead and a stash of cash exposed. And Noble County deputy Adam Cash is called in to investigate.A combat veteran with his own ghosts to silence, Cash uncovers a pile of evidence: a mysterious hole in a workshop floor, a murder weapon with n...

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A Literary Hub**,** Esquire**, and** Washington Post Most Anticipated Book of 2025A novel that leaps across centuries past and future, as if different eras were separated by only a door.Lina and her father arrive at an enclave called The Sea, a staging post between migrations, with only a few possessions. In this mysterious and shape-shifting plac...

Ten short story of fantasy, edited by Rayne Hall.The authors of these ten tales have spun yarns based on the premise that magic is real, but it requires skill to harness its force, and abuse brings danger. Suspend your disbelief, and find out what happens when people use magic to gain power, healing, wisdom or love.Some stories take place in fantasy lands, others in the world you know. Some are short, others long; some are funny, others poignant; some aim to entertain, othe...