Patrick Roy was born in Waterville, Maine, in 1947. This book, Memoirs, My Army Days During The Cold War 1965 Through 1968, tells readers about the day-to-day life of a soldier stationed in West Germany, on duty and off duty.This is where my book takes you: back in time, through my Army experience as an 18-year-old, I entered the Army directly after graduating from high school...much to my mother's frustrations. I started with training in New Jersey, went to Louisiana, and then acr...

Remembering Harper Lee: One of the literary world's most enigmatic stars. To Kill a Mockingbird, has eclipsed Huckleberry Finn in more ways than one as the book of American experience and paradox that almost every school kid reads. By all accounts, she was happy and lively, yet it’s hard to consider these the best years of her life. She arrived early in her wisdom. And we caught on slowly. Harper Lee was the rare writer who may have lived too long.

This book is about people suffering with the death of a loved one, or a relationship that has ended. It also offers comfort to know that grief does'nt have to last forever, the pain will still be there, but we can all move forward and get through with the help of family and friends. And owners who have lost a pet.

Ray Bradbury, the master of American science fiction, offers an intriguing answer to the question that all writers dread: Where do you get your ideas?One evening in South Florida, an author is dozing beside a swimming pool in when a stranger interrupts his peace. The newcomer, a self-professed fan and a literary agent of sorts, has a proposal for the author . . . one that may shape the course of literary history. With just a few thousand words, this charmin...

When Janet passed away on November 22, 2010, at 48 years young, she left behind a small collection of poetry she had written in 1997, during incarceration at Toronto West Detention Center. It was a window into her struggle as a woman who knew the streets too well, who longed for cocaine, missed her children and her mother, and wanted nothing more than to be loved. Her words ring true for a lot of struggling women, but moral of it is that with determination she won, and finally found peace ...

Wedding Poems that celebrate the Bride and Grooms new life together.

Excerpt from Lost Angel“I really have no idea what is going on in this enigmatic man's mind. All I know is that I'm falling for him more and more every day, despite his unpredictable behavior.But I also feel him gradually pulling me deeper and deeper into a dark abyss that there is no escape from...”Literature student, July Vermont, is swept off her feet when she meets attractive English professor, David Kennedy, for the first time...

“Hmmm… I don’t know. I can’t imagine you could even get a good reaction out of the good ol’ emotionless prigs.”“Yes, but that’s the funny part, I think I can break them down, and give them some character.”At that he just laughed, “oh Alan.”“What” I questioned.“So you’re trying to break into paradise to give the people there more character?”“No! Of course not. You were just saying it would be impossible to get a reaction out of them.”“Oh so yo...

Here's a book that gives some of the simplest advice ever to kids experiencing stress: Be yourself—be a kid! Some stress is natural as children face developmental challenges, contends the author, a school and community counselor. But throw in societal pressure to be an "all-star," life changes, and family stress—and kids can end up in a "stress mess." This little guidebook will make a difference.

'A strong, poignant, and outright magical tale' New York Review of Science FictionIn this exclusive short story from critically acclaimed and award-winning author Lisa Tuttle, a woman is haunted by an experience she had as a five-year-old, when she believed she had seen herself with her true love in the future...'The Walled Garden' was originally written for Hidden Turnings, a YA fantasy anthology edited by Diana Wynne Jon...

These are poems written to express my emotional state during different parts of my life as I grew upwhen I loved, lost, rejoiced, or was saddened by what was in my path of life.

This is a compilation of 36 poems I have written throughout the years. I hope they inspire you, speak to you and maybe even help you.