A woman runs from a cult leader.A man watches a crowd carry a baby into the woods.A boy makes a childhood friend who is much older than she appears.The forty pieces in this book unite two creative endeavours at the heart of humanity: making music and telling stories. Each writer took inspiration from one of the ten tracks on the Wayward & Upward album by Spinoza Gambit. This anthology collects one short story and three poems for each track, showcasing the variety of...

The short stories in God`s Autobio, Rolli’s debut collection, are impossible, quite probable, and everything in between. There’s a story about a man with a ridiculously huge coupon; about an elderly woman who befriends a frenzied robotic chimpanzee; an overzealous, if increasingly masochistic butler; plus twenty-three other surreal, sublime, and satirical creations by Canadian writer/poet/artist, Rolli, recipient of the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award, and one of the winners of the 2...

A flash fiction novel, The Sea-Wave details the aftermath of the kidnapping by an elderly and emotionally damaged man of a severely disabled, wheelchair-bound, unusually bright, depressive 12-year-old girl incapable of speech. The novel consists of the girl’s entries in her diary-like memorandum book, entries which relate her own, surprising thoughts on her kidnapping, family, and disabilities, in addition to her verbatim transcriptions of the old man’s monologues, which appear to...

The Imagineers, those men and women who helped Walt Disney bring his creations to life, have achieved legendary status among theme park enthusiasts. IT'S KIND OF A CUTE STORY is the life story of one of the most beloved Imagineers, Rolly Crump. Covering his long and varied career, including designing some of Disney's most famous attractions and working directly with Walt himself, Rolly's stories weave into a lighthearted yet riveting narrative of his life and accomplishments.Packed with ov...

In this first installment of the Mr. Green series, Mr. Matthew Green had almost everything in life from a palatial mansion, and expensive car collection, to a whopping billion-dollar account in separate banks. He lived like a king and everyone served him at his pleasure. He ruled his business empire: clothing line, publishing house, advertising, fragrances, television and oil stations, real estate, and million-dollar investments on the stock market. In spite of all that he had achieved, he...

Paying Attention III: Uncommon God in Our Common World People are tired, empty, anxious, and stressed. Our hectic, fast-paced modern world filled with convenience and incredible technology, has left most of us asking; "Is this really all there is?" Most of us are drowning in an abundance of both opportunities and material possessions, yet feeling unfulfilled, hollow, and longing for purpose, meaning, and direction. We are searching for what the world cannot give. We try to fill the "God Ho...

Every industry has its own indices, metrics, measures, and KPIs they use on maintenance. The main reason why we measure these indices is to determine if our maintenance organization is moving forward in the right direction. However, some indices may not be as simple as we think. This book is not just about knowing the formulas, and equations to use but having a deeper understanding of what we include and exclude in them. Some of these includes:• What formula are we using on Availab...

This book refers to Discipline Number 5 based on the original book I wrote in 2009 on World Class Maintenance – The 12 Disciplines. Almost all industries have their Preventive Maintenance, but still, many problems emerged and the question is can we do something about it. Many maintenance people from industries are not satisfied with their current Preventive Maintenance even if they are complying with every single maintenance task listed. My sole intention in writing this book is to provide...

The objective of any maintenance program in industries is to take care of the Equipment's Total Life Cycle at the most reasonable cost with compliance to quality, safety, and the environment. To perform this we need the following;• Upgrade the skills and knowledge of our maintenance people• Sustain equipment reliability by doing the correct maintenance• Improve design weaknesses in the equipment• Reduced the cost of doing maintenanceThis means that b...

THIS IS A TRANSCRIPTION OF THE AUDIOBOOK "MORE CUTE STORIES, VOL.2: ANIMATORS AND IMAGINEERS".Rolly Crump is back, and this time he spills the beans on his fellow co-workers in Disney Animation and WED! Bawdy jokes, off-color pranks, and trippy tales of "smoking" fill this hilarious collection of stories about what it was really like to work with the people who made the Magic....

In this 10th installment of Mr. Green series, Mr. Matthew Green had a flying visit to his ranch and met his caretaker named Mr. Craig who had been serving him and his family for more than 30 years. He was welcomed by Mr. Craig and his cowboy son named Stanley. After eating, Mr. Green decided to get outside the house and was accompanied by Stanley who flirted with him during their stroll. When night time came, Mr. Green decided to sleep with Sean, his fake boyfriend but woke upon hearing th...

Come share in the adventures of Sam the Semi, told in a humorous and exciting tale for all ages. Open the world of inquisitive minds, by following Sam the Semi into the great unknown, where locating new towns, cities, and country side locations are part of his everyday responsibility. Fall in love with characters such as Despert Dispatch and Pete the Puller only to name a few. They lend Sam a hand in delivering intriguing cargo to its new home safe and sound.