The 1990s - especially the early years - in the North Davidson arts and entertainment district (NoDa) of Charlotte (NC, USA) are recounted in this 2200-word short story. Three of the early major NoDa figures who are now deceased (Terry Carano, Joe Behm, Bruce Gillenwater) are included in this...
Alex is an artistic woman in her early 20’s who lives in Edinburgh with her bubbly flatmate Lisa. One evening out with her best friend Chris, she finds herself wooed by Dave, a charming and handsome man. But her world turns upside down when another man appears in her dreams. The world where...
Geoffrey Clarke looks at English Literature in relation to Islam and poses the questions: Does it furnish a record of integration, amelioration and harmony? Does the record of the canonical literature present Islam in its true light as a glorious world religion, or does it denigrate and despise...
I describe this booklet as the Reminiscences and Musings of a Maverick Presbyterian. It is made up of two parts. Part 1 (This is my Story) is a brief autobiography concentrating mainly on my long and ambivalent relationship with the Church of Scotland. Part 2 (This is my Song) is a personal (and...
J Bennington loves Native American Indian Items and Decorations. He becomes overly fond of Cordra, a part Lakota Indian who is helping him at his work place. One night she helps himself to his body and his life changes, some good - love, some bad - anger from his daughter and wife. He learns that...
Three agents drive up to Boone (NC, USA) from Charlotte to search for the elusive Jim and Jill characters on a cold December day. They discuss possible scenarios and motives for Jim's fleeing on the Blue Ridge Parkway as a snowstorm starts. The car crashes. But, where are the bodies? Who really...
Book Two in the 'October Trilogy' picks up one year after the bloody events in October Runs Red. The drama club at the Stewart Hollow Regional High School is preparing for a one night showing only of October's Shattered Graves - a play that pays tribute to the victims of The Harvest Slasher. But...
A charming and deeply spiritual book charting a journalist's search for stories of transformative encounters with the mysterious Green Lady, guardian of the forest. These heart-centred and soul-connected stories lead him to his own personal transformation, deep within the ancient mystical forests...
The author recounts a visit to his favorite downtown Asheville coffeehouse Beanstreets, in April of 1998. An intriguing 'cosmic' conversation at an adjacent table is overheard and transcribed. Just another legendary day at the award-winning java joint. A 1900-word psecret psociety pshort pstory.
At all times, the books told stories of dark machinations, conspiracies and betrayals. The course looks fantastic, but thus the characters in this novel have experienced in recent years and that continues. It may seem exaggerated. Born in the mid-twentieth century, projects in mind including the...