![]() ![]() But it could also mean trouble.Ĭhurch’s criminal connections are closing in on the both of them, and more than their hearts are at risk. What he has with Church could be more than desire-it could be love. As they fumble their way back to friendship after so many years apart, Miller struggles to find the courage to accept who he really is. Now with Church so close again, it’s getting harder to keep his denial intact. With his staunchly conservative upbringing, Miller has been playing it straight his whole life. A patient, solidly masculine pillar of strength and support, Miller has always been there for him-except in the one way Church has wanted the most. In need of a place to crash, he’s leaning on Miller Quinn. Released after five years in the system for assault, streetwise Edgar-Allen Church is ready to leave the past behind and finally look to his future. ![]() Love blooms amid the gritty realism of Sidney Bell’s harrowing plot.” -Sarina Bowen, USA Today–bestselling author “An edge-of-your-seat tale of suspense paired with a heart-stopping romance . . . ![]()
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![]() There's a crop duster pilot with money for a night or two on the town. There are truck drivers who pull over to pick her up, no questions asked. There's a highway patrolman who gives her a lift, with a detour to his own place. But help's not hard to come by when you look like Fay. She's headed for the bright lights and big times and even she knows she needs help getting there. ![]() ![]() Even in 1985 Mississippi, two dollars won't go far on the road. She lights out alone, wearing her only dress and rotting sneakers, carrying a purse with a half pack of cigarettes and two dollar bills. She's had no education, hardly any shelter, and you can't call what her father's been trying to give her since she grew up "love." So, at the ripe age of seventeen, Fay Jones leaves home. with a core as dark as a Delta midnight." - Entertainment Weekly ![]() " gifted with brilliant descriptive ability, a perfect ear for dialogue, and an unflinching eye. ![]() ![]() And if I look back I probably read too many books and probably needed to get another life. And if so what was the catalyst for it.Īlissa: I think I’m that stereotypical writer who was that childhood reader. Jenny: Beginning at the beginning, was there a Once Upon a Time moment when you decided you wanted to write fiction, as distinct from other things you might have written. It’s great to haveĪlissa Callen – Author of rural and small town romance Hello there, Alissa, and welcome to the show. Word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions. Website: Facebook: is a “near as” transcript of our conversation, not word for
![]() ![]() "Excuses are monuments of nothing that build bridges to nowhere." But boy am I'm glad to be in that group! Never for once I had thought those long hours I put into Skyrim, NWN, and Witcher would make reading a book this much enjoyable. Though, with majority of the enthusiastic gaming types probably not being that interested in reading, it's hard to imagine there being a large audience belonging to this genre. ![]() To be honest, I didn't even know such a genre existed until I started reading this one. I'm also extremely proud of my fans who have helped me raise over $125,000 for various charities over the past 5 years!Ĭhaos Seeds is my first LitRPG book. My lifetime goal of leaving the world a better place than I found it. I am a Internal Medicine Physician turned WSJ Best Selling Author. I hope you enjoy some! You can find more HERE If you've read or listened to any of my work, PLEASE leave a REVIEW and vote "Helpful" on the reviews you agree with □Īnd I love making artwork for my wonderful fans. I love hearing from my fans so feel free to reach out! ![]() Reached the Top 5 on both Audible and Amazon out of the millions of books they sellĪnd enjoy a FREE peak at my 1st Audiobook narrated by THE Nick Podehl! Just CLICK HERE Became Audibles Customer Favorite of the Year Welcome to the Mist Village! I'm so glad you're here! ![]() ![]() ![]() Shape of a "rising young lawyer." Her roommate has chosen the more deviant course- deliberately incurred pregnancy for the purpose of motherhood, sans the encumbrance of a husband. Marian, our chief focus of interest, is vaguely about the business of acquiring a mate in the It reads, in fact, like a contemporary "My Sister Eileen." One can see how, with a little scissoring, an enterprising dramatist could makeĪ light-hearted series of stage episodes out of the adventures of Marian and Ainsley, two ex-college girls bumpily adrift in a Canadian city. Miss Atwood's comedy does not bare its teeth. This may put the matter more blackly than one should. ![]() The Canadian poet Margaret Atwood has written a work of feminist black humor, in which she seems to say thatĪ woman is herself likely to become another "edible" product, marketed for the make appetite that has been created (or at least organized) by the media. In this first novel, however, a female hand gives an extra twist to the switchblade. ![]() We are all prone these days to gloomy laughter or comic despair as we consider our lives in consumerdom, the country where in the end we find ourselves consumed- that is, converted into waste by the things we acquire, the goods and packaged ideas dispensedĪlong the supermarket aisles of our culture. OctoThe Girl on the Wedding Cake By Millicent Bell ![]() ![]() Every bit as interesting are her accounts of coping with the aftermath of fame, both as an Olympic champion and as a reality-TV star on Dancing with the Stars. ![]() Olympic gold-medalist gymnast Johnson has written an endearing memoir of her rise to winning three silver medals and one gold at age 16. Could she find the right kind of success in life-the kind that doesn't involve medals or trophies, but peace, love, and lasting joy? This is the amazing true journey of how the young woman who won an Olympic gold medal on the balance beam became even more balanced. And she wasn't sure she was satisfied with where she was with her faith and God. And later, she suffered a potentially career-ending injury in a skiing accident that forced her life to a halt and made her rethink what was really important. Her loss of the major gymnastics prize everyone expected her to win in Beijing, the all-around Olympic gold medal, was the loss of a dream she'd worked for since childhood. ![]() Yet Shawn is no stranger to hard work and adversity. Already a popular role model to all ages, in 2009 she captured the national spotlight again when she won the widely popular Dancing with the Stars. Twenty-year-old American gymnast Shawn Johnson is a four-time Olympic gold and silver medalist a national- and world-champion athlete. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He had looked for the perfect Akita puppy for a long time, until one of his students encouraged him to adopt Hachiko, from the Odate city in the Akita prefecture of Japan. So why is the Hachiko story so famous you may wonder? Well, I am happy you asked because here I will give you the amazing, real and very sad story about Hachiko the dog. ♥ Once Upon A Time, There Was A Dog Named HachikoĮizaburo Ueno, a professor in agriculture science at Tokyo University in Japan, had long wanted a purebred Japanese Akita dog. He has his own bronze statue next to Shibuya Train Station in Tokyo, where every day hundreds of people have their photograph taken with him.Įven Hollywood has made a movie about Hachiko! There is a statue of him at Rhode Island in the USA where the American version of the film was made. Hachiko is a national hero to the Japanese! A dog so famous there have been several movies made about him. If you ever go to Japan then odds are you will hear about him. Have you ever heard of Hachiko the dog? No? Neither had I until we visited Tokyo. The poster for the Hollywood movie about Hachiko ![]() ![]() They fully take on the trending online garbage of the extreme alt-right, refusing to cede the internet world over to those charlatans.įor whatever reasons of history, social media’s biases tend to reward the worst of the worst when it comes to extreme political rhetoric. And that is what I truly love about Sam Seder and Michael Brooks, that they aren’t above the fray at all-unlike that example I’ll use again, Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman. The battle over messaging has really become about being able to fight back against misinformation as much as anything else. ![]() Because in this current climate, it’s not just about getting the most facts. The news market nowadays is indeed very oversaturated, particularly when it comes to opinions on YouTube, yet there is a reason I find myself drifting towards the Majority Report more than sources like the more independent and objective Democracy Now. ![]() ![]() Watching their video clips online has become a daily habit of mine for keeping up with the political world, especially during these tense last few years.Ĭo-host Michael Brooks (who also hosts his own solo The Michael Brooks Show) always has a very poignant take which I enjoy listening to, with the ability to summarize complex issues in a way both intelligent and entertaining. Full disclosure: I am a big fan of The Majority Report podcast. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mozart wrote more than 600 musical works, all of the very highest quality. He died in Vienna after a brief but unknown illness. He married Constanze Weber and fathered two sons. He relocated to Vienna where he met with some success. He was restless, aware of his genius, and thought Salzburg too small for his talent. He returned to Salzburg where he was briefly employed in the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. He toured Europe with his parents and older sister "Nannerl" for several years performing for royalty and the aristocratic elite.Īs a young man, Mozart tried but failed to establish himself as a composer in Paris. From a very early age, the young Mozart showed great musical talent. He was born in Salzburg (then a free archbishopric city within the Bavarian Imperial Circle / German Empire, now Austria), the youngest child of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart. His full baptised name was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophillus Mozart. ![]() ![]() Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Janu– Decempronounced MOHT-sart) was a composer (music writer), instrumentalist, and music teacher. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Some of his titles include “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble” by William Steig, “Higglety Pigglety Pop, Nutshell Library,” and “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak, “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins” and “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Growing up, Ian Falconer loved reading books and had a few favorites. His illustrations have over the years been featured in many prestigious publications while he has also designed costumes and sets for a variety of institutions including the “Royal Opera House,” the “San Francisco Opera,” and the “New York City Ballet.”įalconer currently makes his home in New York City. The series follows the life and times of a young pig that he initially intended as only a gift for his young niece. He made his debut writing children’s fiction when he penned “Olivia,” the first of the “Olivia” series. In the publishing world, he is best known as the illustrator and author of the “Olivia” series, which has been one of his most popular. He was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut in 1959, to The Cambridge School of Weston, and then to New York University where he studied art history.įalconer has had a varied career as he has worked in the fine arts, publishing, ballet, and opera. Ian Falconer is a set designer, noted illustrator and bestselling author of children’s fiction works. Olivia is the first book in the series in chronological order. Olivia: Princess for a Day (With: Kama Einhorn) ![]() |