"I got to see her triumph and fall apart. I wept and cheered for her. She was so beautiful and so strong, so weak and hurting, all swept together and intertwined." from an included prose piece titled, My Life Story in Music. These are poems from my idyllic youth, my rebellion, my wild abandon, up to my rescue, redemption, and rebirth as a functioning member of society, and a grown woman with a family of my own. In my early days, I wrote about pain, which was easy. The harder thing was to learn to write about all the joy and adventure of being happy and loved. It wasn"t until later in life that I found my community of artists and really learned to tell the tales from all the angles. I am indebted to the Fresno Rogue Festival, in California, where I first read for an audience and fell in love with receiving a standing ovation. Also, I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the Rogue Poetry Slam in Southern Oregon, where I learned to do competitive poetry and bring my best, and bring the poetry that I was afraid to share, that made my hands tremble and my voice quake, to sit in awe of the skill of other poets, and sometimes take home the money and win, even with the odds stacked against me, as other poets made the room jump and dance to their words. Oh, sweet victory! "If you have ever loved another, been passionate about anything, mourned a loss, been a parent, heck, been alive - this poet will move you! Her rhythmic words pulse with the beat that promises (like it or not) the continuum of LIFE." - Patti Thornton, in her review of Liesl Garner"s 2008 Rogue Festival Poetry Show

Days of Soup and Holler

Garner, Liesl

Parenting & Relationships

EBL Books

In the desert of Southern Utah there was a rabbit with ears that were wider than normally wide and longer than normally long. He hated his BIG ears. His frightening encounter with a barb wire fence and a rancher's son changed his life. He learned an important lesson on how to change his fears and weaknesses into his strengths. I dedicate this book to my sons and daughters for insisting that I publish this book. Special thanks go to Paul Lillywhite, since the book would not be complete without the wonderful illustrations.

Whistler Rabbit

Children's Books

Brooks, Tony

Animals

"Encounters" is a compilation of poems about daily life encounters and the psychological and social effects that they have on the individual. Encounters can be delicate and personal, fulfilling and happy, as well as subtle and sexy, and always with a hint of pain and heartbreak...

Encounters

Literature & Fiction

Thompson, Nadine K.

Poetry

THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES HIS EARLY YEARS SURVIVING THE AIR RAIDS WHICH DESTROYED BOTH HIS SCHOOL AND HOME IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY DURING WORLD WAR II, BEFORE IMMIGRATING TO THE US. In 1960, he joined the Department of Defense Dependents Schools as a young teacher taking him on an eighteen-day ship ride across the Pacific to his first assignment. Serving in various educational positions, he describes his life on Okinawa, returning to his native Germany where he witnessed both the fall of the Wall and the reunification in Berlin; living thirty miles from the treacherous North Korean border in Seoul; supervising a 6,200-mile school district out of Adana, Turkey and winding up his 45-year career residing near Venice, Italy.

Around the World in Forty-Five Years: My Memorable Career with the Department of Defense Overseas Schools

Ellinger, Thomas

Travel

Evil forces, both natural and supernatural continue to attempt transformation of the free world's cultures, independence, and national sovereignty. These attempts to enslave humanity promote the growing establishment of government as supreme master. The fight against this evil continues in the past, present, and future in Shepherds of Destiny.Kristian Barnett, billionaire through inheritance of his parents' estate, fell ill at the age of thirty-three with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Dr. Savannah Richards, Neurosurgeon and Research Scientist at Stanford was developing a means to preserve the brain of a patient whose body had been irrecoverably destroyed but whose brain was unharmed. Concurrently, Dr. Ansley Barnett, wife of Kristian Barnett, was leading the development of a synthetic body indistinguishable from a human body for DARPA. After Kristian's brain was removed and placed in stasis, he was approached by The Guardian, a spiritual being who watched for timelines that were going astray. The Guardian needed Kristian's mind, untethered from his corporeal body, to control the actions of key individuals. While in his current spiritual state, Kristian, along with two other cyborgs, was able to travel to any period in the past or the future with The Guardian. Led by The Guardian, the spirits of those given synthetic bodies, travel in time to correct timelines that have gone astray and threaten the existence of humanity.

Shepherds of Destiny

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Barnekov, Kiel C.

Science Fiction

Barbara Schoener, a proudly proclaimed reformed helicopter parent, saw a need to pass on some practical tips when it comes to navigating the very stressful college admissions process and the ensuing journey that commences once a college selection has occurred. A mother of two very different children, almost 6 years apart in age, she found these two journeys had some similarities that remained constant. She felt that a holistic approach to what transpires in the years leading up to setting up camp in a college dorm and then beyond could be beneficial in the hopes of helping ease this transition for other families. Looking back after steering her children in their selections of two very different universities, both several states away from home, this book came to fruition. She hopes that in some small way to be of service. She feels you can actually enjoy this journey, make some great memories along the way while navigating the process that will culminate in one of life's biggest decisions for all involved. Fingers crossed that the right decisions are made all around!

BYOP: Be Your Own Person: If I knew then what I know now. A holistic approach to the college admissions process.

Schoener, Barbara

Parenting

All stories are real events that took place at Aunt Telma's backyard in Cooper City, Florida. The backyard ends into a large canal and always receives visitors from the local wildlife - owls, squirrels, iguanas, bats, Egyptian geese, that inevitably meet with Aunt Telma's dogs, especially Frederika, a mischievous, curious, and funny dachshund. During the 2020 pandemic, Telma joined efforts with her cousin Sandra, a journalist, and sister Tania, a nutritionist, to write this book. All of the authors live in a different part of the planet, so they met virtually to co-author this book to show children that the best adventures happen in the backyard. All that it takes is love and respect for nature. Join in Frederika's adventures, and meet the animals in her backyard!

The Animals in Aunt Telma's Backyard

Nedopetalski, Sandra

Mixed Messages is a book from the imagination of Myron F. Weiner. It is a collection of short stories and poems, covering a range of topics stemming from the struggles of adult life, relationships and trials that appear as one nears the end of their journey, steeped in joy, sadness, anger, fear, disappointment, pride, and satisfaction. Walk along with Myron as he describes his writing journey, with stories of relationships and poems that are touching and relatable.

Mixed Messages

Weiner, Myron

Sophie approached her pre-teen years with much excitement and interest. Her past few years had been brightened by her new friend Maxx. Sophie's adorable Yorkipoo, Maxx, brought newfound happiness and confidence to her once scary life of anxiety and loneliness. Maxx and Me, "Sophie and Maxx's Therapeutic Journey" takes you on a sweet journey of love and bonding as Maxx helps Sophie overcome her anxiety and shyness. This bilingual book also includes italicized sight words from Dolch and Fry"s 3rd-5th grade word list for the struggling reader, yet is engaging for any young reader. Sophie se acercaba a su adolescencia con mucha emoción e interés. Los años recientes se alegraba por su nuevo amigo, Maxx. Su adorable Yorkipoo, Maxx, ha traído alegría y confianza a su vida, que antes ha sido formidable con ansiedad y soledad. "¡Maxx y yo! El viaje terapéutico de Sophie y Maxx" te lleva en un viaje de amor y vínculo afectivo mientras Maxx ayuda a Sophie superar a su ansiedad y timidez. Creciendo juntos, Maxx le da la confianza y seguridad que le falta para salir y hacer amigos. Este libro bilingüe incluye palabras comunes destacadas del listado de Dolch y Fry para lectores de 3° a 5° de Primaria que están teniendo dificultades, pero es interesante para todos los lectores jóvenes.

Maxx and Me! Maxx and Sophie's Therapeutic Journey: Maxx and Me! Maxx and Sophie's Therapeutic Journey

Logan, Dr. Ruth T.

In 19th century czarist Russia, Nikolai, a lower-level aristocrat, appeared to have it all. Looks, wealth, privilege. And yet he was adrift. As his 30th birthday had now come and gone, his father’s insistence that he find a wife and settle down and produce an heir were becoming unbearable. He attends yet another ball, and again, much to his chagrin, no one manages to catch his eye. While meandering the palace grounds, he happens upon Tatianya, the duke’s youngest daughter, sobbing as she had been forbidden to attend the ball. Barely more than a child, she unknowingly manages to tame the wild and dashing Nikolai. Although totally smitten with Tatianya, her vast blue oceans constantly gazing upon him, Nikolai is seduced into gambling that a single encounter with a vampire will bestow powers beyond his wildest dreams. He foolishly follows this siren’s call, risking Tatianya’s love and trust and so much more. He finds that a gathering held on the eve of Mardi Gras in New Orleans shatters their world. Unable to return home, the newly minted vampires join forces with an unlikely couple, also in need of finding a new life. Together they venture to Napa Valley and find a way to come to terms with the path that life has challenged them to follow.

Night Tastings: Part One: The Ingress

Adams, Bervi

Genre Fiction

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