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Incomplete Texts strives to encapsulate man's ordeal on this earth along with the story of the very beginning of creation in thirty short poems. How will we meet doomsday? What makes life what it is? Incomplete Texts is a collection of poems, essays and thoughts that reveal the authors perspective...

This book is a sea story about a U.S. Navy destroyer and her crew. The author served on this ship, the USS Brush (DD745), for 3 years and 2 months in the early 1950s. Life on the Brush involved a lot of sea duty. She spent most of this time at sea either conducting training exercises off the coast...

A weave of mostly joys, some sorrows, and a sprinkling of earthy humour during a muddled childhood. I was orphaned in 1935 at the age of two, and my maternal grandmother became my legal guardian. The main thrust of my childhood memories focuses on home and school life, as well as childhood activities...

The novel ( 100,000 words) is in 4 parts and follows the life of Sue Parker a Police Officer in the Avon and Somerset Police force as she attempts to get to grips with crime and her own personal love life that usually seems to come out second best as work takes priority. Part 1, (Title above) begins...

Patriot Son is a chronological map of the authors life as, first, a daydreaming idealist, a soldier, a husband and father, and ultimately, a retired middle school teacher. As his family grows, the reader is taken from one assignment to another across the globe. Adventures of an army family add realism...

At a table for one, in the Carolina sun, I turned off my phone. I prefer to be alone. Id rather be here, sipping my wine, At this table for one where I now alone dine, Than hearing reports on CNN news, Politicos spouting harebrained views. Id rather be sitting here all alone, Miles away from TV or phone, Oblivious to all the anger and hate, Lost in thoughts of my own simple fate.

Epiphany of Escape is a collection of poetry compiled during one mans twenty-year journey through an unpredictable life as he learns to cope with the pain of stress and anxiety and discovers the comfort of love and hope in the process. Michael Marrs is a seasoned poet who shares a unique perspective...

The Vale of Unika continues the quest of Loki for the goddess Zair and power to control the strange and mysterious creatures who once performed in Bump's Circus. After only thirty years of rejuvenation for the spirits of Nature who were displaced for more than a thousand years, Mrs. Bump knows she...

One of the authors began conducting business transactions at the age of six when he operated a shoeshine stand at the Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York. Who would have guessed hed win a handful of scholarships and fellowships at Harvard? For that matter, the coauthor started out as a farmboy...

At one time, Razor was a strapping, athletic, and active young man. Now, many years later, he has finally come to the realization that getting older really pisses him off. Now pear-shaped, slow, and forgetful, Razor is convinced he is not a pretty sight. Worse yet, Squatty Bodyhis lovely, strong-willed...

GittinThrough sets this turning point in American history in a small southern town where traditions, class and race defined its citizens and the roles they played. It shows how the three generations coped with the conflict while they made a living, reared their families, took care of the elderly,...

The Carolina Rebels of Company K, Holcombe Legion, were true sons of the Upstate. Brothers, cousins, and neighbors- all were well-suited for service in the independent brigade commanded by OlShanks (Brig. Gen. Nathan Evans). The boys of Company K wore out many a set of boots tramping with the Legion...

The book begins with Jerry Rogerson becoming interested in the U.S. Navy, obtaining an appointment to the Naval Academy. He was a Midshipman at the Academy for four years, graduates and becomes a Commisioned officer. He serves at sea in two battleships: a U.S. Navy Oil Tanker and a Heavy Cruiser,...

Babyboom Doom is a stirring testimony of the life of a soldier, whose attitude was shaped by the historical events of his time. The war doomed many of his generation to a life of unsolicited self discovery. After war, Casey seemingly is forever doomed to a life of failures, but with true grit and fortitude, he struggles on to become a survivor of the Babyboom Doom .