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This short book briefly tells about my losing children, and how it has affected my life and well being for the last thirty five years. And hopefully it will inspire others in my position to know there is a life beyond that loss.

How long can someone survive in a cold, damp cave without food or water? How was diphtheria treated in 1886? Can Botox kill? Can DNA be found on a knife years later? How are mummified corpses identified? How long does it take blood to clot when spilled on a tile floor? What happens in death from electrocution? As...

In the summer of 1998, after feeling sick for so long, I got the diagnosis that changed my life changed forever. I the autoimmune disease lupus. With it came chronic pain, fatigue and a host of other frightening symptoms that took over every minute of my every day. For years I managed my life...

Stories that were prayers in the disguise of essays. They included country clubs, sailboats, airplanes, literature, and tuning my skis. I knew both sides of life, from men's clubs to psych wards. After a while, they became indistinguishable. Somewhere along the way, life became, "What the Hell?" This was a chronicle of going from Purgatory to Heaven on earth.

Dates and Dorothy Since coming of age I wanted to change the world, when, in middle age, the world returned the compliment by changing me. That is when I met my guide and mentor Dorothy Cowlin. The first half of this book explores the life of the poet and novelist. (Most of this review...

This story starts with Bettie's first run around the block and follows her running journey from 5Ks to ultras, from love to loss, from grief to healing, from her first marathon to more than 225 more. She's already logged more miles than she thought possible, and she's still going-on track to complete...

In this non-fiction follow up to The Self Illuminating Path (available for free download in the About section) Ceretto further examines his life after his near death experience. Ceretto discusses how living with a traumatic brain injury has changed relationships with family and departed friends. Spiritual...

Write It Forward is a one-of-a-kind book focusing on you, the author. In Write It Forward Bob Mayer applies the time- tested strategies of the Green Berets to the world of being a successful author. He has taught thousands of writers over the years, but this new and innovative program probes deeper...

Bird by Bird meets Save the Cat in this new writing advice book by NY Times bestselling author Beth Revis. With more than 100000 reads on Wattpad for the previous edition, this newly expanded and rewritten edition features 350 pages of content, including charts and a detailed appendix.  ~~~...

Are you ready to begin with a blank white canvas and a palate of possibilities to paint the brand of “YOU” you want the world to know? There’s a fine fanatical line between the insanity of technology and the passion of art. The journey begins with knowing who you are and who you aren’t....

​The Children’s Writer’s Guide examines how you can get started as a writer, create time and space to pursue your craft and deal with lack of motivation and writers block. Topics covered include where ideas come from and how writers turn them into stories, choosing names for characters that...

This is Part 3 of a three part series that chronicles the true experience of one U.S. citizen who decided to move to Costa Rica for retirement. Part 3 covers the third, fourth and fifth year of our hero’s residency in Costa Rica (2011-2013). Part 3 of the story follows our hero, Dudley Bodoh, the...

This discourse covers the subject "love versus like" from The Speak Lyfe Collection.The Speak Lyfe Collection is a collection comprised of essays, short stories, inspiration/devotionals, or even novels designed to instruct, encourage, and provoke thinking on subjects pertaining to these last days...

Are you a fiction writer? Do you ever find yourself slogging through your novel wondering, what am I doing? Why am I doing this? What day is it, anyway? And where the heck is the vodka?! Well, never fear, dear writer. I am here for you. Within these pages you will discover the highlights of story...