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Justin Teaguely had been described as slow, mediocre, wayward and unruly. He could be the kid next door. Some might say his lack of success in grade school could be attributed to early ADD. His curiosity about everything and nothing in particular gave him purpose. Truth be told, there was so much...

Paradise Valley / Black Bottom was an area in Detroit where African Americans lived and survived. This story was about a time in American history in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, concerning citizens who, because of restrictions based on their race, were forced to build and create their own social order...

Hugh G. Potts II expresses his thought-provoking, heartfelt poetry in his first book, Echoes of Thought.Inspired by family and friends, his words offer perceptions about the many people he has met in a multitude of situations. His poems “all happen within their own time and space.”He is a U.S. Marine...

This book is a transcription of a recently discovered manuscript of a Grand Tour taken by a clasically educated American engineer in the years 1855 through 1857.

Mitty is the smallest mouse in his village; while Boomer is the largest. Mitty believes he is a very large mouse because the only mice he has ever seen are mice larger than him; which gives him confidence and inner strength. Boomer believes he is a very small mouse; the only mice he had ever known...

What’s so difficult about a quarter-life crisis? It can be difficult if you’re an alcoholic janitor, living alone, clinging to a few friends you can barely relate to, while having no significant other. His name is Alvin Taylor, and he lives in the Seattle area. While on his winter vacation...

I have learned over the years that there is no greater feeling of accomplishment than to give something of oneself in hopes that others will benefit from that gift. The idea was planted in my being by my fathers way of raising his children. It grew in leaps and bounds and, in fact, was magnified when...

How many hours does it take for your life to change forever?The Miller family is about to find out.For years, Tony Miller has been able to keep his job as a federal agent from his children, that was until now. Tony's true identity is uncovered, and a threat is now levied against...

STONE GIANT is a story about a young woman's quest for truth. Amidst feelings of rejection, shunned by the young clan males, nineteen year old Kassi Margani is challenged to believe in the unbelievable. There are puzzling questions about her family history she believes can only be reconciled by climbing...

Dewey Roscoe Jones was a pioneering African American journalist. While working for the Chicago Defender, the most widely read black newspaper in the United States, he edited a book review column and a poetry column whose contributors included Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Frank Marshall Davis,...

Joel and Vivian carry on their unconventional wife-led lifestyle. A continuation from the first book featuring how they got to know each other, Joel's vasectomy and ongoing emasculation, and life after baby.

Two twin brothers live through one identity, as far as the world knows, there is no Ken or Abel just Solomon a rich socialite.

We all flow through life like a river down a hill heading to a singular destination and in the course of our journey we encounter obstacles. Even the most mundane situations can lead to a moment of wisdom, this is life.

The lives of three families would be forever changed the day they all collided at the Cherry Corners crossroads. But would one find the redemption he seeks for a wasted life? Would another find a way to save a way of life threatened by a forbidden act of selfishness? And could one find in his heart...