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From 2012-2014, local historian Patrick Sullivan collected the stories of World War II veterans currently living in Macon County, Illinois. Those stories, told in the veterans’ own words, are presented here. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to preserving the Macon County World War II Memorial.

Willis Fontenot grew up fishing the bayou waters, hunting for game, and racing bareback on horses with little knowledge of the world beyond Belaire Cove, Louisiana. But as the Allied powers sought to invade Europe in 1943, duty uprooted Willis, thrust him into one of the most difficult times in history,...

In A Dime’s Worth of Paper Plates, the author calls himself “a typical guy who became a teenager during the Depression years and became a man during World War II.” Duke begins with his ancestors’ history in Norway and their emigration to Iowa in 1892. His grandfather acquired a number of farms...

You Get What You Pay For: A Tattoo Survival Guide, is a non-fiction informational guide to help new and potential clients understand what it takes to get a phenomenal piece of art and what to look for in an artist. As big as the industry has become, the majority of information is geared towards the...

For many of us, life is about the stories that make up our past, provide context for the present, and give hope for our future. As an art form, storytelling has fallen victim to the smart phone, the computer tablet, and the video game. We just don’t take time anymore to pass along the stories that...

Garry and Kristy Washington have been serving the Lord for over 27 years and believe more than ever that we need the Lord so much more.

Presser Hall (completed in 1927) was one of the showcase buildings on the campus of Hardin College, in Mexico, Missouri. But only five years after the stunning auditorium was built, the college closed amidst the Great Depression. Orphaned by circumstances, the majestic theater slowly succumbed to...

Willie Green grew up in Canton, Mississippi, and he never saw any white people unless he went across the railroad tracks. But his mother’s best friend was white, and whenever they met, they pressed their hands together. This simple act showed him that everyone could get along—something that would...

The More of Me is composed of six sections: Inamoratas, poems of love through youth, maturity, and older age; Poetasters, challenges of writing poetry; Happenings, caustic reflections on life today; Perceptions, observations on the lives of others; Journey, launching this poet’s journey into life;...

Dianne Poppert has learned to trust that there is something greater in life—something that encourages unconditional love, illustrates the wonder of God’s grace, and sustains the natural world. In her debut collection of poems, Poppert invites others to join her in witnessing the beauty within...

For years Josh expressed himself and found intellectual fulfillment through poetry. Within the embrace of his loved ones and modernist poets, he has found inspiration through life, in love. Josh initiated The Poetry Club, sending his reflections to his family for encouragement and comments. His family,...

Desperate and passionate, the poetry of Vacant Morality rolls off of the tongue like music. There are moments of simple purity filtered through the lens of experience, regret, and wisdom. Poet Christopher Raine believes the best way to explain beauty is through the contrast of ugliness. It is only...

The betrayal at the Requiem has passed, but the foreboding presence of the Dark Man still exists. While whispers of a new threat roll across the Dark Lands, Webb Thompson is plagued by a recurring nightmare that warns of a looming evil powerful enough to transform not just his life, but also that...

On a routine assignment, Art Loss Register investigator, William Forbes discovers a famous painting in the possession of a struggling artist. As he back tracks through the provenance a link is discovered to an owner who simply gave it away. As Forbes endeavors to discover why; it appears that Vladimir...