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I began writing song lyrics, short stories, and poetry some 48-years-ago. While I was in high school, during the 60s, I had the privilege of meeting Poet Laureate of the United States of America, Mr. Robert Frost. He spoke with me discussing my writings, my poetry. He told me to keep writing and reading,...

The Reason for this Book My Mother taught me early on how to be a survivor. My father was twice my mothers age and he died leaving her with seven children. We survived the depression by working our farm and growing our food. My brother Elbridge made our father a promise that he would look after us...

The author says of this collection: My poems are my life on paper, in snapshots of course. I try to recapture the emotions of remembered scenes and to render them with a moderately subdued passion. Actually, I have long withheld some of these poems, fearing they are a little too personal, but...

WITHIN ALL THAT HARSH REALITY, A LOVE BLOOMS THAT TAKES OVER ALL THE PATRIOTIC FERVOR AND THE DEEP LOVE FOR THE MOTHER LAND. A LOVE LIKE NO OTHER, A LOVE THAT DRAWS THE LINES OF HIS FUTURE HIS DEEP LOVE FOR JUST BEING A FREE MAN TAKES HIM TO THE LAND OF FREEDOM AND LIBERTY. THIS IS THE STORY OF ALMOST...

The Viet Nam war is all but over, and the American troops are lookingforward to coming home and getting on with their lives. But someoneapparently forgot to tell General Rush. Incensed that his governmenthas given up, hes determined to mount one more operation, if just tosalvage a bit of national...

Jarhead Jerry describes the life of a boy who chose to become a United States Marine. All the emotion and pain, joys and achievements gives meaning to his life and relates to something common in all of us. From puppy love to combat and then the inequities he had to endure. At the end, the consequences...

Several nations are vying for power in the Balkans after a decade of conflict.

Killed by Death When CIA assassin, John Taylor, receives an assignment to eliminate a top ranking U.S. Air Force General, he draws the line, even though he knows he will be on the companys hit list for knowing about an assignment but not carrying it out. In an attempt to warn the target...

In the book, Our Adventures In The Wild the reader will experience the excitement of hunting. Having wild game so close you could touch them. Hair raising fear when wild bear are within ten yards of you, face to face. This book will tickle your funny bone as we take life on the light side. Youll laugh...

Book Summary Oh, my sweet missy, he said then pulled the knife from its scabbard. Crouching alongside Emma he reaches across and pressed the cold sharp blade against her neck then covers her mouth with his other hand. Emma is stunned. She cant move. She is frightened! Who is this man? Whats he doing?...

Mario Jesus Miller was born April 14, 1963, in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the son of James and Josephine Miller and the eighth of 10 siblings. He graduated from Lake Clifton Senior High School. In January of 1983, he joined the US Army where he served 16 years. Hes a war veteran of Urgent Fury, Grenada,...

Situations happen to all of us in life that may be hard to deal with. Trying to express our reactions to these events can be very difficult indeed. This is a powerful but touching book, written in a style that is easy to read and easy to relate to! Those who have read this book, conclude that the author was able to put into words what the rest of us feel, but cannot quite express.

Red Ribbon is a collection of darker, and in some cases more personal poems straight from the heart of writer Anastasia Martin, who previously published under the pen name of Eirin Martin. This book as well as a few of the poems within are dedicated to Anastasia's uncle, Erik, who tragically took...

I am a product of a broken family I grow up independent it is because family dispute since I was one year old and two months my parents has to five up. I mean they split up after fifteen years of marriage they never talk and solved the problems they both run away from it instead of solving we were...