Fairy and Gnome Tales - Book Three

Ah! Welcome back! I have been waiting for you! So you would like to hear another story! Well, get comfortable, and I’ll tell you one. You have found the path that leads back to a secret place I know deep in the great Northwoods, where the magical trees whisper tales of fairies and gnomes. Open the story and continue your journey. In this third tale, meet some magical creatures, including Sage, the hedgehog – a rather overwhelmed orchard garden caretaker and baker, and her fleet-footed friend, Fraser Fox, who, along with Sage’s Special Magical Tree and a host of Northwoods gnomes and fairies, work magically together to help the little hedgehog harvest the orchard bounty and prepare for the Autumn Harvest Celebration. Come along on this magical journey where you will meet creatures who learn the value of gratitude and responsiveness. You are certain to discover a magical place where anything is possible and encounter a little fun along the way.

Fairy and Gnome Tales - Book Two

Ah! Welcome! I have been waiting for you! You have found a path that leads to a secret place I know deep in the great Northwoods, where magical trees whisper tales of fairies and gnomes. Open the story and continue your journey.

In this second tale, come visit with the Grandfather Tree, who always has a story to tell, and Joshua Twillaby, a special fairy who has been feeling alone, rather glum, and stuck in a slump. Discover what happens when Joshua decides to stop feeling sorry for himself and do something different.

Journey with Joshua, as he sets off for a visit with Grandfather Tree and experiences unexpected adventures along the way.

Fall from Grace

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”

Gautama Buddha

“But remember, nothing comes without a price. Our paths are not mapped; they’re made.”

Priya Ardis

This book recounts the adventures, journey, cataclysmic fall and subsequent redemption of a surgeon. The elements of this novel include an overbearing father, a passive mother, an adventurous childhood, a supportive childhood friend and brothers, an insecure Dean, a paranoid Chairman, a pathologic vixen, a botched surgery, a life-saving surgery, a supportive wife and girlfriend and finally, an understanding of God’s purpose to achieve redemption. The story has many ups and downs and constitutes a ride like few others. Hang on to your seats, readers, as you will bear witness to a man who appeared to have everything, lost nearly everything to poor choices and finally saw the light after facing death in the face. But let me start at the beginning…

Falling Through the Cracks

Depression, illness, pain, and loss can become private homes of isolation. It’s tempting to convince ourselves these homes of suffering are proof we suffer alone. Humanity falls through the cracks each time we are failed by a medical system, ignored by policy, and abandoned by those supposed to protect—to love us. May the reader find some commonality within these pages. It can be difficult to find home—know you’re not alone. May the reader experience ataraxia.

Fallon's Digi-Bet

A child learning her ABCs is a basic step in acquiring the skill of reading. In similar fashion, Fallon’s Digi-Bet uses the ABC approach to introduce a child to the fundamentals of the digital age. The book makes it possible for children to acquire basic technical knowledge about computers and the technology companies who have been important in establishing and promoting this digital age in a fun way using rhyme and similes to facilitate learning. Children living in urban environments already are familiar with manipulating tablets and other devices by swiping screens and pushing buttons and levers. Fallon’s Digi-Bet goes a little deeper to further their understanding of computers and enhances computer literacy. It also functions as a companion book to children's existing interface with computers and cell phones, and hopefully will spark a future interest in STEM learning.

Farm and Exotic Animals through the Eyes of Children

During a field trip to the Environmental Education Center, the children get to see, pet, and learn about farm and exotic animals. Their faces light up with excitement as they pet and feed the animals. Some of the animals they see are turkeys, ducks, chickens, sheep, goat, calf, cow, hog, skink lizard, bearded dragon, two turtles, and Texas longhorn.

Farm Story

Eddie Casson grew up on a farm in a small Indiana town where Church, family, and identity
were the unchanging signposts of an acceptable life. Conventionality was more than just
expected—it was the highest form of success. Art, music, and movies might have their place
here and there, but bonus was for boys to excel at traditional masculine
pursuits. Despite always feeling somehow different and apart from most of everyone else
around him, he worked hard to be the perfect image of a son, brother, and friend. Reared in a
household where perfection and faith were the two pillars of the family, he struggled to
understand his own identity as well as the currents of unhappiness—and change—that were
beginning to swirl around him and the outside world. Finding his way out of the straight jacket
of his past into a different kind of future was a long rock-covered road. He would find that his
choices would hurt people he loved along the way, but he also knew that living his true life
would be the only thing that would make it all worth it. And with a loving and forgiving heart,
he would be able to find his way back to people he loved while stumbling forward into his own
happier future.
This book is a memoir about growing up in Indiana in the ’60s and ’70s as a gay kid and young
man. It is a series of linked portraits and moments that weave the story through. Eddie
worked to really create a sense of what it was like in these particular places in the particular
time. The Midwest in those days had barely entered the modern era and his youth and life had
a truly gothic, otherworldly cast to it. It conveys not just the struggles of his experience, but
the poetry and soulfulness of it as well.

Fated of Destruction

There comes a time in the life of every intelligent species when they must take time to ponder their place in the worlds beyond. For the vastness outside the confines of their planet teems with life, ever-awaiting for their fated introduction. Sometimes, however, fate has strange ways of accelerating the inevitable.

This is a story for those who wonder what awaits them as they look to the stars. And who see how quickly the normal can turn into something more, with but a breath from the beyond. This is a story for those who believe the future may not be so far away. For they with imagination unbound, wanting to catch a glimpse of what the beyond might look like. For they that wish that maybe, just maybe, they will become part of something more.

This is a story for humanity, as it looks up to the sky and asks, “Where am I, in all of this?”

Fiercely Loyal

Brother and sister, Sean and Colleen Callaghan share a relationship of love, loyalty, and perseverance. Their early childhood in a dysfunctional orphanage run by sisters focused on corporal punishment created a bond that carries them through a hard scrapple existence. Living through tough times in the Big Apple while concurrently 20^th century history plays out, Sean and Colleen are challenged at every step.

Sean grows from petty thief to booze-running during Prohibition, to waterfront dock boss. Colleen starts out running a speakeasy that transitions into an upscale restaurant catering to the well-heeled New York crowd, politicians, and Sean’s less-than-legit pals. The Callaghans’ saga spans pre-WWI to post WWII and is a true New York City story with colorful characters from waterfront toughs, bootleggers, slick gangsters, Nazi spies, and seductive women. When Sean is accused of murder and found guilty, the bond shared by the siblings is brought to its greatest test. The Callaghans are so fiercely loyal to each other their story will break your heart and keep you turning pages.

Firstlings of the Flock

As with the story of Cain and Abel, the two MacKenzie brothers, Duncan and Cameron, do not get along – never have. For years, there has been almost no communication between brothers until the death of their father, John Jay.

Cam feels compelled to return for the funeral and the subsequent hearing of his father’s will, though he is uncertain what drives him. Although Cam expects nothing from the estate, surprisingly, the will decrees that he and Dun should travel to the High Uinta Wilderness (a special place for his father) to settle their differences.

Needless to say, both brothers do not return from the wilderness, but unfortunately, that still does not resolve the matter. Now the will is being contested by a third party claiming to be a previously unknown daughter.

Through DNA testing and some serious sleuthing, Cam discovers nothing is as he thought, and even he, Cameron MacKenzie, is not who he thought he was.

Fish at the Fair

At a bustling country fair, young Scoot and Mom are immersed in a whirlwind of vibrant colors, delightful games, and an array of fascinating animals.

Amid the tantalizing scents of fair treats blending with rustic barnyard aromas, they encounter a carnival man boasting bowls filled with shimmering goldfish.

All it takes to win a finned friend is a coin tossed into a dish! But will Mom allow Scoot the chance?

Whether Scoot goes home with a new pet or just a cherished memory, it’s bound to be an unforgettable day at the fair!

Flatlands

Flatlands is believable and complex. This story ranks with the classic depictions of the marvel that was the Old West, that great, vanished moment in history; within its strong atmosphere of reality, fiction intertwines with known facts of the time. This novel is a study in the strength of interaction between individuals of the same family or group, and explores stress and loyalty in the face of hostile odds.

Flatlands rewards the reader with rich insight into character and situation. Its individual tune interrupts shock and sorrow with irresistible laughter. A gripping original.