Wordship: My Soul Emptied and Bare

Are you stressed out without even realizing it? So was I. Are you searching for help and coming up short? So was I. If you’re seeking something but aren’t sure what it is, then you’re not alone. This book isn’t a magic fix for all your problems, but it offers companionship for those feeling alone in their struggles. Haunted by past relationships and overwhelmed by life? Inside these pages, you’ll find a fresh perspective on life’s journey. Each path leads us in a unique direction, and it’s up to us to find the right one. Through my personal experiences, I offer insights and lessons learned along the way, which might just help you see your path clearer.

This book is a treasure trove of life tips, quotes, poetry, scriptures, and entries from my personal journals. I share my ups and downs and the daily practices that brought purpose to my life. Even when we feel alone, we are never truly solitary: this truth is affirmed by my experiences and the Word of God. Additionally, I’ve included valuable advice from other authors whose wisdom helped me through tough times, saving you time and money.

Inspired by Toni Morrison’s advice, I wrote the book I wanted to read, hoping it serves as a therapeutic guide for your peace of mind and mental stability. This book is real, true, funny (I hope), and thoughtful. Take it home, curl up, and enjoy some hilarious and heartfelt moments. Unsure what BJJ, BJL, or ROL mean? Great! That’s just another reason to read this book. So, hurry to the register and embark on your own journey of discovery and healing.

You Are Beautiful

You Are Beautiful is a contemporary children’s book that celebrates children’s differences.

This is a book that any child can pick up to read and feeling good about themselves and their friends.

You Are Beautiful is a representation of many children, including those with special needs.

This book highlights differences, teaches kindness, understanding and reminds us all that we are beautiful just the way we are.

You Are My Person

In times of crisis and upheaval, life has a way of throwing us into unexpected situations that can shake us to our core. Becoming an overnight, full-time caregiver to a young child is one such challenge, one that can transform fear and uncertainty into a journey of profound connection. Through the trials, the bond between caregiver and child deepens, blossoming into a relationship built on mutual trust, love, and unwavering support.

It is within this love that acceptance and peace are found: a sense of safety that comes from discovering your person. This is a story for anyone striving to find balance in the chaos, light in the darkness, and hope in the unknown. Here’s to those blessed with finding their person, for there is no greater joy.

Zelda's Adventures

It’s Pete’s first day at school, and Zelda has the perfect way to celebrate! With one bright idea, anything is possible. Imagination sparks endless adventures as these two friends leap into fun and sticky situations. Along the way, Pete and Zelda must develop the skills to adapt to new environments and emotions while learning together.

Join Zelda and Pete as they explore life as frogs and uncover a new magical world. You can always find your way home with a good friend and a positive attitude. Dive into this whimsical journey of friendship as we explore a whole new ecosystem and discover what it truly takes to have an adventure!

Behold a Pale Horse

“And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him” (Revelations 6:8, KJV). One man would blaze such a path of death and destruction across the western frontier that he would be forever associated with this passage. Disowned by his family, betrayed by his commanding officer, and framed for atrocities he did not commit, he was branded a murderer and a traitor. Living life on the run and forced to kill those who would take his freedom and his life, he nevertheless fought to defend, and sometimes avenge, those who could not do so themselves. Labelled a monster by most, he was considered a hero by some. In time his name would be lost to history, but he would live on in legend, known only as the Pale Rider. This is how his story begins.

Digital

Two hackers are involved in cyberattacks in two different geographical locations. Shaun Wilson, an FBI agent, has his work cut out for him. He has been recently assigned to the Cyber Crime Unit, only to find out that he is a victim with no privacy at home; especially when he shares his intimate moments with his lovely wife, Carol. Enrique Hernandez, who lives in New York City and hacks for monetary gain, finds himself in the home of Shaun Wilson, among other things. Mark Sandler, who lives in Miami, slows down, intercepts, manipulates, interrupts, or shuts down PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones, just to cause mayhem. Meanwhile, Xeron’s location is unknown. Although he runs an underground operation, he sells everything unimaginable from firearms to drugs laced with fentanyl, bringing in well over $2 million a month. Agent Shaun Wilson must follow departmental guidelines and protocol without violating anyone’s constitutional rights. Time isn’t on his side and, before it’s over, the law may not be on his side either. Simply put, he must work fast. His job will never be over until he brings the evildoers to justice. The cat and mouse games seem to never end. Agent Shaun Wilson discovers that he is not in a battle, but at war: in Cyberspace.

Finding the Bones

Finding the Bones is a dark romance set against the youth rebellion and revolutionary violence of the 1910s—an era not unlike 1960s’ America—where idealistic young men and women seek to create a more just society but often fall victim to retribution or disillusionment. Charlie Everett, a journalist on the make, and Olivia St. James, an ardent feminist and journalist in her own right, find themselves caught in a deadly embrace from which neither can escape. “A fine, sophisticated historical novel from author Avery Russell in which she draws from her family history, especially the life of her journalist father who is Charlie Everett in the novel; her father’s first wife portrayed as Olivia St. James; and their mutual friend Maurice Hadley, in real life the early abstract painter Marsden Hartley. Russell’s omniscient narrator moves deftly among her substantial cast of characters, showing us the lives of bohemians and expatriates of pre-World War I and beyond. If there is any symbol of the partially thwarted lives that the central characters endure, it is in Hartley’s poem ‘Finding the Bones,’ which provides the title for the book, where the bones of a dead bird are found with its wings still on and its feathers attached, the last vestiges of a life and an ardor Charlie himself experienced among the bones he hid from everyone. ‘Fixed were the wings,’ Hartley wrote; now they are stiffened, and life has moved on to a ‘fresh history of stifled things.’” — Townsend Ludington, author of Marsden Hartley: The Biography of an American Artist (1992) and Seeking the Spiritual: The Paintings of Marsden Hartley (1998); Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

First Active Shooter

Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, life doesn’t go the way we want. We either roll with the punches or go down and never get up. At a young age, Miles had his future all planned out. So when his life started to spin out of control, he accepted the inevitable and kept his eye on his dream. The one constant in his life was the truth. Miles would never lie. Helping those in need and living honestly were values ingrained in him by his late father. But when life and death decisions have to be made, only the smart and strong survive. Like a cornered animal, Miles fights fiercely for his loved ones and their future. In a dramatic turn of events, Miles reluctantly becomes implicated in the First Active Shooter.

Footsteps on Other Shores

Take a series of journeys to other worlds: some close in space and time, others so far removed that they may not be in the same universe. Habitat: What happens when two old friends fight over ways to save people on Earth from the effects of global warming by creating habitats in space? When the two men, now rivals, must work together to save their respective projects, can they put aside their differences? Dragon Redux: How did dragons appear on Earth? Will they be our friends? Or will humans just be food? Castle Erehwon: in which a young prince comes of age and must confront his destiny by going through the Door, leaving behind a family in crisis. Will he go alone? Where will he end up? Prism of Lost Leng: When a man comes back to his fiancé after years of travel with no communication, what did he find? Does it have anything to do with the outré sculptures she has been producing?

Grandma Mouse's Broom

Hearts of Men

Hearts of Men moves with calculated grit and fierce velocity, stopping for rest only when it seems safe. It is a tale of seven unassuming, ordinary young men from all over North America. They awaken separately, one by one, in a vast, uncharted green wilderness. Disoriented and confused, they gradually stumble upon each other within the woods, and through their common plight, quickly grow close. Armed with newfound friendships and relentless perseverance, the group must endure immense fatigue, extreme hunger, psychological torment, and the unforgiving elements if they are to survive and unravel the mystery of where they are and why. These men face unbelievable odds, as they travel the forest in search of freedom, truth, and justice.

It's a Family Affair

Car doors ajar, cars half-parked in the street, traffic is blocked in both directions while sisters hug and greet each other. They hug like they haven’t seen each other in months – though it’s only been about a week or so since they last met. The purpose of this meeting is to determine when they will have the next meeting. In other words, they meet to talk about the next meeting – nothing ever gets accomplished. It’s a family affair, and this is what our family does.