Mirrored Images

Deep resonance of a shared experience often defines the human condition. Recognizing reflections of ourselves in others is a common trait that unites humanity. The phrase ‘I can relate’ is often uttered when we encounter others going through similar events, helping us to better understand and empathize with our fellow human beings.

Mirrored Images: Reflections of the Human Tribe explores this very concept of resonance. This book is a collection of poetry and prose that encapsulates the essence of the 21st century era. The perplexity, love, and nature experienced by individuals are woven throughout these pages. The spirit is expressed in each piece, offering a reflection of oneself and a reflection of others worldwide, emphasizing the commonalities that bind all humans together.

The chapters delve into topics such as nature, life, fear, humanity, spirit, love, and cultural verse and essays. These chapters will leave the reader craving more. The collection, written over a decade, draws inspiration from various experiences to create its captivating content. It reflects the human tribe – the challenges we face, the lives we lead, and the forces that shape our daily existence.

Mirrored Images takes you on a journey, seamlessly integrating poetry and prose into a compelling narrative from cover to cover. This collection is sure to enlighten and inspire, offering an enjoyable and thought-provoking reading experience that will resonate with readers from all walks of life.

The Zen of IT

The Zen of IT offers a calm, clear-headed philosophy for navigating the modern IT workplace—an environment increasingly defined by complexity, constant change, and outdated ways of working. Rather than promoting yet another rigid framework or recycled methodology, this book challenges the assumptions that have shaped IT culture since the 1990s and asks a more fundamental question: is the way we work still serving us?

Drawing on decades of real-world experience, The Zen of IT argues that popular process-driven approaches have often become barriers to flow, innovation, and accountability. In their place, it proposes a mindset rooted in collective responsibility, simplicity, and professional craft—one that empowers individuals and teams to think collectively, adapt intelligently, and act with purpose.

Through thoughtful reflection, this book explores concepts such as flow as the natural life of a problem, growth through struggle, and awareness of one’s environment as a means of anticipating change. These principles are not presented as abstract theory but as practical ways of staying effective—and sane—amid pressure, uncertainty, and relentless demand.

Whether you are a CEO, an experienced technologist, a project manager, or someone feeling worn down by the modern IT machine, The Zen of IT offers a refreshing perspective: less noise, more clarity, and a sustainable way to work with calm, resilience, and intent.

Read this book to understand what an alien knocking on your door really means.

Bea the One

Bea didn’t choose the chaos—chaos circled her name, underlined it twice, and showed up early. In this brutally funny, sharp-tongued memoir, she drags you through the beautiful wreckage of a life that refused to behave. With wit as dark as her luck and humor sharp enough to perform its own surgery, Bea turns trauma into punchlines and catastrophe into confession.

This isn’t a story you read politely.

It’s one you inhale.

One that grabs you by the collar, laughs in your face, and whispers, “Trust me—my disasters are more entertaining than your therapy.”

Step inside. Bea’s got stories. And they bite.

Long Green

This book is about a New Yorker, Kob Hansen, whose parents were both born in Kentucky, though he had only visited as a child with his grandmother to bury them both after a tragic murder suicide. Yet, while teaching part-time at Columbia, he falls for a graduate student who is from Kentucky. They fall in love and decide to get married, and she talks him into returning to her hometown for the wedding and to live. There, things go awry as he learns about his own family and hers—his family poor Norwegian miners while hers rich Bluegrass elite.Meanwhile, Kob encounters a man known simply as Long Green, an old hermit who did twenty years for murder who, after his release, is shunned by the people of the county. The man he murdered thirty years before, Kob soon comes to believe to be his own grandfather, or so he thinks, until he begins to believe Long Green (Labe Cornett) may be his real grandfather.This changes his entire picture of his life and upbringing, all among the Southern culture and mindset of native Kentuckians.

Mrs. O’Leary’s Library and Other Fantastical Stories

Once again, the author, Edward Wygonik, beckons you to enter the enchanted world of Fairie with imaginary tales set in fantastical lands. A sense of wonder and mystery prevails in these stories of a library, characters from ancient tales and mischievous twists on age-old stories. It is a delightful journey where imagination and language intersect.

In these otherworldly settings you can decide what is real and what is imagined. The magical enchantment and narrative themes draw you from the natural world into a world of wonder that allows the invisible to become visible. The natural world as you know it becomes a place of endless possibilities.

In each story there is a sense of joy, which confirms them as fairy stories, with or without fairy characters but all with mythical creatures you will embrace as real and lovable. Fairy stories are ancient, and these new stories will delight readers as do the old ones.

Just Like Me

Are you just like Mark? Learn about Mark, his family, his school, and the wonderful people in his life. Discover what people you might have in your life, just like Mark. Meet the funny members of his family and the exciting friends from school, and all the unforgettable characters.

Lead with Light

In a time when leadership is measured by influence rather than rank, Lead with Light offers a fresh, purpose-driven approach to mentorship. Combining timeless archetypes with contemporary executive strategy, Scott Sowell presents a mentorship model that ignites transformation through one conversation, one connection, one clear act at a time.

Blending emotional intelligence with disciplined strategy, the book introduces seven archetypal lenses—Strategist, Protector, Messenger, Healer, Connector, Illuminator, and Steward—that illuminate distinct pathways to leadership mastery. Through vivid symbolism, compelling case studies, and reflective exercises, readers learn to mentor with empathy, communicate with authenticity, and lead with moral clarity.

More than a framework, Lead with Light is a guiding philosophy for anyone seeking to elevate their impact. Whether you are a seasoned executive steering organizational change or an emerging leader expanding your influence, this book provides a practical compass for navigating complexity with wisdom and grace.

Leadership is not only about what we create; it is about who we develop.

The Adventures of a Woodturner

Are you looking for an easy read with some insights, adventures, haps, and mishaps?

Don’t put me down.

There is no secret or mystery to woodturning; there is no magic that transforms basic raw materials into three-dimensional shapes, whether ordinary functional items or master-class collectible pieces. It only requires practice. These pages explore the process with humor, inventiveness, and a sense of the real world.

Once again, words will take you from a starting point, as with most, more often by chance and circumstance, with these pages blending a desire to learn, develop, and grow—never giving up—while discovering the value of humor amid the euphoria of success and the heartache tied to life’s realities.

Run Horse Run

Hatchell Breeze has now retired from the police force yet and, out of boredom, has teamed up with his old partner, Phillip Young, to open the Breeze Investigations & Security office across the street from the police department, where he formerly headed the detective unit for homicide and all violent crime for the city of Greenville.

Their very first case comes as a surprise, investigating the shooting of a thoroughbred horse while the horse is running a stakes race on the local racetrack.

Is it intentional or a fluke or related to another crime where a notorious criminal was assassinated two weeks earlier? This leads Breeze and the police force on an unusual hunt to solve the mystery before another crime happens. Breeze soon learns the horse industry is truly a totally different animal as he mingles with the elite of the industry and uncovers unlawful acts and plots among the leaders and players, assisted by two cousins who are the daughters of the owners of two of the most famous Kentucky horse farms.

Breeze’s continuing investigation soon opens old wounds he thought were dead and buried and exposes friends, family, and associates to impending danger as he rushes to solve the case before more violence can occur while the spring racing meet is underway and the entire industry is brought down nationwide.

This is the third crime novel of the Hatchell Breeze stories; the fourth is due out in the fall of 2026.

Ozark Justice

The year is 1938, and it’s a beautiful Indian summer day in the Ozark Mountains. Yarnell Cates, his wife Thelma, and his father are returning home with a wagonload of stove wood when they discover the sheriff’s car in their front yard. Sheriff J. D. Hawkins is there to arrest Yarnell on trumped-up charges concocted by the prosecuting attorney and his brother, the circuit judge. The charge is part of an ongoing feud between their families and the Cates. In a twist of fate, Yarnell is forced to kill the sheriff in self-defense. This act incites the prosecuting attorney to form a posse with orders to burn down the Cates’ home, slaughter their livestock, and shoot Yarnell on sight. A bounty of five hundred dollars is placed on Yarnell’s head, later increased to fifteen hundred dollars, driving Yarnell and Thelma to seek refuge in a cave in the mountains. Throughout the winter, they endure harsh conditions while evading the men of Sycamore County in a desperate bid for survival.

The CHI Brown Girl

Adrienne Plummer seeks to motivate, inspire, and uplift Black people. She fell in love with writing in the 4th grade after reading a book report aloud to the applause of her eager peers. This started her spoken word journey, which had been a long time coming. Throughout her early years and adolescence, she perfected her craft, culminating in the publication of her first poem in 1984. With Vanessa Williams’ crowning as Miss Black America as a backdrop, Adrienne drew inspiration from proud Black women.

When she later went to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, she joined a college poetry club and majored in English. As her professor read feminist poetry, Adrienne’s activism was sparked. She learned about prominent activist figures and interviewed student leaders. Years later, during the height of a social justice reckoning, she read Becoming by Michelle Obama and Jenifer Lewis’ autobiography. Upon hearing two other prominent Black women speak on overcoming struggles, Adrienne was inspired to reignite her voice. Often a quiet and ‘Chi’ Brown girl, she is vocal in her poetry. These powerful poems will help readers hear the cry of a Black woman.

Plastic: The Side Dish You Get with Every Meal

This book provides an eye-opening revelation about how our current practices continue to harm the environment and all its inhabitants. To ensure a more sustainable future for the planet, we must adopt new ways of doing things and eliminate consumer products and practices that cause the most damage to natural ecosystems and threaten life on Earth.

Wildlife species, ecosystem functions, and human health have all been negatively impacted by the excessive amounts of garbage produced globally every day. Many commonly used products linger in the environment for years after disposal, resulting in grave consequences for essential wildlife organisms and their ecosystems, including water sources, land, and soils. Natural resources have been rapidly depleted for decades, diminishing habitats and generating excess pollution.

The time is now to take decisive action. We must move towards using alternative materials and methods that reduce environmental harm caused by today’s common products and practices. This shift is crucial in minimizing the increasing risks of climate change and preserving our planet for future generations.