Bücher veröffentlicht von Austin Macauley

The day after his retirement, Chris suffered a haemorrhagic stroke that paralyzed the right side of his body. The language area of his brain was the most affected, depriving him of speech. To regain his most valued skill - to express himself with the written and spoken word - he had to begin again, re-learning words and their meanings, and to write using his left hand. His urge to use language as before was so strong that he was able to recover little by little what the stroke had cruelly taken away. It took two years until his abilities improved enough to be seated in his wheelchair to read and write. He never felt impeded by his disability. With a tape recorder, a notebook, and a typewriter, Chris picked up where he had left off - his inspiration awakened anew.

In At the Movies, follow the story of Garbonzo, a young boy growing up in Vancouver in the 1970s, whose passion for movies leads him on a journey of self-discovery. As he befriends the local film critic and starts sneaking into restricted shows, he develops a love for the works of director Sam Peckinpah and a deeper understanding of the power of cinema. But when he gets caught up with the wrong crowd and ends up in jail, he loses everything, including his love interest and his job at the local theater. Years later, he returns to his hometown to find the theater industry in decline, but is given a chance to save the remaining theaters and make his dreams a reality. At the Movies is a coming-of-age tale that explores the transformative power of cinema on both an individual and a community level.

In the year 1880, an impoverished, half-English journalist named Eduardo Dawson, hitching from Mexico for the American border, meets three fellow travelers who could not be more different. The first is Phoebe Surgener, a wry, strong-willed American ranch lady of obvious wealth and influence. The second is Pleasant Honeyflower, a seedy, fast-talking phony preacher. The third is Marcela Sandoval, a magically beautiful Mexican shepherdess. After their meeting on the road, there follows a seemingly endless night that begins with friendly "get-to-know-you" chatter and evolves as they cross the desert under a great blood moon into episodes of passionate young love, depraved sexual violence, betrayal, and abandonment that will have unimaginable repercussions for years to come. As fate will have it, they all end up in Pleasant Valley, Arizona, and their chance encounter in the desert will turn out to be a harbinger of The Pleasant Valley War, the bloodiest land war in the history of the American West.

Magic Behind the Heart is a book for yoga instructors to inspire students and deepen the class experience-on the mat-by reciting at the start, middle, or end of sessions. This, A Yoga & Meditation Companion, is also for yoga practitioners to guide themselves and expand the at-home practice by incorporating after pranayama yogic breathing techniques and easing into meditation. This book of poetry teaches the philosophy of:o Building lasting worth by embracing moments of healing.o Developing unwavering empowerment by quieting demand of ego.o Uncovering perpetual joy by establishing a relationship with self.o Illuminating higher purpose by suspending mistrust of the unknown. o Channeling ultimate creativity by holding proper principles.o Receiving infinite abundance by clinging to correct response. Experience the sacred shift of opening the heart by embodying the intrinsic energy field of these 92 haiku-off the mat.

Stipan Andric is a Croatian plague doctor hired by the Catholic Church to treat the inhabitants of Mons Manomorta, a secluded mountain community made up of the remnants of a Crusader military order with a dark history. As he begins his work, he discovers that there is more at play on the mountain than just the Black Death. There is an ancient evil lurking, one that wishes to reclaim its former power in the world. Follow Dr. Andric as he uncovers the secrets of Mons Manomorta and battles against this malevolent force.

Unhappily Ever After is a collection of short horror stories that will leave the reader not only with chills but the question of whether a happy ending is even deserved. Sometimes the most eery tales are those that leave you with the unexplained, and that is what many of these stories will leave you with. This collection takes those traditional monsters like ghosts, vampires, zombies, and werewolves and places them into the modern-day world where they can sometimes be unstoppable.

I had no idea what to do with myself when I lost my best friend. I started thinking about what could have been, and that led to me discovering my love for poetry. I was finally able to get it all out in a creative and organized manner. I soon discovered that poetry made me feel better about whatever my writing was referencing, so I used it as a method of healing until I eventually created enough art to make a full collection. However, I refused to stop there. I wanted her story and mine to be shared with the world, and now, my dreams have come to fruition. This collection took me three months to write, and I am so grateful for those three months of nonstop creativity. This collection highlights my life during those three months and a little bit of my life before my world came crashing down.

Short Stories to Go: Book 1 consists of a collection of stories that can be appreciated in their entirety, in a single sitting, or enjoyed one story at a time. This trilogy was assembled from many years of random writings and the stories were selected more for their differences than for their similarities. The content addresses scenarios that range from the unfortunate to the unexpected and concludes with the impossible. This book begins with a fact-based dramatization of a tragic love story which owes its unfortunate outcome to the slow and untrustworthy word-of-mouth communications channels that prevailed in many parts of the world during the early 20th century. This emotional tale of love and loss is followed by a completely fictional account that encompasses a farm town's battle with Mother Nature, as viewed through the eyes of three young storm chasers who have been sponsored by a Canadian university. This exciting adventure leads into an entirely imaginative and enticing science fiction drama which hopefully leaves you, the reader, looking for more.

What makes Dave Barry funny? Stephen King scary? Tami Hoag heartbreaking?All readily admit that where they live greatly influences what they write.Indeed, for both writers and readers, geography may well be destiny when it comes to fiction. Novelists often borrow from their surroundings, consciously or subconsciously, to create their imaginative worlds, just as we readers are drawn to those works that transport us to more exciting and inspiring locales, be it Hemingway's Havana, Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County or McMurtry's Lonesome Dove.

A harrowing and heart-breaking story of a five-year-old girl abandoned by her family in the midst of Apartheid South Africa. Marlene Neuman is removed from her hometown, below the slopes of Table Mountain, Cape Town, to a missionary, hundreds of miles away, at the northern border of South Africa. In the harsh unknown surroundings, she must fend off abuse from those she recognized as her own and bend to the rules of a Catholic orphanage. Her journey to adulthood is filled with twists and turns, as fate carves the pathway further away from stability and peace.She experiences the devastation caused by the government's segregation rules in every aspect of her life and in the bonds she forms with those around her. Like many other South Africans of that time, she eventually finds herself drawn into the struggle against the unjust laws of her country. She finds and loses loved ones, until she must take refuge, when the brutal South African security forces hunt her. As they begin to close in on her and the man she realises she loves, is it too late?

Convicted killers don't often ring their local newspapers from behind bars. Hard-nosed Canadian crime reporter Ben Ludlow took one such phone call which plunged his life into the blood-thirsty world of multiple murders. Soon other killers called him from behind bars. Before long he had a murderers' hot line going. Who was out there sparking these scary killers to call him? They themselves were evil monsters. They had each been convicted of bludgeoning or stabbing or strangling innocent women to death. Who could be worse than them? Ludlow discovered a mysterious mastermind was feeding him inside information on all these crimes - and other slayings, too. He was now on top of the greatest murder scoop of his career. Then, just when he was about to expose all he knew, shattering events overtook him in a blur of action. He was accused of being a killer himself. Cops turned on him. As his life spun out of control more shocks, out of his control, crowded in on him...

The Waking Crescent follows the journey of Kaya through Ancient Egypt. After the devastation of losing her husband to the yearly flooding, she sets out on a journey in an attempt to find a new home, only to realize that her journey is one of self-discovery.

Perhaps it had to rain,For the clouds to clear Perhaps I had to fall,To conquer my fear Perhaps the wind had to blow,For the trees to sway Perhaps my heart had to break,For my feet to stand and pray. - Shama Chilmi

These unspoken wordstore me down part by partas they poured through melike plucking feathersfrom my heavy heartin hopes to be lightenough to flyinstead, I've learned to walkand said goodbyeto my past life.For healing is the artof reincarnation

Brushstrokes on the canvas of my life…The hues and shades of joys and sorrows, of pain and passion, of tears and desperation, all have lent fire to my quill and these brushstrokes paint the portrait of my soul…The benevolent and omniscient has given me perspective and the inimitable joy of a spectator at all times…The heartthrobs and heartbreaks, the hits and the misses, the mirth and the melancholy all paint these brushstrokes…Life is a journey of the soul, refining it in each encounter with the self. Yes, each experience is, I believe, an experience of our own self and refinement of the soul.We can either be bitter or be better when we experience life.Whatever happens happens, because it has to happen, and it has to happen in that particular way…Let life flow on like a stream and let me be a leaf floating on it.Prostrate at thy feet, Lord Guruvayoorappa, I surrender…

The Wolf Strikes BackIn the simple town of Vadovara, a peaceful heaven of Gujarat State of India, a farmer's family lives. Like every other family, Ratan lives with his wife Ramila and his small daughter in a dignified way. Though he earns a meagre wage, he is content to live a simple life, often helping his community at large. The rich landlord of the community, Chainrai Mody, boasts of his "higher connections" and cajoles the lower working people to submit to his evil plans. But the property owner fails to corrupt Ratan and an undercurrent of mistrust and distrust prevails in the neighborhood spoiling the peaceful atmosphere. A fall off guy, Mangal Singh befriends Ratan, and they foil many attempts of the evil landlord. The seeds of disharmony are planted, and community lives are routinely upset.It is time when Ratan decides to equalize matters and weave a blanket of peace and harmony as prevailed before. Being pushed inch by inch to the wall, he now has only the spring action of a hungry wolf. Read how Ratan manages to camouflage a strike against a strike.

A comprehensive book providing a practical version of the law of attraction. The book gives reasonable steps that any reader can understand the application of law of attraction.When the entire world faces the COVID-19 epidemic, this book will significantly help the common man to motivate and invoke positivity to move forward in life.

Soul Story is the journey of a man who is falling prey to his addictions and disintegrating piece by piece into a darkness that is taking over his life. Haunted by this curse to which his father too was a victim, he fights against his demons that are consuming him. Though he is chained and imprisoned by his thirst for substances that are destroying his life, he is seeking answers, as he dreams of a life of fulfillment and happiness.He yearns to be the best version of himself but is losing to his darkness that has taken total control over him. Dreaming to free himself from the bondage he has become a victim of, he looks for a life worth living where he conquers his demons and achieves the impossible of reaching his dreams and bringing peace to his father. The journey he takes leads him on an unusual path where he discovers something in him that he was carrying all his time. Something that had all the answers for which he was searching, and the only thing that can set him free.

In her twelve years of life, this is the first time Areej must truly start to find a meaning in her life as she goes through major emotional and territorial changes. Everything and everyone around her is changing and there is no stable, solid ground for Areej to put her feet on. As she struggles to bounce back from a dramatic fall from grace, she decides to pick up her pen.Suddenly, this pen is her new best friend. Her rock, alongside her family. With her family supporting her and her pen in hand, Areej writes multiple poems, long and short, to calm her soul and pull on the strings of friendship, love and loss that connect and ground her to this world. As she reveals fragments of her story, those fragments merge together to form a larger narrative, one with the intention to provide an offering of hope in the present and for future generations.Who Rules the World in Wonderland? takes us on a poetic adventure as they explore the intricate corners of human emotion in a body of work that inspires, soothes, and enlightens.Filled with lyrical stories, both heartbreaking and empowering, Areej connects the reader with diverse characters and relatable circumstances. Join her as she rediscovers herself and tries to find out what her life truly means.With every night,As the people wonderWhen the light is like a band,In this world or any other,"Who rules the world in wonderland?"

This book consists of poems of pure feelings. Some of them talk about the mindset we live in, and some of them talk about the struggles young adults face in our modernized world, whether it's friendships, love, or even societal issues (fitting in). I question a variety of things including our surroundings, some certain views of other people, and some social norms in this book. Nothing personal here, it's just how I view life. I hope it touches your heart!

Today, Oh Boy is the tale of one day in the life of Rusty Boykin and Ollie Wyborn, juniors at Summerville High School. The year is 1970, and as a counterculture emerges in their conservative South Carolina community, a cast of characters find themselves in the throes of social upheaval: preppies, jocks, hippies, and belligerent country boys who don't believe in giving peace a chance.

Cove and Heather first meet when they are ten years old, bonding over a seashell they find on the beach. They each keep half of the shell and promise to meet again the following morning. However, when Heather has a terrible accident and Cove's family decides to leave, Cove begs his parents to drive around the area to find Heather so he can give her the seashell and remind her of their promise to meet again the following week. Unaware of the accident, they eventually leave without reuniting with Heather.More than twenty years pass before Cove and Heather's careers bring them back together. Cove is now a spinal cord surgeon and Heather works in cytogeneticist. As they reconnect and reminisce about the day they first met at the beach and shared the seashell, they realize who the other is. Despite the years that have passed, they never forgot each other and the special bond they formed over a simple seashell.

This is a short story that can be read by a parent to their children or by a slightly older child to themselves. It tells the story of two selfish tractor drivers who each think they have priority over the other, and finish up making things difficult for themselves as they end up having to do a lot of extra work during their free time. This tells us that everyone is important and that no one is better than anyone else.

During the COVID pandemic, Frances decided to combine her talent for writing poems with all the different collective nouns she had discovered for her book, A Prickle of Porcupines! But as she delved into some interesting facts to include in her poems, she also discovered that sometimes there was more than one word for a group name. She has tried to include them all, but acknowledges that the following may not be comprehensive, and some from inaccurate sources. As she found out, this really is not an exact science, but nevertheless, a lot of fun!

Kate has always been known as the sweet and generous girl in her class, despite being the poorest among her friends. But on her seventh birthday, everything changes and she is left with just one friend. Struggling with friendship issues and self-esteem, Kate goes through a series of misadventures and challenges as she tries to navigate through life. Follow her journey as she learns to overcome obstacles and find her way back to happiness in Reborn.

In McKenna's Return - Unfair Contempt, the second book in the McKenna Trilogy, McKenna is determined to reunite with her father in Washington D.C. after the end of the Civil War. However, her journey is not without its challenges as the post-war citizens of D.C. are quick to condemn her for the cause of the war and its devastating effects. Despite facing these tough encounters, McKenna uses her quick wit, cleverness, and strong faith to navigate through these difficult situations. Follow McKenna on her journey of resilience and determination as she tries to make a new life for herself in the aftermath of the war.

Nicola has a great life with one small problem: her new home is very old and very haunted. At first, she can ignore the strange happenings, but after some very unsettling occurrences Nicola realizes she isn't alone. After telling her friends what she's experiencing, they decide to have a séance to see if they can contact the restless spirit. Unfortunately, the séance works all too well, and Nicola is pulled back in time by the ghost of a young girl that died under mysterious circumstances 150 years ago. Now it's up to Nicola and her friends to solve the mystery and get Nicola home before it's too late.

If it were between two people you love, who would you choose for death?One phone call changed my life as I knew it, but I carved myself something from that ruin. When the notes started showing up, I ignored them and focused on my new life. Then the gifts started, followed shortly by the threatening words. I had no choice. I knew the one he would send would change my life once again but there was no looking back now… a new war had begun.I let her go to protect her from my past, but it found its way to her doorstep anyways. They stalked her and then they came for her. With every minute she is gone from my sight the body count will rise until I have her back in my arms.The only question now is… Who will survive this new war and who will be six feet under?