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This is the story of my life since the 1930's. The Great Depression had an economic effect on everyone, but the actions of the young toward others didn't change. There were those that made fun of another with a speech impediment, the clothes they wore, or call them names like "Bird legs", "Fats", or other derogatory terms.Even today, that will continue during the adolescent years. But one must learn how to overcome, and PERSEVERE through ridicule, adversities, disappointments, and difficult times. It's up to the individual to recognize the importance of an education and make decisions early in life that can lead to success or failure. Opportunities are available for everyone that uses their talents to reach their goal.

"IT STARTS WITH A SEED..."Learning to embrace her individuality while navigating high school drama, Jaime Aarons returns from winter break and meets Flora Nature who is searching for a connection between humans and the earth. Initially awkward, the girls become friends despite being from different worlds, but not everyone is supportive of their budding friendship. A resentful fey arrives to drive a wedge between them, but Jaime and her friends - Chelsea, Jake & Leif - discover elemental allies from the natural world, uncovering an ancient, mutual bond. Can they weather the brewing storm to reach Flora's dream? Drawing parallels between the change of seasons and the winds of change in life, Nature Calls, Spring begins a captivating coming-of-age story, celebrating friendship, new beginnings, and the wonder of the natural world.

What is your oil? Box of Alabaster challenges you to release it. The author depicts a journey to knowledge of inner self, love of nature, and combines daring biblical allusion while the addressing dark topics such as great loss and unhealthy love. It details the uphill battle to success and peace with an elegance that gives dignity to painful events. The author's hope is that people from all walks of life will relate to and appreciate these poetic expressions.King, a Guyanese poet currently serving in the U.S. Navy, offers a set of poems that grapple with difficult emotions.The collection's title refers to an item mentioned three times in the New Testament, but this is not solely a faith-based work, but rather an exploration of universal experiences of identity and acceptance. The collection is prefaced by a standalone poetic work, "The Invitation," which urges the reader to receive this work as a "gift": "here are my pourings of oil / pure and unspoiled / I lay them at your feet." Her tone remains similarly earnest throughout, as if readers were glimpsing her private diary. She presents the poems in seven parts, and begins by exploring a feeling of forced grounding, using escapist nostalgia. In "Dock Boats," she writes, "I am in paradise / retired / sailing away / life within me / as I watch life without."With this, the poet settles into her voice and presents a retrospective journey of self-discovery; nearly every poem in the collection is dated and timestamped, with some from 2016 that seem to function as letters to the speaker's future self. The poems take readers through dark times, and although the author never offers absolute clarity, their impressions are powerful; she amplifies the works with varied rhythm, sometimes winding, and other times staccato. When the collection reaches an emotional climax, they begin to evoke God, artfully weaving prayer into the speaker's desperation, and by the penultimate section, the speaker begs for the grace to forgive and help themselves. At times, the writing becomes simpler and more repetitive, contrasting with maximalist biblical imagery to reflect the speaker's anger and frustration. In the final work, critically titled "Jezebel," King hints at the possibility of the duality of woman, and that the speaker has an enemy-or that perhaps she is that enemy.Promising works that show that the road to healing isn't a linear one.-Kirkus Review

Little black girl, the world did not give you joy; therefore, the world cannot take it away. While some people in the world will make it their mission to destroy you, fear not. Your Heavenly Father will always protect you. Remember, you are a child of YHWH, and man cannot break what he did not build. In This Little Black Girl Ain't Your Burnt Trash, Delphina Brooks examines the world's painful history of the mistreatment of Black women, underscoring generations of suffering among Black communities as a result. Exploring themes of forgiveness and personal growth, Brooks offers an inspiring message on faith and healing to help readers find happiness and fulfillment.

Seeing Rainbows through the Clouds is the adaptation of the blog author Paula Marinak kept when she was going through a particularly challenging time in her life. All stories, some of which she expanded from the original blog posts into longer stories and some of which are new, reflect the theme of finding the positive in any difficult situation one may encounter in life. Anyone from late teens and beyond will benefit from the optimism, encouragement, and hope found in these stories. All of us encounter difficult situations and seasons throughout our lives, but they do not last forever. Seeing Rainbows through the Clouds instills in readers that, like a rainbow shines in the sky after a storm, something good emerges from every dark time. It is then we can share the light we received with others as they travel through their dark, difficult times.

After helping overturn the conviction of an innocent Marine and his 20-year sentence, Captain Woody White thought his duties as a Marine Corps lawyer would return to normal. A bounty on his head and an attempt on his life were anything but normal. When a silent, deadly malady almost kills him and ends his service as a Marine, Woody begins practicing law in his hometown and re-connects with his high-school crush.Is there romance in his future? He becomes involved in a murder-for-hire killing and the search for the people who hired the killer.