A high school football star turns to drugs to enhance his game. He becomes delusional, can't distinguish what is real, and he's involved in heinous crimes that he has trouble remembering.
Tom was out of work, his benefits ran out and he took the only job he could find; substitute teacher at a private school. When the guidance counselor was forced to resign, Tom took his spot. The ex-counselor kept secret files of the troubled teens and their sessions. Seth was one of the disturbed, he was suicidal, but lacked the nerve to end his life. Tom followed the teens onto the internet, to a suicide site. He found Seth as one of the advisors, he called himself ?ÇÿSuicide Seth. He dared those who talked about ending their life to ?Çÿdo it and stop talking about it. Tom took a screen name and tried to interact with the desperate teens, but he was from a different era and his words fell on deaf ears. He confided in the Principal. She had a policy of looking the other way. She wanted the school to seem safe since it was funded from tuition and alumni donations. She swept Toms findings under the rug.
War At Home Garrett was living a settled life with a wife and a small son. His family business was doing well. An old friend returned from war-he was not only Garrett's close friend, he was also Garrett's wife's first love. She wrote many letters to the lost soldier. When he returned, he brought the letters filled with her secrets of shame and deceit, as time passed Garrett would find out how ruthless his wife could be.
It is a well known fact that there are at least two serial killers per state in the United States. One hundred unprovoked killers. If counting medical killers and gang killers the FBI numbers are over three hundred. Stan went to war, he killed many men on both sides. When he returned he couldnt stop himself from becoming the most feared serial killer the United States had ever seen. He hung victims under bridges in Boston and wrote ?ÇÿThe Boston Strangler on their foreheads. His hunger was not satisfied and he became The Gold Coin Killer. Killing under two names. Bodies piled up, the public was terrified, and even the detectives became victims. Stan entered a cancer center for the terminally ill. He pretended to be blind. He was quite convincing with his large purple scar on his head and one fixed eye. He appeared to be too weak to be a suspect. He caught many by surprise.
Eric was a respected contractor, he made a fortune during the building boom. He lived a clean life and invested his money well. His employees did the opposite, they spent all their earnings and partied their savings away. Some of them despised Eric and felt that he capitalized on their strong backs. They felt that Eric looked down on them. Most of his workers were in legal trouble caused by drugs, alcohol or child support problems. Through crafty deception Eric had a twist of fate and ended up in the state penitentiary. He was the pawn in a dangerous world of prison politics and unpredictable actions from gang members. Erics cellmate offered protection, but it costs all that he had worked for. Eric was fifty years old and he was no match for the young wild members of the biker gangs and the Skinheads. His cellmate was his only hope.
I was raised by my aunts after my mother was institutionalized. My father had abandoned the family years prior, the only thing we shared was our names. I turned eighteen; the state money ran out and my aunts pushed me to get on my own. I rented a home, got married and soon divorced. I walked away with nothing and found myself living in a friend's basement. It was 1992, Vanilla Ice had a hit record. A girl I was dating wanted to be in a band and dance on MTV. I was quick with rhymes and I wrote songs. We got a few gigs and things looked like they were turning around. Time passed by and I rarely visited my sedated mother. I didn't know what had driven her crazy until she passed away. She was a fortune teller, and on the eve of her death I inherited her gift. I never knew she was a psychic. I had bad habits; I had been drinking and drugging when the gift came to me. I thought I had gone insane. I was in uncharted water, and the songs I wrote were the fortunes I read from strangers that touched me at my shows. I decided to keep my gift a secret.
Ryan is a stage-two fortune teller, with 10 times the power of a single-stage fortune teller. He soon finds that he can not only read the fortunes of people that he touches, but his view of the future sets a local priest on his journey to be a modern-day prophet for the second coming of Christ.
Stan was a misfortunate orphan, he was raised by his uncle Hector. Hector was mentally unstable and the worst foster father that a parent could leave a child to. Hector was a war scorn madman that brought Stan to the remote woods to be raised. Hector had an abnormal desire to hunt and kill. Although he hunted the most dangerous beast of the forest, he craved hunting humans. Living far from society kept him from becoming a serial killer. He passed on his sick thoughts as well as his hunting skills. Hector's health failed as he aged and one day he challenged Stan to a game of kill or be killed. Stan was forced to leave the forest, he joined the Army and became a fearless warrior. He was seriously wounded in combat and when he returned he took a job as a police officer in a large county. He had a license to kill. The problem was Stan didn't limit his killings to the bad guys. He became Iron Stan, Psyco Cop, Serial Killer. 911 say your prayers.
Doug loved Kate, but she wasn't his type and not interested in him. He accepted it and tried to protect his feelings. He had low self esteem; she thought a lot of herself. She was different than him; born with a perfect shape and clear skin. She made friends fast and people were quick to please her. He was overweight; kids were mean and called him pudgy Dougy. He grew immune to smirks and insults. She was showered in kind words and praises. One day Kate had an accident; Doug was the only one there. He saved her life and she felt indebted to him and brought him into her world, suddenly Doug had new friends with new problems. Everything about Doug had changed. His slow paced life was suddenly in the fast lane. He lost weight and hung out with the cool kids. He tried to protect Kate, but she became a target for drug dealers and opportunists.
A top secret agent has his face reconstructed for his next mission. Without his consent, he is forced to extract all high tech secrets hidden in the mind of a captured prisoner from the Roswell crash. Derek's mind is instantly filled with everything the alien knows.
Bart was a poor college graduate without a job and buried in debt. Things changed when he inherited his uncle's property. It came with a strange farm hand named Alan. The farm didn't provide typical vegetables or animals. Instead it produced marijuana, and wolf-dogs bred for professional dogfights. One dog gave him winnings of eighty thousand dollars in a single match. The dogs were a mix of great dane and wolf. They were fed live animals and shot with steroids to increase their size and anger. They were the ultimate fighting dogs; super sized wolves. Bart had been bitten by the gambling bug. He paid off his debts, but things took a turn for the worse. One dog escaped, and since he was bred and trained to kill he terrorized the town. Brutus swam across the lake and took a baby from the arms of a camper. Wolves were protected and it was difficult to find and trap the individual doing the killings. Bart and his farm hand dressed as game wardens and went after the super sized wolf. They hunted Brutus, but he knew their scent and hunted them.
Sonny and Tony were found not guilty for the murder of a federal agent. Instead they were sentenced to spend two years in the state penitentiary for extorting and racketeering. They made it very clear to the warden, guards and inmates that they were Mafia bosses and would not be strong armed. After showing pictures to the warden and the guards of their families it was obvious that the Mob could get to anyone on the inside as well as the outside. Sonny and Tony soon controlled the prison's drug flow. They made new allegiances with the guards and gang members. Some inmates were headstrong and wouldn't answer to Sonny or Tony. Soon disrespect, fights and stabbing started a manhunt. Don Carmine Mancini wanted vengeance both inside and outside the prison. Tony didn't trust anyone and he made a list of victims. The entire prison was in an uprising. No one was safe from the wrath of the Mafioso.
The most powerful memories of my life were the teenage years that I spent with my brother Bruce. He was my mother's favorite son, born with multiple sclerosis (MS). I used to take him swimming almost everyday, being weightless in the water made him feel powerful and normal. He fought his disease and other than tiring easily he was no different than any other teen. Since we were both excellent swimmers and always at the pool, we were offered a chance to fill in as lifeguards at the beach. It was a great summer with a large crowd and plenty of sunshine. My brother felt strong and his disease did not hindered his life, he hid it well. He never felt sorry for himself, he was light hearted and good natured. He was older, physically I was the big brother, but mentally and emotionally he was a much bigger person. Bruce taught me how to appreciate life and except who I am. I lost him to hurricane Jane. I learned that some people are afraid to die, others are afraid to live.
This book contains WonderBrat cartoons drawn by Gary Fetters over a span of 30 years! Everybody's here - Harold, Jimmy, George the hamster, Zitman, Benji, and of course, the Caped Third-Grader himself, WonderBrat! Plus, it's chock full of hilarious, behind-the-scenes comments you gotta read to believe! You'll love it so much, your head will explode in a thousand pieces! And you'll barely even feel it! So buy yourself a copy, go make yourself a big ol' gooseliver an' cheese sandwich, and dig right in!
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