Paranormal Love is the second anthology to come out of the writers' collective, Authors for Charity. The collective have collaborated on a number of projects, most notably their first book for charity, Tales of an Old Wizard, which was launched in 2013. All proceeds from Paranormal Love go to the cancer unit in Sussex, England, in remembrance of fellow writer and friend Laura Tina Warnes, who contributed to Tales of an Old Wizard before sadly losing her battle with cancer in late 2013. Laura, who is remembered fondly by all members of the collective, was involved in the early planning stages of Paranormal Love, and Authors for Charity are proud to be able to produce this book in her memory. So grab a duvet, steel your nerves and step inside, and lose yourself in these stories of love, romance, fantasy and mystery. Just be sure to leave the lights on when you go to sleep tonight...
TALES OF AN OLD WIZARD is a collection of short stories for 9+ readers. All the profits from this book go to charity. The world has forgotten the real, old magic and no one remembers how to make a fire by snapping their fingers, or how to raise waves with a whisper. Greum is a wizard. He used to rule the elements but now he doesn't bother. The only magic left in his life is that in the stories a young boy delights in tricking out of him. Stories of dragons, warriors and sorcery.
Is mind reading a real skill? What about being able to move things with just your mind? Readers will be captivated by claims of psychic powers while also learning the facts about each story. Which tales could be true and which myths are busted? Exciting, easy-to-read text and compelling images will keep struggling and reluctant readers alike flipping the pages to find out.
This book examines the relationship between divine in/activity and human agency in the five books of the Megilloth—the books of Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, and Esther. As works of literature dating to the early Second Temple period (ca. 6th–3rd centuries BCE), these books and the implicit interpretation of these particular themes reflect the diverse cultural and theological dynamics of the time. Megan Fullerton Strollo contends that the themes themselves as well as the correlation between them should be interpreted as implicit theology insofar as they represent reflective interpretation of earlier theological traditions. With regard to divine in/activity, she argues that the Megilloth presents a certain level of skepticism or critical analysis of the Deity. From doubt to protest, the books of the Megilloth grapple with received traditions of divine providence and present experiences of absence, abandonment, and distance. As a correlative to divine in/activity, human agency is presented as consequential. In addition, the portrayal of human agency serves as a theological response insofar as the books advance the theme through specific references to and reevaluations of earlier theocentric traditions.
The period from the Reformation to the English Civil War saw an evolving understanding of social identity in England. This book uses four illuminating case studies to chart a discursive shift from mid-sixteenth-century notions of an individually generated, spiritually motivated sense of identity, to Civil War perceptions of the self as inscribed by the state and inflected according to gender, a site of civil and sexual invigilation and control. Each centres on the work of an early modern woman writer in the act of self-definition and authorization, in relation to external powers such as the Church and the monarchy. Megan Matchinske's study illustrates the evolving relationships between public and private selves and the increasing role of gender in determining different identities for men and women. The conjunction of gender and statehood in Matchinske's analysis represents an original contribution to the study of early modern identity.
TALES OF AN OLD WIZARD is a collection of short stories for 9+ readers. All the profits from this book go to charity. The world has forgotten the real, old magic and no one remembers how to make a fire by snapping their fingers, or how to raise waves with a whisper. Greum is a wizard. He used to rule the elements but now he doesn't bother. The only magic left in his life is that in the stories a young boy delights in tricking out of him. Stories of dragons, warriors and sorcery.
Paranormal Love is the second anthology to come out of the writers' collective, Authors for Charity. The collective have collaborated on a number of projects, most notably their first book for charity, Tales of an Old Wizard, which was launched in 2013. All proceeds from Paranormal Love go to the cancer unit in Sussex, England, in remembrance of fellow writer and friend Laura Tina Warnes, who contributed to Tales of an Old Wizard before sadly losing her battle with cancer in late 2013. Laura, who is remembered fondly by all members of the collective, was involved in the early planning stages of Paranormal Love, and Authors for Charity are proud to be able to produce this book in her memory. So grab a duvet, steel your nerves and step inside, and lose yourself in these stories of love, romance, fantasy and mystery. Just be sure to leave the lights on when you go to sleep tonight...
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