Almost all the stories for this book are based on real-life incidents. In the childrens stories section, a large number of stories are the direct result of what my children asked me when they were growing up and my responses. Some of the stories are based on the questions that our friends kids asked. One story is based on my daughters friends child. All the pet stories are based on my/our pets in recent years. Ive always had petssome very unusual. Most of the photos are from my family archivewhere not otherwise specified and source acknowledged. I hope you enjoy the stories and accept them in the spirit in which I offer them to you.
Children should learn some home truths and life lessons from these simple plays and apply the kindness and giving to their practical lives. It is never too early to begin to practice kindness. It also shows that good behavior results in acceptance and that in the long run, bad behavior does not pay.
This book has a collection of short stories. The constant themes throughout the stories are of love, death and hope of a life Hereafter. This book aims to show that death is a transition from one stage to another. It is inspired by true incidents. The main themes are love and death and how love conquers all and stays constant even in the face of the greatest loss. The book aims to bring comfort to those who have faced loss of loved one's.
Nostalgia is volume 3 of a trilogy. The previous two volumes are THE SANDS OF TIME and THE CHALICE. These three volumes of poetry are about love, philosophy, war, betrayal, and natural disasters and have a religious theme. The poems are meant to convey home truths and are meant to be enjoyed. They are often very powerful, but some are very whimsical too. They are also meant to offer comfort because every negative situation is a learning curve. It is up to us to take the positives from it.
This book looks at the topical issues. At the start of the twenty first century. Politically there is unrest and war wherever we look. Nazism is on the move again in a more virulent form. Economically we are on the razors edge as we inch towards a major trade war. Socially we are at the worst point in all the ages. Death stalks us at all times in all innocuous places in all safe havens. Nowhere is safe. Environmentally we are seeing the beginning of another major catastrophe. The climate is changing and who knows what could happen?
The world is in ferment. The situation of today’s world is at its worst. There is trouble in every part of the world. We were supposed to have peace and prosperity at the end of the Great Wars. And for a few decades we did. The Cold War kept peace of sorts and no major wars were fought. But it all changed with the collapse of the USSR. We lost the balance of power and only USA dominated. At the moment there are wars all over the world on every continent – it is the super-powers attacking small nations. The excuses are taking democracy to those countries by force through war or war on terror. We are terrorising small nations in the name of ending terror by bringing not only terror, but also death, destruction and annihilation in our wake. This book sets out to comprehensively look at the reasons behind the present condition of the world today. It looks to uncover if there is any real democracy in the world today and the types of democracy available to us. Not everything is suited to everyone. We certainly do not want totalitarian rule in the name of democracy. But that is the way we are going. It is time to stop. Take stock and decide – do we want a better world or do we want to destroy this world? Perhaps we are the final throes of our civilisation and don’t even realise it!
These two volumes of poetry are about love, philosophy, war, betrayal, natural disasters and with on a religious theme. The poems are meant to convey home truths and meant to be enjoyed. They are often very powerful but some are very whimsical too.
These two volumes of poetry are about love, philosophy, war, betrayal, natural disasters and on a religious theme. The poems are meant to convey home truths and meant to be enjoyed. They are often very powerful but some are very whimsical too.
This is the third volume in the series of poetry books about love, life, death philosophy, war, betrayal, natural disasters the earth and on a religious theme. I have also touched on the current topic of COVID and the lock-downs The poems are meant to convey home truths and meant to be enjoyed. They are often very powerful but some are very whimsical too. They are about everyday emotions and human passions. The poems are also meant to offer comfort because in life we often come across situations in which we need some comfort. A nice poem can easily offer that when there is one around to do so. Every negative situation is a learning curve. It is up to us to take the positives from it. I hope you enjoy the poems.
This book is a political documentary of what is happening in our world today. It is going to upset a lot of people because it brings out into the open a lot of controversial issues. It is called BETRAYAL because it deals with how we have all been betrayed and still being betrayed by the people at the helm in one way or another; chosen by us to do the right thing by us. But leaders for some hidden agenda that we know nothing about end by betraying us. This book will make a difference, perhaps by giving a voice to the voiceless, hope to the hopeless and justify those who believe we are taking a wrong route. We all have a duty towards humanity to bring peace and amity, to make the world a better place, if we can, for those who follow after us.
Sophia will be entering into the 6th grade this year (2015) and has always been interested in words, phrases, analogies and idioms. One of her more quirky attributes is the ability to take an idiom and use it in an entirely new way that somehow actually fits the current situation. Sophia sees things differently than most people and this compliments her ability to churn out poetry that is sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes funny, and sometimes sad. When Sophia was a small child we read to her almost every night, mostly the same old children's books we have all come to love/hate, but occasionally we would read Shel Silverstein and of course Dr. Seuss, these she loved. I will never forget the time when Sophia was able to recite all of Shel Silverstein's "Hungry Mungry" after only hearing it twice. She has a gift, and while this current collection represents Sophia's efforts in its infancy, I do hope you will enjoy it. By the way if you are reading these poems out loud it helps if you imagine Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat" with a guitar singing Silverstein's "The Giving Tree." -Good Luck- John S. Fitch, Sophia's Dad
This book has a collection of short stories. The constant themes throughout the stories are of love, death and hope of a life Hereafter. This book aims to show that death is a transition from one stage to another. It is inspired by true incidents. The main themes are love and death and how love conquers all and stays constant even in the face of the greatest loss. The book aims to bring comfort to those who have faced loss of loved one's.
The world is in ferment. The situation of today’s world is at its worst. There is trouble in every part of the world. We were supposed to have peace and prosperity at the end of the Great Wars. And for a few decades we did. The Cold War kept peace of sorts and no major wars were fought. But it all changed with the collapse of the USSR. We lost the balance of power and only USA dominated. At the moment there are wars all over the world on every continent – it is the super-powers attacking small nations. The excuses are taking democracy to those countries by force through war or war on terror. We are terrorising small nations in the name of ending terror by bringing not only terror, but also death, destruction and annihilation in our wake. This book sets out to comprehensively look at the reasons behind the present condition of the world today. It looks to uncover if there is any real democracy in the world today and the types of democracy available to us. Not everything is suited to everyone. We certainly do not want totalitarian rule in the name of democracy. But that is the way we are going. It is time to stop. Take stock and decide – do we want a better world or do we want to destroy this world? Perhaps we are the final throes of our civilisation and don’t even realise it!
Children should learn some home truths and life lessons from these simple plays and apply the kindness and giving to their practical lives. It is never too early to begin to practice kindness. It also shows that good behavior results in acceptance and that in the long run, bad behavior does not pay.
This book looks at the topical issues. At the start of the twenty first century. Politically there is unrest and war wherever we look. Nazism is on the move again in a more virulent form. Economically we are on the razors edge as we inch towards a major trade war. Socially we are at the worst point in all the ages. Death stalks us at all times in all innocuous places in all safe havens. Nowhere is safe. Environmentally we are seeing the beginning of another major catastrophe. The climate is changing and who knows what could happen?
These two volumes of poetry are about love, philosophy, war, betrayal, natural disasters and with on a religious theme. The poems are meant to convey home truths and meant to be enjoyed. They are often very powerful but some are very whimsical too.
This book is a political documentary of what is happening in our world today. It is going to upset a lot of people because it brings out into the open a lot of controversial issues. It is called BETRAYAL because it deals with how we have all been betrayed and still being betrayed by the people at the helm in one way or another; chosen by us to do the right thing by us. But leaders for some hidden agenda that we know nothing about end by betraying us. This book will make a difference, perhaps by giving a voice to the voiceless, hope to the hopeless and justify those who believe we are taking a wrong route. We all have a duty towards humanity to bring peace and amity, to make the world a better place, if we can, for those who follow after us.
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