Souvenirs By: TC King Short stories may not often need explanation. Yet, in their brevity, the short stories of Souvenirs: Inside, Out, will bring laughter, remembrances and infuse an otherwise dull day with philosophy. Many of these stories are small quips, using author TC King’s children and various individuals she has encountered of the years as the leads in various scenarios. Relax, sit back, and read a quick story out of the pages of Souvenirs: Inside, Out. Let your spirit make your selection from the contents and find a story to keep the doldrums at bay.
The author traces his Lashbrook ancestors back seven generations and his Taylor ancestors back through eight generations. William Lashbrooke, the author's 5th Great-grandfather who was born on 17 October 1717 in Meeth in Devon, England immigrated to the U.S. from Devonshire in 1738 as a bonded passenger/criminal on a ship named "Forward." Isaac Taylor, the author's 6th Great-grandfather who was born on 8 October 1710 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland around 1741. Details on children and grandchildren are included when known. The author also includes facts about the times and places where they lived as well as weaving their life stories into local history when he believes it will add value. Details on living persons is limited or intentionally excluded. Extensive references are included as footnotes and an "all name" index lists each person along with page numbers where they are found.
“A smartly written theological adventure from a dexterous student of biblical prophecy.” —Kirkus Reviews “. . . an audacious apocalyptic epic that fuses Christian myth and prophecy with science fiction elements.” —BlueInk Review From 1969 to 1989, Kim, Chris, and several others are affected by the schemes of an evil group intent on world domination. As Kim’s half-brother, Father Benny Cross, attempts to attain a more powerful position in the Vatican hierarchy, he is aided by a multi-million dollar loan negotiated with Kim’s son, Michael. Meanwhile, Kim finds herself attracted to a devout priest who has lost everything in a brutal war. Determined to not break his vows, Father Chris agrees to a friendship with Kim with the hope he can once again know the joy of family. Now Benny’s loan is due and he doesn’t have the money. In exchange for a position of power in the Vatican, he gave it to international financier Luciano Begliali, whose goal is to enslave the world under the dictatorship of an engineered, alien-human hybrid. Michael’s reluctance to renew the loan draws him into the world of intrigue surrounding Benny and eventually puts him at odds with his brother Gabe. Kim and Chris struggle to hold their family together even as Chris works behind the scenes to thwart Benny’s plans. Now only time will tell who, if anyone, can save the world from the encroaching evil. In this continuing tale of three families and cosmic conspiracies, good battles evil as the fate of the world is decided in one thunderous crack.
Will Lightbody is a man with a stomach ailment whose only sin is loving his wife, Eleanor, too much. Eleanor is a health nut of the first stripe, and when in 1907 she journeys to Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's infamous Battle Creek Spa to live out the vegetarian ethos, poor Will goes too. So begins T. Coraghessan Boyle's wickedly comic look at turn-of-the-century fanatics in search of the magic pill to prolong their lives--or the profit to be had from manufacturing it. Brimming with a Dickensian cast of characters and laced with wildly wonderful plot twists, Jane Smiley in the New York Times Book Review called The Road to Wellville "A marvel, enjoyable from beginning to end.
Best friends since the sandbox, Yoshi, Bird, and Shayla are all fighting demons from their childhood while navigating young adulthood. Abandoned by her mother as a child, Shayla grew up with a hole in her heart that was full of doubt, depression, and pain. With a drug-addicted father and a brother who can only hustle backward, she specializes in living rough and settling for struggle. All she has are her best friends, Bird and Yoshi, to link with, but they are both caught up in generational curses. Bird's dark past makes her careless, reckless, and ruthless, but also bitter and lost. She’s looking for love in all the wrong places. Yoshi, loyal to everyone but herself, is busy chasing a fantasy while being cheated out of her dreams. The clique stays close until the summer before graduation, when a mysterious man with ill motives moves into the neighborhood. Bonds are broken, all bets are off, secrets will shatter their worlds as these ladies realize the love they've been searching for is the same love that's going to wreak havoc on their young hearts.
Shorty grew up in a family of dealers and now that she thinks she’s grown she wants in on the game…but at what cost? Being raised in the game by conniving, money-hungry, married-to-the-streets parents, the only thing seventeen-year-old Porsha Jackson was sheltered from was fairy tales. Calvin, her father, is one of the most feared and respected drug dealers in the city, and Trinity, her mother, has a reputation for a firm hand and on-point aim. From hustling and grinding to balancing a few hours of school a week to keep social services off the family’s back, Porsha has been groomed from an early age to hold her own and help run the family’s business. Now that she’s a few months away from turning eighteen, she’s anxious to be grown and have freedom from Cal and Trin’s control. All she wants is to have a lavish apartment and cuddle up with her secret boo, Elvin “Street” Thomas, who also happens to be one of her father’s most trusted street hustlers. By the time she finds out she’s too grown and in way over her head, the snake has already slithered his way into her heart, and the Jackson family will be hit with the worst luck ever.
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