Thirteen-year-old Paul's attempts to do research for the pornographic play he plans to write for Mrs. Coover's writing class are hampered by the sudden devoted attentions of his classmate Margaret.

"A different version of this book was previously self-published [in 2014]"--Copyright page.

Life IS Beautiful: La Vita Es Hermosa, is a collection of poems that cover life experiences including love, rape, murder and triumph. Written by Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza-and including poems written by poets including Latisha A. Jefferson and Shawn Lanard Lane-these poems boldly show what most adult readers have experienced or thought. This release completes Jaza's dual poetic series created to inspire others to commit to self-love, resilience and praise. Life IS Beautiful: La Vita E Bella, the author's debut collection of poems, contains nearly 200 poetic perspectives on spirituality, life, love and oppression. Life IS Beautiful: La Vita Es Hermosa has more than 80 poems-about 55 of which were written by Mylia-and includes original imaging by Sun Child Wind Spirit. "These poets are the emerged voices of many American generations!" Lottie A. Taylor (Winterhaven, Florida)-Professional Baseball Accountant "These poems, and more like them, are very good contributions to literature." Balerie Matthews (Charlotte, North Carolina)-Broadcaster/Entrepreneur "Jaza and the other poets have displayed diversity, mastery of languages, and most important, spiritual context." Adigun Threatt (Chicago, Illinois)-Patient Services Specialist "Filled with so many things honest, each poem left me feeling invigorated, so does the artwork (one piece is totally captivating). This book is the kind the Soul Inspirer will recommend." Erika Johnson (St. Louis, Missouri)-Jazz Entertainment Artist/Model

Vincent is born and raised in the slums of Manhattan, New York City. At an early age, he becomes a well-known dancer and a Child Pioneer of TV. After an accident, which causes him to stop dancing, he becomes bold and mischievous and embarks upon a whirlwind series of daring adventures. Young Vinny questions authority, steals from his mother's favorite store, and learns how to hustle the streets. Along the way, Vinny learns how to deal with sexual situations and he comes to terms with the choices life has offered him.

From elementary school through college, "Rhythm of Life" takes us through the mind of a Christian female as she encounters love, drugs, sex, relationships, persecution, depression, loss of identity, death and much more. Through life's experiences and struggles, the author expresses thoughts through poetry, spoken words, dreams, and stories that promote self-maturity as well as spiritual growth, reflection and healing. With each year adding new beats to life's endeavors, this anointed book proves to be a correlation of how life's beats can be permanently written down and then transformed by faith and by God into a song of vision and praise.

"My Dazzling Mind" consists of some dialogues between my head and my heart, some love stories dressed as poems, some sad words, some happy words, some melancholic words, some pieces of wisdom, chunks of reality but also a pinch of magic... Mariya Mavrova

What are the chances? Meeting in the middle of the night, two of the best songwriters and performers in the world meet up and hit it off, not musically or as famous personalities, but as ‘regular’ people. Or do they? What starts off as a promising romance may have an ego problem get in the way if they aren’t careful. Lindsey is a rapidly rising, very talented country western star with unlimited potential. She is very outgoing, very competitive, and very family oriented, but alone with her music. Graham is an established icon in the rock and roll world. He too, is an extremely gifted and hugely successful songwriter and musician, but has also been a loner, a friend only to his music. Fighting the demons of life and the music world has been an ongoing struggle, one he wished would go away. His huge success has provided him with the good life. He has become accustomed to the limelight, the money, and the fame. But something has always been missing. There’s been a spark, but will it grow into the bonfire relationship they both want and need?

Winter, Chicago, 1920: They planned to meet at midnight. They would run off together and marry. But something went wrong. A story of two lovers . . . For young Nathan Devlin and Julia Tharpe, that missed meeting cleaves their relationship and sunders their lives. Nathan goes to prison, bitter, blaming Julia for lack of resolve. Julia continues with her career, equally bitter, blaming him for unfaithfulness. Years later, Julia learns the truth of that nights failed elopement, and of the deception behind it. She sets out to find Nathan, now an escaped fugitive. Her search leads her in 1955 to the small farm town of Windmill, Indiana. There Nathan, still bitter at Julia, at his luck and at the world at large, is avenging himself on the hapless townspeople in a peculiar way: With magic. . . . And seven stories of supernatural mischief . . . For Nathan owns a collection of powerful objects which he now, in a final act of malice, sells to unwary townsfolk. To his seven customers, ranging from a grade-school girl to an aging charity-home couple, these ordinary-looking purchases quickly prove useful. Then things get out of hand . . . . . . All unfold to a climax in quiet, out-of-the-way Windmill, Indiana. Through these seven unfolding fantasy stories is woven, in flashbacks, the decades-long story of Julia and Nathans complex love affair . . . Their cruel betrayal by others . . . Their years apart . . . Their final reconciliation . . . And a secret finally revealed that will bind them once more. Windmill, Indiana. Where bad things happen to a good town. Books in the Windmill, Indiana series Welcome to Windmill Rabbits Foot Sweet Dreams Woman in the Rain Contact the author at [email protected] Cover photo by Judy Butz

I became a Christian about five years ago. Before that, I was a New Age guru and a practitioner of the occult science of Alchemy. My whole life, I have been fascinated with all things supernatural, spiritual, mystical, and psychic—if you look up the definitions of each word, you will see that they all have the same basic meaning. He looked at the crowd and said, “How did I get into Alchemy? As I studied everything mystical, I came across a book that explained the science of Alchemy and its history. It sparked interest in me, and I did what I needed to do to find any manuscript on Alchemy. I was around 13 years old when I bought my first book on the subject. Now, what is Alchemy? For me to answer that, I need to first reference Genesis chapter 3. I’m not going to read the entire chapter; I will summarize what it says. We will be analyzing a few key verses to gain better understanding. The serpent goes to Eve and convinces her that if she eats from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, she will be a god as God is. Here is where Alchemy has its roots—why do I say that? Let me explain further...”