This book tells the story of a young man who struggles to find his way in a world that doesn't seem to want him. He isn't smart enough or handsome enough. His skin is the wrong shade and his shaking nervousness is never understood. From his first steps as a child, he is exposed to life's harsh realities: poverty, violence, sexual abuse, neglect ... until finally, seeking to escape the cruelty and unfairness of the world by immersing himself in its questionable pleasures, he drifts further and further from a salvation he doesn't even know exists. In Mama Can You Hear Me, William Waters shares the story of his life with a candor and sincerity that is as touching as it is shocking at times. With his experiences and soul laid bare, he offers up his journey, from the depths of despair to the welcoming arms of God, who lifted him up, carried him through, and picked him up when he faltered. With faith, determination, and the grace of God, it is the story of a young man who survived.

An anthology of stories, poems, and essays by adolescent boys on issues that concern them, including identity, girls, death, anger, appearance, and family.

“God knows Mama and I traveled many roads long, hard, and far! Neither journey easy, but truly this is our only meeting place. He has reserved our time.” Mama, Don’t Stop The Music! a contemporary fiction with light paranormal twists into the supernatural, takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride. It leaves you with an experience of joy, laughter, and pain as it tells the story of a mother and daughter’s journey – one through life, the other through death. When thirty-three-year-old Nadine Allen comes face to face with her mother on her deathbed, she comes to terms with her own faults and guilt, essentially finding similarities between herself and the woman she had grown to despise. Seeing her mother battle with death, Nadine learns amazing strength and courage, while discovering a spiritual revelation within herself and a family secret that haunts her mother until the day she dies. Desperately seeking connection, acknowledgement, and forgiveness, Nadine tells the story of her life for the past twenty-one years to her comatose mother who left her at the age of twelve. Faith leads Nadine to God, her mother, and an unbreakable bond to them both through music.

A collection of one-act plays from American playwrights, which cover such themes as love, fantasy, politics, grief, marriage, crime, and deceit.

May Jameson has never fully approved of the questionable things her mother does to subsidize her income. That’s why, when her mother encourages her to date a much older man from a family of means, May is torn. Her desire to lead a positive life is at odds with her mother’s advice, but also with the physical desire she feels for this older man. Her best friend’s warning against an affair has the opposite reaction, and May begins a relationship even though she knows she doesn’t really love him. May must make some tough decisions, because although she wants to do right, she is feeling the need to do wrong. Her role models add to her confusion, with some offering real opportunities for jobs and education, while others are caught up in drugs, gambling, and the illegal sale of alcohol. Will she fall into the same trap that holds her mother back from living her best life, or will she ignore that advice and follow her own path to success? May thinks beyond the life she’s been born into, but can she achieve what she sees in her mind?

Leighla Peterson had just walked away from a ten-year marriage. After her divorce was final she moved her, and her seven year old son to live with her parents in Madison County. Everything was changing. Luckily, her parents had a guesthouse they were moving into. She was basically, starting over. She lands a job at a Clothing Store, and right off one of the co-workers gives her trouble. She runs into a guy named, Colt Ramsey. With another man being the last thing on her mind, she falls head over hills for this guy not knowing of a danger which lurked from his past. Even though she is threatened she still follows her heart. With danger all around this relationship, she doesn’t give up. A buried secret from the past and a fatal attraction at hand, she ends up fighting for her life as well as Colt’s freedom.

The book is a collection of poems written by Bukiwe Tiyane. they all have their specific meanings and different emotional perspectives.

Sentiment fills one page to the next in this emotionally touching book from a heart of a mother. Join Mary in prayers for her children as you apply them to your own off-spring with this well-known poet who is this generation's most talented spiritual writer. Read poetry and prayers that only Mary can create to take you into her heart and soul. A full glossary of style used is enclosed.

Essie Mae Laveau Jenkins is a 78-year-old sweetgrass basket weaver who sits on the side of Hwy. 17 in the company of her dead husband, Daddy Jim. Inspired by her Auntie Leona, Essie Mae finally discovers her calling in life and weaves powerful "love baskets," praying fervently over them to affect the lives of those who visit her roadside stand. When she's faced with losing her home and her stand and being put in a nursing home, Daddy Jim talks her into coming on up to Heaven to meet sweet Jesus-something she's always wanted to do. Once there, she reunites with Gullahs and African ancestors; but soon, her heavenly peace is disrupted, for she still has work to do. Now Essie Mae, who once felt powerless and invisible, must find the strength within her to keep her South Carolina family from falling apart.

Throughout Makayla's childhood, she was dragged through the streets of North Omaha at all hours of the night. She was exposed to more immoral and dangerous behavior in her first decade of life than most people experience in a lifetime. From seeing her mother inhaling crack, to waking up in unknown houses all alone, her childhood was anything but stable, carefree, or easy.