It's been in my pocket the entire time. Lending me a comfort the origins of which I had temporarily forgotten. I remember it now, and slowly, I begin to realize I might live.
An idealistic journalist sets out to expose corruption among the city's elite and soon finds himself immersed in a conspiracy of murder, blackmail, espionage, and human trafficking. Pitted against the enigmatic...
Harry is determined to outdo his smooth successful father. Charley is a local hero, an athlete, good natured, fiercely independent. They join forces in a drug buy and are busted on the Maine coast. Charley runs;...
Joe Burke is handsome, graying at the temples. Divorce has left him wondering what's next. He throws a few belongings in his truck and leaves town to find out, a search that takes him from Maine to Hawaii. A...
Clint had woken up in some strange places in his time. Narcolepsy is like that. But even he had never woken up on a golf course next to a dead body. Until today. When one of his friends reveals himself to be...
A short story describing Day 1 in the new life of Jon Citizen. A life in real estate. When we all thought the real estate industry was as low as it could go, it just gets worse. And worse. A humourous exposé...
This story was inspired by a remark of Mark Twain's to the effect that it was a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at the end. By trying the experiment upon only one man...
www.bowick.net/books/ Sitting at the top of a Ferris wheel overlooking the Boston skyline, Josh’s life takes an unexpected turn, and things will never be the same. Along with the many surprises on his life’s...
Elise had no idea when she came home that day that she'd end up mated to a complete stranger. A new Alpha and the need for an alliance between packs have made her a pawn. WINNER OF THE FPSSA - BEST ROMANCE and...
Rhinehoth - Centuries ago a great castle was built in the mountains of Germany's Black Forest. Its ancient guardians still thrive in its walls forever protecting its dark secrets, holding captive an enemy that...
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, in which he writes of his theories of evolution by natural selection, is one of the most important works of scientific study ever published.
Three children whirl back in time through an enchanted potter’s wheel into the reality of evacuation in 1940s Britain. Whirl of the Wheel pulls feisty Connie, her brother Charlie-Mouse, and school pest Malcolm...
Contains 34 dispatches of "Dispatches from a Public Librarian" from McSweeney's contributer, Scott Douglas. The book also includes several other library themed essays.
Spiritual Mastery Spiritual Masters and mystics exist in every religious and mystical tradition. They might look, dress and worship differently. They may come from different religious or cultural backgrounds...
If you're like Mr. Davis, you're unsatisfied with your life. Of course, if you're like Mr. Davis, you've reached the end of your life and a none too happy ending it was. Ready for a new life, Mr. Davis now has...
A story of first love in Woodstock, N.Y. during the early sixties. Patrick, an army brat, and Willow, a musician from an academic family, drift separately into town and are attracted to each other in spite of...