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Joe Orton was among the towering geniuses of 1960s theatre. His life was tragically cut short in 1967, but he left behind him a handful of shocking and scabrous black comedies that will live on in the public imagination for years to come. Featured here are two of his lesser-known works, The Erpingham Camp and The Ruffian on the Stair, collected together as a double bill.

Running off to join the French Foreign Legion used to be every boy's dream of action and adventure. But for Lieutenant Bill Reilly - half Irish, half American, and like Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia, a Westerner at war in the desert - the dream has turned into a nightmare. And it all begins with the gruesome delivery of a severed hand…

Rebuilding the Soul is not about going back to what was. It is a compassionate and practical guide for anyone navigating the difficult path of spiritual deconstruction and renewal. Drawing on the Japanese art of Kintsugi—where broken pottery is made more beautiful by mending it with gold—this book shows you how to transform your scars into sources of strength and wisdom.

Suspended in mid-air high above the planet, the stratoship Perseus should still be moving—but it isn’t. Meteorologist Lawton and his crew find themselves trapped in a silent, motionless bubble of sky, where the clouds have frozen beneath them and the air outside has become a strange, alien theatre. Inside the ship, tensions mount, minds unravel, and something unseen creeps across the outer hull in creeping tendrils of life.

The Third Hour is a collection of poetry with themes in science fiction, fantasy, suspense, and the night. Several poems were originally part of #ProjectMicropoetry project or published in Altered Reality Magazine.

Ten years ago, Seven House was found guilty of a heinous crime, the murder of a fellow police officer. After his surprising release, House attempts to track down who framed him, uncovering a shocking revelation about his old police department.

John Common and Mary Common started a common family in Common Town when they had the Common Twins. The Common family had uncommon dreams and goals, but they continued leading a very common life. Eventually, with all their commonality, they got common jobs and lost common jobs. They had to go on common unemployment and common disability. Their common lives have deteriorated into lives out of common control. Follow the Common Family as they learn through their common mistakes how to be uncommon again.

No parent gets an instruction manual with their children. We have to figure it out as we go along. Parenting is full of challenges and there are tried and true strategies that will help the parent keep their sanity and set the child up for success and happiness. We all want joy and happiness to fill our home yet there is often angry outbursts, slamming doors, dirty looks, hurt feelings, tears, and even desperation. What do you do?

Things are definitely getting weird. Izzy's choices of late have not improved this situation. Coming to Alaska with a wild bunch using stolen tickets, and when she didn't "put out", they threw her out the into the cold with only a light coat!

Dniknam was a man without a purpose and a destiny. He asked God to help him find his destiny, and God sent eight angels to show him the way to his purpose and destiny.

A little bit of encouragement and a few kind words can change a person's mood. Let's work together to give the ears something to smile about!

Some men look to keep the peace. Others look to make trouble. But sometimes even the most law-abiding of men are compelled to cross the line. Easy Bill Gates is just such a man - quick with a smile and as slow to anger. He’s a model of restraint...until he’s forced to strap on a holster and kill the outlaw who murdered his brother. But more than his honor is at stake. A ruthless land baron is out to grab Bill's ranch and he's hired a gang of gunslingers to get Bill out of the way.

Imagine that your father is one of New York City’s top gangsters, and that you want nothing to do with him or his criminal empire. Now imagine he’s been murdered...and the only person who gives a damn is you. Meet Mat Lawrence, a stand-up guy who’s got one thing on his mind: revenge. The last place Mat wants to go is back to New York, but that’s where the killers are, and he won’t stop until they’re dead...or he is. And there’s only one man who can help him track them down: his father’s criminal attorney - the Mouthpiece.

When lawlessness sweeps across Sun Dog County, Sheriff Brick Davidson faces his toughest challenge yet. A string of daring robberies, a wrecked stagecoach, and mounting political pressure threaten to derail his re-election—and his control of the frontier town he’s sworn to protect.

What goes through the mind of a hardened criminal when he is released from prison after thirty-four years? A mix of emotions ranging from happiness and excitement of being free to confusion and maybe even fear of unwelcome society's wrath and people not accepting him. He might also feel lost because the world would've changed so much by the time he comes out of prison. This could all happen to anyone but not John Sweets Russo. He's a tough nut to crack, and thirty-four years in prison couldn't break his spirit.

Soroosh was ten years old, a tiny boy who looked like a 7-year-old. He was very lean; you could easily count his ribs; He was short for his age, timid, and quiet. He characteristically captured moments by looking, listening, and thinking. Talking was not his passion. He slept on the damp and dusty floor covered with broken tiles, on some ripped cardboards. Waiting at the port forever and staying homeless wasn’t going to bring his father back.

In When East Met West, W.C. Tuttle brings his signature blend of wit and Western action to the story of a polished Easterner who finds himself out of his element in the rugged frontier. When city manners collide with cowboy code, sparks—and laughter—fly. What starts as a culture clash becomes an unlikely alliance as both men confront local trouble, outlaws, and misunderstandings that can only be solved with grit, charm, and a whole lot of humor.

This book portrays the struggle of fifteen young men and their teacher. It tries to characterize life in Brooklyn New York during the beginning of the decade of the 1990’s. The primary goal, is the implementation of Criminal Justice reform which give first-time teenage boys offenders, an opportunity to avoid jail time. Persons, names, and places are fictional solely created by the author.