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As the title implies, this anthology of ten (mostly) short stories was written through the years, but also across time from the past to the future. Explore a world ravaged by climate change centuries from now where humans are forced to live in underwater dome cities in Salt of the Earth. When Flora makes it to the surface she’s surprised to find that there are people up there alive and well, but equally surprised when she learns that they also have in their possession weapons of mass destruction.

On top of battling the normal teenage angst that everyone goes through, Joanie is also reeling from her parents' bitter divorce and having to cope with her mother's new boyfriend and father's new family. Alone in a new town and without friends, she turns to passing the time by indulging in her longtime hobby of making toy models of soldiers and is both amazed and shocked when one of them comes to life.

Soul Speaking is a collection of emotional poetry straight from the soul. Every human emotion from love to hate, joy to grief, celebrating newfound friendships to healing from toxic people, is captured in these free verse poems. Whether these words haunt you or heal you, their beauty, depth, and power will certainly never leave you.

Written in various styles, multiple points of view and across a plethora of genres, these ten short (and some not-so-short) stories will have you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions as you listen. Some are intense, some are funny, some are profound, others are outright strange, but they’re all memorable in their own right.

The day that Anderson brought a gun to school was the day Aly's life changed forever. Her fellow classmates were murdered right before her eyes as her former best friend embarked on the deadliest high school massacre since Columbine. Now, nearly two years later, Aly sets foot in the halls that nearly cost her her life for the first time since the shooting, ready to face her demons.

In the shadow of war, Reza and Zahra have been married for exactly three weeks when their fragile new love is torn apart. As Saddam Hussein's forces invade Iran, Reza —a poet who dreams in verses of Hafez —is drafted to the frontlines, leaving behind his bride and the jasmine-scented garden that was meant to be their sanctuary. What follows are eight years that will test whether love can survive separation, trauma, and the crucible of war. In their modest home, Zahra transforms waiting into resistance.