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A Falklands Conflict novel
- Fiction
- English
- 5681 Words
- Ages 0 and up
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Margaret Thatcher’s instructions were concise and clear. "Devote whatever resources are necessary to find this document."
In 1982 a single page from an old ship's logbook holds the solution for Margaret Thatcher's desire to regain the Falklands without bloodshed. After... Read more...
Keywords: Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher, South Georgia Island, Admiral Graf Spee
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- Poetry
- English
- 3007 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 647
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The second in a series about my dance with cancer.
Keywords: Cancer, poetry, cancer patients.
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- Short Story
- English
- 2486 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 579
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Growing up together in the 60's sets an early stage for excitment, but when one sister decides to settle down, will she risk her own security by allowing her wild sister to seek refuge in her home? One phone-call says it all...
Keywords: Siblings, conflict, jealousy, remorse, 60's era
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- Short Story
- English
- 2270 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 2242
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After years of self-alienation from her family, Olivia attempts to reconnect with her sister but is too late. Is it too late to retie the bonds with her parents, bonds that were broken?
Keywords: death, family, hope, tragedy
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- Short Story
- English
- 3921 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 434
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A husband, who is tired of his marriage and family, longs to escape. He seeks out his father for advice and learns a dark secret about his parents he never knew.
Keywords: Father, son, mother, family secret, suicide, devotion, love
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- Family & Relationships
- English
- 1457 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 337
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A true story about one of many trips to Winnsboro, South Carolina in 1978.
Keywords: South, winnsboro, travel, family, afro
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- Fiction
- English
- 2999 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 808
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Five days before Christmas and Pat Wolinski still hasn’t bought his wife’s present. When a call comes in for a mercy flight in marginal weather, Pat doesn’t hesitate. His flight helps us all to appreciate what the greatest gift is.
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- Short Story
- English
- 1379 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 676
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A young man reluctantly walks out into the African wilderness to see wildlife. (Travel, Comedy)
Keywords: Zimbabwe, Elephants, Safari
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- Travel
- English
- 1177 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 1436
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Glenn Belverio discovers the People's coat in Northern China.
Keywords: China, Harbin, Mao Zedong, travel
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- Travel
- English
- 591 Words
- Ages 0 and up
- 2200
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East meets west in a head-on collision in a remote Indonesian village. By award-winning journalist, DC Green.
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