Struggling to Survive

Struggling to Survive

Sadie Malmberg

Parenting / Religion / Faith

A devastating story of five children who are abandoned and are forced to survive the treacherous obstacles of the wilderness.Five children are going an a trip to visit their relatives on the other side of the country. It seems like a totally normal one before their aeroplane unexpectedly crashes into the mountain side. The five are forced to battle the treacherous obstacles of the wilderness while waiting to be rescued.
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Apples

Apples

Sadie Malmberg

Parenting / Religion / Faith

This story is about a bullfrog named Fredrick who is forced into doing something he knows he shouldn't do.This short story is about a bullfrog named Fredrick who encounters a mysterious and uncontrollable addiction that causes him and his friends to change pretty much who they are.
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A Pie Plate Pilgrimage

A Pie Plate Pilgrimage

William Loewen

Religion / Faith

Lydia Phillips has been assigned to oversee a Christian book to be written for her book publishing employer. The only problem is that she hates Christian books and the people that read them. Motivated by pride and professionalism, she sets out to complete the tasks connected to the project, and before it's finished, she finds herself on an unexpected spritual journey of her own.Lydia Phillips has a degree in comparative literature and she thought she had found a dream job at a publishing company, but it hasn't quite worked out that way. Her boss is out of touch, and new ideas are routinely ignored. Suddenly, she is commissioned to oversee the compilation of a Christian self-help book, even though she has no faith background of her own. She needs to research the industry, interview potential authors, and navigate company policies just to get the book started. An unlikely friends helps her on her way, and the whole process becomes a kind of spiritual journey for her. In the narrative spirituality genre, like The Shack and A New Kind of Christian, A Pie Plate Pilgrimage invites you on a journey of progress and decline, of tearing down and building up, and of asking and discovering.
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Shadows Over America, Book 1: An Exodus of Worms

Shadows Over America, Book 1: An Exodus of Worms

Aaron Smith

Marriage / Religion / Faith

Garo, a young boy from a primitive tribe in a time before recorded history, is caught up in a series of events brought on by powerful sorcery and resulting in sudden unforgettable horror. If Garo can survive, the course of his life will be changed forever.Shadows Over America- a Pro Se Single Shot Signature series of regularly released digital single short stories- is the exploration of one of fiction’s most mysterious and popular worlds by author Aaron Smith!Dagon ... R’lyeh ... Cthulhu ... the Necronomicon! These are names known only by the most eccentric of scholars, the most daring of occultists, and the most broken-minded of madmen. Forces that dwell in the spaces between spaces, powerful entities that represent the true nature of the universe, things that exist beyond the realm of humanity’s mundane perceptions, to be glimpsed only rarely by physical eyes at a cost that is almost always insanity or death. But there are times when we do come into contact with these unspeakable forces, either by accident or intent, and long, dark shadows are cast over the minds and lives of those who tread the forbidden paths to true knowledge of the vast, harsh universe! Author Aaron Smith explores the mythos created by H.P. Lovecraft and dares readers to come along on this strange exploration of the Shadows Over America.In the debut story in the series, An Exodus of Worms, Garo, a young boy from a primitive tribe in a time before recorded history, is caught up in a series of events brought on by powerful sorcery and resulting in sudden unforgettable horror. If Garo can survive, the course of his life will be changed forever. Aaron Smith’s Shadows Over America-An Exodus of Worms. A Pro Se Single Shot Signature series from Pro Se Productions.
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Perpetual Nightmare

Perpetual Nightmare

Traci Smith

Parenting / Religion / Faith

The nightmare unfolds as Torey makes her way through desolate landscapes and maddening situations to search for her missing boyfriend. As the line between reality and fantasy begins to blur, Torey must not only fight for her love, but also her sanity.I hope that words alone are enough to convey what it is I have discovered about the illusions of living - most pertinently, the illusion of freedom. The goal is to reach out to our horizons and live in ways as true as possible to our nature. Those that block us from the horizons are the despots of life, and they are the bane of existence.From the oneness of existence to the conscious desire to escape our daily bindings, I take a journey to the horizons around us and report back what it is I have found.These thirteen poems cover a lot of ground, culminating in my wish for all others to simply be true to themselves.No adult-only content.
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Ezekiel

Ezekiel

Bob Goodwin

Fiction / Religion / Faith

As a child Ezekiel Jeremiah Kaufman was not quite the same as other kids.It seemed he had a special gift, not that as a child it was something he ever wanted. This gift gave him a unique connection with God and manifested itself with episodes of heightened prophetic and sensory ability. Others, even some close to him, didn't support his views, forcing mental health incarceration and treatment upon him.As the years passed, he developed increasing control and understanding of his abilities. But there was an evil out there. He could sense it and at times feel it. It struck out at those he knew and those he tried to help. Lives had been lost and the innocent hurt. The Evil One was gathering strength and developing into a maestro of pain, torture and death. It became Ezekiel's mission to find this monster and, God willing, put an end to the carnage.
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No Family For Cannibals - Episode One

No Family For Cannibals - Episode One

Aaron Smith

Marriage / Religion / Faith

A killer hunts fertile women in a misguided mission to franchise his cannibal culture. He deposits a severed body part inside his victims and feeds on their husbands, leaving few clues to his identity. Police are baffled. Then a criminology team arrives with evidence known only to the murderer. Can the team protect the people of Hillside County, or is the group's leader feasting on families?
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