Download or read book I Often Wonder written by Alan Jankowski and published by Inner Child Press. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PrefaceAll of the short stories and most of the poems included in this volume have been published before, mostly online, though the majority of the stories will have appeared in print in various journals and anthologies by the time you read this. When I first started writing stories, and poems shortly after-wards, back in 2009, the last thing on my mind was getting anything published. It was something I did for fun, and found pleasure in. I was not until late 2010 when I had over a hundred stories and poems that the idea of getting anything published even occurred to me. Although since then, I've been published in various journals and anthologies, this is the first book of my own. I only found out about Inner Child Enterprises after entering their World Peace, World Poetry 2012 contest, but I'm grateful for the discovery, and for the support of Bill and Janet at the organization.Perhaps far more importantly than the pleasure of holding my own book in my hands is the people I've met on this writing journey. The people who have written me expressing how much they've been moved by my words. The people who have sent notes asking if it was alright to send one of my poems to their loved ones, because they could identify so closely with the words. My only hope is that this book finds you equally moved, and let my words be my gift, from me to you.Alan W. JankowskiJune 12, 2012.
Download or read book Wander Often Wonder Always written by Rajeev Asija and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2022-08-13 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the pitch dark of an African night, the Land Rover gets stuck and as we disembark, the touristy demonstrations of native rituals we saw an hour earlier, to appease forest gods for safe passage, became a reality. Henry, the driver, was quite nonchalant about the whole situation and instructed us in clear terms that we need to follow the defined protocol and instructions; one, we will walk in a single file with Henry in the front and Amen at the rear; two, whatever happens, no one will break the file and run, and three; stay close together, and whatever else you do, do not run! For the love of God, don’t anyone run. Cats love a running mouse, you see. It was then that Henry performed the ritual that he had demonstrated to us just an hour earlier. He picked up some grass, knotted it, broke it, and threw it over his head, muttering some prayers in his native tongue. It gave me goosebumps then. With a shout of ‘let’s go’, he just started walking. And so, the march began. Wander through all this and more. Across continents. Different habitats. On exotic travel destinations. When life is on the edge.
Download or read book I Wonder written by Kari Anne Holt and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids who love the intrigue of titles such as What Do You Do with an Idea? will be inspired to ask their own questions about the world around them. In this unusual text, young listeners and readers follow a group of diverse kids trying to make sense of the world as they see it. Questions such as What do clouds taste like?, Do my toys miss me when I'm gone?, and I wonder if cars and trucks speak the same language remind us of a child's unique point of view. Nothing is more powerful than seeing something for the first time, and these whimsical questions will encourage all readers to take a fresh look around them. Exquisite artwork by rising star Kenard Pak follows the arc of a day, ending with a spread showing a group of children as different and varied as their questions.
Download or read book This Is About Life written by Randi Owens and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poems in this book were written over a period of five years. Beginning as I was entering into high school and during a time when I felt completely at a loss in life. Poetry proved to be a valuable lifeline when I believed there were no other viable alternatives for dealing with my feelings. Poetry can provide therapeutic relief from worries and lifes excess stress. It invites readers to incorporate their thoughts and emotions into the words, creating the opportunity for temporary breaks from everyday life encounters. Through poetry I learned that it was okay to be upset, smile, laugh, cry, and to simply live. We can intertwine and cross whats real with fantasy ... if only just for that moment in time.
Download or read book I Wonder Why written by Dorothy Bell and published by XinXii. This book was released on 2024-07-31 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author is the founder. I wonder why? And is of Caribbean descent with a passion for learning by doing research. This book is educational, mostly made up of true stories, which were captured in this book. All proceeds go to charity.
Download or read book And the Birds Began to Sing written by Jamie S. Scott and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 1996 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking as its starting-point the ambiguous heritage left by the British Empire to its former colonies, dominions and possessions, And the Birds Began to Sing marks a new departure in the interdisciplinary study of religion and literature. Gathered under the rubric Christianity and Colonialism, essays on Brian Moore. Timothy Findley, Margaret Atwood and Marian Engel, Thomas King, Les A. Murray, David Malouf, Mudrooroo and Philip McLaren, R.A.K. Mason, Maurice Gee, Keri Hulme, Epeli Hau'ofa, J.M. Coetzee, Christopher Okigbo, Chinua Achebe, Amos Tutuola and Ngugi wa Thiong'o explore literary portrayals of the effects of British Christianity upon settler and native cultures in Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, and the Africas. These essays share a sense of the dominant presence of Christianity as an inherited system of religious thought and practice to be adapted to changing post-colonial conditions or to be resisted as the lingering ideology of colonial times. In the second section of the collection, Empire and World Religions, essays on Paule Marshall and George Lamming, Jean Rhys, Olive Senior and Caribbean poetry, V.S. Naipaul, Anita Desai, Kamala Markandaya, and Bharati Mukherjee interrogate literature exploring relations between the scions of British imperialism and religious traditions other than Christianity. Expressly concerned with literary embodiments of belief-systems in post-colonial cultures (particularly West African religions in the Caribbean and Hinduism on the Indian subcontinent), these essays also share a sense of Christianity as the pervasive presence of an ideological rhetoric among the economic, social and political dimensions of imperialism. In a polemical Afterword, the editor argues that modes of reading religion and literature in post-colonial cultures are characterised by a theodical preoccupation with a praxis of equity.
Download or read book My Child the Algorithm written by Hannah Silva and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hannah Silva's My Child, the Algorithm, is one of the best books I read this year. Merging the cozy familiarity of child-rearing with the mysterious tension of AI {...}, she has created a new genre of personal narrative, and a story whose grief, hope and curiosity takes on poetic, spiritual dimensions, even when exploring the most common chambers of the human heart." —Michelle Tea, author, Knocking Myself Up My Child, the Algorithm tells a story of finding joy after betrayal. Like a male seahorse, Hannah Silva carried a baby made from her partner's egg. But when she gave birth, her partner left, and Hannah found herself navigating life alone with her child. Hannah started playing with a precursor to ChatGPT—wondering what AI could tell us about love. To her surprise, she was moved by the results. The algorithm prompted Hannah to share her explorations of dating, sex, friendship, and life as a queer parent in London. With the help and disruption of two unreliable narrators, a toddler and an algorithm, Hannah deconstructs her story, unraveling everything she has been taught to want, and finds alternative ways of thinking, loving, and parenting today.
Download or read book Shadows of a Sapphire Rose written by Teloch Rit and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-25 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shadows of a Sapphire Rose By: Teloch Rit Shadows of a Sapphire Rose is a collection of poetry and short stories. While doing 21 years in prison, Teloch Rit wrote a lot as a form of coping and dealing with her situation. She wrote for herself, but she also wrote for programs she was involved in such as Toastmasters and Freehold Theatre. She really just wants to share that piece of her life so others can understand or in some cases relate to what she went through.
Download or read book Father Ryan s Poems written by Abram Joseph Ryan and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Father Ryan'S Poems by Abram Joseph Ryan, first published in 1879, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Download or read book At Some Time In My Life written by Larry Beckett and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the country scenes of the poet's childhood to missives penned in the classroom where he served for many years, the poems in Larry Beckett's debut collection, At Some Time in My Life, sing with pride and prophecy. Whether fondly remembering his grandmother's Sunday table; addressing his former teaching colleagues; or decrying the atrocities of slavery and systemic racial injustice with the repeated declaration, "Call me by my name!", Beckett honors the struggles of his ancestors and calls upon the next generation of Americans to hold fast to the dream of liberty and justice for all. In verse that recalls Walt Whitman's optimism and Langston Hughes's musicality and keen political critique, Beckett reminds his readers once and for all that hope is the ultimate "builder / of the ruins left behind."
Download or read book The Gospel According to the Lamb s Bride written by Barbara Ann Mary Mack and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-09-12 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Gospel According To The Lamb's Bride" consists of the compilation of ten books, written by the author within the past five years. The author refers to this book as a "Bible," because it consists of a spiritual dialogue between the author and Almighty God. "The Gospel According To The Lamb's Bride," consists of prophetic utterancesthat were conveyed to the author, by God. Barbara speaking to Jesus, the Lamb of God My Lord, I thank You, for allowing your bride (Barbara) the opportunity to share in the agony that You experienced, when You walked among Your children. O Holy Spouse of mine, you have graced me with the privilege to share in the agony, that comes with being the wife of the wounded Lamb of God. You have blessed me with divine strength, so that I will endure the suffering that accompanies my mission of Love. O gracious spouse of mine, shine on your chosen bride, so that I will have the strength to withstand the agony, that follows me to my destination with you. God, the father, speaking of his brides (Barbara) exit from heaven 5. Let the Gates of Heaven open wide as you exit, My daughter. Let the Heavens sound its trumpets as you exit, My love. Let the doors to Paradise open wide as you exit,
Download or read book 41 Letters From Hell written by A. M. Roberts and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pretty from the Back written by Sharon A. White and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I wanted to write poetry to express my hidden fears, my love for family and friends, and to show me growing as a woman of color. My perspective of life has made my poetry joyful with laughter and with life disillusion to have a inner strength about love loss, love gain, love hurt and how to love each other opens the door for everyone to walk in enjoy.
Download or read book A Wonder of Her Lover Him Edition written by Justice Harris and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from memories our souls experienced, that our physical persons have not. This poetry book is filled with stories, dreams and thoughts of him. Because he is her, him edition, her wonder, her love, the one who makes her soul dance. For all the words, languages in the universe could never amount to the love she has for him.
Download or read book Tracking Wonder written by Jeffrey Davis and published by Sounds True. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how the lost art of wonder can help you cultivate greater creativity, resilience, meaning, and joy as you bring your greatest contributions to life. Beyond grit, focus, and 10,000 hours lies a surprising advantage that all creatives have—wonder. Far from child’s play, wonder is the one radical quality that has led exemplary people from all walks of life to move toward the fruition of their deepest dreams and wildest endeavors—and it can do so for you, too. “Wonder is a quiet disruptor of unseen biases,” writes Jeffrey Davis. “It dissolves our habitual ways of seeing and thinking so that we may glimpse anew the beauty of what is real, true, and possible.” Rich with wisdom, inspiring stories, and practical tools, Tracking Wonder invites us to explore how the lost art of wonder can inspire a life of greater joy, possibility, and purpose. You’ll discover: The six facets of wonder—key qualities to help you cultivate the art of wonder in your work, relationships, and lifeHow wonder can help us fertilize creativity, sustain the motivation to pursue big ideas, navigate uncertainty and crises, deepen our relationships, and moreThe biases against wonder—moving beyond societal and internalized resistance to our inherent giftsWhy experiencing wonder isn’t really about achieving goals—though that happens—but about how we live each dayInspiring stories of people whose experiences of wonder helped them move through the unthinkable to create extraordinary livesPractical exercises, tools, and reflections to help you begin your own practice of tracking wonder A refreshing counter-voice to the exhausting narrative hyper-productivity, Tracking Wonder is a welcome guide for experiencing more meaning and joy in the present moment as you bring your greatest contributions to life.
Download or read book Hospice Care for Children written by Ann Armstrong-Dailey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-09-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses--and their families--require a unique kind of care to meet a wide variety of needs. This book provides an authoritative source for the many people involved in caring for dying children. It draws together contributions from leading authorities in a comprehensive, fully up-to-date resource, with an emphasis on practical topics that can be put to immediate use. The book covers the entire range of issues related to the hospice environment: organizational structure, clinical issues, the complementary roles of medical professionals and volunteers, the particular circumstances of neonatal and AIDS-related deaths, pain and symptom control, and bereavement support. It explains the developmental stages of children's understanding of death and offers useful advice about school programs and the helpful role of children's literature. Special consideration is given to the need to provide support to hospice staff as well as to grieving parents and surviving siblings. The book is intended for all those who participate in the hospice-care process: physicians, nurses, social workers, teachers, clergy, family therapists, parents, and community service volunteers.
Download or read book Diary of Annie s War The Diary of an Englishwoman in Germany During WW1 written by Annie Droege and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annie's War tells the story of an Englishwoman held under virtual house arrest in Germany during the First World War. Annie Drummond Dröege had moved from the United Kingdom to Germany when her husband Arthur inherited lands and estates in the Rhineland. But their dream life turned into a nightmare when the Kaiser went to war with Britain. And Annie's life was turned upside down as Arthur was interned and she was instructed to sign on daily at the police station. This is Annie's story of the war years in her own words.
