Download or read book Projek Seram WAD written by Zaifuzaman Ahmad, Hasrudi Jawawi, Julie Jasmin, Ebriza Aminnudin and published by Buku Prima. This book was released on 2016 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Kalau kau boleh buat, aku pun boleh! Tunggu masanya aje!” / PRANK – ZAIFUZAMAN AHMAD Sheila tidak percaya tentang kewujudan makhluk halus. Dia telah dicabar Joe untuk bertapa di sebuah hospital lama selama tiga jam. Kalau dia berjaya melalui ujian itu, Joe akan membayar upah sebanyak RM1,000. Malangnya, suatu malapetaka telah berlaku di mana gadis itu terbunuh. Apa sebenarnya terjadi? Adakah ia satu perbuatan prank atau benar-benar terjadi? Ataupun muslihat Joe sendiri? Hari ni kau rampas hak orang, esok lusa, orang akan rampas hak kau. / BOURRE 304 – HASRUDI JAWAWI Sejak ditugaskan di Bourre 304 yang terletak di Blok 3 aras empat hospital itu, hidup Izara mula diganggu sesuatu. Selain itu, pesakit pertama yang perlu dia jaga dan uruskan di Bourre 304 juga mengundang misteri. Kelibat wanita berwajah mengerikan yang seiras dengan pesakit pertamanya itu selalu mengganggunya. Apa kaitan Izara dengan pesakit yang berpangkat Datin itu?

Download or read book PROJEK SERAM KOLEJ written by FAZRIN FAUZI, ZYRA SAFIYA, JESSY MOJURU and published by Buku Prima. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SUMPAHAN FAZRIN FAUZI Satu sumpahan telah termeterai berpunca daripada keegoan manusia yang mengakibatkan pembinaan Kolej Teknologi Naka tidak dapat disiapkan sepenuhnya. Zamani merupakan penyelia tapak yang terpaksa mengambil alih tugas di kawasan pembinaan kolej itu yang hampir enam bulan terbengkalai. Namun, segalanya bertukar ngeri sebaik sahaja Zamani bertemu dengan roh yang ingin membalas dendam. Satu per satu rahsia dibongkar Zamani hingga membuatkan satu nyawa terancam. Mampukah anak muda itu mematikan sumpahan itu? Adakah pembinaan kolej itu siap dibina? Kerana ego seorang manusia, nyawa seseorang menjadi mangsa! TIGA ZYRA SAFIYA Apabila Tis mengikut kekasihnya yang mahu berseronok mencari hantu, dia tidak menyangka apa yang mereka cari di luar membongkarkan rahsia berdekad lamanya di kolej mereka. Gangguan dan jelmaan kian mengulit kehidupan mereka. Buruan telah bermula. Pemujaan syaitan dilakukan demi kuasa. Dan demi kuasa, manusia sanggup membunuh. Satu manusia. Tiga darah. Darah sama merah. Hati lain-lain! ROH JESSY MOJURU Serakah manusia membuat roh mereka hidup sekian lama. Dalam sisi gelap ini, jiwa dan roh mereka tenat, azab menanggung beban dendam. Seseorang harus dikorbankan sebagai bayaran terhadap kezaliman dan penindasan yang telah disengajakan. Lantas diheret ke dunia kelam ini untuk merungkai jenayah silam. Kau milikku setelah kau cabut nyawaku!

Download or read book Projek Seram Muzium written by A. Darwisy and published by Buku Prima. This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KAIN IBU SYAITAN – A. DARWISY Hari pertama Azham bekerja di Muzium Tekstil Negara, dia sudah diganggu dengan perkara-perkara aneh. Bukan dia seorang saja, tetapi hampir semua pekerja di dalam muzium itu turut merasai pengalaman yang menakutkan. Kemuncaknya, adalah pada program Denai Malam yang dianjurkan oleh Jabatan Muzium Malaysia. Apa yang terjadi pada malam itu? Apa pula kaitannya dengan siri kejadian seram yang menimpa mereka sebelum ini? Benarkah muzium itu berhantu atau ada cerita di sebaliknya yang mereka tidak tahu? “Setiap yang lama itu, ada penjaganya...” CANANG ANISAH – SUZANI NADZIR Satu tugasan yang diterima membawa sekumpulan ahli arkeologi ke Gua Cha. Perjalanan mereka tidak semudah yang dirancang. Kemalangan yang berlaku membuatkan mereka mengambil jalan pintas ke sebuah kampung. Tambah memburukkan keadaan, kenderaan yang dinaiki oleh mereka rosak di tengah jalan. Dengan pertolongan yang ditawarkan oleh Rahman, mereka menumpang teduh di rumah lelaki itu sementara menunggu kereta mereka siap dibaiki. Di situ, mereka terjumpa sebuah bangunan terbengkalai yang dipercayai merupakan sebuah muzium lama. Usul telah diajukan oleh Fahrin kepada pihak Muzium Kesenian Pantai Timur untuk cadangan membaik pulih bangunan tersebut. “Aku memburu jiwa yang hitam, menghapuskan hati yang kotor!” PASUNGAN – FAIZUL RAHIM Lawatan sekumpulan pelajar sekolah ke salah sebuah muzium semuanya kelihatan elok dan berjalan lancar. Tetapi kejadian histeria yang secara tiba-tiba berlaku di sekolah tersebut telah menyebabkan Yusuf berminat untuk membantu kerana dia tahu ada yang sedang menanti dirinya. Kejadian pembunuhan yang pernah berlaku belahan tahun lambat sengaja disembunyikan oleh pihak muzium tanpa siapa mengetahui alasannya. Keberanian Haslina untuk membantu Yusuf menyelesaikan misteri berakhir tragedi. “Cinta terpasung, cinta berdarah.

Download or read book Projek Seram Lombong written by A. Darwisy, Saidee Nor Azam, Zyra Safiya, Hasrudi Jawawi and published by Buku Prima. This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Asal kau daripada lidah api yang berasap... Merasuk seperti polong tak berjinjang...” / TANAH RIZAB JIN – A. DARWISY Sekitar tahun 1920, sekumpulan pekerja lombong bijih timah diarahkan untuk mengorek terowong bawah tanah di kawasan Sungai Lembing. Suatu hari, mereka terjumpa sebuah peti kayu yang menyimpan sejarah silam di dalamnya. Rentetan penemuan itu, sebuah keluarga Inggeris yang mengurus lombong itu ditimpa malapetaka. Apakah sebenarnya yang berlaku 30 tahun dahulu sehingga tanah itu digelar tanah rizab jin? Isabelle, anak pengurus lombong itu, apa kaitannya? Sulur Bidar itu wujud, makhluk itu tetap ada. / PUSARAN PUAKA – SAIDEE NOR AZAM Pusaran air yang sebesar telapak tangan itu telah membesar dengan luar biasa. Tiada satu makhluk pun bakal terlepas daripada serangan pusaran air itu. Makhluk apakah yang menghuni dasar Tasik Biru itu? Benarkah makhluk yang bernama Sulur Bidar itu wujud? Di kala pusaran misteri terus berpusar mencari mangsa.

Download or read book Projek Seram Lif written by Ninie Othman Resmanshah, Helmi Effendy and published by Buku Prima. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kau Kuseru - Ninie Othman Desakan untuk mencari rumah sewa baru telah membawa Amira, Melissa dan Erin hingga ke bangunan rumah pangsa, Blok Mawar. Dengan bantuan Zairil, mereka bertiga berpindah masuk ke situ. Selepas seminggu tinggal di situ, mereka diuji dengan pelbagai peristiwa pelik sejak hari pertama mereka menyewa di flat itu. Amira sering kali ternampak gadis berpakaian putih yang dikotori darah, Melissa seringkali mencium bau hanyir darah ketika berada di kawasan lif. Erin yang memberi idea supaya mereka mendapatkan jawapan kepada semua kejadian pelik itu menggunakan papan Ouija. Adakah semua persolan terjawab atau apakah musibah yang bakal menanti mereka? Berjayakah mereka hingga ke penghujung dengan selamat? Khilaf – Resmanshah Cuba bayangkan. Kau masuk ke dalam sebuah lif. Sebaik kau melangkah keluar, dunia kau berubah. Siang dan malam tidak terjadi dengan hukum yang sepatutnya. Tiada logik yang terjadi di dalam dunia kau lagi. Kau berjumpa dengan manusia yang sudah lama mati. Kau melihat puluhan manusia yang terjun dari tingkat paling atas sebuah hotel mewah, bangkit semula dalam keadaan yang mengerikan. Kau dikejar mayat hidup yang mirip dengan rupa kau. Kau berdepan dengan situasi dan kejadian yang sepatutnya sudah menjadi masa silam kau. Sehinggalah pada suatu ketika, kau berdepan dengan hakikat ‘YANG KAU AKAN MATI DALAM KEADAAN YANG AMAT MENGERIKAN!’ Aras 77 – Helmi Effendy Sepuluh tahun selepas berdirinya Menara Gergasi, ia turut menarik perhatian pasangan pemburu hantu legenda iaitu Ikhwan dan Zulaikha untuk menyiasat kes kematian yang sering berlaku di menara pencakar langit tersebut. Siasatan mereka membawa kepada lif menara gergasi yang selalu membawa mereka ke hidden floor yang merupakan tingkat tersembunyi bersemadinya belasan makhluk halus yang datangnya entah dari mana. Mampukah Ikhwan dan Zulaikha menentang mereka dan menghapuskan kes paranormal yang selalu berlaku di Menara Gergasi?

Download or read book Projek Seram Highway written by Saidee Nor Azam, Sufi Abqari, Akma Saidon, Ninie Othman and published by Buku Prima. This book was released on 2016 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Aku takut… aku masih belum mahu mati!” / JALAN TERAKHIR Perjalanan Razak sebagai penghantar barang ke Pantai Timur telah diganggu. Rakannya yang juga penemannya, Azhar telah hilang secara misteri. Siapakah Fatin yang sentiasa setia menemani Razak? Siapakah lelaki tua misteri yang dijumpai Razak di pinggir lebuh raya? Adakah nyawa Razak bakal terancam dengan gangguan makhluk halus sepanjang perjalanannya? Yang mati yang semestinya pergi. / GANGGUAN Tarmizi dan Nazrin, dua orang pemandu van jenazah perlu menghantar satu jenazah ke sebuah perkampungan di Kedah. Satu susuk wanita berjubah putih kerap kali mengganggu dan menghantui perjalanan malam mereka sebaik sahaja mereka keluar dari tanah perkuburan itu. Setiap kali munculnya wanita itu, pasti dengan wajah yang menakutkan, mata yang bersinar merah menyala dan seakan-akan marah. Siapakah wanita itu? Mengapa wanita itu terus-terusan mengekori perjalanan malam Tarmizi dan Nazrin? Apa yang wanita itu mahukan?

Download or read book Projek Seram Cermin written by Zaifuzaman Ahmad, Illya Abdullah, Suzani Nadzir, Julie Jasmin and published by Buku Prima. This book was released on 2016 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aku adalah kau... / PERJANJIAN TANPA RELA Kematian Tarmizi memberi impak pada Nancy. Dia menyesal dan tertanya-tanya kenapa semua ini berlaku. Akhirnya, Nancy menemui jawapannya apabila puaka di dalam cermin di sebuah kedai antik di mana dia bekerja telah membongkar segala rahsia. Puaka itu mengatakan bahawa kini dia adalah penjaga Nancy kerana perjanjian telah berlaku tanpa disedari Nancy. Tiga permintaan, ada syarat termeterai, ada korban perlu dipersembahkan... / 3 PERMINTAAN Sofea Jane, seorang model jelitawan kegilaan ramai lelaki tetapi mempunyai hobi pelik, iaitu taksub pada cermin dan kecantikan. Cermin antik pemberian Damian yang dipecahkan telah bercantum kembali. Tanpa disedari, ada jin menghuni cermin itu. Jin itu menawarkan tiga permintaan kepada Sofea Jane, tetapi dengan syarat-syarat yang cukup berat untuk ditunaikan. Bila hati termakan bisikan syaitan, maka dia terjerumus dengan tipu daya jin.

Download or read book Projek Seram Hostel written by Hasrudi Jawawi, Eqbal Mohaydeen, Noorfadzillah, Illya Abdullah and published by Buku Prima. This book was released on 2016 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herlina bukan tiada pendidikan tinggi tetapi desakan hidup membuatnya terima sahaja pekerjaan maid di Borneo Amazon Homestay, Tawau. Sebuah pusat penginapan tidak jauh dari Lost World, Maliau Basin Sabah sangat pelik tempatnya. Setiap malam di bilik hostelnya, ada sahaja gangguan yang dialaminya. Peliknya hanya dirinya sahaja mengalaminya. Kenapa yang lain santai dan tiada? Blok ‘Rawalingga’ itu mempunyai struktur bangunan lain dari yang lain. Lalu, perlahan-lahan semakin terbongkar rahsia gelap kejahatan bersemadi di tapak hostel itu. Semuanya bermula dari ratusan tahun dahulu. Jaga-jaga! Jangan terpedaya apa yang kau lihat. / PETAKA DI RAWALINGGA Lima gadis, dengan agenda tersendiri menyertai satu penggambaraan telemovie realiti seram yang dikelolakan oleh seorang pemuda bernama Syahsyamusa. Daliana, Rosmuna, Widelia, Amani, Faeza dan Cahaya berjaya dalam uji bakat yang diadakan. Mereka ditawarkan dengan wang sebanyak RM 50,000 sebagai bayaran. Sebuah Hostel yang baru dibina tidak diduduki menjadi sasaran lokasi penggambaraan. Pelakon-pelakon hantu bersedia untuk memainkan peranan.Dan kisah seram lima gadis itu pun bermula… Jangan celopar, bila jumpa di depan mata baru kau diam! / SYY...

Download or read book Hauntings written by Ellen and published by Tachyon Publications. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fiendish anthology, complied by the horror genre’s most acclaimed editor, drags you into the twisted minds of modern literary masters at their fiendish best. Visionary storytellers fill this collection of tales lyrical and strange, monstrous and exhilarating, horrific and transformative. *A sweetly vengeful voice on the radio calls a young soldier out to join a phantom patrol. *A hotel maid who threw her newborn child from a fourth-story window lingers in an interminable state. *An intern in a paranormal research facility delves deeply into the unexplained deaths of two staff members. *A serial killer plans his ultimate artistic achievement: the unveiling of an extremely special instrument in a very private concert. At once familiar and shocking, these riveting stories will haunt you long after you put down your book and turn out the light.

Download or read book Smart Home Systems written by Mahmoud A. Al-Qutayri and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smart homes are intelligent environments that interact dynamically and respond readily in an adaptive manner to the needs of the occupants and changes in the ambient conditions. The realization of systems that support the smart homes concept requires integration of technologies from different fields. Among the challenges that the designers face is to make all the components of the system interact in a seamless, reliable and secure manner. Another major challenge is to design the smart home in a way that takes into account the way humans live and interact. This later aspect requires input from the humanities and social sciences fields. The need for input from diverse fields of knowledge reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the research and development effort required to realize smart homes that are acceptable to the general public. The applications that can be supported by a smart home are very wide and their degree of sophistication depends on the underlying technology used. Some of the application areas include monitoring and control of appliances, security, telemedicine, entertainment, location based services, care for children and the elderly... etc. This book consists of eleven chapters that cover various aspects of smart home systems.

Download or read book Career Development and Job Satisfaction written by Josiane Fahed-Sreih and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, Career Development and Job Satisfaction, not only looks at how employees can develop their careers and create career paths that are meaningful for their lives, it also looks at keeping employees satisfied with their jobs.This book highlights how to work with the millennial generation and being able to motivate them and guide them through their careers. It presents case studies on satisfaction and career planning. The function of human resource management has an important implication on the performance of the whole organization and giving it acute attention can enhance the performance of the business.

Download or read book 13 MOONS written by Ee Leen Lee and published by Buku Fixi. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 13 MOONS will provide you with instant chills. Office workers discover the gruesome secret behind the puppets used as workplace décor. A man tries to help the ghost of a murdered child haunting a playground. An abandoned well and a banana tree in a village garden conceal a decades-old crime. A couple struggles to keep their family together when their son becomes a zombie. And a nightclub with a supernatural door policy — depending on when you choose to go. These stories reveal the darkness that threatens to seep through the veneer of day-to-day life. (Buku Fixi) (Fixi Novo)

Download or read book Wild Sky written by Suzanne Brockmann and published by Suzanne Brockmann Books. This book was released on 2019-07-07 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild Sky Night Sky Series # 2 Young Adult Paranormal with romantic elements First published 2015 Skylar, Calvin, Dana, and Milo are back, but now their unlikely Destiny-fighting team includes... Garrett Hathaway...? When Garrett’s friend Jilly goes missing, Coconut Key Academy’s most “popular” bully and all-around douche approaches Sky and Calvin to ask for help. From Garrett’s description of the missing girl’s telekinesis, it’s likely that Jilly is a Greater-Than like Sky and Dana—a girl with rare super-powers. And it’s highly likely that Jilly’s been kidnapped for her valuable blood—an essential ingredient in the dangerous, addictive street drug called Destiny, which makes users young, healthy, beautiful—and profoundly evil—before it kills them. When Skylar and her team finally track down Jilly, the girl oddly refuses to be rescued. In the struggle that ensues, Calvin—who’s been in a wheelchair since he was nine—is accidentally injected with Destiny. For the short-term, he can walk again, but the drug willeventually kill him. After it turns him evil... Unless Sky can find a way to save her best friend’s life... Wild Sky is the second book in a YA series set in the same dark future as Suzanne Brockmann’s Born to Darkness, the first installment in her Fighting Destiny paranormal romance series. The Night Sky YA series has the same mix of suspense, romance, humor, and the paranormal, and deals with many of the same themes, including society’s relentless exploitation and devaluation of females, and the empowerment that comes when women and girls recognize their strength and intellect, and stand up, fight back, and save the day. (119K words or 436 pages) Don’t miss... Night Sky Series # 1: Night Sky Night Sky Series # 0.5: Dangerous Destiny (When Skylar Met Calvin)

Download or read book Lion Boy and Drummer Girl written by Pauline Loh and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lion dancers are the new sensations in Asia, and none are as charming or handsome as US import Ricky Ang. But while the rest of the Leopop boys aspire to be the lion head, Ricky would rather goof around as the big head doll. Ironically, drummer girl Ong Ying Ying is the biggest cynic of this Leopop wave. “Don’t fall for a lion dancer,” her mother had always warned her. “He will break your heart.”

Download or read book Written in the Ashes written by Hollan Van Zandt and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Written in the Ashes is one of those rare novels that sets 'history' afire, to bathe readers in the glow of a greater, hotter truth. Fans of The Mists of Avalon will find this romantic/alchemical/feminist/spiritual epic equally captivating."—Tom Robbins, bestselling author of Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life and Villa Incognito In the bloody clash between Christians and pagans in fifth-century Alexandria, a slave girl becomes the last hope for preserving peace in this evocative and thrilling tale reminiscent of The Mists of Avalon. A blend of history, adventure, religion, romance, and mysticism, this shares the untold story of the events that led to the burning of the Great Library of Alexandria. After she is abducted from her home in the mountains of Sinai, Hannah is enslaved and taken to Alexandria, where she becomes the property of Alizar, an alchemist and pagan secretly working to preserve his culture. Revered for her beautiful singing voice, the young slave is invited to perform at the city's Great Library, where she becomes friends with the revered mathematician and philosopher, Hypatia, as well as other pagans who curate its magnificent collections. Determined to help them uphold pagan culture and traditions, Hannah embarks on a dangerous quest to unite the fractured pieces of the Emerald Tablet—the last hope to save the pagans and create peace. On this odyssey that leads her to the lost oracles of Delfi and Amun-Ra and to rediscovered ancient cities and rituals, Hannah will experience forbidden loves, painful betrayals, and poignant reunions. But her efforts may be in vain. Returning to Alexandria, Hannah finds a city engulfed in violence, even as her own romantic entanglements come to a head. Now, it's not only her future, but the fate of all Alexandria that is at stake.

Download or read book The Paradox of Vertical Flight written by Emil Ostrovski and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hilarious, deeply moving, mind-bending, original, romantic, and surprising, this debut teen novel by Emil Ostrovski will appeal to fans of John Green, Chris Crutcher, and Andrew Smith. Gary Shteyngart, author of the New York Times bestseller Super Sad True Love Story, says: "Do yourself a favor and get inside a car with Emil Ostrovski immediately! The Paradox of Vertical Flight is an amazing road trip. You're in for one heck of a ride." An Indie Next Pick! On the morning of his eighteenth birthday, Jack Polovsky kidnaps his own baby, names him Socrates, stocks up on baby supplies at Walmart, and hits the road with his best friend, Tommy, and with the baby's mother, Jess. As they head to Grandma's house (eluding the police at every turn), Jack tells baby Socrates the Greek myths—because all stories spring from those stories, really. Even this one. By turns funny, heart wrenching, and wholly original, this debut novel by Emil Ostrovski explores the nature of family, love, friendship, fatherhood, and myth. "Shares a sense of humor and philosophical bent with such YA authors as John Green and Chris Crutcher. But the story and likable characters are Ostrovsky's own, a delightful mix of quirky, intelligent, naive, well-intentioned, and just plain dumb teens. A delightful success."—ALA Booklist

Download or read book Sugarbread written by Balli Kaur Jaswal and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pin must not become like her mother, but nobody will tell her why. She seeks clues in Ma’s cooking when she’s not fighting other battles—being a bursary girl at an elite school and facing racial taunts from the bus uncle. Then her meddlesome grandmother moves in, installing a portrait of a watchful Sikh guru and a new set of house rules. Old secrets begin to surface but can Pin handle learning the truth? Reader Reviews: “This novel is sensitively written, and raises important issues subtly: racism and racialisation; religiosity and its relation to identity; patriarchal values; class; and the intersection of Christianity and capitalism in the wonderful speech about 'spiritual bank accounts'. All the characters have depth and complexity and the two layers of the narrative (the experiences of Pin and of her mother Jini) are skilfully blended. There are some beautiful descriptive passages, and I like the way in which metaphors are used sparingly, but to good effect.” —Philip Holden, editor of Writing Singapore and Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2015 judge “Pin is an earnest and enchanting child, through whose curious and clear-sighted eyes we see family life and complications and childhood cliques and racism. But this entertaining book also has touching insights into love, hope and wisdom, and characters that will stay with you long after you finish it.” —Ovidia Yu, author of Aunty Lee’s Chilled Revenge “This is the most glorious mic drop moment in Singaporean Literature. Sugarbread is such a tender and powerful response to the many celebrated voices in Singapore that represent minority experiences through tokenism or ignore them altogether. Balli Kaur Jaswal has made me feel like my ten-year-old self could be someone’s protagonist, like my skin belongs in the pages of books in my country. She’s turned the mirrors on Singapore and our conversations about identity in a spectacular fashion. Her prose is delicate, precise and aching. Her storytelling lingers with you for days. This novel is triumphant and absolutely essential reading for anyone who cares about living in this city.” —Pooja Nansi, author of Love is an Empty Barstool