Where Stories Rise with the Rain

THIS IS MY TRUE STORY COUNTRY LIFE, ITS OF MOVING TO A NEW LIFE FROM CITY TO COUNTRY , FOLLOW ME ON THAT JOURNEY ITS ADVENTUERS ALONG THE WAY , THERE ALSO UPHEAVEL ALONG THE WAY, BUT WITH IT LIFE AS TO MOVE ON ITS A STORY TO BE READ .  KIND HEART ED , JEAN HILL .

wakening in the Northwest Territories is Alastair Henry’s biography from his birth in Glasgow, Scotland in 1944 to when he departs Canada’s north sixty years later, but the guts of his memoir is the two years he spent with a small First Nations band in Lutsel K’e, a small fly-in hamlet on the east end of Great Slave Lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories.After a strict Catholic upbringing in Bolton, Lancashire, England, Alastair emigrates to Canada by himself at the age of nineteen and becomes a typical yuppie – family, house in the suburbs, and a big job in the corporate sector. Following London Life’s Freedom 55 plan, he retires at 57 and goes to live in the country. A year lat...

Since ancient Greece, when Socrates likely advised us to “know thyself,” humans have been obsessed with the notion of self in many ways—as a soul, as an essence, as either conscious or subconscious, or as a singular self versus a collection of selves. At the very least we are creatures of duality however one categorizes it. It may be a duality of primitive versus civilized, the duality of individuality or tribalism, the duality of conscious versus unconscious (with subconscious thrown in for good measure). The list of supposition seems endless, which helped bring about The Beast Inside.Reviewer Daniel Lambert asks, "What happens when we expand our consciousness?" His answer? "Crea...

When James Penha moved to Indonesia more than thirty years ago, he fell in love with its archipelago, its people, and its folk tales. But most of the tales, especially when passed on to him orally by natives, were as fragmentary as an Aesop fable. Penha wanted to ask why a wizard would do this or why a goddess would choose that, but the storyteller had no way of knowing. When Penha did dare to be impolite enough to raise such queries, he would usually be told to “believe it or not. It’s up to you.” Penha took on the challenge and rewrote and published Indonesian legends with the logic and sometimes the sensibilities and sexualities of contemporary fiction without sacrificing the m...

When the United States found itself embroiled in the Civil War, it brought out the best in many Americans while at times pitting brother against brother. For the Cushings of Wisconsin and then New York, their allegiance was never in doubt. After the death of her husband, Mary Cushing raised five children on her own. When the war broke out, all four of her sons served the Union in some capacity, and it was the two youngest ones—Alonzo and Willam—who left their individual and indelible marks on the outcome of that national conflagration. Bill Cushing, named in honor of the younger of the two brothers, now presents their military exploits in a book that narrates their lives and sacrifice.Ro...

Drawing from his own experiences, Bill Cushing delivers a compassionate and honest account that resonates with anyone who has lost—or fears losing—a loved one to cancer or other terminal diseases. Based on personal experience and inspired by a profound passion for the subject, Counting Down the Breaths is written to educate and inform readers about the realities of end-of-life circumstances, particularly for caregivers and families navigating the emotional and practical challenges of terminal illness. Cushing’s narrative stands apart by providing not only a firsthand perspective on caregiving but also by sharing the intimate journey of enduring and surviving the loss of a bel...

Earth, 2212: The novel, third in the <i>Against The Machine </i>trilogy, yet free standing on its own, tells of a dystopian society in the midst of catastrophic climate change. Billions have died. The minority of people remaining inhabit the MEGs, former cities transformed by technology into huge protective domes; outside is the MASS living by subsistence. All seems well for those in the CORPORATE. It is not. With worsening climate, the MASS increasingly restive and their AI Silicons becoming sentient, those at the top have concocted a final solution: to leave Earth for Alpha Centauri, destroying the planet in their wake. Four protagonists, each from separate segments of this wor...

Mel Buckworth, dependable family man, loses his manufacturing job through recession. Having lost his sense of purpose his pride sidelines him as he discerns his lack of digital skills so apparent in his children's generation. He is galled by his daughter Dani's university friend, Stanley Best, who is about to achieve fame in the fields of nano technology and artificial intelligence. As Mel desperately attempts to find equilibrium he estranges his family, leaves his wife and enlists the help of a greedy grad student. Will Baker teaches Mel the skills he will need to wreak revenge on a system seemingly discarding him. As his aptitudes grow he begins to use the internet, the very thing he despi...

At war against Napoleon near bankrupt English mill-masters experiment with a new factory system acquiring machines to replace men. A young worker leads the Luddites attacking mills and smashing machines. With increased assaults and even murder North England feels the grip of terrorism. Government agents attempt to suppress the rebellion. In 1812 there are more British troops in North England than fighting Napoleon in Europe. Against the Machine relates the story of the diverse characters caught in this conflict. It unveils the rank exploitation which marked the Industrial Revolution.History isn't just written, it's fought for.Step inside the uprising that shook a nation and discover the...