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The Rise of Capitalistic Society in American Myth - - Michael Eza
The stories of It’s A Wonderful Life, and Ragged Dick both portray a protagonist’s journey from a lower-class form of life to one, which contains everything the protagonists perceive as being rich. These stories capitalize on the American Dream myth, that being; any person despite... Submitted 159 days 16 hours ago.

Idaho’s Bear Lake Valley is an Inspiring Country - - Linda Weaver Clarke
Idaho’s Bear Lake Valley is a stunning and tranquil place to visit. Looking down from the crest of the mountain, one may see flat rich meadowland spread out for miles and miles between the mountains, exhibiting more shades of green and yellow than one could ever imagine; and among all this... Submitted 207 days 21 hours ago.

Major Developments in Libyan Culture and History - - Waniss A. Otman
As part of the shoreline of the Mediterranean and the continent of Africa, Libya has been host to a succession of cultures, identified by written records as well as the vast number of artefacts and structures still standing or uncovered, known as the archaeological record. But new archaeological... Submitted 213 days 6 hours ago.

2012 and Beyond - Jesus Villalobos
The Days of Noah “For as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the coming of the Son of Man.” Matthew 24:37. This is an incomplete Scripture without what follows it. As a result, many have fallen victim to misinterpretation of just what Jesus actually said in... Submitted 319 days 1 hour ago.

R.a.i.n. (story) - Jesus Villalobos
Amidst the background of the college where I learned to fight not with my hands, but rather with my wits, I met Professor Zoe. It was he who would eventually be the cause of somewhat bizarre incidents in my life which would ultimately lead to a new understanding of life, liberty, and the persuit... Submitted 337 days 21 hours ago.

Review: Aldric & Anneliese - - ngoldman
Author: Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. ISBN: 978-0-9826594-0-3 Publisher: 4RV Publishing LLC In Harry E. Gilleland, Jr.'s short fiction, Aldric & Anneliese, set in the late sixth century in an unnamed country in Eastern Europe, readers are pulled into a compelling story touching on a... Submitted 340 days 18 hours ago.

In Defense of the Rectitude of Semi-Colon Prose; A Man's Internal Struggle - Ella Camp
Once upon a time there was a man; replete, he was, in appealing, enticing physical beauty; a beauty enhanced by the fascinating charm of cerebral erudition; the combination of which, did engage the conceit that lies dormant within the being that is human. The sleeping fixed nature of his... Submitted 364 days 20 hours ago.

The Not So Beautiful Original Tale Of Sleeping Beauty - - Sydney Harrell
There are many different variants of the tale of Sleeping Beauty, but perhaps the most widely known is the one that the 1959 movie by Walt Disney portrays. Young Aurora has a curse placed upon her by an evil witch named Maleficent. The curse foretells that if Aurora pricks her finger on a... Submitted 1 year 11 days ago.

Death, Thou Art Untimely - Sydney Harrell
Wait, Death, wait a while I'm not ready yet, to die Wait Death, wait awhile Don't take my life on the breath of a sigh. Wait, Death, wait awhile I've yet got years to live Wait, Death, wait awhile I've still got hugs to give. Wait, Death, wait awhile Where will my soul be sent? Wait Death, wait... Submitted 1 year 23 days ago.

Book Review: "The Soul of a Horse" by Joe Camp - Dianne Lehmann
I've read this book twice and will probably read it again … and again. It is written by Joe Camp, best known for the Benji series of movies. He came to horses late in his life, much as I have, and has embraced them wholly with both his mind and spirit. He brings a good understanding of... Submitted 1 year 30 days ago.

Thor the Shark - Gregory Lewis
LONG BEACH, CA - We were just kids at the beach, foolish and frolicking in the waves. Back then parents were less overprotective of their kids, so Mom not only didn’t know where we were, she didn’t care. We might have been playing with jellyfish or drifting half way out to Catalina.... Submitted 1 year 39 days ago.

Smooth Are The Waters Of The Brook That Runs Deep - - Sydney Harrell
Smooth are the waters of the brook that runs deep You'd think it'd drown the blind As they all sleep. As the waves of justice fall upon them, You won't hear a peep Though they lick their wounds, They seep, they seep. A drowning man will clutch a straw And at the hems of mercy, as she withdraws... Submitted 1 year 43 days ago.

Flirting with Faith by Joan Ball: Take the Journey - - Teresa Ortiz
Joan Ball had everything most modern women desire. She was highly educated, had a successful career, a dream home, a husband, and children. She was an Atheist and in every way, content. What went wrong; or should I say right? Maybe it was the heart attack....maybe not. I invite you to join... Submitted 1 year 43 days ago.

From Dark Matter to Moby Dick: “All Deified Nature Absolutely Paints Like the Harlot” - Marc Adler
While reading a recent New York Times article about NASA's quest to confirm that dark matter underlies everything in nature, I couldn't help but recall the chapter in Moby Dick called "The Whiteness of the Whale." The Times article explains that Sam Ting, a celebrated scientist and winner of... Submitted 1 year 79 days ago.

The Story of Strength and Bravery of 16th Century Martyrs - - Joel Hendon
Although somewhat known, the story of John Fryth is not extremely famous. But it is a perfect example of the soundness of faith possessed by numerous Christians from the first century up through relatively recent centuries. Fryth was born in Westerham, England in 1503 although his parents moved... Submitted 1 year 85 days ago.

Where Have All The Successive Dynasts Gone When The Forbidden City Still brightly Shines - - Hilda Cang
Nothing lasts forever. Over the past several decades or centuries, all the previous powerful world leaders, great people, inventors, doctors, famous writers, musicians, the kings and their kingdoms and the lots, the great talents and remarkable contributions of each individual and the... Submitted 1 year 102 days ago.

Nicholas Evans “The Brave” – A Book Review of “The Horse Whisperer’s” Latest Beautiful Novel - Julian Price
The Brave is Nicholas Evans’ fifth novel and follows in the footsteps of best sellers, The Horse Whisperer , The Loop , The Smoker Jumper and The Divide . The Brave is perhaps the author’s most intimate and intricate novel to date and there is probably already enough material for a... Submitted 1 year 157 days ago.

O Eve Where Art Thou? - Ella Camp
There have been stories throughout time that have wanted to be told; and yet, the intolerant temper of the times did urge the storyteller to the couching safety of the metaphor, parable and fairytale; which we are now left to decipher through the glass darkly. In this certain time and place- a... Submitted 1 year 187 days ago.

The Gold Miner's Metaphor - Ella Camp
In this certain time and place, the insurgent rage of "Gold Fever" swept across the land in turbulent, riotous waves of covetous greed and ambition; inundating the souls of men in a pulsing surge of primal urgency. Beset by this harbinger of universal madness, men did, in undulating droves... Submitted 1 year 298 days ago.

Willa's Ghost - Jack H. Schick
The first sensation was sound, a subdued, dull sound; the rhythmic beating of his heart, a muffled thump...thump...thump in his ears. There was no actual consciousness yet, just the hazy notice of the faint, almost indistinguishable pulsing of involuntary life seething through his veins.... Submitted 1 year 329 days ago.

A Feast for the Senses - Ella Camp
She set out once more down the moss-covered stone path- in tentative barefoot steps, she walked- then skipped- then ran toward the beckoning oasis of unfolding displays of shade and bloom that frequently called her weary soul to respite. A magnificent kaleidoscope of scarlet, green, yellow and... Submitted 1 year 354 days ago.

What Alice Found There: The Question of Lewis Carroll - Jack H. Schick
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Lewis Carroll, is one of the most complex and controversial figures of Victorian Britain. A renowned mathematician and statistician, an accomplished photographer, an amateur inventor and an Anglican clergyman, Dodgson is, of course, best know for his creations "Alice's... Submitted 1 year 358 days ago.

Emergent Christianity And Its Forbears. Morphing Into Something Old But New - - Christofer French
I once studied the Bible quite intensely for a game show in the 70's. This was after I was a minister, and after my formal biblical studies. This experience - speed reading through the Bible about 4 or 5 times - gave me a startling "subjective" experience. I saw Biblical history more as a FILM, a... Submitted 2 years 11 days ago.

To Loneliness, a poem; (from Soft foot treads of my Soul) - - Carol Fernandez
Where ever I look you are always there Trailing after me with your long dark hair I speak to you from the midst of despair I hear no reply there is nobody there You haunt me by night You stalk me by day Submitted 2 years 35 days ago.

Wendigo (Tohanny Creek) - Jack H. Schick
The Tohanny Creek began among the thick tufts of grass at the lower end of Mumbaur's cow pasture up behind the old machine shop on the road just north of town. Brian had followed it upstream to there. It emerged from the clumps of grass at the edge of the marshy meadow as a dozen small trickles... Submitted 2 years 40 days ago.