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A move to Buffalo called for a walk through the old downtown with a camera. The photos from that day, sent to the newspaper, called for an article to explain them. That article led to interviews with chefs, farmers, surgeons and longtime Buffalonians. Those stories, interviews and NPR radio pieces are gathered here to explain just why people put up with all that snow and cold in Buffalo and love living there. If you've ever received a traffic ticket, moved a few times and had an equal number of garage sales, suffered through piano lessons as well as jury duty, had a good friend and lost a good friend--there's a story here for you.

Anger, hurt, suffocation, lost, lonliness, numb, worry. Just some of the symptoms one faces when battling anxiety. Meet Jael, in this short story of her life and struggles of one of the most troubling disorders in the world.

Adventure, humor and discovery describe this collection of true, unique and complete stories. With a dash of humor or some sage advice, each tale carries the reader to either a specific time in history or to a precarious situation with which most of us can identify. As I Recall is old-time story-telling at its homespun best.

Bad Fan Fiction is a collection of original fan fiction stories with ridiculous premises, amateurish prose, and needlessly specific references to minuscule aspects of the IP off which they're based. We’ve written every story to make you laugh, shake your head, and whisper "my god" in earnest. There are also pictures, because you're never too old for pictures. This is the perfect book to throw on your coffee table for guests, slip in the bathroom for when your phone’s charging, or read aloud for your friends to laugh and jeer at. Truly a book for all seasons. The Second Edition includes a new foreword by Tess Dugan, 70% fewer typos, and the same Smut-Free Guarantee from the first ed ...

Perspectives: a hypodermic needle, a difference between Florida and Berlin, a dive bar in New York, 
a Kurdish emigration, too much mezcal, a Caribbean hurricane clean-up, a Chinese engineer in Dallas, a bed-ridden man dependent on the bottle, and a world-famous comedian. The Five B’s: thirty-three summers of cricket, the consequence of chauvinism and testosterone, seventy years in the mind of a flawed genius, the triumphs and tragedies of a modern-day missionary in Liberia, and the experiences of those around the author with restrictions imposed in New Zealand and Norway during the first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, Jameson Alex West revisits ten of his essay ...

Are you familiar with the Bible and its stories? Could there have been alternative outcomes to many of the Bible’s tales? These stories take a look at the world’s most famous book from an altogether different angle! The Bible is the world’s best known book and the original best seller, reaching homes all across the world and acting as a reference for billions of Christians. The stories within it are some of the best known as well, and even if you aren’t a regular church attender you are likely to have heard them or have some passing knowledge of many. Inside this book, Behind The Scenes of Biblical Turning Points, author Floyd Larck takes a somewhat different look at what may have ha ...

Three short stories of fiction; 'Birthday, Redux, 'The Tacoma Method Redemption', and 'Incident At Raven Creek'.

Bits and Pieces is a personally selected sampling from the author's body of work. It features a varied selection of humorous pieces that will make you chuckle, other more poignant works that may tug at your heartstrings and some personal accounts of actual events and historical happenings.

What does the unwritten rule say? Never like your friend’s boyfriend. But what if that girl is NOT Anessa’s friend? It’s hard trying to convince herself not to like the guy when he’s so irresistible. And their encounter on the Island of Jamaica makes Anessa blush at the memory. What happens when the consequences of Anessa’s risqué behavior follow her home? What happens when she’s the only one willing to give in to her true feelings? But will Dean let go of what he already has for something he knows nothing?