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A second volume of short stories and poetry translated from the Hebrew.

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...lish and Hebrew http://gorgelink.org/vaknin/ http://samvak.tripod.com/sipurim.html Poetry of Healing and Abuse http://samvak.tripod.com/contents.h... ...m Revisited http://samvak.tripod.com/ Created by: Lidija Rangelovska, Skopje REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S Short Fic... ...UBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S Short Fiction A Beheaded Cart Language of Black and Red On the Bus to Town The Butterflies are L... ...but he is still my little brother. He is resting now, eyes shut, our lengthy lashes – both mine and his – attached to fluttering lids. Birds trappe... ...d his hand and he recoils. I didn't hurt him, though. I wait for him to break, his hand in mine. Thus clenched, our palms devoid of strength, we fa... .... I am hurting for what I do to you. My only consolation is the inexorability of nature – mine and yours, this world's (in which we find ourselves... ... look for Dinah." "She'll be back" – my mother reassured her nervously, fighting a losing battle with the spot – "She has nowhere else to go. He s... ... there, in the sweltering sun, until we heard the bus, uproarious, like echoes of a far-off battle. Return Pierre's Friends by Sam Vaknin ... ...thighs. I feel nothing, not even pain or fury. But I sense the distant echoes of a remote battle, behind the fortified hilltops of my self. It wil...

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...This third and newest novel in the series takes young Montana back home to help his family battle a crooked mayor and sheriff who have assumed control of his home town during his three year absence. With the help of his friends, family and famous horse "Spirit", Montana continues to fight for what's right...and ult...

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...en, and through numerous adventures, he’d done just that. He was now foreman of one of the biggest ranches in north Texas. But a surprise telegram ... ...rous adventure yet. To Abby Battle at Bighorn Another Montana Adventure ... ... Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved by the author, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a ... ... photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the writer/publisher of this book. This work is fiction. Names, c... ...the Wind River country, so it just might just be that the fire was an Indian Battle At Bighorn 3 camp. Wouldn’t matter to me if it was. The Ara... ... out if you could see your way to let me stay the night next to your fire.” Battle At Bighorn 5 She moved her hand up to shift the scarf out o... ... something.” “What do I say to the folks? “That’s a tough one. If you see mine, tell ‘em I got a job in town and I’ll stop out to see ‘em in a ... ...arl repeated as he held out his .45, ready to fire. With that, I pulled out mine and cocked it, aiming straight at Earl. “DROP IT!” I yelled. Su... ...nk I’m gonna keep it on.” “You make a good point, Montana. I think I’ll put mine on, too.” We sat around and talked a while and about an hour ...

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...Her current anchor, Colonel Jeremy Lingley, is nearing burnout. An alien race is seeking an alliance with Earth and the pair are assigned the mission of discovering the aliens' secrets. Crown Prince Dex LoudRoar is a Gatoan warrior and a royal with a terrible secret. His people wage a constant war against their enemy, the Lupinious empire. But the tide of battle is tur...

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...isha Spletzer. All rights reserved. This e-book is an original publication of Lakisha Spletzer. http://www.kishazworld.com Cover and Interior Images d... ...llyfield. All rights reserved. http://www.jdhollyfield.com This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product... ...f fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance ... ..., you had to be the toughest, strongest and meanest. And you had to bring battles. The last few forays into Gatoan space had proven fruitful. They ha... ...ee through his falseness.” Dex was disgruntled and frustrated. The urge to battle raged in his veins. He needed an outlet for his pent up emotions or... ...w cursed. “How many?” “Ten Sir, all dreadnought class.” “We cannot hope to battle them. This is bad timing all around. I must return to Earth to infor... ...om her tugging his fur was nice and he growled loudly. “Now, I mark you as mine.” He thrust hard and his roar of triumph mingled with her scream as s... ... protest and he kissed her silent. “Shh, little human. I am yours, you are mine. I will be your shield and protector. There is no other. Now, I must ... ...ing?” Elenora demanded. “Apparently, she can't 'hear' anyone's mind except mine.” “Oh, is that all?” Jewels spun around and glared at the newcomer. “C...

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...In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tour de force of historical fiction, allowing the reader to enter for the first time into the private worlds of five remarkable people: ...

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...COVER OF VOICES FROM THE PAST: In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett acco... ...s, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tour de force of historical fiction, allowing the reader to enter for the first time int... ... allowing the reader to enter for the first time into the private worlds of five remarkable people: Sappho of Lesbos, the famous Greek poet; Jesus;... ...the hymn. I could not remain any longer. I hurried home, past his house to mine, wondering what kind of haven it could be, wondering what people woul... ... we were alone. We listened to each other’s breathing and his hand sought mine and climbed my robe to my face and the coarse fingers felt my cheek a... ...I felt that the war was forever between us and I hated those years, those battles, the lines on his face. My hate was there, between us. Then, then,... ...on. I could imagine their leers, their whispers. I lifted his face toward mine and kissed him, his heavy beard sticking my mouth. There was a sob—a ... ...ne or in knots of two or three, feeling separate. How does one forget the battlefield? I heard the burr of ancient Egyptian. Persian was spoken by me... ... and he changed the subject as quickly as a man might draw a sword during battle. “I never thought I’d be blind. I never memorized any faces. My hom...

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...This is the continuation of Nawin's story. Now a famous prostitute painter suffering a midlife crisis, he abandons supercilious makings of wealth for a train trip ride to Laos where he repudiates and ventures onto something new...

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...is By Steven Sills 1 He assumed that in being exhausted from sporadic fits of sleep and wakeful spans of dull, hypnagogic thoughts matching the inerti... ... sleep and wakeful spans of dull, hypnagogic thoughts matching the inertia of his confinement he would finally become ensconced there, in this train j... ...st fall asleep. This was his hope; but in the meantime there was a languid battle with insomnia and inordinate time that he, from his "exalted tomb," ... ...tying into his mouth from the upper coffin glided downward like the leaves of a deciduous tree; he was remembering happier times and in this confined ... ...r life-- "No," he told himself, "this is not right either." An internecine battle for a dominant perspective or a logical merger of the two variant t... ...ey retained a faint hope that the smoke would eventually disperse from the battle ground of family and that one day this abstract word, family, with n... ...ghed at such an absurd caprice. The mind was littered with such protective mines, which soared through the weightless space of ethereal consciousness.... ...e depiction of his Majesty was with eyes that sponged up human suffering. "Mine are the same," he told himself; and thus his own were majestic and aug... ...en though this surrogate mother arrangement hatched out of her egg and not mine" he told himself, but being so dizzy there was not much chance of him ...

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...y town in Australia. Spiritual warfar.. Snakelex is a first class demon on assignment to a small country town in Australia. Spiritual warfare will be battled out between good and evil. Snakelex must use every dirty trick in the book to cause chaos in the community and sway those from attending the only church in town. The elite at Hell's head office take an interest in Sna...

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...Beside a riverbed, an old man sits lost in his thoughts; he is SEATTLE, Chief of the Suqamish Indians. He remembers his boyhood when his grandfather foretold him of his destiny, when he was told of the Web Of Life and his duties as it's protector. The Web of Life, they believe, is the symbiotic connect...

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...The Pope receives a vision that includes the names of four men: a U.S. Senator, a covert military intelligence agent, a priest from a small parish, and the head of the Italian mafia. These men form an alliance to eliminate the drug cartels of the world to save the children of...

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...Pope Francis lithely entered into the small chapel next to his private quarters. The dark chapel was dimly lit by a row of flickering votive candles that cast a soothing splay of shadows across the ancient altar. The Pope knelt his thin, angular body before it; his white cassock cascaded across the red, soft cushion. He gently entwined the eb...

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...l chapel next to his private quarters. The dark chapel was dimly lit by a row of flickering votive candles that cast a soothing splay of shadows acr... ...fix as he closed his eyes and began to recite out-loud the Five Holy Mysteries of the Rosary. His nightly reverie, before bed, calmed him and conne... ...verie, before bed, calmed him and connected his soul to the sublime obedience of God. During these moments of prayer, he put the chaos of his Office ... ...4 J.Cross/Artemis "They kill people, Uncle." "That's their business, not mine." "They sell drugs to young children, innocent children." "No ... ...ive temper. "You don't reveal your sources, and yet you expect me to divulge mine?" "Five million dollars to a candidate, by your own admission, ... ...ave. And I am willing to give my life for this mission. Are you, Senator?" "Mine, yes. My family’s, no." "Then we are in agreement," Gallucci roa... ...then?" Alex asked. "Ah, a plan." Gallucci's eyes narrowed. "A plan is like a battle, an ever changing strategy of move and counter move." Relucta... ...p is secured." He hated repeating orders. “There's going to be one hell of a battle on board. Isn't there any way we can help?" "It's not our ass... ...rds out gunfire shattered the night. The ship listed from side to side as the battle raged. It was over in less than five minutes. At the start o...

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...Vol. 1: TripStone hates to kill her gods but she must feed her people. An accomplished hunter in the Masari village of Crossroads, she is charged with the ritual slaying of the sacred Yata. Her comrade Ghost tries to end Masari dependence on Yata meat by performing experiments punishable by death. His jeopardy increases when he shelter...

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... Deviations: Covenant Elissa Malcohn Second Edition This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the prod... ...of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblanc... ...n 1985. I am very thankful for the guidance I received back then by members of the Cambridge Science Fiction Workshop (Jon Burrowes, Alexander Jablo... ... added. He held up his arm, where a neat cut crusted over with a new scab. "Mine, too." TripStone peered in Ghost's direction. He had passed from th... ...d choked his urges down. In a few days he would again let his flesh win its battle with his soul, but not one minute too soon. He snuffed the lamp, ... ...everyone indoors, where they kept to themselves. Either that, or the damned mines and quarries broke too many backs. WindTamer rolled his shoulders ... ... than populate the blood of the dead. There is much your blood shares with mine, and even more that it shares with Thread's." He gazed from his pape... ... dangerous to come inside. Inside, he was forced to share his most intimate battles whenever they seized him. Piri wanted to comfort him somehow, t... ...he would rejoin the troops. Barrenness enabled one to train adequately for battle, but too much barrenness depleted one's forces. Right now the onl...

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...AMSTOWN, MASS., MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1907 NO. 1 THE HATCHET BURIED Conclusion of Hostilities Be- tween the Classes of 1909 and 1910 End of the March J7th... ...nd 1910 End of the March J7th Celebration —The Shirt-Tail Parade- Speeches of the Four Orators on the Old Campus When the four olnsseB joined hands an... ...suo- oessful, and despite its humorous side, tied a new itnot in tlie bond of ail Williams men. The parade, the fireworks, the transparencies, the sha... ... in full and containing infointation as to fees, etc. hv.um SARATOGAS BEST MINERAL WATER SOLD AT FIRST CLASS PLACES The Intercollegiate Bureau of Acad... ...as surgeon in the 54th and 58th New Y'ork volun teers and took part in the battles of Cross Keys, Bull Run and Ohnncellorsville. For several years he ... ...urses in fn!i and containing infotniation as to ftes , etc. SARATOGAS BEST MINERAL- WATER SOLD AT FIRST CLASS PLACES The Intercollegiate Bureau of Aca... ... model dairy. 1904—R. F. Wood has gradu- ated from the Michigan College of Mines, and is at present holding a responsible position as mining engineer ... ...er, no systematio strategy had ever been employed in war. Amies had met in battle, and mere brute strength had decided the outcome. The Macedonian gen... ...grasp the situation instantly and with one bold stroke to turn the tide of battle, com- pleted his career without ever suf- fering defeat. To him is d...

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... ISBN 0-9740848-1-6 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be repro- duced electronically or in any form, or by any... ...ronically or in any form, or by any means, without the prior written consent of the Publisher and the Author, excepting brief quotes used in reviews. ... ...k are real. All situa- tions, characters and concepts are the sole invention of the author. © 2003, Barbara M. Hodges Cover art © 2003, Tigress Press,... ...s them to a field beyond Raya, a city asleep beneath a black spell. A great battle rages but, with the aid of Peter and Regan’s magic, Raya is saved.... ...ever touched the unicorn’s hoof, then all of Daradawn would perish. In their battle with Dirkk, a crack had inched close, but the evil had been stoppe... ...efore she could get the words out. “I never thought I’d see you without your battle axe.” “I could carry only the sword or Xuya upon my back.” More te... ...iful.” Regan glanced toward the doorway. “Now where’s that scamp of a son of mine?” “He was here earlier,” Kelsey said, “admiring the statue in the ga... ...happens.” She looked down at Regan. “I’m more wor- ried about that nephew of mine. Have you talked to him?” She heard the click of nails against stone... ...e daily.” “Give me back my son.” “Your son? A pity. The boy should have been mine. First you take Tessa from me, and then Crag Castle. And now you cla...

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...In Christ’s Journal, the author takes a daring step in this unique novel and places the reader for the first time in the shoes of The Fisherman. In this finely crafted and historically realistic portrait of the ancient Biblical world, Bartlett recreates the moving story of the last months of Christ’s life as Jesus Himself may have experienced the...

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...n this unique novel and places the reader for the first time in the shoes of The Fisherman. In this finely crafted and historically realistic portr... ...he Fisherman. In this finely crafted and historically realistic portrait of the ancient Biblical world, Bartlett recreates the moving story of the... ...t Biblical world, Bartlett recreates the moving story of the last months of Christ’s life as Jesus Himself may have experienced them when He broug... .... Now, it is hard for me to find the time, and writing is not a habit of mine and does not come easily. However, like a shepherd, I shall gather ... ...vely, he stood, tottered. I thought he would fall but he kept his eyes on mine and I urged him to walk. “Master...master,” he muttered, staring abou... ...There were sand storms. Mother begged him to sell the gold cup. “It’s not mine to sell,” he objected. But he traded Melchior’s coins, “for the sake ... ...nd places, all I have loved. Only in memory will I walk along the orchard creek and hunt for crayfish, think and stare as a boy thinks and stares. I... ...HE PAST 50 airless, officers and soldiers at one end, one of them in battle gear—to impress me, I thought. But I was scarcely able to stand, sc...

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...Laura Kate O'Connell left her life of excitement as an overseas news correspondent to return to her Georgia hometown to raise her two young cousins. When Royce Lee, Laura Kate's attorney, supposedly commits suicide, too many pieces of evidence tell a different...

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...to win his heart in the most embarrassing ways. A family tragedy turns her life upside down and her little farm into spook central. Learn the secrets of the after life; you too may have many freeloaders at your address and not all were once human. Australian author Christine Jones writes for many genres from science fiction fantasy to humor. Though the characters in this b...

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...ooks.net Copyright © 2007 by Christine Jones. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,... ...m, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product... ...f fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance ... ... before a bucket of hot brew to dull the senses. The hot water soothes my battle-weary bones, but has little affect on my current mood. I curse the ... ... him. “Help yourself to milk and sugar,” I said drooling excessively into mine. “Thanks, it’s just what the doctor ordered.” Michael winked his appr... ...ael said. “Do you suffer these fits often?” Acting vague is a specialty of mine, placing more emphasis on the other person to explain in more detail ... ... shirt pocket. “Thanks, I ought to check my letter box, yours could be in mine.” It was hopeful thinking. “If they’re bills, keep them.” We both smil... ...t off the plane. Steven and I fought over who was driving home. I won the battle and learnt that threatening to become a Tupperware consultant cause... ...ay she died!” “Midget!” Steven retaliates, knew he would. “I hope the old battleaxe was thinking about cleaning the septic with her tongue when she ...

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...Most readers of this book will have had some type of religious instruction. Whether as children we were taught at a church Sunday school or some other religious institution, or weabsorbed simple social assumptions from the culture we live...

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...What Is Religion? 1Buddhism 16Christianity 59Mysticism 118A Chorus Of Powers: American Indian Belief 176The Sacred Land: Australian Aboriginal Religion 238Conclusion 277References 293The Collected Works Of Carl Jung 299...

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...on Published by the Author York, Western Australia 2006 The first edition of this book was published under the title The Mystical Chorus by Millenniu... ...lished under the title The Mystical Chorus by Millennium Books [an imprint of E.J. Dwyer (Australia) Pty. Ltd.] in 1995. This second edition, with tex... ...ations, and new index, is published by the Author, Donald Broadribb, owner of the publication rights. Copyright © 1995 and 2006 by Donald Broadribb. T... ...stion. (I need not to say that the terms suggestion and autosuggestion are mine. The Tibetan used the words ‘killed by the power of mind’; kill himsel... ...eration can be achieved only by individu- als. In other words, my karma is mine alone, you have your own distinctive karma. Consequently no one—neithe... ...vely called the Devil, who coexists with God in an uneasy state of eternal battle. To understand the background of this doctrine and the way it develo... ...e to be spelled Zoroaster. Zarathustra’s revelations focused on an eternal battle between two Gods, Ahura Mazda (the God of Light, the Good God) and A... ... distance from me. I went over to him and he held out his hand. I held out mine and our hands just barely touched. But apparently that was enough. Sud... ...tion with their land, shown when they recently fought and won a long court battle against the state government to prevent commercial development of a ...

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...rean culture and that his own life is an outlier to this conservative society. As he lives there, making his living as an English teacher, he writes of Gabriele, a single parent in Ithaca New York who manifests a more open and less asphyxiating rebellion against society...

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...ter and imitate any object, and should propose to make a public display of his talents and his productions, we shall pay him reverence as a ... ... with woolen fillets; but for ourselves, we shall employ, for the sake of our real good, that more austere and less fascinating poet and le... ...s fascinating poet and legend-writer, who will imitate for us the style of the virtuous man." Plato (Republic) Chapter One At Toksugum Pala... ...ful of where he stepped. "The dust storm," he argued, "could have slid land mines up from the thirty eighth parallel." The more he thought about it ... ...uch different than the ones bears use in zoos. One low faucet fed the cement creek, which had a plastic bowl floating in it. No different than one's p... ...eving that a relentless cold stare would attenuate their cruelty, and yet no battles did she win with the Antarctic blasts that she sent their way una... ...his business or his personal business and hope he isn't involving himself in mine. My life for now is a lot of books in my graduate studies and not so... ...f if I hadn't been so preoccupied with trying to understand this marriage of mine with a woman who did not want to live with me. I think that she wan...

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...Excerpt: Shanghaied This is to be a story of a battle, at least one murder, and several sudden deaths. For that reason it begins with a pink tea and among the mingled odors of many delicate perfumes and the hale, frank smell of Caroline Testout roses. There had been ...

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...by Frank Norris A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania Stat... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ... document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Elect... ...IED SHANGHAIED SHANGHAIED SHANGHAIED SHANGHAIED THIS IS TO BE A STORY of a battle, at least one murder, and several sudden deaths. For that reason it ... ... going—my treat—and arrange to assimilate nutriment at the Poodle Dog—also mine. I’ve got miles of talk in me that I’ve got to reel off before midnigh... ... into the sea. “That’s how,” he remarked. “I’m the heir. I found the bark; mine she is, an’ mine she stays—yours an’ mine, that is.” But Wilbur had no... ...hem, her scowl knotting her flashing eyes together. “Is this ship yours or mine? We’ve done your dirty work for you. I want you clear of my deck.” Wil... ...d all control. A sort of obsession seized upon her at the near approach of battle, a frenzy of action that was checked by nothing—that was insensible ... ...t was about 3:30 o’clock. 87 Frank Norris X X X X X A BA A BA A BA A BA A BATTLE TTLE TTLE TTLE TTLE WILBUR had imagined that the fight would be hard...

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