“Hole Punch, by Garth Simmons, is a short story collections that defies description. Within its pages are hundreds of short, often fragmented, often bizarre narratives, characterised by cartoonish excess, visceral sensory descriptions, eccentric characters, and a grim but brilliant humour.”neonbooks,org.uk “a raw, fragmented, nightmarish collection of stories that makes you feel simultaneously bewildered, scared, disgusted,… Continue reading Hole Punch
Month: January 2021
The Reconstruction Era: A Captivating Guide to a Period in the History of the United States of America That Greatly Impacted American Civil Rights after the War for Southern Independence
The US Civil War brought about a lot of change. The nation not only had to figure out how to become united once again, but it also had to figure out how to integrate the newly freed slaves into society. In addition, the country had to figure out how to recover from the war, which… Continue reading The Reconstruction Era: A Captivating Guide to a Period in the History of the United States of America That Greatly Impacted American Civil Rights after the War for Southern Independence
Farming with Guns: A nation short on time and long on need
Across Nigeria, Christians are dying. The Fulani herdsmen’s invasion into peaceful communities of Nigeria has created a disturbing pattern of death and desecration; to this day none of the culprits have been brought to justice. Under the guise of an ancient livestock herding tradition, this group of people wage a war against the Christian population… Continue reading Farming with Guns: A nation short on time and long on need
Hormone Balance Plan and Cookbook
The simple approach that has helped millions of people take back their lives from chronic pain, illness, and dysfunction. Do you have extra, stubborn weight gain?Bloated or extra inflammation?Mood swings? What you may not know, is that one simple lifestyle change can set you on the path to symptom freedom. As highly processed, inflammatory foods… Continue reading Hormone Balance Plan and Cookbook
Black Dawn Falling
Set in 2024, the pandemic is pretty much over but England is left bankrupt. Mass unemployment, disaffected young people and desperate families. A General Election looms.With uncontrollable riots on the streets, people are so frightened they go into self-imposed lockdown. A militia is seen by the right-wing Government as useful to do their dirty work.Older… Continue reading Black Dawn Falling
Measure For Measure: Redressing the Balance: A Critical Reappraisal of Shakespeare’s Play
Measure for Measure has proved unusually controversial since its earliest recorded performance in 1604. Adverse critical judgements and heavily-censored performances established a deep-seated and unjustified prejudice against the play. By redressing the balance, however, we can establish the full value of so much that was unappreciated or underrated for centuries. This study deploys thorough, impartial… Continue reading Measure For Measure: Redressing the Balance: A Critical Reappraisal of Shakespeare’s Play
Coffee Roasting Made Easy
Create a $50,000 income roasting just one hour per day. Hidden within the second most traded commodity in the world is a virtually untapped business opportunity. Coffee Roasting Made Easy provides valuable insights from the pioneers of this new budding industry. Coffee micro roasting is today what micro brew beer was 25 years ago. Learn… Continue reading Coffee Roasting Made Easy
Far Horizons
A working class boy of fifteen in Macclesfield excels at mathematics, develops into an IT expert and becomes a designer of complex algorithms for sophisticated search engines. A genius, he is introduced to senior players in that field who help him to realise his full potential both professionally and personally. But will material success mean… Continue reading Far Horizons
For Her Bones: Dark Tales
Alec Reid’s ghosts of the twenty-first century seldom lurk in old houses or waft across chilly moors. His dark tales may breathe alongside the supernatural, but they take place in broad daylight, in our daily lives. Their themes include dead warriors resurrected via Bluetooth, Rumpelstiltskin in the suburbs, an algorithmic fear of ghosts and the… Continue reading For Her Bones: Dark Tales
That One Almighty Thing
Anwar Montan an orphaned product of an illicit fourteenth-century love affair is exiled from an aristocratic family in Provence by a grandfather who wants him dead. He is an outsider, growing up facing hardships and fighting for acceptance at a school for troubadours. Armed with no more than a thirst for knowledge of the world… Continue reading That One Almighty Thing