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In The Scars We Carve: Bodies and Wounds in Civil War Print Culture, Allison M. Johnson considers the ubiquitous images of bodies—white and black, male and female, soldier and civilian—that appear throughout newspapers, lithographs, poems, and other texts circulated during and in the decades immediately following the Civil War. Rather than dwelling on the work of well-known authors, The Scars We Carve uncovers a powerful archive of Civil War–era print culture in which the individual body and its component parts, marked by violence or imbued with rhetorical power, testify to the horrors of war and the lasting impact of the internecine conflict. The Civil War brought about vast changes to the nation’s political, social, racial, and gender identities, and Johnson argues that print culture conveyed these changes to readers through depictions of nonnormative bodies. She focuses on images portrayed in the pages of newspapers and journals, in the left-handed writing of recent amputees who participated in penmanship contests, and in the accounts of anonymous poets and storytellers. Johnson reveals how allegories of the feminine body as a representation of liberty and the nation carved out a place for women in public and political realms, while depictions of slaves and black soldiers justified black manhood and citizenship in the midst of sectional crisis. By highlighting the extent to which the violence of the conflict marked the physical experience of American citizens, as well as the geographic and symbolic bodies of the republic, The Scars We Carve diverges from narratives of the Civil War that stress ideological abstraction, showing instead that the era’s print culture contains a literary and visual record of the war that is embodied and individualized.
Seventeen-year-old Maddie Davis has spent her whole life on the move. With an unstable mother who has a knack for making bad decisions, she’s never stayed in one place long enough to remember its postcode. But this time is different. This time, she has been dragged half way across the world. Arriving in California and being forced to go back to school feels like stepping back in time. She wants to go home… Until she meets Blaine Elwood – the stepson of an old family friend. Blaine appears to have it all. To the outside world, quarterback Blaine is rich, confident, and rocks the ‘arrogant bad boy’ image down to a tee. But nobody knows the demons that lurk beneath the façade. Nobody ever can. He has vowed never to let anyone get too close, let anyone discover how weak he really is. So when new girl Maddie starts tugging at strings he didn’t know existed in his heart, his only option is to push her away… Until he realises how much he needs her. When shattered secrets and splintered lies start unravelling around them, will the trust they’ve worked so hard to build be irreparably destroyed? Or will they realise they are two pieces of the same broken puzzle? *Missing Pieces is a revised version of a story previously published under the title Inevitable. Contains some strong language and sexual references. Also, please note the foreword regarding a subject which some readers may find uncomfortable, if certain reads can prove difficult for you.*
In "Pulling No Punches: Poetry of Resistance," poet William Gomes delivers a powerful and moving collection that gives voice to the struggles, triumphs, and unbreakable spirit of those living on the margins. With a keen eye for social commentary and a deep well of empathy, Gomes shines a light on the harsh realities faced by many, while also celebrating the resilience and courage of those who persist against the odds. Through poems like "Beyond Confinement" and "Voices Unheard," Gomes invites readers into the lives of individuals navigating a society that often overlooks or diminishes them. With every line, he captures the quiet struggles and everyday acts of courage that so often go unnoticed, giving voice to the unheard and affirming the dignity of every life. Other works, such as "Beneath the Sheen" and "The Gears of Indifference," serve as a searing indictment of the systems and attitudes that perpetuate inequality and injustice. Through these verses, Gomes challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths and join the fight for a more compassionate and inclusive world. Even in the darkest moments, threads of hope and defiance run through this collection. In "Seeds of Change" and "Unsilenced," Gomes reminds readers of the transformative power of solidarity and the indomitable nature of the human spirit. These poems are not just about resistance, but also about resilience, empowerment, and the unwavering belief that a better future is possible. Urgent, unflinching, and ultimately uplifting, "Pulling No Punches" is a deeply personal journey that reflects the author's own experiences and those of the communities he is a part of. It is a call to action, a plea for empathy, and a celebration of the strength and beauty of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Step into these pages with an open heart and a willingness to listen deeply. Let these poems be a mirror, a window, and a doorway - a mirror to reflect our shared humanity, a window into lives and experiences that may be different from your own, and a doorway to a world of greater understanding, compassion, and unity. "Pulling No Punches" is not just a collection of poetry, but a testament to the power of words to inspire change and to remind us of our shared humanity. It is a must-read for anyone who believes in the fight for a society where every voice is valued, and every life is affirmed.
Kita Nekai, on the run and the smallest of her shifter clan--a calico cat among lions and tigers--is being hunted. She was expected to accept her role as her father's successor whether or not her cat was up to the task of leading the clan. She disagreed. Now she's less than a step ahead of the hunters, bone-tired, cold, and living hand-to-mouth in the city of Haven. And that's the high point of her day. She's also drugged, "accidentally" turned into a vampire, and sentenced to death for recklessly creating a rogue shifter who tortures its human prey. She's got seventy-two hours to find the rogue, evade a city full of hunters, prove she's not responsible for the rogue, and keep the vampire council from killing her. All while sorting out an apprentice mage, a married ex-boyfriend shifter-hunter, and the vampire who made her.
Would it surprise you to learn that there was a contemporary of Ernest Hemingway’s who, in his romantic questing and hell-or-high-water pursuit of life and his art, was closer to the Hemingwayesque ideal than Hemingway himself? Almost Hemingway relates the life of Negley Farson, adventurer, iconoclast, best-selling writer, foreign correspondent, and raging alcoholic who died in oblivion. Born only a few years before Hemingway, Farson had a life trajectory that paralleled and intersected Hemingway’s in ways that compelled writers for publications as divergent as the Guardian and Field & Stream to compare them. Unlike Hemingway, however, Farson has been forgotten. This high-flying and literate biography recovers Farson’s life in its multifaceted details, from his time as an arms dealer to Czarist Russia during World War I, to his firsthand reporting on Hitler and Mussolini, to his assignment in India, where he broke the news of Gandhi’s arrest by the British, to his excursion to Kenya a few years before the Mau Mau Uprising. Farson also found the time to publish an autobiography, The Way of a Transgressor, which made him an international publishing sensation in 1936, as well as Going Fishing, one of the most enduring of all outdoors books. F. Scott Fitzgerald, a fellow member of the Lost Generation whose art competed with a public image grander than reality, once confessed that while he had to rely on his imagination, Farson could simply draw from his own event-filled life. Almost Hemingway is the definitive window on that remarkable story.
Jonathan He'klarr, a teenage boy from Colorado, didn't think he had a purpose. His mother was murdered when he was a child and his alcoholic, abusive father is hard to avoid. But under the influence of close friends, Jonathan begins to turn his life around. However, just when things start to look up for him, his life is torn apart. The school bully is more sinister than he seems. Jonathan finds three mysterious books about a land existing only in the human mind. And a destiny is thrust upon him by a creature symbolic of courage and bravery. A destiny to change his life and save our world from creatures born of nightmares and evil... Live. Believe. Become.
The poems in this collection comprise a unity of poetic imagination. The connective tissue between them is a union of both time and space. Poetrys aim is to cast light on human experience, and even though several of these poems consist of inanimateness, each poem is still endowed with a familiar spirit, a whispering demon, a meditated plan of action.
This discounted ebundle of The Psalms of Isaak series includes: Lamentation, Canticle, Antiphon, and Requiem “Ken Scholes creates vivid characters, a world thick with detail, and wonders we've never seen before.” —Orson Scott Card The Psalms of Isaak series take place on an Earth so far in the distant future that our time is not even a memory; a world where magick is commonplace and great areas of the planet are impassable wastes. But human nature hasn't changed through the ages: War and faith and love still move princes and nations. Soon all the Kingdoms of the Named Lands will be at each others' throats, as alliances are challenged and hidden plots are uncovered. Lamentation — An ancient weapon has completely destroyed the city of Windwir. From many miles away, Rudolfo, Lord of the Nine Forest Houses, sees the horrifying column of smoke rising. He knows that war is coming to the Named Lands. Canticle — As the feast honoring General Rudolfo’s first-born son begins, the doors of the hall fly open and invisible assassins attack. All of Rudolfo's noble guests are slain, including Hanric, the Marsh Queen's Shadow. And on the Keeper's Gate, a strange figure appears, with a message for Petronus, the Hidden Pope. Antiphon — The ancient past is not dead. The hand of the Wizard Kings still reaches out to challenge the Androfrancine Order, to control the magick and technology that they sought to understand and claim for their own. Requiem — Who is the Crimson Empress, and what does her conquest of the Named Lands really mean? Who holds the keys to the Moon Wizard's Tower? Hidden truths reveal even deeper truths, and nothing is as it seemed to be. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Kayla Joli is a fresh voice in poetry whose soul is comprised of words. In her first collection of poems, Kayla shares the most vulnerable part of her soul that encourages others to overcome their fears of blossoming in life and to believe in possibilities, magic, and freedom. Within raw poems rooted in the vast experiences of motherhood, femininity, and relationships, Kayla offers insight into the different feminine roles of a woman’s life. While exploring the nature of love and hate, reliance and freedom, heartbreak and healing, her poetry examines the interconnectedness and dualities of the heart, mind, and soul. As she journeys through the ties that break and relationships that heal, she connects to the vulnerability and strength that resides within all of us. Through lyrical verse that delves into strong emotions, Kayla invites others to consider their own deepest feelings and fears while searching for the truth. pe·num·bra is a collection of raw poetry that combines strong feminist views with the tenderness of the soul that speaks to the vulnerability and vastness of human emotion.