A Christmas Carol in Maine is a holiday message to help fight teen drug use. Set in contemporary Hallowell, Maine, this retelling of the Dickens classic focuses on the issues that affect today's teens including drug and alcohol abuse and teen suicide. In place of old Scrooge there is 16-year-old TJ. Having recently lost his father in Iraq, TJ turns to drugs in an effort to cope with the pressures of modern society. Returning from the dead like Jacob Marley in the original story, TJ's father informs his son of the pending visitations of three spirits. Not sure if his father's image is merely drug induced, TJ is about to have a Christmas Eve that may change his current journey down a path of self-destruction. The message is ideally suited for middle and high school aged teens and especially their families. "A Maine Christmas Carol is a moving replay of the Christmas classic. It comes to life in its portrayal of the character of TJ, a realistic portrait of a disenfranchised youth. He struggles to deal with the loss of his father and fears loving his family in case he loses them also. By becoming totally self-absorbed he only has to think about himself, by putting down others he maintains his wall of uncaring. The author, Philip Harris, has managed to create a sympathetic, understandable character even as TJ scares the elderly and young children alike." Barb Radmore, Editor, FRONT STREET REVIEWS
We live in a time, a world, of uncertainty. Our entire reality is being questioned as environmental, spiritual, political, social, and economic institutions are breaking apart at the seams. People are searching for new answers to age-old questions, as the old answers no longer seem to work. They have put their cries for help in a bottle; there are many who have chosen to respond. In this first of a series "messages" we hear from noted authors, healers and mystics as they offer their words of advice and wisdom on topics that will help us achieve personal transformation. In this "bottle" SHERRY BRANTLEY, Author STEVEN MAYBER, Healer SANDI KIMMEL, Songwriter and singer DR. MICHAEL SHARP, mystic and author SHIRLEY CHENG, Author, Inspiration DAN STONE, Channeler
"I HOPE THAT SOMEONE GETS MY MESSAGE IN THE BOTTLE." - STING COLLECTED MESSAGES II continues to bring humanity rays of light and hope. Linda Walker tells why you do not want to "lose" weight. Author Ed Rychkun addresses financial and complete body, mind and spirit connections. Linda Walker shows the spiritual side of weight reduction and how your mind set creates your appearance. Ken MacLean talks about the "Big Picture," the vibrational Universe and "life solutions. Linda Saper-Bloom takes you down the path of alternative healing. Zo Routh discusses how she won her battle with cancer using spiritual laws. These 'messengers' also discuss the law of attraction and the use of basic spiritual principles to create your own reality.
