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Afternoon Tomatoes is an easy read--an accessible, reader-friendly approach to poetry. Uncomplicated, there is no need to search for hidden meaning in the poems of T.J. Richards. His rhythmic tempo propels the reader through stimulating line and distinctly connects him or her to the story-telling cadence of each piece. Among the many subjects of which he writes, the author excels in adventurous travel, real world family dynamics, religious upbringing, drug intervention, grueling weather, simple home life, love of children and animals, and the task of writing itself--all of which are curious, thought-provoking slices of life. His rhyming lines lend lyrical sound to his verse. So sit back and enjoy yourself while reading the poems of T.J. Richards.

Afternoon Tomatoes is an easy read--an accessible, reader-friendly approach to poetry. Uncomplicated, there is no need to search for hidden meaning in the poems of T.J. Richards. His rhythmic tempo propels the reader through stimulating line and distinctly connects him or her to the story-telling cadence of each piece. Among the many subjects of which he writes, the author excels in adventurous travel, real world family dynamics, religious upbringing, drug intervention, grueling weather, simple home life, love of children and animals, and the task of writing itself--all of which are curious, thought-provoking slices of life. His rhyming lines lend lyrical sound to his verse. So sit back and enjoy yourself while reading the poems of T.J. Richards.

Whether its physical or emotional mistreatment, neglect, or sexual molestation, the social impact of child abuse in America ultimately damages the core development of youththe emotional underpinning in the lives of young children growing up. Buggy is a hard reada blend of several fact-based events witnessed by the author during his early teenage years in the mid-1950s while growing up in a government housing project in Euclid, Ohio. Although the generational story is framed around three fictitious lives, including Tony, son of the abusive, mean-spirited Louie Bugno, himself a victim of adolescent abuse, the account of their livestold through their meeting in a hospital where Louie is dying of cancerserves as a reminder to all of us that child abuse exists. Let us never forget how much it weakens, undermines, and demoralizes the young lives it touches.

Whether its physical or emotional mistreatment, neglect, or sexual molestation, the social impact of child abuse in America ultimately damages the core development of youththe emotional underpinning in the lives of young children growing up. Buggy is a hard reada blend of several fact-based events witnessed by the author during his early teenage years in the mid-1950s while growing up in a government housing project in Euclid, Ohio. Although the generational story is framed around three fictitious lives, including Tony, son of the abusive, mean-spirited Louie Bugno, himself a victim of adolescent abuse, the account of their livestold through their meeting in a hospital where Louie is dying of cancerserves as a reminder to all of us that child abuse exists. Let us never forget how much it weakens, undermines, and demoralizes the young lives it touches.

Warm Water is a medley of memoriesa patchwork of twenty-two personal stories from the life of T. J. Richards. Beginning at age four, with the imprinting sound of warm water gushing from a bathtub faucet, the author travels through time on a storytelling trip that carries the reader across a bridge that spans seventy years of the authors life. Autobiographical in nature, anecdotal and confessional at times, this book by T. J. Richards paints colorful portraits of boyhood while growing up in a government housing project known as the Patch. His description of hopping cars in the winter or witnessing a friend fall from a tree offers colorful accounts of his youth that continue through his rebellious teenage years into adulthood, where his personal and professional life as a commercial photographer in the latter half of the 1960s in Los Angeles comes alive.

Warm Water is a medley of memoriesa patchwork of twenty-two personal stories from the life of T. J. Richards. Beginning at age four, with the imprinting sound of warm water gushing from a bathtub faucet, the author travels through time on a storytelling trip that carries the reader across a bridge that spans seventy years of the authors life. Autobiographical in nature, anecdotal and confessional at times, this book by T. J. Richards paints colorful portraits of boyhood while growing up in a government housing project known as the Patch. His description of hopping cars in the winter or witnessing a friend fall from a tree offers colorful accounts of his youth that continue through his rebellious teenage years into adulthood, where his personal and professional life as a commercial photographer in the latter half of the 1960s in Los Angeles comes alive.

In Book 1 of the Michael Divine Series, we learn Michael the Archangel has fallen to earth after being betrayed in Heaven. He must remember who he is, who has betrayed him and regain his powers before Heaven is taken over. One problem...if he dies on earth, he will cease to exist...can Michael regain his powers and become the Warrior Archangel again? In Book 2, Michael starts his journey seeking out trouble in the world to regain his powers and regain his memories.