The following story is purely fictional. The names and places are fictitious. Any similarity of any character to anyone is purely coincidental and is not meant to represent any person living or dead. However due to the actual current abuse and plight of Native and Indigenous Americans in this country today, I would not be surprised if you recognize the trials and tribulations you read in these pages with someone you may know. This novel is hard edged and graphic but with a positive message that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, you just have to be wiling to move forward in the darkness. The following novel starts in the middle of our story with Sue-Ellen Winterwolf and her 'husband' Thomas Runningbear. We then travel to the past and delve into the lives of Sue-Ellen and John Redfox, her first husband. From there we return to the present... Then we return to Thomas' past and then we move on to the future. Our lives may travel in a linear progression but in order for you to fully understand our lives you must see it as it is now, then how it was in order to explain why it is... then you may move forward.To paraphrase a line from the movie: "The Hurricane""You don't always choose the novel you write, sometimes the novel you write, chooses you "
A canoe trip gone wrong. Two teenage rivals living in the same house. Meet Spud, the wonder dog, who alerted his owner to a runaway tractor. CJ Anderson's life has been anything but boring Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for an adventure Join the author for a wild ride through her journey of life. This book will make you laugh, cry, and most of all leave you saying, "Can I ever relate " The author believes Christians don't smile nearly enough. We of all people have so much to be thankful and happy about. People should be asking what makes us so happy. This book is supposed to help us remember that. The author hopes that readers will understand God's love for each one of us, that we should respect ourselves and each other as well as each of God's creations. May you be blessed as you read these stories and may we all make Jesus our constant Companion and Friend. Together with Him, we will find life to be quite an incredible ride
Meet SPUD, the Wonder Dog From the start, Spud knew he was special-and so did we He was the very best animal friend in the world, even when he was tipping over canoes and trying to make friends with skunks. Life was never boring with Spud This book is a collection of Spud's grandest adventures. These stories illustrate essential things to all of us-friendship, honesty, obedience, and forgiveness. They also show us the value of enjoying every moment God has blessed us with and appreciating the little things He has done for us.
Poetry can be daunting and hard to understand, but it doesn't have to be. I feel a poet has an obligation to write in a way that everyone can understand. Poems should flow softly through a poet's words, their meanings gently caressing the heart and mind of its reader. If a poem comes from the heart, it will reach other hearts, and this is what I've tried to do with the poetry in "Anatomy of a Poet". CJ Heck "Like a rose with many petals and sharing its sweet aroma, this is how I see and feel about the love of my life, CJ Heck. She is my electric blue-eyed girl. She can be both a little girl, or a strong woman, whenever and wherever the situation calls for it. She is both sensuous and exciting, and soft and affectionate. Tragedy struck her life early with the death of her husband in Vietnam. This experience laid open the very core of her heart and soul and opened the channel to a well of compassion and sensitivity that waited deep within. Her pain was the fertilizer that helped her bloom as a writer. CJ's poetry is not a surface observation, but a soulful interpretation of the events and people that inspired her. She writes both eloquently and simply of things that touch her heart, things she wants to share. She is gifted at painting a picture with words on the heart and imagination of others, thereby communicating not just an image, but a life experience. I feel very honored to have been asked to write this introduction and share my feelings about CJ Heck. She is the water for my soil, the sunlight for my petals and the nurturer of my growth. Sit back, open your heart and enjoy the journey as revealed through her words, images and emotions. You are blessed by this opportunity to know her in words, as I know her in life." Robert S. Cosmar, Author "This is my kind of poetry. Direct, beautifully expressed and without a hint of pretension." Allison Cassidy "CJ is predominately viewed as a writer of works for children, but CJ now carries over her approach to more adult themes. In doing so, she presents a profound world that is deeply sad, incredibly humorous and sometimes very intimate." Joseph Daly "I love learning new words, especially when they are explained with such diaphanous clarity. Whether she talks of love, children, life, or any other subject, CJ's words are always clear and harmonious. She makes us forget that easy to read is hard to write." Marc Mimouni (London, United Kingdom) "CJ Heck is a very talented author. Her words are enlightening and charismatic to people of all ages. It is a privilege and honor to read her prolific pen." Janet Caldwell (Managing Editor, Inner Child Magazine
BOOK 3 OF THE DARK DUETI'm writing this because you begged. You know how I love the begging. In fact, you probably know too many things and know them far too well.Who am I?Well, that's what I'm trying to figure out. I was a whore in my youth, a killer since my adolescence, and a monster as a man. I am the man who kidnapped Livvie. I am the man who held her in a dark room for weeks. But, most importantly, I am the man she loves.She loves me. It's quite sick, isn't it?Of course, there's more to our story than can be surmised in a few short sentences, but I'm at a loss for justifying my behavior back then. I assume if you're reading this, I don't need to make those justifications. You've already made your own.You're reading this because you want to know about the rest of the story. You want to know what happened that warm summer night in September of 2010, the night I met Livvie at The Paseo. It was the night my life changed all over again.It didn't happen exactly as Livvie said. She's been very kind to me in the retelling of our story. The truth is far more...complicated.
In the final book of The Katarina Trilogy, Kat is eager to finally begin a new life, one that provides stability for her and her son. Confident that the past is ultimately where it belongs, she helps her fianc search for closure from traumatic events that took place years before they met. What they find pleasantly shocks them and just when Kat believes things are starting to fall into place for her new family, an unforeseen complication from the past rears its ugly head and threatens to destroy her happiness for good. Powerless to control the outcome this time, Kat finds herself questioning her faith in God. However, after a series of events occur, she finally realizes God's plan for her is beyond her wildest dreams. In Free At Last, discover how Kat, through a renewed sense of faith, buries the past forever and begins the life she is meant to live.
