(El relato "LA APUESTA" forma parte del conjunto de narraciones que conforman la novela "CR NICAS SOMBR AS", publicada en el a o 2015)EL MAL SE HA INSTALADO EN SAN CISCO DEL VALLERa l Dur n siempre ha tenido un don ("una maldici n") que le dice mucho m s de lo que nunca habr a querido saber de nadie. Esta vez, su "maldito" don ha sido reclamado en San Cisco del Valle, un apacible pueblo de monta a, situado en la provincia de Huesca, donde veinte ni os han desaparecido, sin dejar rastro, en el ltimo a o. Cuando Ra l comienza a respirar el ambiente de la deprimida poblaci n, presiente que es solamente el comienzo: el mal se ha instalado en esas tierras.
One day Layla and her grandmother were working on their favorite hobbies. Her grandmother loved to knit. Layla loved drawing the people that she met around town, in the community. This, then, gave her grandmother an idea. Travel on this journey with Layla as she discover new and exciting adventures.
In one of the most beautiful cities on Earth, following your dreams could become a nightmare.Therese Hughes-Baldwin arrives in Boca Raton with hopes of joining the most prestigious dance company in South Florida. But instead of finding ballet success, she suffers an embarrassing heartbreak and takes a boring barista job. She also inadvertently gains the attention of the woman who stalks her on every train ride she takes.So when Therese's favorite caf customer, Dr. Dara Clemens, offers an escape to her beachside mansion, Therese can hardly say "yes" quickly enough. With her suitcase in hand and best friend Phoebe by her side, she heads to the Clemens' oceanfront getaway. The home is gorgeous. The beach is, too. So is the stranger Therese gives her number to at the bar.But there are voices in the vents. And there are people who stare. And Therese faces a sinking feeling that something is hauntingly off about Phoebe's behavior. As Therese questions the motivations of those around her, she opens the door to a reality she never thought she'd find.
Joyce Jenje Makwenda started researching on the History of Women Politicians of Zimbabwe in the early 1990's and has been writing articles in the newspapers, magazines and journals. Joyce has interviewed around 65 women and her research goes as far back as the pre-colonial era to today.
"Demystifying Taboos and Sex.. The Mother of All is Humanity is a daring, entertaining, thought-provoking, mind-awakening, eye-opening, instructional, motivational compilation of articles written by the award-winning producer, journalist, artist, ethnomusicologist, scholar, archivist, historian, researcher, lecturer, Joyce Jenje-Makwenda, who has spent over 3 decades of her career documenting subjects as diverse as urban culture, music, politics, education, religion, media, fashion, sex, sexuality, cultural and taboo issues, and women's histories and empowerment elements she deftly weaves into this book The forty-eight stories, originally published from 2009-2011 and in 2015 -2016 demystify the world of sex, sexuality, and relationships from a contemporary perspective but also with strong bent on exploring African traditional mores, practises, rites of passage, beliefs, and teachings With multilingual sharp wit and creative prowess, Jenje provides 'real-life anecdotes' using fun and colourful euphemisms for describing aspects of this all-important leisure time activity where experimentation, exploration, adventure, and age-old techniques sensitively merge with the emotional, romantic, physical, and sometimes conflicting universal aspects love. While here - the mother of all humanity is an 'ancestor' - to embrace, enjoy, and celebrate, each story raises critical social, practical, cultural, moral, educational, and traditional issues in a way that one should definitely not miss." Nomsa Mwamuka"This is an amazing book Full of humour but discussing serious issues. It's a must-have book. Joyce Jenie Makwenda has addressed a lot of problems that break relationships and marriages and how to remedy the situation. Put out in a very interesting artistic way. Lots of interesting topics also about virginity. Yah People go through a lot in silence then it breaks the marriages later on." Louis Mhlanga
Netsai is a hard-working woman, who spends sleepless nights sewing clothes to sell for a living in her four-roomed crammed house. Joyce Jenje-Makwenda takes the reader to a mid-1980s-Zimbabwe, when there was an upsurge of an African middle class, and an exodus to the former, predominantly "Europeans Only" upper-class suburbs. Netsai and her husband, Herbert also have a dream; to buy a house in one of those suburbs and live happily with their children. But, what does money buy them?Joyce Jenje-Makwenda was born in 1958 in Mbare Towmship in Harare.She is a researcher, writer and producer. For the past 30 years or more she has been involved in research in the areas of music, popular culture, media, politics, women's history and gender issues. Joyce has made some notable achievements with her artistic work across the board, winning a number of awards since the early 1990's.
"...What surprises me is the liberty in which he Hussam] writes his poems; creating new images, shoving new vocabularies in the ancient dictionary of poetry...Not only a buffoon bird, but also pain, disappointments, sadness, and futureless horizons. Thank you Hussam for this fearlessness and sensitivity."- Maram Al-Masri, acclaimed Syrian-French poet, author of (A red cherry on a white-tiled floor) Karzaẗ ḥamrāʼ ʿal balāṭ abyad] (2003)
If you were born to blaze trails and impact the world in a major way, Bold & Courageous was designed just for you. It shows you just how powerful you really are when you dig deep within to address all you've been through the good, the bad and the ugly. If you're tired of your past holding you back or you're ready to shift into living your best years yet, it's time for you to be the Bold & Courageous version of yourself. This transformational book will help you build your faith to make water-walking decisions, accomplish the unthinkable, and trust God and yourself like never before. You'll be able to truly see yourself as a Bold & Courageous expert and position yourself to the world as an industry authority regardless of your background.Bold & Courageous helps you shift into owning your brilliance, becoming unapologetic about your uniqueness, and becoming an unstoppable force for the Kingdom of God. It's specifically made for visionary men and women who want to heal from within so they can make life-changing decisions confidently as leaders and experts in society. Bold & Courageous will help you go from being crippled by fear to flourishing in God's version of your Promised Land for your life. Your next level is on the other side of reading this book.
In a world of frock coats, solar sails, and rigid class boundaries, Lucy joins the Martian Imperial Navy as a midshipman. Mars and Earth are at war, and Lucy hopes for quick promotion. But when she arrives aboard ship, she finds her childhood ex-friend, Moira, already there. Class differences got in the way of their budding romance five years ago, and both of them are nursing grudges.Those same class differences are threatening the ship, as the enlisted spacers threaten a mutiny and Lucy is forced to support the abusive officers. When Moira becomes a pirate, taking Lucy captive, the tables are turned. Lucy now has to rely on her enemy for her life.Her oath as an officer forbids her from helping the pirates, but it's becoming obvious that the Martian Empire doesn't deserve her loyalty. If she throws in her lot with the pirates, her family is doomed to poverty, but it could give her a chance to reconcile with Moira and claim the love she rejected so long ago.
After the events of the previous book, Lucy and Moira find themselves headed in different directions. Lucy is sent to the cloud cities of Venus and finds herself ensnared in a diplomatic incident and investigating a murder. Moira visits her family on Mars, where a populist revolution is heating up and violence becomes a regular occurrence in the capital city. Will the common people finally make their voices heard, or will it all end in blood?
In a world of frock coats, solar sails, and rigid class boundaries, Lucy joins the Martian Imperial Navy as a midshipman. Mars and Earth are at war, and Lucy hopes for quick promotion. But when she arrives aboard ship, she finds her childhood ex-friend, Moira, already there. Class differences got in the way of their budding romance five years ago, and both of them are nursing grudges.Those same class differences are threatening the ship, as the enlisted spacers threaten a mutiny and Lucy is forced to support the abusive officers. When Moira becomes a pirate, taking Lucy captive, the tables are turned. Lucy now has to rely on her enemy for her life.Her oath as an officer forbids her from helping the pirates, but it's becoming obvious that the Martian Empire doesn't deserve her loyalty. If she throws in her lot with the pirates, her family is doomed to poverty, but it could give her a chance to reconcile with Moira and claim the love she rejected so long ago.
One brilliant detective.One prot g in the making.One irrisistable read after another.Introducing Detective Inspector Jillian Scotte and the first three books in this remarkable new series: The Lumberjack Murders, Death Beneath the Surface, andLights, Camera, Murder.Initially written as responses to 'writing prompts' during the COVID-19 pandemic, the DI Jillian Scotte series are a return to shorter form, action-packed mysteries, moving quickly from one scene to the next. The suspense builds from the first sentence to each story's thrilling conclusion, with little time in between. This series will leave you with only one question: what happens next?Don't read the first page unless you have time to finish the last.
DI Jillian Scotte returns in the next three installments of the series in A Trio of Trouble. In the Dominion Murders the Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) find themselves chasing a racial hate group who murder one of their own. In Murder By Fire what initially looks like the horrific arson fire of a rival drug gang takes a turn towards organized crime and in The Container Murders a shipment of dismembered body parts will test every member of the VCU and push DI Scotte to the very brink.
What if all the books about self-improvement weren't wrong, just incomplete?Why?This overarching question is at the core of the discovery of MOTIVESTIONS. Why are some people happy and others miserable? Why do some people succeed while others fail? Why do some people seem to breeze through life while others struggle.With information more readily available than ever before, why isn't everyone able to create the life they've always wanted? Perhaps, it's because something in all the books that have come before, has been missing.Over a lifetime of reading, researching, and studying human behavior trying to answer those nagging questions of why? Michael Jenet now shares the wisdom he's learned in this groundbreaking book.LIFE IS MEANT TO BE LIVED NOT MERELY ENDUREDFinally, Jenet brings us the answer we've always needed but never thought to ask. The missing key to enriching, improving, and enjoying every aspect of our lives; to living our Best Life.
