One Family.Seven Generations.A collection of 31 flash-fictions, spanning the years from 1865 to 2014, following a single family as it grows and changes with the years. These are stories which cover war and peace, birth and death, love and loss, all set against the background of change which was the journey from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first. But, more than anything, they are stories of people and of family. Calum Kerr is the writer of 31, Braking Distance, Lost Property and the other 2014 Flash365 collections
Having been chased all over the world by her nemesis, Lord Diehardt, our heroine Lucy Burkhampton, swindled heiress and traveller through the worlds of literature, is now jumping from genre to genre in search of a mythical figure known only as The Author.Can she reach the real world? Can she escape the deadly clutches of her enemy? Can she finally reclaim her family name?There's only one way to find out. Read on...Lucy Burkhampton is a creation from the mind of Calum Kerr, the writer behind the flash-fiction collections Braking Distance, Lost Property and 31. This book is the ninth in the 2014 Flash365 series.
Jeff and Maddie are hosting Christmas this year, for their two boys - Ethan and Jake - for her parents, his father, his brother James and partner Gemma, and for a surprise guest. It's a time of peace and joy, but how long can that last when a family comes together?This collection has 31 flash-fictions covering the time from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day, in all its glory.Calum Kerr is the writer behind the flash-fiction collections Braking Distance, Lost Property and 31. This book is the tenth in the 2014 Flash365 series.
There is one final test.It's Graduation Day, a time for celebration, but for a group of students, their family and their friends, it is going to be a day of terror as the whole ceremony is taken hostage.In the audience sits the target of the terrorists' intentions: Senator Eleanor Thornton. But not far away from her is a man who might just make a difference: former-FBI Agent Jim Sikorski.Can he foil their plans and save the hostages, or will terror rule the day?Calum Kerr is the writer behind the flash-fiction collections Braking Distance, Lost Property and 31. This book is the eleventh in the 2014 Flash365 series.
Fire fell from the skies, the dead rose from the ground, and aliens watched from orbit as the Great Old Ones enslaved the human race. That was the Apocalypse. This is what happened next.Brandon returns, in thrall, and Todd continues his worship. Jackson finds unconventional ways to fight back, and General Xorle-Jian-Splein takes new control of his mission. The world has ended, but in these 31 flash-fictions, the story continues.Post Apocalypse is the latest output from the mind of Calum Kerr, writer of Undead at Heart, Braking Distance, Lost Property and 31. This book is the twelfth and last of the 2014 Flash365 collections.
Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Geography First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: June 2019 This book is a complete guide to the most popular options in the Global Issues area of the CfE Higher Geography course. - Blends theoretical content and processes with detailed guidance on practical aspects - Offers geographical perspectives on environmental and social issues and their significance - Encourages students to interact with their environment and develop an interest in, understanding of, and concern for the environment and sustainable development - Provides exam style questions in every chapter and new, contemporary case studies and exemplars for a fresh and inspirational examination of well-known geographical themes A companion volume, Higher Geography: Physical and Human Environments: Second Edition, provides material for the other areas of the course.
Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Geography First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: June 2019 A fully updated, full colour textbook for areas 1 and 2 of SQA Higher Geography, providing a complete guide to all components of the Physical and Human elements of the course. - Blends theoretical content and processes with detailed guidance on practical aspects - Offers regular 'What you need to know' sections, consolidation questions, reflection tasks, key words and definitions, plus Assignment links and ideas for the non-examination sections of the course- Geographical and Mapping Skills are explained and illustrated throughout the text, which also provides: - exam style questions in every chapter - new, contemporary case studies and exemplars - fresh and inspirational examination of well-known geographical themes A companion volume, Higher Geography: Global Issues, provides material for area 3 of the Higher course.
A New Formation is an inventive and highly original analysis of the contributions that Black British footballers have made to Black British culture.Calum Jacobs and his co-contributors - including authors Musa Okwonga and Aniefiok Ekpoudom and sports broadcaster Jeanette Kwakye - eschew the standard frameworks of trauma and oppression that are foisted upon Black narratives. Instead, they draw upon broader social and cultural history to examine Black footballers in contexts larger than themselves. By engaging with the subtle connections between football and Black cultural expression, A New Formation reveals the vibrancy and nuance of contemporary Black life in Britain.Featuring interviews with Andy Cole, Ian Wright and Anita Asante.
**LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE**'You've never read a travel memoir like this before' The Sunday Times, 'Pride Culture Guide''Sweet and fun, with real emotional depth and a rousing, feisty spirit'Matt Cain***In the spring of 2012, Calum finds himself single again after his relationship of six years comes to an end. Heartbroken, unhappy and unsure of what to do next, he leaves the hometown he has been in all his life to embark on a journey that takes him all around the world, from teaching in a school on the outskirts of Rome to exploring the sex clubs of Berlin, to raising tigers in an animal sanctuary deep in the jungles of Thailand. Along the way, he meets LGBT+ people from all walks of life and every part of the rainbow - from an Italian teenager struggling with a homophobic father to a kathoey navigating life as a trans person in Thailand, to a young HIV-positive man living on the streets of London. Their individual stories, not only of hardship and sorrow but also of profound strength and hope, show the breadth and depth of queer life and experience, shedding light on themes such as homophobia, sexual violence, marriage equality and gender identity. Through these meetings and friendships, Calum not only finds the encouragement to embrace life after heartbreak, but also discovers a beautiful, loving global community who support and uplift him through the best and worst moments of his time on the road. A travel memoir with a difference, Eat, Gay, Love is a celebration of the power of community and a personal tribute to the extraordinary lives of LGBT+ people everywhere in the world.
When it comes to ambition, I can't help myself from constantly pursuing happiness. My brain always recognises when I could be happier and wills me to do my best to get there. Setting aside logic, I often follow my heart towards the happiness I am so desperately seeking. Being alone and single, and at an age where I may be running out of years, maybe I started looking too hard. What I do know for sure is that my mind is the happiest when I spend time on a golf course. As a player of a reasonable quality, I also keep up my quest to master the Royal and Ancient game. But I recognize that as a caddie, I stand a much better chance. Nothing beats the feeling of caddying in a Professional tournament, pushing your golfer to his limits like a jockey would push his thoroughbred horse. Following my heart, I decided to turn my back on the lucrative corporate world of online gaming in Gibraltar and pursued a career as a golf caddie on a professional golf tour based on the Spanish Costa del Sol. Living a solitary life, I wrote to occupy myself and to take my mind of the noises in my head. Quietly fighting to keep the demons of loneliness and depression from my door. My stubborn desire to only settle with my "perfect" woman was the reason for my bachelorhood. I was certain my angel was out there somewhere. Looking across the Mediterranean to Africa in the distance, I decided to immerse myself into the Andalusian cultures and traditions. With writing as my hobby, I went to bullfights and fiestas, capturing the events in all their gory details. I Went to Spanish Opens and describe the behind the rope dramas that unfold. With time, I started to love Andaluc a as my new home, but I needed to learn how to love Spain as much as I loved my South Africa. Within a few years, thanks to a turn of good fortune and lady luck, I went from caddie to a commentator. Doors opened and soon I was living the life that I could only have dreamed of a few years earlier. I missed the thrills of tournament golf, being one with my player, living every shot and decision we make, but instead I was writing and commentating on all the brilliant young stars of the future. On the outside I became a figure that was always smiling and happy, but hidden from view I constantly fought my emotional demons that never fully went away. With loneliness comes an urge to love and be loved, but not all fairy-tales have happy endings. With a click of the fingers, my new life and new found success was gone, pulled out from under my feet. My dreams shattered in one month. I was left with the many good friends that I had made on the tour and along the journey. By just being myself I had become close to some of the finest European golfing stars of the future. Stars that would go on to play In the Ryder Cup and the World Cup of Golf. Once again though it was time to look ahead. Finally learning how to live a life alone and without looking for, or wanting love, I met a Spanish flamenco dancing Cinderella. With any luck perhaps the start of the next chapter in my life.......................
Last year saw the launch of Burdizzo Books 12days anthology. It began with twelve stories based on each day of the twelve days of Christmas. These are those stories in a collected separate volume. Each year we plan to rewrite these with different authors.
Professor Carmichael here proposes a convincing solution to a perplexing problem in biblical studies--the order and arrangement of the Deuteronomic laws. He shows that Deuteronomy is not a haphazard collection of fragments, but rather a carefully constructed, coherent literary work with a definite purpose. Through his analysis, many of the peculiar features of the code are made intelligible, for example, the relationship between the laws and earlier stories, sagas, and historical narratives. Opening up a new approach to the interpretation of the laws, this book makes an important contribution to the understanding of biblical material. Calum M. Carmichael is Professor of Comparative Literature and Biblical Studies at Cornell.
Calum M. Carmichael here challenges commonly accepted views respecting the derivation of the biblical laws recorded in Deuteronomy and the Decalogue, presenting compelling evidence that literary traditions, rather than social imperatives, dictated the form taken by the laws. Carmichael confronts and discusses such problematic and important issues as the sequence in which apparently unrelated laws appear. Why, he then asks, are some laws general in scope, while others are extremely specific? Acknowledging the literary sophistication of the biblical compilers, Carmichael accounts for their attribution of the Deuteronomic laws to Moses, and of the Decalogue to Yahweh. He asserts that, in order to preserve the prophetic impact of their material, the compilers closely studied existing biblical narrative, and selected laws which maintained the appropriate historical context. Using this perspective, Carmichael is able to detect strong logical continuity in both the structure and the content of the Decalogue and the Deuteronomic laws. An original and distinguished contribution to the study of biblical law, Law and Narrative in the Bible will interest legal historians and Biblical scholars alike. Calum M. Carmichael is Professor of Comparative Literature and Biblical Studies at Cornell.
This is a book about domestic disintegration. This serves as a metaphor for the decline in contemporary Scottish Society.It is a journey throughout Scotland. The central protagonist Cal cannot conclude this investigation dispassionately. His identity is enmeshed in a personal and National sense that is both a struggle for survival and a realisation that he has in some sense failed and therefore has been failed. His personal failure represents the sheer hypocrisy of Scotland's social structure. Where the majority of the population, in the face of often elemental and brutal alienation, are condemned to seek out some sort of marginal living. Led by the nose of the self-satisfied, detached, bureaucratic elite.This of course is a paradox because whether we choose to hide or even disguise our compassion for one another, sensitivity and kindness suggests the end result is the same--we are all forced to live on the margins of existence. This book examines this final point, and finally separates the fallacy of contentment from the ideals of happiness.
This short guide to the classical Athenian world can be used as a general introduction to the subject or as a reference book for the OCR GCSE Classical Greek course. It is a tour through all the major areas of Athenian life, from housing to politics to parties. Whether you are a GCSE student or a nascent enthusiast, this book provides a concise insight into one of the world's greatest cities in its prime.Now in its third edition (2020), Athens in the Classical Period is a complete guide to the essentials of ancient Athenian life, with new chapters and appendices.
This seventh annual instalment of the National Flash-Fiction Day (UK) anthology is overflowing with food-themed flashes. Satiate your hunger for fiction with these delicious stories by new and established flash fiction writers. The authors have cooked up a smorgasbord of entertaining, moving and tantalising flashes for your reading delight. From fudge to oysters, apples to mangoes, gingerbread to (of course ) cake, there's something in this anthology for everyone to sink their teeth into. Authors include: Alison Powell, A. E. Weisgerber, Abi Hynes, Alan Beard, Alicia Bakewell, Amanda O'Callaghan, Angela Readman, Anita Goveas, Anna Rymer, Anne Summerfield, Calum Kerr, Catherine Edmunds, Charlotte W hrer, Charmaine Wilkerson, Christopher Allen, Christopher M Drew, Claire Polders, Damhnait Monaghan, David Cook, Deborah Meltvedt, Diane Simmons, E. P. Chiew, Elaine Dillon, Emily Devane, Emma Harding, Erica Plouffe Lazure, Fiona J. Mackintosh, FJ Morris, Frankie McMillan, Gay Degani, Gemma Govier, H Anthony Hildebrand, Helen Rye, Ingrid Jendrzejewski, Ioanna Mavrou, J. E. Kennedy, Jacqueline Saville, Jan Kaneen, Jennifer Harvey, Joanna Campbell, Jude Higgins, Judy Darley, Kevlin Henney, KM Elkes, Kymm Coveny, Laura Pearson, Leonora Desar, Lisa Ferranti, Meg Pokrass, Megan Giddings, Nadia Stone, Nan Wigington, Nancy Stohlman, Nuala O'Connor, Olga Wojtas, Philip Charter, Poppy O'Neill, Rachael Dunlop, Rebecca Field, Robert Scotellaro, Ros Woolner, Sal Page, Santino Prinzi, Sara Chansarkar, Sarah Evans, Sharon Telfer, Sophie van Llewyn, Stephanie Hutton, Sylvia Petter, Tara Laskowski, Tim Stevenson, TM Upchurch. The editors are Santino Prinzi and Alison Powell.
A new collection of flash fictions from the mind of Calum Kerr, author of 31, Braking Distance, Lost Property, the 2014 Collections, and much more.These stories span Calum's writing career from his very first flash fiction through to his most recent. And they also span the full range of stories, from love to death, from space to suburbia, from the hilarious to the horrific. Whatever your taste in stories, you'll find something here to love.
BLOOD IN THE SAND. BLOOD ACROSS THE STARS.Hiding from her tortured past, Nelsa endures deadly duels by day and drinks herself numb at night. While she rots away in the saloons on the outskirts of Arkoma City, the ruthless Salazano tightens his stranglehold on the desert planet and the stars beyond.After an unlikely proposition sends her on the path of vengeance, Nelsa must rally her fellow outlaws for a daring heist that will change the course of the wild Frontier forever.
