Showing results by narrator "Millicent" in All Categories

The pastor shouted daily but knew deep down he was the biggest sinner of them all. Pastor Patrick Lewis seems to have it all together and the perfect family, but what's done in the dark will come to the light. No one knows the mental issues and urges he fights every day until it's too late and they find themselves begging for their lives and praying to escape.

Something inside Ayana has always been fascinated with serial killers and violence; a voice in her head always screams for her to lash out and harm people, pushing her to do things she knows aren't right, but she fights the urge every day to pretend she’s normal.

Good and evil is a lie, for there is no such thing. Can good do no wrong? Can evil hold no form of compassion? Balance is the only tool of overstanding. What makes one who they are? There is always an answer that runs deeper than what has been seen. Yet, what happens when you stand alone? What happens when you're the only one who can see the truth? The only one who feels sorrow when everyone else is celebrating? The beauty one is capable of finding in the midst of destruction. What happens...to them?

Primoana: an adventurous Immortal is being haunted by a demonic entity. Jraigon threatens all life around Primoana, after locating her outside of her enchanted dwelling, forcing her to face her demise. Primoana and a few of her committed companions, Tarvo, a Grand Wikin; Copa, an ambitious Gargoyle; and Aiv, the Leading Warrior, blindly go on a journey to face this powerful force with her.

With Black Ice dead after Michael beheads him, Envy, Mike, and all his victims can finally live a normal life, but the nightmares are far from over. Rachel is the only one that can feel the truth in her soul that the drama is long from being over.

In this, her debut collection, Millicent Ally sets out to interpret her wide and sometimes painful experience of "this earthly animation . . . in the four sections [she] categorize[s] as 'Life,' 'Love,' 'Introspection,' and 'God'." A Los Angeles native who was reared in Georgia, Ally shares, in the 14 poems that comprise each of the four sections of her book, intimate details of betrayal and triumph: love gone almost right - and love gone inexplicably wrong; faith - and the crisis of its utter lack; the loving light of family - and the dark shadow it can cast.

A Los Angeles native who was reared in Georgia, Ally shares, in the 14 poems that comprise each of the four sections of her book, intimate details of betrayal and triumph: love gone almost right - and love gone inexplicably wrong; faith - and the crisis of its utter lack; the loving light of family - and the dark shadow it can cast. Listening, we find ourselves understanding loneliness, friendship, isolation, and despair until, ultimately, Ally brings us to the truth of the spirit that allows her to transcend all the pain of her humanity.

Millie: My Gift of Bangles is an enchanting journey that celebrates the rich tapestry of life and career through the lens of Millie, an African woman of resilience and grace. Like vibrant bangles adorning her wrists, each chapter of Millie's story reflects a unique facet of her journey, woven with threads of tradition, wisdom, and heritage. From the busy streets of her homeland to the boardrooms of global corporations, Millie's narrative resonates with the rhythm of African life, echoing the vibrant colors and timeless rhythms of her heritage.

We became players in this game called life from the moment we were born. We did not choose to be players. We are alive, so we just are, but in this game, only the strong-willed and determined survive. Whether one of choice or not, the game must be played, and to win, you must show up for the game. How well you are prepared for the game, how you show up for the game and how you play the game will determine whether you win or lose. Listen to be inspired and entertained by my story of playing the biggest games in life including Career Development, Marriage, Family and more.

A couple's cat leaves offerings of dead birds freighted with mysterious import. A foreign worker helps construct a concert hall that reawakens his musical longings. A young diver hunts venomous cone snails for a lovelorn researcher. With disarming simplicity, Barrie Sherwood charts how the...

What happens when five strangers are trapped in a cabin, in the middle of an eerie violet fog? What Lies In The Fog is a small collection of short stories that come together to tell a grander truth about the nature of a horrid fog, and the people forced to live within its clutches.

There is a wonderful ancient Western tradition that allows a woman to propose to a man – but only on 29 February. Only once every four years, in a leap year. On such a momentous day, late one morning in modern day Singapore, young and beautiful Li-ann catches sight of Jeremy for the first...

Millicent E. Brown's family home at 270 Ashley Avenue in Charleston, South Carolina, was a center of civil rights activity. There Brown gained intimate knowledge of the struggle for racial justice, and those experiences set her on a life course dedicated to the civil rights struggle. Best known as the named plaintiff in the federal court case that, in 1963, forced the initial desegregation of public schools in South Carolina, her experiences as an activist range across years and well beyond her native state. Another Sojourner Looking for Truth is Brown's insightful reflection.