So... you're a writer. And maybe you write exciting stories about detectives, or bank robbers, or heroes, or maybe even sick and deranged killers to thrill and keep us all awake at night. Maybe it's swashbuckling pirates or stately, antebellum mansions. No matter what you write, chances are very good that one of your plots, one of your characters, sometime, somewhere, is going to involve a firearm... a GUN. Whether you are pro-gun, anti-gun, or don't really care, a surprising number of people these days have a very limited knowledge of firearms. For a writer, that can be more deadly than any...

(2014 EPIC Award Winner) Benny Shapiro faces the end of life alone, and in great pain at the Good Sheppard Nursing Home just outside Chicago, Illinois. He was a war hero, a devoted husband, a father and a skilled craftsman. Sadly, he has outlived most everyone who ever loved him leaving him alone and abandoned in his last days. Every night, he prays for the end to come, to release him from the pain and the indignities that have become his daily existence. And, every night he dreams of being a hero with super-human powers... But are they just dreams?

Kevin Andrews was soon to turn Twenty. And on a warm, summer morning he accidently stepped out in front of a bus while texting his BFFs world-wide. Having lived a privileged life, he had not yet accomplished anything to define himself as good or evil in the hereafter, and is devastated to find himself rejected by Heaven and seated in Hell. Unfortunately, Lucifer doesn't think Kevin is 'his' kind of people either. He sends Kevin back to face his life as a ghost to find even one moment, one thought in his past, that proves he's 'good' enough to be allowed into Hell. "After all," Lucifer warns...

In the spirit of Mark Twain and Andy Rooney, the writings of John Kenneth Bruce graced the pages of Great Lakes Cruiser Magazine every month bringing humor and 'lessons learned' to their boating-oriented readership. The column was started as a lark and expected to run only about six months. But its sudden and overwhelming popularity made it a regular monthly feature for the entire ten-year run of the magazine and was enjoyed by boater and 'landlubber' alike. It was only in the Farewell Issue of GLC that the true identity of J.K. Bruce was finally revealed to be the Publishing Editor himself,...

For ten years, Bruce Jenvey explored the Great Lakes as a journalist for Great Lakes Cruiser Magazine. Along the way, he collected stories of the little-known heroes and in some cases, forgotten history that helped shape the two nations that share this famed waterway. Here is a handpicked collection of Bruce's favorite stories from his travels, stories of inspiration, ingenious innovation and valiant courage against all odds. These are the stories of The Cable, Albert Ocha, The Great Farini, The Battle of Lake Erie, The Lorain Tornado and more. Here are tales of humor and lessons learned like...

This is the third and final book in The Cabbottown Witch Series and is the prequel to the award-winning, Angela's Coven. This is Angela's Story and fills in all the missing chapters of her time with Aunt Maddy and the coven from the tragedy of World War I, through the turmoil and glamour of the Roaring Twenties. Here, you will meet those who shaped her life before there was ever that little magic shop in Greenwich Village. You'll meet a gangster with best intentions, a madam with a heart of gold, a whole new coven of witches, a deeply-conflicted Angel, the tugboat captain who was the love of...

Reggie Sinclair is an aging British rock star living in New York City who has just found out he is terminally ill. He also has a very dark secret: When he was still an undiscovered teenager, he sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for his great fame and success. As his life draws to an end, he prepares to face the inevitable until he stumbles upon a very enchanting, modern-day witch named Angela, and her untraditional coven. Angela gradually introduces Reggie to her world of old school Witchcraft with its roots in alchemy and 'natural chemistry' dating to the Dark Ages. As their...

J.R. is a bush pilot who drifts into small town, Haines, Alaska and signs on with the local flying service. He's looking for a fresh start, a new beginning, and a place to hide from the painful past that literally haunts him day and night. What he doesn't realize is the local Inuit Indians believe he is the missing piece in an ancient prophecy they have been waiting centuries to unfold. His arrival sets in motion a series of events that risks everything for everyone, right down to their very souls. It also brings forth a great evil and the only one who can save them all has to draw on her...

Daniel Peterson's life was all planned out. His upcoming marriage would guarantee him the lifetime corner office in her father's firm, complete with the highest social standing, country club memberships... even golf lessons. But then the phone rang... It seems the father he never knew has passed away, leaving him a tidy inheritance. To claim it, Dan is tasked with scattering his father's ashes, but under the most bizarre conditions and circumstances he could possibly imagine. This sends Dan on a wild, cross-country adventure of discovery... and self-discovery. As he comes to know his father,...