So, how do you handle stress? Thats a question you will be asking yourself as you read this book. When do you walk away from a bad situation and when do you dig your heels into the ground, push up your sleeves, and hit it straight on with everything youve got? What if you cant walk away? What if you want to kick your own ass for making a big mess of your life?

Bushpig is a story about a couple who purchases an historic house to renovate while theyre in the midst of coping with several personal issues. Somehow they believe that it will be the common ground that repairs their crumbling...

Trying to make sense of it all, Mary stared at the ceiling. Outside, she heard crickets chirping and smiled a little thinking about Doc calling her "Trichet." Unable to sleep, she made a wish on a star that she would see her friend again someday. She also wished that her brother was dead.

Carol Preston uses historical research and real characters to create an understanding of life as a convict. William is transported to Australia, after years on the streets. Clinging to the hope of a better life, he looks for possibility in an unknown country. But being a convict isn't easy. When William finds and surprises young Mary with a proposal, their life together begins. Their journey from convict to family life is anything but happily ever after. Through grief, floods, triumphs, friendships, love and faith they grow in the harsh new country. A fictionalised story based on actual...

Evocation of Flowers In praise of flowers in pictures and words. Flowers of the wayside photographed in the lanes of Devon and popular garden flowers mostly from the author's own garden. The vibrant images tumble across the pages in a fluid and expressive style. Each one is a combination of several photographs and original artwork all by the author. Each picture is accompanied by a selection of verse specific to the featured flower. Many are originals written by the author in various forms including amusing, descriptive and reflective. There are also selections from Shakespeare, John Clare...

Creative photography It is part of any creative process to experiment as you work.The ability to swap and change your work as you progress is an important part of the creative process recognised by artists. Photography should be part of this process. Original art combined with digital photos and digitally manipulated can create unique, one-off images that span the photographic world and the artistic one.