Today is the big feather competition on the Island of Delight. Birds of many colors parade in front of the birds with duller coats, hoping to be voted the most beautiful bird on the island. When Pretty Me steps into view, the voters faint at her beauty. She perches at the top of a tree looking for adoration. So busy singing her own praises, Pretty Me doesn't realize that danger and a lesson about vanity are heading her way.

Life was simple in the 50s and 60s - or was it? Not every woman lived the life of June Cleaver. Murder, suicide, mental illness, sexual abuse and rape were horrifying realities even back then. With bold and shockingly graphic detail, these fictional short stories take you on a tumultuous ride through the harsh and disturbing realities faced by eight different women. A psychological thriller, this book will surprise and tug at your heart strings.

Delightful poems, paired with amazing photos, that give us an intimate look at the nature and beauty of wild birds -OUR birds. With precise observation and attention to the smallest of details, the poet and photographer provide unique insight into these fascinating creatures.

Wallove, King of the Sea, is going about his usual business of hunting food, especially that delicious dish Sidney Squid. Down, down into the deep, dark ocean, Whallove swims until at last he finds the giant squid. But just before attacking his doomed prey, Whallove sees the fear in Sid's eyes and is struck with sudden pity. He lets his frightened dinner escape He had never before questioned the Ocean Way of "Eat or be Eaten." But today his conscience burned and he started to wrestle with that fact that earth's creatures, including himself, live only by the deaths of other, weaker forms....