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Here are four cosmic tales where names, time, places, characters, genders and plots are, in one sense, arbitrary. They are just shadows of the doppelgängers that inhabit an infinite number of universes where chronology is meaningless. Yet they share the constancy of the cosmic zeitgeist. In this case the Century of Insanity 1950-2050. Alien Touch The Vampire Club has tentacles around the world, holding key business and political members in a ...

A failed plan can be a blessing. When Phil is unable to travel through South America because of visa restrictions he settles in Cusco, Peru. He realises It is the best chance he will ever have to learn Spanish and local culture, beginning a relationship with the fabled Inca city that will transform him. Cusco - a journey from the head to the heart, is a memoir in three parts spanning the period 1985 till the present day. Part one explores Phi...

Doctor Nwar is a most unusual psychiatrist: his patients include both the living and the dead. He journeys throughout the world, he travels in time, and his patients come from all ages to seek his help. In quiet voices, they tell him their personal stories and they reveal to him their innermost hopes, dreams and fears. They discuss with him the fascinating subject of life, the big and the small issues. How do I search for happiness? How do I c...

The Domain of Blurican ... The City of Varmorth ... The Grand Duke Termer Bethnorack ... Dale Johnstone, Connie York and Sean Corrigin find themselves in the Domain of Blurican. And all the gods in their infinite wisdom sent forth foul climates to punish those persons of the Domain of Blurican for their most wicked practices and heathen beliefs.

Barry Giggles has it made. He has everything anyone could want: a 'castle' in Bondi, Australia, good looks to go with his great body (if you ask Barry, he's the definition of attractive), plenty of cash to help him live off weed and booze at home, and plenty of time for the gym where he does most of his 'fishing'. He lives a fast and crazy lifestyle with women on speed dial. Life is perfect. Or is it?Sometimes the picture you're looking at is ...

I swear to God it was Willoughby. My brother stood not two feet away from me, called me Lina to my face, and pulled Harley into his arms, saying he was sorry, sobbing, and calling him his boy." An apparition in Sydney's fruit and vegetable market leaves the mother of one of Clyde's best friends believing that her brother, hanged for murder twenty-four years beforehand, has somehow risen from the grave and confronted her. She is adamant that th...

President Michael Fontaine is struggling to preserve his legacy against the threats of rebels, firestorms and floods. The Nomenklatura live safely behind the Protection Barriers, but out in the Wastelands the rest of the population is fighting for food and water. Miriam Sabto, the Minister for Incarceration, aspires to be the first Black president of the Democratic Republic of Australia, and her advisor, Ruth Tran, will do anything to make thi...

Marianne is a two-hundred-year-old poltergeist who roams the earth, filled with rage and vengeance. But that all changes when she meets Xander, a hapless university student, and falls in love with him. Unable to communicate directly, Marianne steals the body of Xander's best friend and fellow student, Evelyn, and uses it to woo him. Unfortunately, Evelyn is still conscious while her body is being controlled, and is quick to fight back...until ...

Esteemed Irish film maker McCardle O'Hanlon turns his back on gritty films dealing with dysfunctional families, the drug culture, gun violence, and urban crime to accept an offer to direct a big budget period costume drama. The working title for this period film is 'The Prince' and deals with the truncated life of Prince Henry Frederick Stuart the eldest son and heir of James I of England. Casting Director Susie Posey is assembling an internat...

Year of Days : Summer draws and describes the timescapes which are the contradictions of Australia. Our seasons are harsh and extreme, yet supporting a community increasingly and unconsciously reflecting on its past to create a stronger present. ¿The constants in our lives are our defining seasons, amid the relational and expressive collage which is the formative relationships which are equally us. We are our people, our seasons, our times, ou...

When a motley group of students discover they share an electrifying secret, they must work together to harness their energy. With great power comes great responsibility - do they use this electricity to protect or to destroy? The more their strength grows, so do the bonds between them. The power is in their hands. Parker is happy enough with her life. She has two close friends, is getting good grades and just wants to keep her head down until ...

Gwen has huge dreams of being the 'creme de la creme' of her craft and is determined to achieve them. But can she get past the skeletons in her closet to achieve her goals? Who is there to help her and who is out to hurt her? "I turned swiftly and there, standing in front of me, was a large male figure. I moved straight into my psycho, killer, protector, scared, crazy Gwen mode and with a swift motion, sliced his throat.

Karl McGregor is twelve years old and friendless. He has a temper, so the other kids at school steer clear. Friendship's tedious until a new student, Adam 'Finch' Bird, enrols. Finch confides that his dad's in gaol, Karl says his dad is from the ninth century. Of course, Finch doesn't believe him. This is the 21st century after all. Then a mysterious object appears in Karl's shed. The boys investigate. They stumble across a dubious history pr...

Fifteen-year-old Jack McHale has an idyllic life. He surfs daily off Newport Beach, where he lives in a comfortable home with his career-driven parents and his two brothers. A dreamer and a writer, it's their shared passion for music that draws Jack closest to his father. In '89, when his parents split up, it's Jack who's hit hardest. How could his father abandon them like this? Jack's a talented surfer. It's his escape. He's not interested in...

Conventional wisdom suggests we should just 'bounce back' after adversity. Resilience is a strategy, a set of skills that can be learned in advance to enable us to move forward despite adversity. In Not Defined by Adversity, Rhonda Emonson PhD brings us stories from those who have faced adversity and found the strength, motivation, faith and ability to move forward in spite of the challenges they faced. You will be inspired and encouraged upo...

When Jarrah Jandamarra wakes to find himself alone in the Australian desert, it takes a little while for him to realise that his father has failed to return from hunting. The year is 1770. A few years later, on the other side of the world, Regina Courtney finds herself abandoned in the slums of Plymouth, England, when her widowed mother is jailed for prostitution. Both Jarrah and Regina's stories start when they are just nine years old. Wha...

THE VIETNAM WAR ROCKED AUSTRALIA TO ITS CORE... The Third Chopstick transports us back to those days. In starkly beautiful prose Biff Ward, herself a protester, seeks to understand the war from multiple angles. She balances the heartfelt motivations of the protest movement with candid accounts from veterans about what was happening for them in Vietnam and afterwards. In riveting interviews, she explores combat, the ravages of PTSD, and the acc...

Mimpy is a stressed panda. He drinks too much coffee. He's always in a hurry. He's totally addicted to his phone. So when Mimpy saves a little goat from being bullied, he has no idea how the goat is about to change his life.

Beneath the surface of a son's battle with his life challenges lies an exploration of the influence of our thoughts and inner power on each other, and the way they shape humanity's future. Unknown to this young man, his dark side gains control over the harmony of his heritage pitting him in a battle with himself. Who is the true mastermind and who will win the battle to become the Safekeeper?

Toxic leaders have dark personality traits that drive them to be the 'top-dog'. They use bullying and harassment as a strategy to manipulate people and circumstances to keep their top-dog position. Creating chaotic and dysfunctional environments enables them to control you. Well, that's the premise at least. In societies based on a hierarchal system, there is always a leader at the top, calling the shots, whether you like it or not. So how do...