A poem submitted by one of our members. Sleepless Nights As I lay in the dark thinking Of all those sleepless nights past I wonder what the point is Of this nightmare I call life Each night the same routine Starts with turning out the light And laying in the dark Staring into the abyss This time I
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Translated from Spanish to English by James Graham. This complicated and twisted book is extremely well written and gripping in content. When a cardinal is murdered in the Vatican City just prior to Pope John Paul’s death, the country’s police quietly cover up the murder in order to keep peace d
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Jennifer Cox, head of PR and spokesperson for Lonely Planet Publications, was tired of feeling like her love life was suffering from her work life. She had always wanted a vibrant and interesting career and had put a lot of time and effort into achieving that, but her love life was a series of bad r
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This book was truly inspirational for me. It demonstrates that no matter what disability or limitations we have, living life to it’s fullest is always possible. “We Are All Welcomed Here” is about a young mother, who in her last month of pregnancy contracts polio. She is taken to the hospital
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Sitting in a friend’s dark and quiet bar after a good day’s work as a stone mason, Timothy Carrier takes some time to unwind. A nervous stranger sidles up to him and opens an odd conversation in code. The stranger believes that Carrier is the hit man he wishes to hire. Sliding over an envelope
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A Sunny Randal novel When a serial killer dubbed the Spare Change Killer shows up in Boston after a thirty year hiatus, retired cop Randall is brought into the task force, since he had been the lead investigator during the earlier killings. He asks his daughter, Sunny, to join him in cracking the
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ButYouDontLookSick.com Mission Statement The mission of ButYouDontLookSick.com is to help everyone with a chronic illness or invisible disability, in order for them to live their lives to the fullest and not feel isolated and alone. We believe that our medical circumstances have put us in a unique
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For a truly remarkable and historical tale pick up a copy of Ami Mckay’s “The Birth House”. Climb the time machine back to World War I and travel to Nova Scotia, Canada to read a tale of love, birth, sex and women’s issues. The Birth House tells us, from Dora Rare’s point of view, what l
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We have all seen those microwave heating pads selling in the stores for big bucks, and I always thought "Boy I wish I knew how to make one" They look so easy to make. So my new friend Wendy gave me the "directions" and it is easy enough to do and so helpful to those of us who get cold easily or have
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Even if you no longer go on vacations, there may be times you must travel for business or to attend family events. Leaving home for any reason, especially when traveling by airplane, requires careful planning as we are required to bring more items from home and need to fit them into less luggage. Wh
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