A deeply personal, behind-the-scenes exploration of Alex Miller's six-decade writing life. A Kind of Confession is a secret look into Alex Miller's writing life, spanning sixty years of creativity and inspiration. As a young man in 1961 Miller left his work as a ringer in Queensland and set out to achieve his dream of becoming a serious novelist. It was not until 1988 that his first novel, Watching the Climbers on the Mountain, was published. Twelve...

S J Parker has spent many years on America's Death Row. This book is a collection of short stories and poetry that he has written during the time he has been incarcerated. Many of these stories have been entered into Prison writing competitions and have won prizes. Inside you will find stories dealing with all aspects of prison life, from how they deal with mental health to how friendships are formed inside and how easily they can crumble. To tales...

Dr. Pam Chubbuck, a world-wide respected therapist, has written the most comprehensive book to date on how to deal with the experience of losing a father. The workbook/art therapy aspect in Goodbye, Dad. I'll Always Love You is genius! There is no better way to help youngsters through their trauma than the combined art, writing, and emotional movement processes that Dr. Chubbuck masterfully shows us. Part one is for Kids. Part two, is for all caregivers:...

Dmytro Hromov and Oleh Ladyzhensky had never written documentary prose before, only fiction. They had never kept diaries. But the invasion of Ukraine changed everything. These diaries are not the fiction that Oldie is used to. Different language, different style, according to the circumstances. These notes were written in cities under fire, in basements and bomb shelters, on evacuation trains and buses, in rented apartments during short pauses of...

"A drop of PURE LOVEcontains an ocean of transformative power -never underestimate the ripple effect…Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Quilled Ink Review. A pure labour of Love, we could think of no better way to begin than on that note - Ode to Love.Within these pages, you will find an eclectic mix of accomplished writers from across the world, some of whom we have the honour and privilege to publish for the very first time. And yet, the...

E.J. Rudsdale's role as a museum curator and air-raid shelter superintendent at Colchester Castle during the Second World War gave him the perfect opportunity to record life on the Home Front in his journals. Seventy years later, the selected extracts gathered here provide a remarkable insight into wartime life. Rudsdale's writing is characterised throughout by his wry observations of wartime officialdom and his lack of conformity with the prevailing...

A little girl full of dreams sinks into sleep as her mother whispers a fairy tale to her ear-a woman who leaves everything behind and travels to Budva. An orphan who lives in Osijek with his uncle dreams of becoming a world-famous writer. A beautiful woman finds out she's pregnant. A football player has been sending letters for decades to the so-called 'Mr. Smith'. Is it possible that these people-who are on their paths in different time periods are...

This volume of personal writings offers an intimate view of the celebrated Russian author's life and creative process in the face of Soviet censorship. Best known for his biting satire of Soviet society, The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov kept meticulous journals, written with keen humor and insight, about his day to day life in Moscow as well as the wider social and political life of early 20th century Russia. But his diaries stop midway...

The land is at war! Amidst a landscape of bloodshed and turmoil, Ettalara, a young noblewoman, seeks to return crucial documents to her King. Despite a path fraught with danger, dragons, and dances, she forges ahead. But when she meets Quip and Trill, a pair of orphans with a decidedly different view of the war, her plans may come crashing to a halt.

"This book honestly helped to understand and release those experiences that made me feel unworthy and doubt myself for years. I feel more empowered than I ever have. These words will stay with me forever." - Samantha F (Amazon customer) Daniel Chidiac, International best-selling author of Who Says You Can't? You Do and The Modern Break-Up brings his new interactive series, Thoughts and Feelings - A collection of his never released work. Thoughts...