Matthew Baker
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Equal parts speculative and satirical, the stories in Why Visit America form an exegesis of our current political predicament, while offering an eloquent plea for connection and hope.
The citizens of Plainfield, Texas, have had it with the broke-down United States. So they vote to secede, rename themselves America in memory of their former country, and happily set themselves up to receive tourists from their closest neighbor: America. Couldn't happen?...
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"Thou hast redeemed us from the curse of the Law by Thy precious Blood. By being nailed to the Cross and pierced with the Spear, Thou hast poured immortality on mankind. O our Saviour, glory to Thee. " - Troparion for Holy Friday"Atonement" is a contested but inescapable term in contemporary English-language theological discussion. The doctrine of atonement has received little attention in Orthodox Christian circles since the work of Fr Georges Florovsky,...
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Mixing mystery and adventure in the tradition of Louis Sachar, Avi, and E.L. Konigsburg, If You Find This is the story of unlikely friendships, unexpected bravery and eleven-year-old Nicholas Funes's quest to prove his grandfather's treasure is real.
Nicholas is a math and music genius with no friends and a huge problem: His father has lost his job, and they'll have to sell their house, which holds the only memory Nicholas has of his younger brother....
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Start the Rain is about how we respond to hardship brought about by one of the worst droughts in the last one hundred years. Read and be inspired!
In Australia's Outback, the land is dry and dusty. The rainclouds are few and far between. The land suffers, as do the crops, so to the people on the land. It's time to make a change to save the farms, but who will answer the "call to arms"? Who will start the rain?
Outback Australia is drought country....
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Set in a quiet backstreet in a small English town is a beautiful vintage store, selling curious discs which contain music from bygone days. Strange as this may seem -- there are yet stranger happenings beyond the frontage of this charming old-world shop.
Nevertheless, only those who know the special code are allowed to pass through its secret side door. While waiting on the other side is a far off world: Filled with hidden secrets, exciting adventures,...
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This is a children's book, written for children between the ages of 2 to 4 years old. It is about a cat called Tam-Tam, a bird called Lulu, and a man called Sam. The story is about Tam-Tam the cat befriending Lulu the bird, who she meets in her backyard. Tam-Tam and Lulu seems to like each other at the start, so much so that Lulu decides that she does not want to leave Tam-Tam and Sam when he tried to encourage the bird to leave. Sam welcomed the...
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In today's world, overweight and obesity have become an epidemic. The prognosis for the world is bad and getting worse as they take their toll on the health of adults and children alike. This epidemic carries a heavy burden both physically and psychologically on the individual and society. Overweight and obesity are not just cosmetic considerations, they are chronic medical diseases that can lead to high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases...
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LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.Welcome to LIGHTSPEED's 115th issue! We have a new SF short from Matthew Baker: "A Bad Day in Utopia." Like a lot of utopias in fiction,...
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Love and Honour? Marriage for Peace exposes the ongoing phenomenon of Romeo and Juliet style romance tragedy, families killing their own and other families' daughters, sons, sisters and brothers in the name of family 'honour". Focused on Northern India and Nepal, the stories illustrate that despite India adopting a democratic constitution in 1950, the public murder of forbidden lovers continues. Media reports of this phenomenon did not surface until...