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It’s that time of the year again where we get to go and participate in the Miami Book Fair, particularly during the Street Fair weekend happening this November 22-24 in Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus. The book fair, considered America’s finest literary festival, is a great opportunity for national and international authors to showcase and promote their works to hundreds of thousands of attendees and book enthusiasts. It’s also a chance for authors, exhibitors, booksellers, and other professionals from the publishing world to share and exchange ideas and discover current trends in the industry. In this issue, we got to talk with Dr. Frank Douglas, author of the engrossing memoir Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream. Douglas shares how he became a successful researcher, scientist, and published author despite the challenges and adversities. In “Kids Need to Know About Mom’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis,” author Diane Davies explains how one can have a truthful and honest conversation with children when someone in the family has been diagnosed with a serious illness. Shirley Andrews makes her case that extraterrestrial beings helped mankind with their prehistoric achievements in “Gods from the Sky to Earth in Prehistory.” We also offer a glimpse of Kay Whidbee Sherwood’s new book, News From the Holy Land III: The Messiah’s Kingdom. We continue to receive contributions from various talents and genius creators, and in this issue, we feature the works of Gloria Winkles, Ivor Kovac, Mounina Bouna Aly, Thomas Reischel, Dr. Frank L. Douglas, and Ted Torgersen. Finally, get to know more about the wonderful city of Miami and its attractions in our lifestyle feature “My Oh My Miami.” We all love stories that resonate with our own, especially those that bring us to greater heights in mood and in thought. We hope you’ll enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed piecing it together.
It’s that time of the year again where we get to go and participate in the Miami Book Fair, particularly during the Street Fair weekend happening this November 22-24 in Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus. The book fair, considered America’s finest literary festival, is a great opportunity for national and international authors to showcase and promote their works to hundreds of thousands of attendees and book enthusiasts. It’s also a chance for authors, exhibitors, booksellers, and other professionals from the publishing world to share
and exchange ideas and discover current trends in the industry.
In this issue, we got to talk with Dr. Frank Douglas, author of the engrossing memoir
Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream. Douglas shares how he became a successful researcher, scientist, and published author despite the challenges and adversities.
In “Kids Need to Know About Mom’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis,” author Diane Davies
explains how one can have a truthful and honest conversation with children when someone in the family has been diagnosed with a serious illness.
Shirley Andrews makes her case that extraterrestrial beings helped mankind with their
prehistoric achievements in “Gods from the Sky to Earth in Prehistory.”
We also offer a glimpse of Kay Whidbee Sherwood’s new book, News From the Holy Land III: The Messiah’s Kingdom. We continue to receive contributions from various talents and genius creators, and in this issue, we feature the works of Gloria Winkles, Ivor Kovac, Mounina Bouna Aly, Thomas Reischel, Dr. Frank L. Douglas, and Ted Torgersen.
Finally, get to know more about the wonderful city of Miami and its attractions in our
lifestyle feature “My Oh My Miami.”
We all love stories that resonate with our own, especially those that bring us to greater
heights in mood and in thought. We hope you’ll enjoy reading this issue as much as we
enjoyed piecing it together.
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“Who is the captain of this ship?”
Nathan asked.
“I am,” the inquisitor said.
“Nathan,” Kor Neev said. “Perhaps if
we searched these cabinets we could
find implements to accelerate the
interrogation process? Shall I look
while you question?”
“It doesn’t matter what you do to me,”
the captain said. “There are other men
on this ship, and many of them are
Earthmen.”
“How many?” Nathan asked.
Kor Neev turned away from them and
opened one of the cabinets nearby, and
the captain eyed her nervously. She
removed a small knife and carefully
felt the blade with her finger before
setting it on the desk. Then she
returned to her rummaging.
“I asked you a question soldier,”
Nathan said.
“The total crew compliment is 150,
and of that 50 are Earthmen,” the
captain said.
“He is lying,” Kor Neev said.
She pulled a transparent vial from
the cabinet, which both Nathan and
the captain immediately recognized.
She removed the lid and waved her
hand over the top in order to drive
the scent toward her face.
“I heard about you Americans,”
the captain said. “You’re soft! You
don’t believe in torture and arbitrary
executions!”
It was true enough, but Nathan
considered that with Kor Neev present
he had the opportunity to play “good
cop bad cop.”
“I don’t believe in torture, but I can’t
speak for Kor Neev,” Nathan said.
“Nathan,” Kor Neev said. “I believe
this bottle contains what we need.”
“I don’t know if I can stop her, this
is her world,” Nathan said.
“I tell you it’s impossible!” the
captain shouted.
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“Then what can it hurt for you to
humor us?”
“This is taking an inordinate amount
of time,” Kor Neev said.
“Sixty seven,” the captain said, “And
a compliment of twelve Earthmen!”
“Germans and Japanese?”
Nathan asked.
“Yes, I think that’s what they’re called,”
the captain replied.
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