Have you ever thought that great writers need to use long, fancy words in order to tell a story? If so, you'd be wrong. The truth is, too many words, and words that are not familiar to the average person, just get in the way. Short words are powerful because they are easy to read, easy to grasp, and easy to recall. In this book, the fourth in the series, these authors prove just how effective it can be to keep it Short and Sweet -- whether it's fiction, non-fiction, or poetry.

Contributors include: Tabitha Abel, Jeff Adams, Karen O'Kelley Allen, Sharon Atwood, Adam Benson, Lanita Bradley Boyd, Adora (Jenny) Calvert, Jeanetta Chrystie, Karen Condit, Sharon Cook, Lauren Craft, Lin Daniels, Jorja Davis, Karen deBlieck, Troy Dennis, Jon Drury, Patricia A. Earl, Sharon Fincannon, Joanne Fleck, Pat Gerbrandt, Pamela Groupe Groves, Carol Harrison, Leah Hinton, Paul Aaron Hinton, Becky Hitchcock, Craig Hodgins, Doris Hoover, Patricia Huey, Sheila Humphrey, Tina M. Hunt, Liz Kimmel, Bob LaForge, Marcia Lee Laycock, Alice H. Murray, Suzanne Dodge Nichols, Marcy King O'Rourke, Debra Pierce, Shelley Pierce, Karma Pratt, Frank Ramirez, Mary Lou Redding, Reba Rhyne, Susanna Robar, Tony Roberts, Dottie Rogers, Sue Rosenfeld, Michelle Ruschman, Carol Schafer, Leslie Neal Segraves, E.V. Sparrow, Jack Scott Stanley, Kay Marshall Strom, Jewell Utt, Wilma R. Vernich, Michelle Walker-Wade, Karis Waller, Mary Hunt Webb, Kenneth Avon White, Karen Woodard, Andrea Woronick

This book is a collection of essays from various authors: men and women, pastors and congregants, counselors and nurses, parents and children. All have a unique view of how mental health conditions affect people, and how the church has responded to these circumstances.Whispers in the Pews tackles how the mentally ill have been, and still are, treated in the church at large by sharing stories. This is not fundamentally a teaching book, but a book of moments and lives, knitted together by the common theme of mental health. No sermons will be included, though lessons learned from difficulties and their foundations in Scripture are encouraged.This collection will expand your vision, and your heart, about what the church does well for the mentally ill, and where we can improve.

Chasing Rainbows -- The Green Book, is the first of an ongoing anthology about finding joy in some of the darkest hours of our lives.
In this beautiful book, you’ll find incredible stories of overcoming racism, serious illness, bullying, church hurt, rejection, marital challenges and more.

Fourteen women of faith come together to share how they found rainbows amidst their storms.

It is our prayer that the stories found within the pages of this book will help heal broken hearts, church hurts, feelings of rejection, marital struggles, sickness, and grief--bringing hope to people who feel alone.

Have you have ever felt broken, displaced, bullied or forgotten? If yes, this book is for you. Grab a cup of java and cuddle up for an engaging journey with our Rainbow Chasers...

This book is for the writers:

Who dream of being published.
Who are tired of hearing: Your platform isn’t big enough.
Who want a way to share their stories with the world that doesn’t involve TikTok dances.

These stories are for you because these are your stories.

When a group of unknown authors band together, magic happens. From all walks of life, and various stages of unknownness, this group of authors reflects on what it means to be unknown and what lessons are learned in anonymity. Triumphs and defeats, successes and rejections reveal the mettle and grit born out of struggle. Through penning their stories, and joining them together, their collective voice becomes a community of amplified authors. Consider this an introduction to your next favorite author.

Foreword by Joy Eggerichs Reed. Featuring stories by Cindy Arnold, JJ Barrows, Rose Booth, Jodi Cowles, Karen deBlieck, Maren Heiberg, Bethany McMillon, Rachael Mitchell, Tanya Motorin, Dani Nichols, Don Pape, Blakni Riley, Jace Schwartz, Leslee Stewart, and Samantha Stewart.

The deep of the sea, the deep of space, the deep of our souls, our fears ... ourselves.

Fear not the monsters under your bed-but the mermaids under your boat.

Merciless Mermaids: Tails from the Deep features thirty original stories and poems by Mercedes Lackey, Rick Wilber, D.J. Butler, Gama Ray Martinez, Julia Vee, Ken Bebelle, and many others. From Japanese legends to mafia mermen, from carnival freaks to flying aces, from bayou legends to kraken-like behemoths, these tales explore the darker side of merfolk: desire, envy, love unfulfilled, grace ungranted, loneliness turned to rage....

Can you see the shapes in the waters that watch you?

Do you hear the lure of a siren's call?

Can you feel the mermaid's eyes upon you?

Compiled by New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson and award-winning editor Allyson Longueira and their Publishing graduate students at Western Colorado University.

Deep down you know that the darkness has a tail.