A collection of verses about hurting, drowning, stumbling and falling, about hope and growth, about healing, and about love. Verses, collected over time, that give a glimpse into personal experiences of life and growing up, unique but also relatable.

What if nature had a voice, a language of its own that goes unheard due to our human blindspot? This volume gathers thirteen stories that invite us to explore the intricate dance of life unfolding all around us, hidden within our daily interactions. In each story, we'll encounter the science and spirit of the natural world, brought to life through rich descriptions that blur the lines between the human and the nonhuman. As you turn the pages, you'll find yourself drawn into a realm where rocks, winds, birds, crickets, fire, and water each carry their unique narratives, interwoven with the human experience. "Voices of Nature" extends an invitation to perceive the world anew, to attune our senses to the tales whispered by nature. It's an opportunity to contemplate existence from the standpoint of a thing, transcending mere humanity. What is it like to be a thing? Prepare to embark on a transformative journey that highlights the profound connections that exist between all living things.

"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." ~Walt Disney After waking up in an unknown environment, all she wants to do is get out of there. Finding her way through the forest, not always alone, she eventually realizes that maybe the saying we all know is true. Perhaps the journey is the reward. A short story, full of metaphors about what it's like to go through twelve years of school. What it feels like to grow up, and what it can feel like to try to make the right choices in life.

When your only friend is a rich girl who is afraid of other people, that should be enough of an indicator on how much of an introvert you are. Benji is a sixteen year old with no friends except for the girl with too much money for her own good, Tiff. That is until he gets into a car crash and gets paired up with a roommate at the hospital. Can he get along with someone who is mature enough to lock himself into a bathroom for hours just to avoid Benji?

Go behind the scenes of the most shocking, hilarious, controversial genre of entertainment: reality television. Reality TV’s influence is seismic: twenty-five years ago, the concept didn’t exist. Yet today, it is one of the most powerful cultural forces on earth; a multi-billion-dollar machine. Despite that, it is often derided as “trash”, a cultural McDonalds not worthy of examination. The truth is that reality TV offers a profound insight into who we are as human beings, questioning the very nature of what we deem to be entertaining. Writer, broadcaster, and reality TV-obsessive Jacques Peretti goes behind the scenes of a world that has entranced and consumed him for two decades. Meeting with people at every level of the reality TV machine, from those responsible for coming up with ever-more extreme formats, to the contestants and participants at the heart of some of the most iconic moments in television, who felt that their lives and their vulnerabilities were being exploited in the name of entertainment. This is reality TV as you’ve never seen it before.