Anguished

A collection of humorous language bloopers including misspelled words, bungled translations, mangled modifiers, and much more.

The sequel to "Cradle of Saturn" finds that after Doomsday, things can still get worse.

It wasn’t meant to be this way—she shouldn’t have fallen for my brother and left me for him. But she did. And now I’m left to pick up the pieces of my shattered, broken heart. And to top it off, they want me to come to their wedding. Do they think I’m a pushover? Do they think of me as a joke? The old saying stands true, ‘Why have enemies when you can have family.’ I understand it now, better than I ever have in my life. There’s one unexpected surprise though: Storm. She blew in just like one and makes the pain diminish. She’s exactly as her name describes her—she is a storm. A beautiful and powerful one. But not all things are meant to last. Like a storm that wreaks havoc, some things cause anguish, and in my life she may very well be one of them. *Can be read as a standalone*

"In The Anguished and the Enchanted, M.H. Bowker offers a lengthy critical essay and richly annotated English translation of a lost Finnish translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince. Featuring a substantial Translator's Preface, M.H. Bowker develops a psychoanalytic lens through which to regard Saint-Exupéry's classic work, offering a more nuanced and less ""fable-esque"" text than any translation and interpretation to date. On Bowker's reading, dark and primitive unconscious forces -- including neglect and abuse at home, the hatred of maturation and development, the projection of feelings of worthlessness onto others, the creation of an absurd and futile world, and more -- infest the story, not unlike the Baobab trees dreaded by the little prince. Those already familiar with The Little Prince will find in The Anguished and the Enchanted a new way of regarding what has perhaps become a favorite or even a beloved book. Those unfamiliar with the original work will discover a sometimes tragic, sometimes sympathetic, sometimes harrowing account of the lengths to which persons will go in their struggle to find -- or to escape from -- meaningful places for themselves in the world of adults."

This book is an answer to the question with which Sartre concludes being and nothingness: how are we to understand a freedom that wants to be a freedom? One of Sartres most fundamental concepts is what he has called the circuit of selfness, our attempt to fill ourselves with being. This is how we typically live our lives. Yet a focus on filling ourselves with being is psychologically unhealthy, for it leads to bad faith and conflict. In this book, Dr. Schlee presents an alternative, psychologically healthier approach based not on filling ourselves with being but on embracing the freedom we truly are.

An Archangel agrees to an oath, for life. But love has a way of blinding you either from the truth, or from it all. Enyo has a request to make to the Archangel of Death, Azrael. Unable to spot why either of them are attracted, they embark on a journey to clear Enyos name, and put her father to justice. In the mist of collaborating with Zerachiel, Zeus forgets one small detail. He knows more than anyone else does, so will he be the first to die? Once Zerachiel is discovered, Azrael is faced with many decisions. One would think a fallen angel proves purposeless to heaven. Its possible to be cast out for a reason. But would it be Enyo?

All the joy of the best-selling Anguished English is back! 2,000 all-new side-splitting flubs, fluffs, and hilariously funny accidental assaults on our language.

This book describes Jody’s life in poetry. At 23 years old, Jody was seriously injured in a car roll-over on a highway near L.A. She spent months in a coma and years in recovery. Jody writes about the extreme love and support that she received from my family and friends over the years. She also discusses her childhood, education and love for animals. Following her accident, Jody worked hard to pursue the life that she had always dreamed of, being a teacher, and working with children. She has always been very adventurous, and she manages to participate in my many exciting sports . Jody plans to write a second book to continue her story.