Sepia

fromMotel Sepia . . . Roy picked up a pebble and casually tossed it into a part of the stream where water had pooled. He watched the widening ripple. Every action we take, he pondered, produces some form of reaction.Parts of the ripple bumped into the surrounding bank and were repelled, while other parts filtered through reeds, engulfing them gently. Another section of the growing undulation was quickly swallowed by the force of moving water. . . . Just a few hours ago this man was enjoying life. How can this be? Byrne fought off the impulse to consider that killing was part of mans nature, an inherited trait that was not discarded after the Stone Age. Do we exit our mothers womb with an intrinsic proclivity to harm others? Is the belief of most religions that man is basically good is that wrong? . . . The two people, entangled in the rigors of bad decisions, traveled through one of the most bountiful regions on Earth, but were bound in the poverty of mutual anxiety. The marrow of their existence was soured by servitude. It was a tragedy in which a crime was consummated, and the usual joyous condition ofa honeymoon reduced to contrivance. *Other books by DaleKueter Vietnam Sons The Smell of the Soil *Available at: Author House, Amazon and Barnes & Noble

As James P. Grant, Executive Director of UNICEF puts it, "SEPIA PRINTS delightfully captures the development & challenges of a missionary project in India from 1903 through the early 1970s. It reads of a woman's deep involvement & dedication in a remarkable story made interesting with pictures & human interest incidents accumulated in chronological order spanning almost seventy years. Tomorrow's task is to inspire the next generation to sustain the progress & to become personally involved in improving the world. SEPIA PRINTS gives us the background & provides the basis for creating a better standard for today's children, tomorrow's leaders." SEPIA PRINTS will inspire & challenge. Nancy Kassebaum, U.S. Senator, says, "I found myself stopping again & again to read extended passages. Your affection for India is evident throughout." The style of SEPIA PRINTS is a collection of vignettes describing the life & times in India. These short stories are meant to provide insights & inspiration for the reader. Viola C. Wiebe, the author, spent many years in India, first as a child of mission workers, & later as a missionary, wife & mother. Her reflections project a genuine love for the life in India, for the people, for the land.

Sepia the cuttlefish loves to play hide-and seek in the colorful atoll where she lives. But when a strong current drags her out into the open ocean, she—and her frightened stowaway seahorse—must try to find their way home. Lost and afraid, she and her seahorse companion use their wits to outsmart scary sharks and figure out a way home with help from the sea creatures they meet. Full of wonderfully painted sea animals and supplemented by a page of facts about cuttlefish, this is a stunning book that young ocean lovers will pore over.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Prior to World War II, black actors were restricted to mainstream film roles as chauffeurs, maids, night club entertainers, and comic buffoons. But there was a second Hollywood, a BLACK Hollywood, where great producers and directors like Oscar Michaud created films with all-black casts for exhibition to black audiences. Some of the actors worked only in black productions. Others, like the talented Eddie Anderson, could play comic roles in white productions and serious roles in all-black films. When a cache of long-lost African-American films is discovered by cinema researchers, the aged director Edward "Speedy" MacReedy appears to reclaim his place in film history. But insurance investigator Hobart Lindsey and homicide officer Marvia Plum soon find themselves enmeshed in a mystery with its roots deep in the tragic events of a past era, as they seek out...THE SEPIA SIREN KILLER! The fourth entry in this compelling mystery series.