Soul Sister

Soul Sister is a softer version of The Killing Fields created by popular fan base demand. Soul Sister thus contains many of the poems from The Killing Fields as well as some additional never before shared poetry from the time frame of the years this writer was mercilessly stalked and an objectified being caught within the tug-of-war between the predator, The One from Afar, the primary adult human co-victim, the local police force in their ineffectiveness made shockingly worse once a callous, clueless, seemingly chauvinistic, spiteful and sometimes emotionally irrational detective was placed on the case and the many helpless oftentimes cages tame animal victims the predator went after in endless compulsive repetitions through the years spanning from October 1999 to the summer of 2004. This was the world of this writers nightmarish drafted status losing the right to be a mere human with human feelings, wants and needs. It was also the backdrop for the Black Market style beauty contest and dating winner gets the fantastical prize game put forth by The One From Afar in the middle of The Killing Fields of the stalkers design from 1999 to mid-2003. In mid-2003 The One From Afar married his true deceiver and vanished from the picture blatantly leaving Sereena Nightshade to die. That final phase in the full range tug-of-war indicated clearly that Nightshade was left to whatever fate may occur, including one of being further hunted, stalked, kidnapped and at some point, tortured, repeatedly raped and murdered since she held no value to the only person who seemed, fictitiously, to care about her at the time. This was the reality of The Killing Fields: One stalker terrorizing/running endless surveillance/tampering with/torturing/murdering animals when he didnt mess-up, likely on purpose leaving them to suffer until his primary human victim had to clean up after his mistakes. One fool allegedly looking for love or reportedly in love with Nightshade. One primary adult human co-victim who was hapless and hopeless. One police detective who didnt give a darn. And all of the many innocent defenseless victims caught in the middle of this whirl in the stalkers predatory realm. This scenario or many components of it are not entirely rare for stalking victims as the presence of a stalker isolates the victim and narrows her world until there is almost nothing left no contacts, no friends, no support system while she must become a soldier despite the inhumane senseless of it all it so continues.

There are lots of voices today telling us what to do and who to be. Some are subtle; some are obvious. Which ones should we trust? The Bible speaks in a loud and clear voice into every area of life: The truth about identity, The truth about forgiveness, The truth about boys, The truth about destiny. Beth Redman walks us through many of life's difficult issues and shows us how important it is to get into God's Word and to get God's Word into us. Book jacket.

When I first saw Louis Glanzman’s paintings of twelve women in the gospels whose names are so familiar, something happened inside me. After a lifetime of knowing all about these women I felt, at last, that I had actually met them. Indeed I had. They were people I already knew: homemakers, sex workers, child runaways, crones, teachers, mothers, senior citizens...all of them knew Jesus. All of them were achetypes who reflected the journeys, struggles, joys and dreams of women today.--Edwina Gateley
Includes 12 full-color paintings by Louis Glanzman, one of Americas most honored portraitists. He is famed for eightly marvelous Time magazine covers as well as his beloved drawings for the Pippi Longstocking series.

Offering a path for a new way to think about friendships, The Life Council will inspire and equip you to be a better friend, make new friends, and appreciate how different types of friendships can bring a richness to your life like never before. You'd love to have a "ride or die" posse like you see on social media, but instead you have a host of really good . . . acquaintances. After all, trying to find a soul friend in the midst of dirty dishes, deadlines, and, oh, a crazy busy life can be overwhelming. But what if developing great friendships was actually easier than we thought? And what if finding a "soul friend" wasn't necessarily our highest goal? In The Life Council, Laura Tremaine--the writer and podcaster behind 10 Things to Tell You--tells us what we've been hoping was true all along: making, keeping, and even releasing friends doesn't need to be as hard as we make it. This fun and practical guide gives you what you need to: Create your own "life council" with the friends you already have Understand the ten kinds of friends every woman needs--and how to find them Learn how to evaluate your friendship circle for what's working and what might need to change Navigate tough conversations with friends Get excited again about the possibility of new friendships The Life Council will give every woman the help she needs to think about friendships in a new way and find true connection, freedom, and joy in her relationships.

Soul Sisters by Lesley Lokko is a rich, intergenerational tale of love, race, power and secrets which centres on the lifelong friendship between two women: Scottish Jen McFadden and South African-born Kemisa Mashabane, known to her friends as Kemi. Since childhood, Jen and Kemi have lived like sisters in the McFadden family home in Edinburgh, brought together by a shared family history which stretches back generations. Kemi was educated in Britain alongside Jen and the girls could not be closer; nor could they be more different in the paths they take in life. But the ties that bind them are strong and complicated, and a dark family secret exists in their joint history. Solam Rhoyi is from South Africa’s black political elite. Handsome, charismatic, charming, and a successful young banker, he meets both Kemi and Jen on a trip to London and sweeps them off their feet. Partly influenced by her interest in Solam, and partly on a journey of self-discovery, Kemi, now 31, decides to return to the country of her birth for the first time. Jen, seeking an escape from her father’s overbearing presence, decides to go with her. In Johannesburg, it becomes clear that Solam is looking for the perfect wife to facilitate his soaring political ambitions. But who will he choose? All the while, the real story behind the two families’ connection threatens to reveal itself – with devastating consequences . . .