The Keeper Of The Golden Key

"The keeper of the golden key" in an enchanting tale rich in magical creatures from Slavic mythology, heroic actions, and intricate details that create a vivid world full of wonder. The characters, from Yanny and his father Ivan to various magical beings like Yorry the squirrel, Borry the hedgehog, and the dragons, are well-crafted and contribute to the immersive experience.

Once, deep inside an old forest, in an old, enchanted cottage, there lived a powerful witcher named Ivan and his young son, Yanny. Yanny was the guardian of the forest and its wildlife, and the humans living around it. Every night before sunset, he walked through the woods caring for the creatures. If an animal was wounded, he would take it home for his father to heal. One night, returning from his walk, he heard a rumbling noise and the clatter of falling objects coming from their home.

With just the right flourish of his pen, author James Street takes his readers for a walk in the footsteps of the men and women who populated the small towns and piney woods of his beloved home state, Mississippi. Street turns his singular experiences into moving and thought provoking universal truths — seeing beyond tarnished exteriors to the treasures within, the enduring legacy of selflessness, the making of champions, and the capacity of all, no matter what age, no matter how humble, to find and lose love. Each story is introduced by a note from the author — gems of thought and background information that further enhance the timeless contents of this collection. These short stories were originally published in such magazines as Saturday Evening Post, Good Housekeeping, and The American Magazine. This collection includes the original short stories, The Biscuit Eater and Weep No More My Lady which were later expanded into two of Mr. Street's most famous and well-loved books. Included: • The Golden Key • In Full Glory Reflected • The Old Gordon Place • Weep No More, My Lady • Please Come Home, My Lady • Buck and Fo' Bits • The Crusaders • Pud'n and Tayme • They Know How • The Road To Gettysburg • All Out With Sherman • Set the Wild Echoes Flying • The Biscuit Eater • The House

This book puts the whole subject of depression where it belongs - as a medical and personal problem; one that does have a solution. It is a book for people who suffer from or have suffered from depression themselves, as well as for those who have someone depressed close to them. Mary Jane Warr tackles this very difficult subject head-on, yet with a compassion and understanding born of personal experience with the condition. Avoiding technical terminology she explains in sensible, easy-to-understand language what depression really is, what causes it and, above all, how to overcome it, bringing the reader to a resolution, not only of their depression but of the causes of their condition as well.

Once, deep inside an old forest, in an old, enchanted cottage, there lived a powerful witcher named Ivan and his young son, Yanny. Yanny was the guardian of the forest and its wildlife, and the humans living around it. Every night before sunset, he walked through the woods caring for the creatures. If an animal was wounded, he would take it home for his father to heal. One night, returning from his walk, he heard a rumbling noise and the clatter of falling objects coming from their home. The door was cracked open, and he saw books, herbs, and little jars of potions swirled in the air. His father was chasing someone and casting a spell.

Poppie loves the meadow; its her place to visit. But little does she know that meeting the white horse Zarus will take her on a magical adventure! She meets Estaus, the very large red cat; Corzig, the orange fish who walks; and Siam, the maniehalf frog and half monkey. Poppie goes to a circus in Siams tree fort! She sees pickle-headed dogs and so much more on her adventure. Meet the scaggers, who have red, fiery eyes and imprison cats and manies in a dungeon. Who is going to save them? Is their friendship strong enough to escape?

In 1167, a German nun named Hildegard, has seven troubling visions of the end times. In 1958, the new pope, John XXIII, begins his reign and must decide how to make his church relevant in a rapidly changing and increasingly dangerous world of the 1960s and 70s. In this second book of David Dupuis’ thrilling five-part historical-fiction series, the ancient battle lines are drawn. From a convent in Fatima, Portugal, to a hut in Africa, the halls of the Vatican, office towers in New York City to a small town in Canada, the ancient Keys inevitably turn. Through it all, a mother’s devotion to her child and those who protect them are threatened. Can the church and world be saved from political, economic, military and spiritual assassinations? With evil lurking in the halls of power, only two things are certain. Where there is love—there is always betrayal.