The Last Up

The Last Giddy-Up is a tale of a young farm girl spirited away by a professional rodeo cowboy. Never being far from home and not realizing what her life was to be, she entered into the relationship with dreams of excitement and travel, only to be awakened to the knowledge she had married a bitter and sadistic man. The author weaves the reader through her childhood, experiencing an out-of-body episode when deathly ill, to twenty years of a turbulent life always hoping to redeem her cowboy. After awaking to the click of an empty cylinder on her husband's revolver, she finally comes to the conclusion she just couldn't make the marriage work. With the help of family, she escapes the physical and mental abuse, the danger and frustrations, to find her soulmate. Hiding at her sister's home and once again threatened, she manages to make it to divorce court. After her new marriage, the extended family comes into the picture, adding more love and support to her battered soul. With that redemption, she was able to obtain the dream she had always wished for. She had hung her head for twenty years, fearing to look anyone in the eyes. Charles would place his fingers gently under her chin, raising her face to his, saying, "Look up and see the light. You are as good as anybody in this world and better than most. I want to see you smile again." The story then takes you to the next phase, a time of joy and wonderful family relations, with gentle lovemaking and desires met far above expectations. As Charles's retirement came near, he had been experiencing a decline in health. A move to Florida and then back north to be closer to family after his first stroke. Salem, Missouri, became our home. Having become an LPN, I worked at the local hospital in a Birthing Center, and juggled my hours to accommodate the care of six registered quarter horses, five dogs, and six cats. I needed to be able to supervise Charles's medication. Coming home one morning, I saw him lying on the ground with his hands stretched out, near a farm gate. When I called out to him, he didn't respond. My heart was in my throat. I thought I had lost him. When I dived out of my vehicle and ran to his side, he looked up and laughed. "What is the matter with you? You look excited." I was furious. That was the only time in nearly thirty-one years that I was truly angry at him. Upon his final stroke and after being flown to Missouri Baptist Neurological Center in St. Louis, there were several red-tailed hawk sightings with spiritual purpose. Through those difficult hours, his children and myself stayed at his bedside. According to Charles's wishes, Chuck and I took his ashes to west Texas for distribution. As we threw his ashes to the wind, they seemed to glisten in the late afternoon sunlight as they were carried upward and out across the desert floor. A golden eagle flew under them seemingly to assist in the flight. We chugged down our cognac to toast a great man, a true gentleman.

Once a hero, always a hero... Having saved the Federation one more time in Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise have finally gone their separate ways. Spock, McCoy, Sulu and the others are spread out across the galaxy, pursuing their own individual destinies -- until an interstellar crisis touches all their lives. Bored with retirement, Kirk jumps at the chance to help his nephews colonise a distant, uninhabited planet in a far corner of the Alpha Quadrant. He even persuades Scotty and Chekov to come along for the ride. But on the planet known as Sanctuary, colonists find they are not alone after all. An unknown alien race has established an outpost there for their own mysterious reasons. Suspicious, Kirk investigates, and uncovers a terrifying threat that strikes at the security of the entire Federation.

Jeff D. Hutchinson wasn't always a master chief of the United States Navy. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, not the Atlanta that we all know today. He grew up in segregated Atlanta, where being Black was frowned upon. He didn't allow racism to paralyze the ambition that was deeply rooted inside of him. He was always the last choice, never the first. Yet, he overcame those challenges and obstacles that made it extremely difficult to be a black man in the deep south. His parents educated him on how to survive the dark days of segregation. The advice of his parents proved to be rewarding for him because he listened and became the last man up when he wasn't supposed to be a choice. In spite of all the dark things taking place during that time, he continued to work hard, do his best in everything that he did, and most importantly, he learned from his mistakes and the mistakes of others.

THE STORY: In this deliciously funny Southern-fried comedy, the Verdeen cousins of Sweetgum, Texas — Gaynelle, Peaches, and Jimmie Wyvette — are up against the clock as they frantically attempt to produce the ultimate high school reunion before the old building is demolished. But they’ve got a bushel of obstacles to overcome before they can pull off this miracle: Gaynelle is reeling from the humiliating demise of her loathed ex-husband; Peaches’ romantic life has tanked because the older her dates get, the more horrified they are by her job as a mortuarial cosmetologist; and Jimmie Wyvette is trying to live down her on-camera catfight with a local televangelist. To top it all off, the cousins have got to impress a governor’s aide with their party-planning capabilities, so that they can nab the plum job of throwing the governor’s birthday bash — and keep their business afloat. Their scramble to prepare the perfect event is interrupted by the exploits of their beloved Uncle Aubrey, who is in danger of getting throttled by the two octogenarian sisters he’s simultaneously romancing, and by threats from their self-righteous Aunt LaMerle, who is determined to be crowned the final and forever Guacamole Queen of Sweetgum High. And that’s before one of Peaches’ former classmates arrives with a malevolent hand puppet and a score to settle, Jimmie Wyvette hog-ties the sherrif with police tape, the high school gym is blown away, and the desperate battle for Guacamole Queen heats up into an outrageous fight to the finish. Chaos is side-splittingly achieved! A gut-busting Jones Hope Wooten farce — and a stand-alone play in its own right — LAST ROUND-UP OF THE GUACAMOLE QUEENS is the third and final comedy in the Verdeen Cousins Texas Trilogy that begins with THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR and continues with REX’S EXES. You’ll laugh so hard you might even consider attending your next high school reunion!

Your Last Wakeup Call is the work of a high dimensional angelic energy that calls itself simply A.O.B. A.O.B. teaches through simple metaphors built around everyday items. Our author’s role was to become aware of A.O.B.’s gentle messages, typing as they were given. Since this transmission occurred in 1994 some of the content will be dated, but the messages remain timeless. Very little editing has been done so that the reader may experience the ebb and flow of A.O.B.’s delivery. Shortly after the book was given, Connie discovered she could no longer contact A.O.B. She tried for months to find a publisher but without success. Finally she gave up, thinking perhaps the messages were just for her. Now suddenly in 2011, A.O.B. has returned and has revealed a complete name of Angelic Overlighted Beings. The publication process has flowed with ease, and Connie senses A.O.B.’s presence daily. As persons of all faiths are sensing that the fulfillment of the prophecies may be close at hand it is perhaps more important than ever that we cease our spiritual procrastination. Hopefully, this book will help.

"This book, “AT LAST! Inanimate Objects Speak Up”, is the author’s 4th book to date and is comprised of tongue and cheek essays that the reader will enjoy."