Raymond Greiner
1) Atsa
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This story traces the life of a half Navajo infant boy abandoned by his birth mother on the steps of a Catholic Navajo Mission School. The mission's staff cared for him during early childhood. Betty, the school's cook was Navajo and named the abandoned child Atsa. Interpreted definition is eagle. Atsa was born mute causing social challenges he was forced to confront. A retired college professor widower eventually adopts him. Atsa displayed high level...
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The historical development of the human species has impacted our world with numerous changes, which have altered natural ecological formats beyond what could have been perceived during ancient human history. Humanity has inundated the Earth with such vastness it has caused disarray and loss of natural balance among what are viewed as lesser beings. The terrestrial non-human life forms have been challenged to adapt to the ubiquity of human imposed...
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The story of Millie and Ami reveals how a young girl entrapped in dreadful hopelessness discovers fulfillment through unforeseeable circumstances. Millie was plagued with hampering physical birth defects, which caused social rejection during formative years. Her birth parents were dysfunctional alcoholics and added no positive dimensions to Millie's life. Millie displayed uncanny instincts to transcend social barriers. Fateful events combined with...
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Humanity's timeline reveals infinite cycles ushering a dubious future. Present day social contraction stimulates my desire to document hypothesized reasons for ubiquitous social decay. My name is Jerrod James; I am forty-five years old and live in New York City, which has become economically and socially disoriented resulting in chaos. The United States foundered from a series of errors. Present conditions occurred from combined corruption, fiscal...
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Habitat forms a foundation for living. Global overview reveals habitats range from Buckingham Palace to cardboard shanties in third world countries. Some live without a place of permanence sleeping in culverts or under highway overpasses. The gentry erect walls surrounding their homes discouraging intrusion. Archeological findings disclose details describing shelters of ancient cultures contrasting with modern times. Contemporary home selection reaches...
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Queenie is one of six rescued wolves. "Walking slowly to the den, dug out under a large boulder, I crawled in using my flashlight. There they were, six of them, staring at me. They did not seem frightened but whined a little. I picked each one up and looked them over one at a time and they seemed in pretty good shape, staring intently at me with their penetrating eyes. This was such an amazing experience. It's likely the bounty hunters poisoned their...
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Queenie is one of six rescued wolves. Walking slowly to the den, dug out under a large boulder, I crawled in using my flashlight. There they were, six of them, staring at me. They did not seem frightened but whined a little. I picked each one up and looked them over one at a time and they seemed in pretty good shape, staring intently at me with their penetrating eyes. This was such an amazing experience. It's likely the bounty hunters poisoned their...
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Literature affects our world in many ways, historically dating far back in human history. Before the written word, an assigned orator told stories and ancient cave drawing depicted narratives using figures and symbols. The stories and essays presented in this book represent my personal cave wall and my symbols and figures are letters forming words. Readers will create their own mental images. It's the beauty of the written word writers create, readers...
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Follow the life of Jerrod James as he confronts multiple challenges influenced by the intervention of others beginning in his early life. Jerrod's life intertwines with myriad circumstances and a wide range of characters pertinent to achieve personal goals. His primary goal is to become a certified physician stimulated by Doctor Albert Schweitzer's establishment of a hospital in a remote region of Africa, in the early twentieth century. The momentum...
10) Finding Peace
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This story is about a unique group of characters who became enthralled by Mildred Norman, and her long journey walking the highways of North America to promote peace. She would speak at schools, churches, and community centers to influence those she met to follow a path of peaceful coexistence in their daily lives.
The story takes many twists and turns beginning in the Brooks Range of Alaska, and eventually covering populated areas of Canada and...