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A little boy is lost.

What does a rich man do?

Listen to such a scenario in Money First: How to Get Rich

Have you ever been too proud to take someone back who you loved, but who wronged you. I have. This is the story of someone who reminded me of that, because of their own story. It's a train wreck of a truck driver story... Like the break up of all good love gone bad is. It made me want to go "Back to Slidell..." To that moment in time... When it would have been better to forget pride... And forgive.

A 12-year-old is depressed. He is confined to his wheelchair for a lifetime. He wants another gun. He has 10 already. What do you do? And.... It's Christmas. You love your three-year-old more than anything else in this world. Would you buy him or her...a real gun? One family did.

Navy Lieutenant G. Palmatier has a small problem: A polar bear. But he's not going to let a little thing like that come between him and the crazy redhead he loves. Especially since he's so drunk he won't feel a thing til after it is all over. Don't try what he tries at home.

This short story, "El Espejo de Navidad", is in Spanish. It is about a father, who is having a hard time letting go of his daughter, as she comes to the point, where she no longer believes... in Papa Noel (Santa).

Come spend Memorial Day at a small city in the Deep South. You may be surprised at what you see and hear. I was.

There are three great truths in the book Moneyball that will help you become more successful in your life.... On Balls Alone shows you what they are and why they are so important to you.

This article discusses the missing key that helped the author earn more money as a new indie writer. That key is speed, as evidenced by the Oregon Ducks. See how speed breaks all the traditional rules and can help you in the new and changing world of ePublishing.... Just like it did for the Ducks...and led them to a Rose Bowl Championship....

After finding out her husband is cheating on her, Sunny decides to leave her cares behind and get away for awhile. That doesn't work out for her. A younger man with some "problems" won't leave her alone. Will she give in to him and become a cougar? She's doing her best not to.

Some Marriages are a little bit different from others. This is one of those. Do not call the police on me. This is fiction. It did NOT happen.

From the author of "The Killing of Train-Man Brown", "Send Me a Friend", and "Then Her Wig Fell Off..." comes "A Marriage Story".

It is the final days of the Civil War and a column of Union Cavalry has met stiff and unexpected and stiff resistance at Mosquito Creek, Virginia.... From one very strong young Southern woman. It is them against her. And they will lose.

About this story: People do strange things. I am one of them. Don't call the police on me. I'll fix it.

"I lost a big battle this morning. The battle was whether to stay in bed and take it easy all day or tell you about Bill Klase and Jack Swift. It is the Summer of 1972 and I am with two of the most wonderful guys I have ever met. It is Florida, St. Petersburg, a beautiful, sunny day. I am at Bill Klase's house and Jack Swift is there. We are standing next to Jack's shiny new sports car, and Bill is smiling, and I am smiling, and Jack Swift is smiling. All is well and wonderful in the world for that one moment...."

Will Bevis is a writer of short stories, articles, essays, and memoirs. His best-known story is the Top One Hundred Free for Kindle story, "The Killing of Train-Man Brown". He has written over 50 short stories including, "Then Her Wig Fell Off", "Let the Dog Drive", "Blackbird", and many, many others. About this story: The author stumbles across a "mysterious" yard sale where he almost gets his butt kicked by an "alien" geezer. Come along for the ride. Better his butt than yours, right?

This full-length novel grew out of the five-star short story "Blackbird: A Young Boy Meets the Devil For the First Time". It follows the little boy from that first meeting with the devil, all the way through his life...until the surprise end. Meet "Bill the Blackbird" and "Boogie McCain" and a host of other interesting characters.

The author takes on his fellow Southerners who say they are all about "heritage, not hate". He believes the Southern heritage was hate and to a great extent...still is.

Will Bevis is a prolific writer of short, sometimes controversial "slice of life" stories, articles, essays, and memoirs that make you feel you are right there, experiencing the story as it it happens.

In fairy tales...the godmother never dies.

I am the first to admit there are many people who are much better story tellers than I am. for some reason or another, they don't take the time necessary to write their story. Such is the case of a man I met called "Wes". A great storyteller, but one who doesn't write. When I meet someone like him, I usually ask them if I can write the story they told me. Wes gave me permission, and so here is the story of The Head in the Road.

Warning: This memory contains the n word, both in the title and in the body. For that I apologize, but it had to be done for you to realize what it was like back then.... In the year 1949...