Author: William

This is a collection of stories about my time in the mining industry. Starting with my happy childhood growing up in Newcastle, as a boy worked on a horse-drawn milk-cart run, spent some time as office boy in a Newcastle Department Store when finished school. Then starting work in a coal mine, during the last days of using horse- drawn skips. After national conscription, going to Mt Isa working as a contract miner, living and working through the Mt Isa strikes; becoming a foreman; sinking a large shaft, the K57. In a break [read more...]

Like any dedicated Christian, I was driven by strong passion to writing a book for Christ, however, in my spiritual journey; I was inevitably forced to move into an entirely unusual field of writing, in a different style, and in more objective way. Nevertheless, I believe, writing for Christ, is in fact a gift from Christ. Yet this time I planed to invest in my gift, and approach the readers, in vigorous way, presenting varieties of contemporary issues, as I experienced during my time in Church service and in youth meetings. The [read more...]

In this book Dr Irina Webster reveals that energy is the root of body and mind. We all consist of and surround by an energy field. When energy flows through the body properly, you are in a state of health. When there is an energetic disturbance in the body, a disease state is created. Illnesses manifest in the body’s energy field before they manifest in the physical body. And healing occurs in the energy field before it becomes apparent in the physical body. So, how can we heal ourselves and our life? You’ll get the answers reading [read more...]

This is the story of Jack Tree and Kaavi Noname who live on a large island called Aurelia. They meet an 11 year old girl, Jodie Jones, a survivor of a shipwreck. Jodie has rescued a copper statue of a very young girl with a cart and a goat. To everyone's surprise the statue comes to life. As the child cannot speak, they have no idea who this mysterious toddler is. Jodie decides to call her Hazel and announces that she must be a princess because she appears to have the power to control the weather and only princesses can do things [read more...]

A young woman gives birth to an illegitimate child in the 1940's. She has spent most her life living with foster parents in the West Yorkshire market town of Otley. She is literally thrown out of the house by her foster mother and travels to the city of Bradford where she is admitted to a refuge for unmarried mothers. The refuge also serves as a remand home for female offenders awaiting trial. Whilst living there, she is very poorly treated. The father of the child has abandoned her upon discovering that she is pregnant and the [read more...]

'From Asmara to the Yarra' is a story about a typical Eritrean refugee family. When war breaks out, a widowed mother and her three young daughters are forced to abandon their homeland. This story traces their path from Eritrea to Sudan and beyond as they slowly drift apart to face their own painful challenges and grim fates. The eldest of the sisters, Miryam, finds herself in the Arab Gulf - a lowly housemaid working for a rich businessman with a sleazy and heinous agenda. The middle sister, Nadia, joins the armed struggle to [read more...]

Follow the Bear through his busy day. What does he get up to?What does he like to eat?Can you keep up with him? Come along and enjoy reading this fun and friendly book and meet My Friend the Bear! Stuart came up with this idea, and we just thought to include a short questionnaire for the end of my story "My Friend the Bear". This will help with the interaction of parents and children as well as helping with some simple education and memory skills. Have Fun With Question Time? What number is on the Bear’s [read more...]