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Angels & Demons FREE 1/3/2017
*Warning: contains substance abuse, bullying, drug use, self harm, and strong language
Ariel Riley is used to change. She's used to being the new kid in school. So when she moves with her family to the small town of Windsor Falls, she doesn't expect things to be much different than the last three towns.
But then she meets Zane Peterson, an aggressive fellow student who sees her as the shiny new toy he and his friends get to mess with. Ariel has had her fair share of bullies in the past, but nothing like this. She's never felt this way about a bully, or anyone for that matter. Maybe something's wrong with her, the way she could feel so attracted to someone who makes her life a living hell.
But then again, she sees the way Zane looks at her sometimes. And there's a lot more to Zane Peterson than meets the eye...
https://www.amazon.com/Angels-Demons-...
*Warning: contains substance abuse, bullying, drug use, self harm, and strong language
Ariel Riley is used to change. She's used to being the new kid in school. So when she moves with her family to the small town of Windsor Falls, she doesn't expect things to be much different than the last three towns.
But then she meets Zane Peterson, an aggressive fellow student who sees her as the shiny new toy he and his friends get to mess with. Ariel has had her fair share of bullies in the past, but nothing like this. She's never felt this way about a bully, or anyone for that matter. Maybe something's wrong with her, the way she could feel so attracted to someone who makes her life a living hell.
But then again, she sees the way Zane looks at her sometimes. And there's a lot more to Zane Peterson than meets the eye...
https://www.amazon.com/Angels-Demons-...
D. wrote: "The Runaway Christmas Tree is only $3.99. It's a special Holiday Price, (previously $9.99).http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0067GMOKK"
Hi D,
I've written three short humorous fiction books:
Confessor Joe 99 cents, Confessor Joe Book Two 99 cents, and
Confessor Joe Book Three $1.99. Your Christmas Book is selling for $3.99. Would you purchase all three of my books and leave a review on Amazon.com and Goodreads? If so, I'll do the same for your Christmas Book.
Randy wrote: "My new novella, Morning Star, is just $2.99 on Kindle.Check it out here:
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Randy wrote: "My new novella, Morning Star, is just $2.99 on Kindle.
Check it out here:
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Hi Randy,
Your book entitled Morning Star is showing on Amazon.com for the price of $3.99 not $2.99. Would you consider purchasing my three short humorous fiction books: Confessor Joe 99 cents, Confessor Joe Book Two 99 cents, and Confessor Joe Book Three $1.99 and leaving a review on Goodreads and Amazon.com? If so, I'll do the same for your book Morning Star.
Jazzlyn wrote: "The Light of Roria is $2.99!!!A YA Fantasy with adventure, great humor, and a strong lead!
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Hi Jazzlyn,
I wouldn't mind purchasing your book and leaving a review on Goodreads and Amazon.com if you would do the same for my three short humorous fiction books: Confessor Joe 99 cents,
Confessor Joe Book Two 99 cents, and Confessor Joe Book Three for $1.99. It may cost you a little bit more but your book is longer than my three together.
Lovienthal Montague Spiritual Detective: A zombie novel... is now free on Amazon!!! 1/16/17https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0195THER8
By way of a belated Christmas gift, today and tomorrow (17-18 January) I am offering a ghostly tale of Old Twelfth Night free to readers who have a taste for such things. It will be included in the forthcoming anthology ‘Wry out West: Tales of the Uncanny,’ which will be released this spring in both Kindle and paperback formats.
Star ratings and reviews on Amazon and Goodreads would be welcome.
A brief blurb:
Martin Parsons lets out a shriek as he collapses onto his haunches in Mathew Sweet’s orchard, his broad hands spread by way of protection over his forward-inclined head. It is Twelfth Night by the old reckoning, and festivities are about to commence as something sinister stirs from its protracted dormancy, awakened, it seems, by the arrival of two young guests; the old ways, they find, should not be treated lightly.
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Read the Fictional Story About A Young Brave Girl who started from slum and her various circumstances which she passed and Remembrance of her Past.Charity and love Cures the Ache of the Echos of Past Haunting our life. Hope it brings light.Chapters:
1.The Aching Slice of Life
2.The Long Chapter of Destiny
3.The Deep Chapter of Love
4. Mission for Vision
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My newly released novel Weeping Wellis the first book in the series. It's a mystery/thriller/international crime fiction/romance/suspense/set in 1980s-2008 It's in paperback and e-book on Amazon/Kindle. The e-book version is $4.99.
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The Rangers of Laerean Series! Books available at Amazon and many online outlets for Kindle or Nook. Only $2.99 each!
He drives an 18-wheeler; she flies private jets. They are college students at EBSU. Their unique jobs as college students bring them together. He is on a quest for information about a father that he never met. She wants to help, but her father is hiding a secret. The university is also hiding a secret. How far would you go in the name of educating today’s students? Did the administration at EBSU go too far? In their search for facts about Brian, Alexander and Kimberly get caught up in drama, intrigue, and surprises that will make you thirst for more. This is a real page turner that you won’t be able to put down!
Kindle:
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PAPERBACK:
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The Kindle edition of HER DEMONIC ANGEL is FREE on Amazon today, 11th February and also on 12th.Her demonic Angel
Her demonic Angel is my baker’s dozen of short stories. I wrote them in a variety of genres, so there should be something for everyone. Some tales are stranger than others, but all are different shades of dark. Despite its slightly suggestive title, Her demonic Angel is not erotica. To whet your appetite, here are the titles of some of my short stories: The boy they called Dragon, The day nobody gave a damn, An email from Jane, Stuff, Getting rid of the enemy, Skin, Too beautiful, Philately will get you nowhere, Mirror, mirror, and In memoriam.
http://amzn.to/295kGjn for the U.K. Kindle edition.
http://amzn.to/29dSEpd for the U.S.A. Kindle edition.
http://amzn.to/295uZbl for the U.K. paperback edition.
http://amzn.to/29ii97E for the U.S.A. paperback edition.
All nine of my Kindle editions are £2.25 or equivalent currencies on Amazon and are always free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers. The paperback versions won’t break the bank either. If you enjoy audiobooks, two of my books, The Hostile and Her demonic Angel, are available on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes as audiobooks.
Please feel free to sneak a peek at a sample of Her demonic Angel here http://amzn.to/2bMiO4c
"Sex And Sushi" is now free on Amazon for a limited time only. Download for free while it's still available!! Be sure to tell your friends!!! https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Sushi-Sess...
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All In: The Globe Trot Shuffle
Free on February 12-14 and available on Kindle Unlimited
Heist, Financial Crime, Marines, Murder, War, Veterans, Noir, Thriller & Suspense.
A US Marine and his team cross a line after discovering a large sum of money in a palace during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. They must safeguard it during the war, and stash it for safe keeping. They return years later as contractors and embark on a deadly journey across the globe to make their dreams come true.
Hello everyone. my novel is free today and tomorrow. I will greatly appreciate and pay back the favour if any of you good people would read it and leave an honest review. Just direct me towards your own work and i'll do the same. https://www.amazon.com/Children-Duty-...
NEW RELEASEResurrection: Revenge of Zeeka Book 5 is now on Pre - Order.
Only 0.99 cents
Publication Date February 25th 2017
Mandy’s new robot helper Eve encounters a stranger in the backyard.
He claims to have connections with Zeeka. Who is this stranger?
When he learns that Eve is a robot, he discloses his story to her.
Eve promises him to keep their conversation secret but can she?
She records it on her security device and plays it for Steven and Mandy.
When he collapses in the backyard with an epileptic fit, Eve alerts the Gosh hospital
Tests and records reveal the stranger’s identity.
Police records show that he died in the Carnival massacre in 2036, but did he?
Steven faces opposition to launch his greatest invention of the century.
Who will be the first volunteer to test it?
For answers to all these questions read "The Resurrection: Revenge of Zeeka Book 5 "for this intriguing story.
Book your copies now.
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Sounds interesting. Would you like to do a book review swap?My short humorous fiction work is entitled Confessor Joe and sells for 99 cents.
Josephine wrote: "Sounds interesting. Would you like to do a book review swap?My short humorous fiction work is entitled Confessor Joe and sells for 99 cents."
SURE. Message me.
Brenda
HiBoth my romantic suspense books are on for $2.99.
Also available for review/swaps.
Take a look.
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Kind Regards Sheree
Hey my YA Dark Fantasy novel " Ava & The Trinity: Initiation" is out now! It's $3.99 on Kindle and FREE for Kindle Unlimited members!
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Check it out . . . if you dare!
FREEE Book 31 of a complete series! The apocalypse just got a bit raunchy and very unpredictable! You'll laugh, you'll pant, you'll love...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LOWZ63Y
Book One of my 4 book series, The Devil's Lieutenant, is on sale for $0.99. A supernatural thriller, downloaded by more than 400 readers thus far. With forty 4 and 5 star reviews (4.7 average).US link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FZGQEV2
UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FZGQEV2
Warning: contains graphic violence and profanity.
My latest novel Curandero is a compilation of true experiences interwoven into a fictitious story. It's currently on sale for $.99. The genre is thought-provoking drama. Curandero is a novel chronicling one patient’s challenging journey into the realm of mind-body medicine. Terminally ill at only twenty-seven years of age, Stefan Campeau has exhausted established treatment protocols to fight his disease, and inadvertently falls into the hands of enigmatic oncologist Dr. Miguel Calderón and controversial young herbalist Dr. Brian Sandler. Working in concurrence with each other, the two doctors’ therapies catapult Stefan into an unsettling unscrambling of his inner self, leading to a healing beyond his imagining.
When The Jaguar Sleeps, a gripping, fast-paced jungle adventure is currently on sale for $ 0.99.
When The Jaguar Sleeps
To celebrate World Book Day, my latest novel is now...FREE for your Amazon Kindle; Phoebe Jeebies and The Man Who Annoyed Everybody.
A pitch black and laugh-out-loud comedy about love and the British need for politeness from your new favourite author. Download it for free now.
Here's some nice words about it:
"Like Palahniuk? Love Bracha."
"Hands down the funniest book I have read this year, if not ever."
"Technically brilliant, utterly modern, and funny as hell."
"Exceptionally well-controlled insanity from a writer who couldn't be dull if he tried."
"Funny, dark, sexy and demented, 'Phoebe Jeebies' offers a very British 'Fight Club' vibe, albeit fed into a blender with a 60's romantic comedy."
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Escape From Hell, the sequel to The Devil's Lieutenant (also on sale), is on sale through the weekend for just 99c / 99p.A supernatural thriller with unexpected twists and turns.
US link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MY3K21W
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The first in the series The Oktober Projekt follows Nick Torr through a nightmare of betrayal and torture
The Oktober Projekt
FREE 5/3/17 to 8/3/17
Totally engrossing, enjoyed every page. A Bond, Bourne mix in a Le Carre cover. A captivating story well delivered, to the last page
Just the sort of book I like to read, great story holds the reader all the way through, any more by this author............fantastic
If you enjoy reading John Le Carre' novels you will find this book a cracking good read. One of the best thrillers I have read in a while. Topical subject too. Recommended.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED - Point of No Return
FREE - 5/3/17 to 8/3/17
5.0 out of 5 stars A believable, witty espionage novel with a credible hero!, 24 Jan. 2017
Check out www.rjdillon.com for more published work from the author
Point of No Return
My recently released novel, The Abattoir of Dreams is currently a Hot New Release in Amazon UK's thriller chart is only 99p or 99c for a limited time. Not for the faint hearted, but is getting excellent early reviews. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06WWJC61...
Mark wrote: "My recently released novel, The Abattoir of Dreams is currently a Hot New Release in Amazon UK's thriller chart is only 99p or 99c for a limited time. Not for the faint hearted, but is getting exce..."Grabbed a copy, mate. Sounds interesting and congrats on the great reviews. You may like mine, also on sale for 99c / 99p.
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The sequel, Escape From Hell, is on sale also, but just through the weekend. Cheers!
DARK ILLUSION. A twisted psychological thriller that will BLOW YOUR MIND. Only 2.99$ or FREE on KindleUnlimited!
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Books one and two in the thrilling Whitney Forbes Series will be free on Amazon to readers and we'd love reader reviews. Book one, THE PURE ENERGY PROJECT, will be free March 3-6 and book two, THE LIGHT BRINGER'S WAY, will be free the following week, March 13-17. We are in the process of having paperback files created for book one and will then be listing a giveaway for hard copies on Goodreads.
Happy Sunday, everyone :) Davenport House is FREE to download for Kindle today only, March 5th. Historical Fiction, Suspense. Download at Amazon HERE ♥ 
My Life As I Knew It
is available on Amazon for $2.99 or FREE on Kindle Unlimited!!It's YA Contemporary about a girl who witnesses her mother's murder and all the consequences that come with it.
New friends and a new love help her find balance until the past comes knocking again.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5SYA3R
It will also be FREE on Amazon on March 17 & 18
Watermarked is available on Amazon for $0.99 or free on KU. Find it here.It's contemporary fiction with a love story woven through. To be exact, there are two love stories: one about how love comes together and the other about how it falls apart.
Alright, you jackin' rucksacks! Paul Carter is a Dead Man is FREE, from the guy who writes excellent books.A lightning paced satire about the UK under an extreme right wing government, where swearing is outlawed but slavery is fine, and the justice system is a little unorthodox.
Here are some nice words about it:
"Bracha has nailed this somewhat distressing and perturbing look at the future of the UK..."
"This is an exciting and unusual read..."
"Undoubtedly one of the most enjoyable novels I have read this year so far, this show is worth the entrance fee far more than many mainstream published novels I have read of late..."
"Fast moving and funny dystopian thriller that rings all too true. Brilliant..."
"A nicely crafted view of a dystopian 'New Britain' that, it seems, is frighteningly close..."
"Absolutely brilliant..."
"Relative to far too much of what we know, it hits the nail a little too squarely on the head..."
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CASCADE - free from 15/3/17 - 19/3/17https://www.amazon.co.uk/CASCADE-PETE...
A soulful, provocative and timely international thriller
On hearing the news her adopted father has suffered a second heart attack, Shani Bălcescu dashes from St Aquinas College in Oxford to be at his bedside in Prague. Her father asks her forgiveness, but Shani takes his words to be little more than the ramblings of a dying man. Until the following day, when she discovers the name Tuma Dangbo, a former Séroulése president gunned down in a devastating coup in the West African state thirty-six years ago.
French journalist, Nicolas Dubois, helps Shani make sense of her ancestry, before introducing her to the leader of the Séroulése rebels at a safe house in London. Just as Shani starts to trust and have feelings for the journalist, he sends her a bizarre text and breaks contact. Nicolas’s disappearance threatens to derail her already fragile state of mind, and with an attempted coup in Séroulé virtually underway, ‘friend or foe’ takes on a new meaning for Shani as she questions whether she is being manipulated by the rebels, and that the present despotic regime is about to be replaced by another, only with much greater and far-reaching repercussions.
Dark Fantasy with YA main characters and a deep spiritual aspectMORA Goddess of Death
Free 3/9-3/13
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Eight years ago the most powerful of the Old Gods - Death, Birth, and Life - were forced to flee from war, hiding themselves in three singular souls on three separate planets throughout the far reaches of the universe making it impossible for them to perform the critical duties that keep the Universe and all that exists in it functioning properly. As a result babies are being born without souls, the souls of the dead remain tied and terrified to their corpses, and reality is unstable, shifting with the thoughts of the conscious and forcing the rigid minds of adults to snap.
On earth, no one, including 12-year-old Mora, knows why the fundamental core of Life is failing. What Mora does know is that eight years ago, right around the time that everything in the world started changing, she gained the ability to Release the souls of the dead back into the Universe.
MORA is the story of Mora, a twelve-year-old girl inhabited by the God of Death, who is struggling to understand her role in the Universe.
With the help of her overprotective brother, a crow inhabited by the spirit of a visiting god, and a newfound friend, Mora will set out on a journey to save a Universe on the edge of extinction. But she must move quickly because dangerous groups both on Earth and throughout the Universe are looking for her — and they are getting close.
This book is the first of a trilogy with each book focused around one of three sister-gods. Book one begins on Earth in a dystopian urban setting. In these books there are magical elements (in the form of powers and abilities), talking animals (some of which are traveling spirits inhabiting the bodies of animals) mythical creatures, distant worlds, zombie-like life forms, dark spirits, gods and goddesses, and a journey to the center of the Universe.
Wry supernatural comedy. Free download on Amazon Kindle from Wednesday 15 March to Friday 17 March inclusive: 'Old Crotchet.'Old Crotchet - her manor, her rules. Cross her at your peril. There's little that will rile a woman more than 300 years of age than the arrival of some flighty young upstart intent upon displacing her. It is Twelfth Night by the old reckoning, and festivities are about to commence as something sinister stirs from its protracted dormancy, awakened, it seems, by the arrival of two young guests. The old ways, they find, should not be treated lightly.
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The book 'From Democracy to Dictatorship' will be FREE on Amazon for Kindle download from Wednesday 22nd March 2017 until Saturday 25th March 2017
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Hi
Just to let you know that the book 'Dictatorship to Democracy' will be FREE on Amazon for Kindle/PC download from Wednesday 22nd March to Saturday 25th March 2017. Please fell free to pass this on to your friends.
First published in 'Corpalism'.
A smorgasbord of a book portraying many facets of modern British life. The Independents are a new force in politics; free of any lobby group, party bias, or corporate interest, they are determined to change the face of the political scene. This puts them on a headlong collision course with the Establishment.
Combine this with a terror plot, the exploits of a young dysfunctional couple, the struggles of a mature family living with change and you have the ingredients of an all-round good read.
Extract below:
The Independents - What price democracy?
The meeting organiser approached the rostrum, he paused and waited for the cheering to stop, and then he spoke, “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this, the very first meeting of the Independent candidates. It’s wonderful to see so many of you here in one place. We’ve selected a few people to speak with you today from the hundreds of offers we had …for those of you disappointed this time, we have a list for our next meeting and gradually we hope to give everyone who wants to speak a platform.”
The applause rose again as he gestured to a slightly built, sandy-haired man standing to the side. “Now, please give a rousing welcome to the man who started it all, our inspirational mentor and guide… Colin Carpenter.”
The delegates rose as one and cheered and clapped as the man moved confidently to the centre of the stage and took up position behind the rostrum. As he did so a single file of people walked on stage and sat in the row of chairs behind him.
“Thank you, Chris, for that introduction.” Colin said, beaming, the lights glinting off his glasses, “It’s been a long hard struggle but now we’re here, a visible force to be reckoned with, so…” There were more cheers from the hall. “WELCOME,” he shouted raising both arms, “today is the day we begin to change everything. Today we lay down the marker whereby we reclaim our country, reclaim our world, today is the day we start the new era of real rule of the people, by the people and for the people.”
There were more cheers and scatterings of delegates stood to applaud him; then more followed until the whole assembly was on its feet.
“No longer will we tolerate a corrupt, locked in party system; no longer will we tolerate their machinations, their duplicity, their constant deceptions, and their fake party divisions. We know they’re all the same, that they represent the same hidden wealthy few who own this country, we know they all rub shoulders with this clique of scoundrels and that they pander to their every whim. We will resist, we will stand against these corrupt servants of the rich and we will win.”
There were shouts of ‘win’ from the floor. Colin gestured that they should sit as he prepared to begin his speech proper. He waited a few moments until all were seated and the hall was quiet.
“I set out on this trail barely a year ago, not knowing where it would lead. Like many of you, I watched the Occupy movement in its struggle to take back control from those who hold us in thrall. I admit it, I watched rather than joined them; I supported them in spirit.” He paused, “I tried to make a stand by myself. I tried to keep my business going; I was trading on fumes. I cut costs and used inferior materials, I streamlined processes until there was no slack, I had to lay off staff who’d been with me for years and make the ones I kept work a 3 day week. We missed deadlines and our quality dropped – in the end I closed it down. Rather than be associated with what we were being forced to produce, rather than re-locate to China and do what my competitors had done – take advantage of slave labour in the East, rather than sacrifice my principles, I closed down the business I had started from scratch 10 years ago.”
He stopped talking, leaving a gap as if mourning a lost dream then he spoke again, quietly but with deep passion, “I was deeply unhappy and desperate to do something to make these rogues realise and stop what they were doing; it was something that seared into me until I could stand it no longer. I spent hours thinking about what I could do; without a revolution I couldn’t see anything changing. Then it hit me – I could ‘occupy’ the Political Space! I could stand on an ethical platform as an independent at the next general election.”
He looked slowly round the hall, making eye contact where he could. “I am a loyal Briton, my lineage reaches into all corners of these great islands of ours and I have always loved this country and all it has stood for. I love its people and our culture. I can no longer sit idly by whilst the greedy rich dismantle it, whilst they remove all investment from the UK and place that investment in areas of the world where they use slave labour, I will not tolerate it.”
There were shouts of support from the floor and again people were standing in their excitement.
“It is intolerable that the uncontrolled greed of the few should impact so heavily on the many. It is unacceptable that the political jackals should spin their concoction of lies to justify their plans to run down the state of Britain. It is deplorable that they should think themselves free to consign workers of the west to destitution whilst enslaving the workers of the 3rd world. It is unacceptable that they seek to return us to the same conditions as existed in the Middle Ages, a time when the rich elite was served by destitute serfs. They must think we don’t have a thought in our heads.” There was a rapturous round of applause. Colin grinned and added, “They must think we’re STUPID!”
The applause continued, accompanied now by excitable foot stamping.
“They clearly believe that the years of watching junk TV, of listening to their constant lies about the economy, about economics, the GDP, the unions, the balance of payments, the national debt, the so called ‘scrounging poor’, the so called ‘benefit cheats’, the communists, the NHS, the welfare state, state run education, Muslims, world terrorism, our lack of productivity and competitiveness, has shrivelled our brains and blinded us to the real truth, the reality behind all this.” He paused, took a breath then thundered out, “We, the masses, are being sold out by rich greedy psychopaths.”
More clapping from the floor.
“There is a precedent for all this but they hope we’re too stupid to see it, that we have no knowledge of history, that we’re so wrapped up in ‘reality’ TV that we miss what is happening, miss the correlation with the past.”
He poured some water from the jug on the table before him, allowing a few moments for his words to sink in, “The Roman Empire which for centuries was the dominant power, had legions that controlled vast territories of the known world, and then we’re told, all of a sudden, Rome collapses.”
He paused, then raised his voice slightly, “I say to you, Rome didn’t collapse, Rome did not fall – the wealthy and powerful families of Rome took advantage of prevailing winds and reorganised.”
He glanced out across the hall, checking the attention of the audience, “They recognised that maintaining legions to hold territories was costly, and they had a new weapon in their arsenal - religion. Caesar became the Pope, the leading families entered religion, the Roman Empire transitioned into the Roman Catholic Church collecting more revenues than a thousand legions could gather. That’s what happened to the Roman Empire, that’s what happened to Rome.”
He banged the table abruptly, startling a few people in the front rows, “But what happened to the ordinary people of Rome, to the plebeians, the out of work soldiers? They were reduced to penury as the Rome they knew disappeared from the map. As they starved, these legions that had made Rome great, the wealthy Romans, the patricians, the upper classes became richer than ever and the Pope found he was able to control the whole world with a few monks and threats of excommunication, of burning in hell for all eternity.”
He paused and took a quick sip of water, he knew that making the link was vital and these concepts were new to most of his audience.
“And that is what is happening to us…though it’s not belief in God that’s the new export, the new method of raising gold for the new aristocracy, the new export is a new religion altogether, and is called ‘consumerism’ or the ‘market’. The rich have exported our jobs to the 3rd world where wages are minimal, where land costs are minimal, where there are autocratic leaders and armies willing to crush the workers who ask for more, where there are billions of potential economic slaves to serve them and gain them even greater wealth.”
Someone in the crowd called out ‘Apple’ and a couple of others picked it up.
He nodded, “A good example, thank you” he said quietly, then raising his voice continued, “There’re one million people employed in sweat shop factories in China producing Apple products…think about it, one million jobs that could’ve been situated in the West but for the fact of having to pay minimum wage and provide decent working conditions.”
He stopped and stared out at the crowded hall, his eyes burning, “Wealth, that’s what this is all about, it’s what it’s always been about, the creation of wealth for the very few, for the greedy psychopaths who want to own everything and drive the masses into the gutters so that they can lord it over them; in order to feel rich they have to have the poor.”
Colin studied his audience, “So what of the British worker? What of the US worker? What is intended for us? In the recent past we had service industry jobs, easily accessed credit and the creation of massive debt, all this was done to ensure a smooth transition from production and purchase from the West to the East. It was no accident; it’s part of a plan and exactly what they intended and so far they have been successful. They have managed to transfer most of production from the West to the East and during that time the Western worker had artificial service industry jobs to ensure that there was still a market for products being made in the East. However, we have reached an end of the first phase - the credit bubble in the West has burst, the western worker is no longer able to provide the buying power required to maintain supply and demand so the wealthy few and their economic and political servants are looking to provide easier credit to the worker in the East, where there is a potential new market for debt.” ...................
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Ordinary people, living ordinary lives. What happens when boredom hits? What happens when money raises its head? What would you do?
Extract below:
Workmen
Barry slumped onto the verge, regretting the decision even as his buttocks hit the turf.
He'd struggle to get up from this position and his gang was just up the road and ready to take the piss. He could hear the comments in his head, fat bastard, beached whale and other such insults just waiting to find an outlet.
Still, he was here now and he might as well get on with it.
He pulled out his note pad and punched the number into his phone. It was only 30 seconds before it connected but he was through to the usual auto service; if you want blah, blah press 1 or if you want such and such press 2. It took him 4 minutes to get through to the service he wanted, then there was a queue and he had to wait a further 5 minutes before a female voice came on the line.
"Hello, my name is Jane. How may I help you today?"
"Ah Jane," he said, for a moment forgetting why he'd called, "My name's Barry Halliwell, I'm ringing because I got a parking ticket the oth....." He was aware he'd put on his telephone voice, articulating carefully in the hope that a show of good breeding would get a better result.
"We can't take payments over the phone," said Jane, helpfully, "you need to send a cheque to the address on the back of the parking charge."
"Ah, no, that's not what I was after, erm.....I sent a letter with a copy of the ticket that I purchased on the relevant date." He spoke fast hearing her draw breath for her next dismissal, "the letter explained that I had displayed the ticket, but when I shut my car door the ticket must have blown off the dash into the car well and was missed by your warden. So I did in fact buy a ticket and, therefore, shouldn't have to pay a fine."
"Tickets have to be displayed," said Jane, brightly.
"Ah, yes I know that," he kept his voice even, "and it was, but on this occasion the wind must've blown it off the dash when...."
"Tickets have to be displayed," repeated Jane.
"Right," it was getting harder to maintain the even tone, but he managed to swallow his irritation, "I know that but the main point is that people buy a ticket, I mean, that's the whole point right?"
Jane didn't respond.
"That's the whole idea, to pay for the parking space for a given period of time, well I did pay and I have the ticket to prove it...."
"Tickets have to be displayed," said Jane, adding firmly, "at all times."
"I know that, Jane, but I'm telling you I bought a ticket, so I rented the space, and something occurred be it an act of god or what, but something occurred so that the ticket fell from my dashboard into the car well. I didn't avoid buying a ticket, I bought one, still have it and sent you a copy...." He was losing it, and losing her, he knew it but he couldn't stop.
"I'm sorry sir," said Jane, her voice still at the same equable pitch, "but I will have to terminate this call."
"Don't do that," said Barry, wildly, "it took me fifteen minutes to get through."
"Sorry sir," said Jane, sounding anything but, "I've advised you that tickets must be displayed so I can't help you any further, good day," with which she hung up.
Barry clenched his fists, incandescent with suppressed fury, knowing it was bad for his blood pressure but momentarily unable to get a grip. He breathed deeply and counted to 10 then punched the number in again. His heart slowed to normal during the enforced waiting period. He avoided looking at his team idling down the road, working on the childish premise 'if I don't look at you, then you can't see me.'
It was 10 minutes before he heard the voice he'd been waiting for.
"Hello, my name's Gareth, how may I help you today?" Smooth, silky.
"Hi Gareth," said Barry, aiming for instant camaraderie, "I'm having a little problem with erm.....a parking ticket."
"We can't take payments over the phone, sir" said Gareth, helpfully, man-to-man, "you need to send a cheque to the address on the back of the parking charge."
"I know that, Gareth but the thing is, you see, I did buy a ticket so this fine isn't really relevant to me."
"Was it adequately displayed in your car window sir?" asked Gareth.
"Right," said Barry, thinking 'this is going pear-shaped fast', "let me explain ..."
"I'm sorry sir," said Gareth, oil-slick smooth, "unless the ticket was displayed in your car window I won't be able to help you."
"I get that," desperation was taking his breath away, "but can you please explain the purpose of buying a ticket?"
"To rent the parking space sir," said Gareth, happy to oblige, "but the ticket has to be displayed. It's part of the terms and conditions. This is displayed on the sign where you would have purchased the ticket and on the reverse of the ticket."
"So you don't dispute that I bought a ticket?" This is not what he had meant to say, the conversation was getting away from him again.
"I'm not in a position to comment on that, sir."
'Stop calling me sir when you mean shithead', Barry thought savagely, whilst forcing his voice into an even tone, "Surely you have a procedure in place that takes accidents into account?"
"The rules and terms are clear; the ticket must be clearly displayed."
"But that's criminal," now he'd lost it, "that means you get money for the parking and then you get to fine people 60 quid with no recourse or....."
"I'm afraid I can't progress this any further sir," said Gareth, all firm and righteous, "so I'm terminating the call, good day."
"Don't..." shouted Barry to the dial tone, "You fuckin' bastard, right, I'll 'ave you!" he snarled, manhandling the number into his phone, cursing violently as each digit went in, heart palpitating ferociously as he waded through the auto service and this time waiting a further 20 minutes for an operator, neurotically convinced they knew it was him and were making him wait longer on purpose.
"Hello, you're through to Diane," yet another well-modulated voice. Were they churning them out of a fucking sausage machine somewhere? "How may I assist you today?"
He launched straight away into his speech, hoping to catch her unawares, "I bought a parking ticket and I placed it on the dashboard of my car, but when I returned to my car I had a parking fine ...."
"Ah, well sir," began Diane.
"If you could just wait for me to finish please Diane, you see I then sent a copy of the ticket and a letter explaining what must've happened to...."
"Was the ticket displayed in your car window sir?"
"It was when I left the car but it must've fallen off...it was on the floor," he was aware how piteous he sounded; it was all he could do not to cry in rage and frustration.
"If the ticket wasn't adequately displayed we are entitled to levy a fine...."
"Surely once I present evidence that I bought a ticket ............"
"Do you still have the ticket sir?" asked Diane.
Breakthrough, he thought, she's listening, "Yes I do Diane," he said warmly, he could cuddle her.
"Good," said Diane, her voice bright and even more helpful than before, "then if you look on the reverse you will see it says in the terms and conditions...."
He blinked. For a moment he was too shocked to speak, then he rallied, he'd come too far to stop on a technicality, "Yes I know what it says, but you're not listening to me, I paid for the ticket, I paid to park there and now you're fining me for an act of god."
"The rules and terms are clear; the ticket must be clearly displayed."
"Diane, please, am I talking to a human being or a robot here? I'm telling you that I bought your lousy ticket, I paid to park there, this fine is all wrong."
"I'm sorry sir, but unless the ticket is adequately displayed...."
"Right!" said Barry, "in that case give me my money back. The money I paid for the parking ticket, £3.50, I want it back. If you're going to fine me anyway then you have to give me my money back."
"I'm sorry sir," said Diane, sounding infinitesimally off-balance. He felt like he'd scored a goal at Wembley, "there are no circumstances under which we'd offer a refund."
"But I paid for the ticket, I paid to park there, so you owe me a fucking refund if you intend to sting me for 60 quid."
"If you are going to verbally abuse me," said Diane, balance restored, "I will have to terminate the call, good day."
He dialled again, he would do this all day if he had to; it now meant more to him than his job, in fact he would commit the rest of his life to achieving this one thing. Verbal abuse? I'll give you verbal abuse.
He readied himself to launch a vitriolic tirade when he heard an electronic male voice on the other end, "We have received several nuisance calls from this number, therefore, I'm immediately terminating this call."
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