Bøger af Christopher Locke

Christopher Locke's new collection of poetry Music for Ghosts is a visceral testament to youth and hubris, erasure and forgiveness. The heart of these poems straddle the space between the personal and the universally lived, where the past can shatter our best intentions at love, while the future holds us wanting at the precipice of joy. From his Pentecostal childhood to the blazing religion of punk rock, Locke caromed straight into the void of addiction, even as marriage and fatherhood hinted at something better. But in spite of loss, or maybe because of it, Locke remains steadfast in his quest to seek fearlessly and intentionally, reclaiming every light offered in hope's name.

This house has seen things it won't let you forget. When a new family moves into the house at 25 Trumbulls Road, the narrator's vivid dreams of a teary-eyed, raw-smelling woman who lives beneath the floor turn chillingly real. Five years later, the house's new set of inhabitants are visited by the spectral presence of the little girl they lost. In these five tales, linked by a single haunted house, the characters move through a world suspended between nightmare and loss, where the unexplainable and disquieting are fueled by ordinary grief and longing. Christopher Locke explores the ways in which our unspoken fears and everyday regrets sustain the darker heart of a home-its doorways and windows, its basements and lights-until it fills those corners of our lives with something close to terror. His stories ask: how does a home feed on this energy, growing stronger with each new, sinister end? As compulsively readable as it is unsettling, 25 TRUMBULLS ROAD takes us to the places we're afraid to go, then leaves us at a destination where we are our most human.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"A haunting, surreal, visceral collection of tales that is lyrical and poetic, while not losing its bite. Christopher Locke has channeled the ghosts of Matt Bell, Denis Johnson, and Jac Jemc, while retaining his own unique voice."-Richard Thomas"Locke is a master of the slow burn. The events at 25 TRUMBULLS ROAD will stick and cycle back through your head for weeks."-Richard Peabody"In 25 TRUMBULLS ROAD, Christopher Locke weaves together a series of eerily gorgeous narratives in which fathers, mothers, children, and dogs stumble into waking nightmares. Each ghostly flash glows with damage, mystery, and inevitability. This enchanting chapbook of tiny horror stories chills and entertains from beginning to end."-Meg Pokrass

Vincent and The Dissidents is the thrilling second book of the acclaimed animal rights-themed YA series, The Enlightenment Adventures. If you haven''t read the first book, Persimmon Takes On Humanity, get your copy today!In Book Two, while plucky raccoon Persimmon and her group of forest friends, The Enlighteners, continue their daring efforts to rescue all animals who are suffering at the hands of humans, little do they know that Vincent-the cunning mink who helped the team liberate a fur farm-has been assembling an army of formidable creatures. Vincent and The Dissidents are conducting their own rescue missions, but their violent tactics against humans are quickly leading to catastrophic consequences.Meanwhile, just as Persimmon and The Enlighteners are mounting their most ambitious rescue so far, a tragic incident alters Persimmon''s life forever and jeopardizes the fate of The Enlighteners.

What would you do if you saw someone committing unimaginable acts of cruelty? Turn the other way or defend those in need-no matter the cost?That''s the dilemma thrust upon Persimmon, a clever and compassionate raccoon, and her loyal forest friends. Instantly, the courageous critters spring into action, risking their own lives to rescue any animal they see suffering at the hands of humans. What the team doesn''t know is just how rampant this violence really is, and soon their exciting rescue missions turn shockingly dangerous and deadly.Will they succeed in saving the animals of the world from humans'' brutality, or will they fall victim to the powerful system of abuse they''re trying so desperately to end?Persimmon Takes On Humanity is the thrilling first book in the animal rights-themed YA series, The Enlightenment Adventures. For anyone who loved the intensity of The Hunger Games, the social commentary of The Jungle, and the heart of Charlotte''s Web, this will be your new favorite book.

This guide assesses the practical issues of setting up a private practice. It deals with the responsibilities of employing staff and the use of technical equipment and medical records, and it describes how best to manage billing, the practice accounts and collection of fees.

As seen on BoingBoingEveryone can draw!When was the last time you had fun drawing? If it was grade school, you''re not alone. In this clever and interactive guide, you''ll discover proven tricks and techniques to get past your fear and draw the world around you in surprising and expressive new ways.Before you know it, you''ll be drawing faces, animals, old people''s hands, celebrities, weird invented creatures, and more -- and loving it.

From the hilarious to the sublime, the observations of cultural commentator extraordinaire, Chris "RageBoy" Locke.