Chasing Butterflies in the Sunlight

Chasing Butterflies in the Sunlight

Author: Morenike Euba Oyenusi

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 9781953685001

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A fictionalized account of the author's experiences growing up in a culturally and racially diverse world on a university campus in Nigeria. Includes glossary.


Chasing Butterflies

Chasing Butterflies

Author: Yejide Kilanko

Publisher:

Published: 2018-02-22

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780995036123

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"A good mother does not run from her child's home. She always stays and fights." Titilope Ojo left Nigeria for the United States over a decade ago, but her mother's words remain fresh in her mind. Titilope is married to Tomide, a handsome and charismatic man who she is afraid of. She spends each day anticipating his moods and lives in fear of offending him. She takes great care to try and love him just the way he wants, but will it ever be enough? As life continues to spiral out of control, Titilope finds herself alone at a crossroad where she must choose between duty and survival.


Chasing Butterflies

Chasing Butterflies

Author: Marcia Ranglin - Vassell

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2011-11-14

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 146204686X

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Chasing Butterflies is a collection of quotations, poems and the simple joys of life. It is about my life and the way I choose to live it for my God, my family and the people I come in contact with every day. The poems and quotations in this book are original and come from my over thirty five years of writing. I decided to write this amazing book for two reasons. Firstly, my Mom who is an avid reader encouraged me to write a book that she could actually sit on her porch to read and enjoy. Secondly, I wanted to share the richness of my life experiences with not just my inner circle but the entire world. Growing up in Jamaica, almost every conversation was peppered or sweetened with Bible verses or quotations. My grandparents, especially my grandmother had a word for every situation or problem. My love and appreciation for the spoken word increased as I got older. I soon realized how potent words are. So, I do not use words frivolously. I think about what I say carefully. As my late grandmother would say weigh your words before you speak, because words carry weight. The title of this book comes from my love of butterflies. As a young girl, I would spend numerous hours chasing butterflies. I even remember being struck by a passing car as my friend Marcia S. and I chased butterflies on our way home from school. Luckily I was not badly hurt. Chasing Butterflies will not disappoint its readers. It draws from my experiences as a mother, wife, employee, sister, friend and most importantly a child of God. This book will inspire readers everywhere. It will provide support, affirmation, guidance, consolation and laughter. Chasing Butterflies is a book for all season. It is the work of my heart and a timeless treasure that everyone should have in their collection.


The Fallen Stones

The Fallen Stones

Author: Diana Marcum

Publisher: Little a

Published: 2022-03

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781542022835

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On a butterfly farm in the Maya Mountains, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the national bestseller The Tenth Island finds enduring hope during cataclysmic times. Atop a hill in the rainforest of Belize, next to the ruins of a fallen civilization, a butterfly farm raises the brilliant blue morpho. What starts out as the worst vacation ever turns into a quest to learn more about the first-of-its-kind farm when journalist Diana Marcum inadvertently discovers this wildlife sanctuary, which is supported by an international live-butterfly trade. She quickly becomes acquainted with Clive, the whimsical British millionaire whose childhood passion created an industry, and Sebastian, the Maya farm manager whose stern expression belies a soft heart. Before long Diana and her partner, Jack Moody--new to being a couple--have moved into a long-empty jungle house, cohabitating with bats, scorpions, toucans, iguanas, and the vulnerable but resilient butterflies. Just ahead, although they don't know it, are a hurricane and a global pandemic. This warm, funny tale of finding a way forward when the world seems to be falling apart is filled with the beauty of the natural world and a heartfelt cry to protect it--beginning with butterflies.


Memory's Walk

Memory's Walk

Author: Ron S. King

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2007-02-01

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1847531679

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This book contains a compilation of poetry, spiritual, nature and general. It is a light read for gentle evenings.


Rollo

Rollo

Author: Barbi McGee

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-03-20

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1479790982

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A Special Prince Is Born Something exciting was happening in the big wildlife animal preserve. You could hear it first in the tumbling of the brooks and the waterfalls, and then in the rustling of tiny feet scurrying here and there throughout the forests and across the meadows. You could also see it in the bright green and yellow colors appearing across the valleys and on the lofty meadows, and then in the soft gold light that was replacing some of the shadows in the vast forests on the mountainsides. Even on most of the mountaintops, against the smooth, brilliant white of the snow, gold, rusty orange, red, and silver gray jagged peaks and bumps were appearing. Across the sky, bright sunlight was peeking through the gray clouds more and more each day, gradually turning the sky to blue and the clouds to white and fluffy. Soon on the meadow, tiny purple, blue, yellow, red, and white flowers were popping up everywhere, right through the melting snow. You could even smell it in the pungent, bittersweet fragrance wafting through the air and feel it like a soft, warm blanket. Signs could be found all over the preserve, indicating that the long winter had ended. It was the beginning of spring. *** Buy the book for the rest of the story.


Broken

Broken

Author: Jason Wallace

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-08-07

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 0997967862

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I was broken. My heart and spirit needed healing, so I poured myself into these words. Now I hope these words can help others heal, find peace, find joy, find themselves. Broken is a book of poems, written over the course of 25 years, covering love, relationships, life, fun and more. Cover art by Roxanne Tineo.