A One-Page Guide To Healthy Eating
While A One-Page Guide To Healthy Eating is not officially part of the R&M Publishing catalogue, it was written by somebody closely allied with us.
A One-Page Guide To Healthy Eating is a single-page book (excluding the cover, title, and copyright pages) that contains 25 simple tips on how to eat (and drink) more healthily.
Each tip includes one or more links to carefully selected web pages where you can go for additional information, should you need or want it.
In just a few minutes, you’ll be able to read and understand over two dozen tips to help you improve your diet and your health.
Everyone can probably make better dietary choices, and they needn’t cost you additional money or time. Implement whichever of these tips that you feel are right for you, because even if you only use one of them, you’ll still be living a healthier life.
A One-Page Guide To Healthy Eating is currently available on Kindle only.
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Haiku For Beginners
While Haiku For Beginners is not officially part of the R&M Publishing catalogue, it was written by somebody closely allied with us.
Haiku For Beginners is a 15-module course that explains what haiku are, and how to write them.
The book assumes no prior knowledge of haiku, although you may have read a few and were intrigued enough to think, “I could do that.” If that describes you, then this course is a great place to start your haiku-writing journey.
The contents of this course comprise:
- A Brief History Of Haiku
- What Haiku Is Not
- So What Is Haiku?
- The Benefits Of Writing Haiku
- Tips & Techniques (which are spread over six modules)
- Other Poetic Forms Related To Haiku
- How To Develop Your Haiku Skills
- Additional Resources
- Complete List Of Links
In addition, there are assignments at the end of each module that will help you to write your very first haiku, and then to try out all the different techniques and tips you will learn as you follow the course through to the end. Students are encouraged to share their haiku in a Facebook group (which is only for people who buy this course), so that they can receive feedback both from the author of the course, and from their fellow students.
Haiku For Beginners is currently available in a paperback edition, on Kindle, and as a downloadable PDF.
Get your copy today from HaikuForBeginners.com.
How To Memorize 101 Digits Of Pi In Less Than A Day
While How To Memorize 101 Digits Of Pi In Less Than A Day: While Learning A Useful Life Skill is not officially part of the R&M Publishing catalogue, it was written by somebody closely allied with us.
The title pretty much tells you all you need to know. In other words, in less than one day, you will be able to memorize 101 digits of pi (i.e. 3.1415…), and pick up a skill that will help you in other areas of your life too.
Because, let’s be honest, knowing pi to any large number of digits is not much more than a party piece – something to impress family, friends, and maybe work colleagues with.
Having said that, it has a more important benefit: to those who don’t think they could master this feat, it provides a boost to their self-confidence.
The fact is, the skills taught in this book are within reach of most people, even children. The author himself learned the basic system that enables you to accomplish the memorization of pi at the age of eight, and has been using it ever since.
That is actually the “useful life skill” that is taught in this book, and required in order to achieve the stated goal.
So you’re probably wondering whether this is doable in under a day. And it’s a fair question.
While the author admits that he had been using the underlying memory system for over half a century, it took him no more than three hours to use that system to memorize 101 digits of pi.
If you have never come across the mnemonic system before, then that will only take you a couple of hours too – maybe a bit longer depending on how much practice you want to get in before tackling the main feat itself.
How To Memorize 101 Digits Of Pi In Less Than A Day: While Learning A Useful Life Skill is currently only available in a paperback edition.
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A Rae Of Sunshine: 100 Love Poems To A Very Special Lady
A Rae Of Sunshine is a book of 100 illustrated love poems that is dedicated to my wife Rae, who died suddenly and unexpectedly on 19 December 2018..
Rae and I met online in late 2004, not via a dating site, but through a mutual interest in making a living online.
By early 2005, we had started collaborating on a few business projects, and it soon became apparent that we were ideally suited to each other – we had similar thinking patterns, and we shared many of the same values, principles and priorities.
And it wasn’t long before our relationship became more than just a business venture – we realized we were in love.
To help our long-distance relationship blossom, I wrote a love poem to her every single day, a tradition I continued for several years, even after I moved to the USA and we were married.
In fact, I ended up writing over 2,500 poems.
This book features 100 of these poems, carefully selected to express how my love for her grew, and how she had literally saved my life. (My first marriage had turned incredibly sour during the final ten years, to the point that I had become clinically depressed and seriously suicidal, and if it hadn’t been for Rae, I may not be alive today.)
Actually, only the first 99 poems are taken from the ones I wrote for her all those years ago – the 100th, and final one, was written shortly after her death, and is my farewell to a woman who had become my business partner, best friend, lover, wife, sounding board, and confidante.
Each poem is accompanied by a photograph that captures the essence of that poem.
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This is the full list of titles that are included in this book:
- Wondrous Beast
- Joy Sublime
- The Pleasure Zone
- Spiritual Mate
- Evermore
- Eternity
- My Reward
- Balmy Days
- Deeply Entwined
- Sex Appeal
- Angel Divine
- Queen Of My Dreams
- I Need You
- Why Do I Love You
- Everything And More
- Inspiring Vignette
- Wholly Possessed
- Each Glorious Day
- Apple Of My Eye
- Your Sun And Moon
- Forever United
- Enslaving My Heart
- Aflutter
- In The Groove
- Cuddle Time
- Best Of Drugs
- Some Day Soon
- Effervesced
- Dynamite
- Seductress
- Sensual Delight
- My Destiny
- Magic Words
- Sex On Demand
- Entwined
- Nightly Desire
- Hypnotised
- Sweetest Confection
- Tiny Steps
- All Things Nice
- Truly Blessed
- Bedtime
- Simple Things
- A Toast
- River
- Awe-Struck
- Hold Me Close
- Aflame
- Joy Supreme
- Out Of The Blue
- Not Long Enough
- Rare
- Sunbeams
- What Makes Me Hot
- Hint Of Spice
- Je T’Aime
- So Deep
- Landing On My Feet
- A Dream Come True
- Hand In Glove
- Brave New World
- Whirlwind Romance
- ABCs
- Permanent High
- Cherry
- Next To You
- Debt
- Voodoo
- Secret Affair
- A Four-Letter Word
- Long Flight
- Cupid’s Arrow
- Shangri-La
- Happy Days
- Always Summer
- Journey
- Hundreds Of Lifetimes
- Fun-Filled Ride
- Cloud Nine
- Enjoy The Day
- Change Of Plan
- Patience
- Never Poor
- What Great Luck
- Special Buzz
- Front Door
- Days Come And Go
- Easy Going Days
- Enriched
- Happy Birthday
- It’s Clear
- Two Limericks
- Gentle Touch
- Paradise
- Fine Wine
- Jubilee
- Love In My Heart
- Sweet Muse
- Surprised
- Farewell
And here is a sample poem, called “Forever United“, from the book:
As I lay in bed
Thoughts in my head
Always turn to you
How our love grew
In the blink of an eye
And I wonder why
We have been called
To be so enthralled
By a power unknown
That clearly has shown
Our lives are meant
To always be spent
Besotted, bewitched
And so enriched
By the love we share
And a passion so rare
We’ll both be ablaze
As the glowing rays
Of ardour so bright
Fill the day and night
We’ll be so excited
Forever, united
Since I (Mark) hand-picked all of these, out of the 2,500+ I wrote for Rae, they are all my favourites, but if I had to choose my top three, it would be Cuddle Time, Evermore, and Love In My Heart, but I’d love to hear which yours are – you can either leave a comment, below, or, preferably, leave a review of the book on Amazon.com, which we’d really appreciate.
A Rae Of Sunshine is currently only available in a Kindle edition.
Remember, though, that you don’t need a Kindle to read this book, since the Kindle edition can also be read using Kindle software and apps on many other devices (e.g. Android phones, PCs, iPhones, tablets).
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Life With An Alcoholic Wife: Living With Jekyll & Hyde
This is the story, spanning over 20 years, of how one man lived and coped with an alcoholic wife, including the entire history, how it made him feel, the changes to his personality that ensued, and how, ultimately, he escaped from a living hell.
We wish this were fiction, but it’s not. These were very dark days indeed for William – days he might not have survived but for the friendship and love of one special lady, who literally saved his life.
Life With An Alcoholic Wife is currently only available in a Kindle edition.
Remember, though, that you don’t need a Kindle to read this book, since the Kindle edition can also be read using Kindle software and apps on many other devices (e.g. Android phones, PCs, iPhones, tablets).
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LuvKu (Volume 1)
Although we published this book a while ago (via one of our sister sites, DealioHound.casa), we are pleased to announce that LuvKu (Volume 1), is now available as an Amazon Kindle book.
The book contains 50 beatifully illustrated ultra short love poems, in the form of haikus.
(A haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry, having three lines, with five, seven, and five syllables respectively.)
While haikus are very short, that doesn’t mean they’re not full of meaning and emotion – simple words that can convey deep feelings of love combined with treasured memories.
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This is the full list of titles that are included in this book:
- A Sea Of Color
- All Life’s Twists And Turns
- Am I Dreaming
- By Day And By Night
- City Behind Us
- Countless Shades Of Green
- Deserted And Vast
- Diverse Hues Of Fall
- Dogs Know The Secret
- Ebb And Flow Of Life
- Embryonic Farm
- Every Day With You
- Hardy Evergreens
- I’m Never Alone
- Imprisoned, Alone
- Just The Two Of Us
- Lone Discarded Bench
- Mountains Kiss The Sky
- My Head’s In The Clouds
- Nobody For Miles
- Not The Perfect Home
- Once Our Hearts Entwined
- Our Destination
- Radiant Sunbeams
- Rocky And Barren
- Streams Become Rivers
- Sunlight Breaking Through
- Sunset, A Promise
- The Best Of Nature
- The Cycle Of Life
- The Love In Your Heart
- The Perfect Platter
- The Power Of Air
- The Still, Cool Water
- The Sun Never Sets
- The Sun Sets Once More
- The Sun’s Barely Up
- The Sun’s Glow Weakens
- The Wind In My Sails
- Through The Mists Of Life
- Transient Beauty
- Trickle By Trickle
- Undulating Hills
- Unexplored Landscape
- Walking Side By Side
- When Darkness Descends
- With Feline Allure
- World’s End And Beyond
- You Are My Rainbow
- Your Regal Beauty
And here’s a sample haiku, so you can get a feel for how they look:
My head’s in the clouds
I’m daydreaming all day long
About nights with you
But you’ll have to download the book to see which gorgeous image inspired this LuvKu! 
Some of our personal favorites include Diverse Hues Of Fall, and My Head’s In The Clouds, but we’d love to hear which yours are – you can either leave a comment, below, or, preferably, leave a review of the book on Amazon.com, which we’d really appreciate.
LuvKu (Volume 1) is currently only available in a Kindle edition.
Remember, though, that you don’t need a Kindle to read this book, since the Kindle edition can also be read using Kindle software and apps on many other devices (e.g. Android phones, PCs, iPhones, tablets).
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Twisted Flash Fiction Volume 3
It’s been a while, but we are pleased to announce that Twisted Flash Fiction (Volume 3), is now available.
As with Volumes 1 & 2, all of these stories are 500 words (as counted by the writing software we use, which is called Scrivener).
And of course, each of these short fiction stories in the third book in their Coffee Break Tales series also has an unexpected twist at the end.
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Here is the full list of all ten of these flash fiction stories:
- Scarified To Death
- Grim Reaper
- Fright Club
- Crypt Tick
- Night Of The Loving Dead
- Whatever Sickles Your Fancy
- The Grave Digger
- Things That Go Bump In The Night
- The Dark Night
- Trick Or Treat
Our personal favorites are Scarified To Death, and Trick Or Treat, but we’d love to hear which yours are – you can either leave a comment, below, or, preferably, leave a review of the book on Amazon.com, which we’d really appreciate.
Twisted Flash Fiction (Volume 3) is currently only available in a Kindle edition.
Remember, though, that you don’t need a Kindle to read this book, since the Kindle edition can also be read using Kindle software and apps on many other devices (e.g. Android phones, PCs, iPhones, tablets).
Get your copy today:
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KindleSPY Review
It’s been a while since we posted anything here, which is entirely because of other priorities, but we thought we’d break our silence by reviewing a new product that will be very useful to a lot of writers.
It’s called KindleSPY, and it was created by Wes Atkins.
So, an obvious first question – what does it do?
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The Secret Door – An Example Of Twisted Flash Fiction
Our authors Jaime & Raechel Faulkner are making a name for themselves as writers of flash fiction.
However, it seems as though a lot of people are unaware of the term “flash fiction”, so we asked them to write a sample story so we can show you what we mean when we talk about “twisted flash fiction”.
The exact definition is somewhat fluid, as this excerpt from Wikipedia shows: “Flash fiction is a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity.[1] There is no widely accepted definition of the length of the category. Some self-described markets for flash fiction impose caps as low as three hundred words, while others consider stories as long as a thousand words to be flash fiction.”
The Twisted Flash Fiction stories that Jaime & Raechel write are all 500 words long (as measured by their writing tool of choice, Scrivener), which definitely qualifies them as flash fiction, while the “twisted” part comes from the fact that all of their stories have an unexpected twist at the end.
So, on to the sample story, which is called The Secret Door. (The inspiration for this story came from a flash fiction challenge issued by the author Chuck Wendig).
I’d seen so many movies and TV shows that talked about “walking into the light” and waiting for your “personal door” to appear that I’d come to see them both as nothing more than clichés.
So to have both of these experiences happen to me at the same time was as surprising as finding an honest politician.
But I’m getting ahead of myself – let me back-track for you, to put you in the picture.
It was early February and I’d been driving in an unfamiliar dimly-lit inner city neighborhood when I was distracted by a storm warning on the radio, so I never even saw the young child run into the street in front of me.
I truly hoped his grieving parents were right in their beliefs, that their little boy would go to Heaven and enjoy everlasting peace, even though I didn’t share their faith. Never much of a believer in supreme beings or the after-life, either in the Heaven or Hell variety, I’d always lived my life taking responsibility for my own actions: no quick confession, no Hail Mary, no penance for me – my own conscience was my one and only judge, jury and executioner.
Still shaking when I got home, I jumped straight into the shower, as though trying to wash away what I’d done. It was fruitless, needless to say, and afterward, when I wiped away the condensation from the steamed-up mirror, I saw a monster looking back at me – I swore bright red horns were growing out of my forehead.
The Devil’s eyes – or maybe they were my own – burned into my brain, and a compulsion grew deep within me, forcing me to remove the old-fashioned cutthroat razor from the glass resting on the shelf above the sink.
To be honest, I’m really not sure whether I tried that hard to stop myself from slicing open my carotid artery.
And that’s why a fountain of blood sprayed the bathroom walls.
I vaguely remember falling to the floor and bleeding out, painfully, before I lost consciousness.
Which brings me up to date again.
This four-paneled door, sporting a huge ornate knocker, appeared out of nowhere and I immediately knew what it was, in spite of my former disbelief.
Should I knock first, or should I just open it?
Hesitant, I reached out but before my hand could lift the large ring, the door mysteriously swung open to reveal a blinding white light.
Wow!
I’m not sure whether I walked through that portal or whether I was sucked in. Regardless, I heard the heavy door slam shut behind me. Startled by the noise, I turned in time to see the entire doorway dematerialize, leaving me standing in a dry ice-like fog any rock concert organizer would be proud of.
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The mist slowly cleared to reveal me standing once more in my bathroom, razor blade in hand at my throat, and mind overwhelmed by an ominous feeling of eternal déjà vu.
If you enjoyed that, then please check out their two volumes of Twisted Flash Fiction – both Volume 1 and Volume 2 each contain ten stories similar to the one above (i.e. they’re all 500 words long and they all have their customary twist at the end).
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You’ll also notice the name “Coffee Break Tales” on the covers. This indicates that the books can be read over a cup of coffee (or two). If you’d like to find more stories by Jaime & Raechel that feature their signature twist, then please check out the other books in their Coffee Break Tales series. (You’ll also find hundreds of other quick reads, listed by both genre and estimated reading time, on that site too.)
PS If you would like to be notified automatically when we publish future collections of Jaime & Raechel’s Twisted Flash Fiction stories, please sign up for our Newsletter, using the form near the top right of this page.
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Furever In Love
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Furever In Love is the latest poetry collection by Jaime & Raechel Faulkner. This book is a compilation of 35 poems originally published as a two-part short story, told in verse, inside two larger books of love poems that we wrote: |
In Volume 1, there are 15 poems that tell of a couple who fall for each other because of their love of dogs:
- At The Dog Park
- First Words
- Second Chance
- Dinner For Two
- Walking You Home
- At The Front Door
- Greeted By Gizmo
- What Would You Like?
- Dog Chaperone
- Climactic End
- Second Date
- Phone Calls
- Weekend BBQ
- It’s Grill Time
- Love Marathon
In Volume 2, a further 20 poems follow this couple’s lives as they grow closer and closer, and welcome a new dog into their home:
- Quick Recap
- Roland Garros
- Treadmills
- Hiking Trip
- Doggie Pool
- A Sultry Night
- A Walk In Eader Park
- Time Goes So Fast
- The Home Depot
- At The NBA Game
- Lazy Days
- Superdog
- Diego’s Surprise
- Doggie Wake-Up Call
- Another Dog
- Welcome Frenchy
- Pilates Workout
- Bath Time
- Restaurant
- Our Future Plans
In addition to these 35 dog poems, we are also including, as a bonus, the complete contents of two other books of pet poems that we wrote:
Like all of our poems, they are short, fun and original.
The paperback edition makes a perfect gift to send to family members and friends, and remember you can have it gift-wrapped if you want.
Don’t forget too that the Kindle edition can be read not only on the Amazon Kindle devices, but also on Kindle software on many other devices (e.g. PCs, iPhones, Android phones, tablets).
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