About the Book Meet Didier Rain – that antihero with noble aspirations, that poet with the fickle pen, that eager paramour ever in search of someone to love. In this adventure-laden novelette, we glimpse the rogue as he was in those days prior to his now famous exploits in DELIVERING VIRTUE and FORTUNA AND THE SCAPEGRACE (due out summer 2018). Prepare yourself to be amazed at Rain’s cleverness, daring, and near-to-honorable acts of madcap heroism as he lends a helping hand to a friend. For what … [Read more...]
Permafree eBook: Sideshow by Brian Kindall
Meet Didier Rain – that antihero with noble aspirations, that poet with the fickle pen, that eager paramour ever in search of someone to love. In this adventure-laden novelette, we glimpse the rogue as he was in those days prior to his now famous exploits in DELIVERING VIRTUE and FORTUNA AND THE SCAPEGRACE (due out summer 2018). Prepare yourself to be amazed at Rain’s cleverness, daring, and near-to-honorable acts of madcap heroism as he lends a helping hand to a friend. For what self-respecting … [Read more...]
English to Go: inside Japan’s teaching sweatshops by Craig Currie-Robson
The English business in Japan is in trouble. Large chains such as NOVA cut salaries and benefits even as they profit and expand; Teachers go on strike at Berlitz and ECC. Gaba punishes staff for the tiniest transgressions and turns a blind eye to complaints against customers. Interac hires foreign workers who arrive to find their contracts have changed or do not exist at all. From one end of the country to the other, Japanese language schools exploit their foreign teachers and local staff … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Craig Currie-Robson
About Craig Currie-Robson: I write fiction and nonfiction. Nonfiction interests include travel, politics, war stories and human interest. I'm also interested in wildlife and conservation writing. Future nonfiction projects will be similar. What inspires you to write? The world and my own experiences. I saw an interview with Bill Maher and Matt Taibi once and Maher pointed out that to write NF you have to be angry about something. Nothing gets people going like a good scandal or a story of … [Read more...]
Bullying is Legal: A Survivor’s Story by Dominic Richardson
FREE BOOK Today - 5/25 Bullying is Legal: A Survivor's Story This is the story you were never meant to read. A man is severely bullied in the workplace over the course of a year at a Fortune 500 company. He is subjected to multiple intrusive activities that are illegal by state and federal law. Due to a confidentiality agreement, he cannot publicly identify the employer as responsible for the illegal acts. The man exercises the legal right to mask the identities of those involved in the … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Johanna Harris @HireFireRetire
Author Bio: Johanna Harris, a labor lawyer, specializes in investigating employee wrongdoing. She has been a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Labor and in-house labor counsel for two multinational corporations. She is currently the CEO of Hire Fire and Retire LLC. What inspires you to write? Having amassed a highly successful track record advising managers and human resources professionals, I decided to write "USE PROTECTION." My goal was to produce highly accessible how-to manual … [Read more...]
