Dan Savage

Terry Miller

Every story can change a life. Watch a video Growing up isn't easy. Many young people face daily tormenting and bullying, making them feel like they have nowhere to turn. This is especially true for LGBT kids and teens who often hide their sexuality for fear of bullying. Without other openly gay adults and mentors in their lives, they can't imagine what their future may hold. In many instances, gay and lesbian adolescents are taunted - even tortured - simply for being themselves. After a number of tragic suicides by LGBT students who were bullied in school, syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage uploaded a video to YouTube with his partner Terry Miller to inspire hope for LGBT youth facing harassment. Speaking openly about the bullying they suffered as teenagers, and how they both went on to lead rewarding adult lives, their video launched the It Gets Better Project YouTube channel and initiated a worldwide phenomenon. With over 6,000 videos posted and over 20 million views in the first three months alone, the world has embraced the opportunity to provide personal, honest and heartfelt support for LGBT youth everywhere. It Gets Better is a collection of expanded essays and new material from celebrities, everyday people and teens who have posted videos of encouragement, as well as new contributors who have yet to post videos to the site. While many of these teens couldn't see a positive future for themselves, we can. We can show LGBT youth the levels of happiness, potential and positivity their lives will reach if they can just get through their teen years. By sharing these stories, It Gets Better reminds teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone - and it WILL get better.

Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living

It Gets Better

Kevin J. Kennedy

Melody Grace

Kyle Harrison

A. J. Horvath

T. L. Barrett

Alanna Robertson-Webb

Charlotte O'Farrell

N. M. Brown

Trick or treat; Bloody feet A hundred souls for ghosts to eat. Nothing screams Halloween more than horror. And nothing can be more horrific than scary stories. Here in this collection, we've gathered together over a hundred micro sized pieces of terror. From all around the world we've put together an anthology that will make you hungry for more. So take a seat, pull out a bowl of candy and sink your teeth into the most terrifying treat you'll get this holiday season.

A Halloween Microfiction Anthology

Scary Snippets

In gripping, vivid prose crafted over 15 years of healing from trauma, Behind God's Back: Finding Hope in Hardship, is an unforgettable story of both suffering and redemption, dramatizing the protagonist's experiences of poverty, food insecurity, abuse, addiction, recovery, and, eventually, a commitment to sustained community service. While exploring childhood and early adult hardships endured in the Arlington Heights projects of Pittsburgh, Miller moves forward to model a path of sober living and transformational leadership that includes the creation of a regional recovery center for women suffering from substance abuse - a former convent turned sanctuary that prioritizes trauma-informed care and women's health. Miller's award-winning memoir is relayed with realism and humor, featuring a diverse cast of wise and "imperfect" mentors who make her transformation possible. In an artistically distinct, compelling, and direct voice, she invites readers to identify their sameness within the work: their own capacity for resilience, healing, and sober recovery. Her book also demonstrates a path of recovery that hinges on outward contributions to family, friends, community, and society, rather than solely documenting personal trauma. This dramatized progression from individual recovery to a commitment to social welfare, community outreach, and servant leadership, distinguishes the book among traditional memoirs exploring trauma, promoting participation rather than isolation. Behind God's Back illuminates the beauty and healing that can come out of adversity and pain. While offering a story about trauma in childhood, dysfunctional family circumstances, and recovery from addiction, the memoir highlights the importance of forming meaningful human relationships to heal personally, while cultivating the resources to be of service to others, when we are ready, and sometimes, even when we are still healing. Ultimately, Behind God's Back shows us all how we can all participate in the creation of a more humane society, embark on a deep healing process for ourselves and our loved ones, and embrace a leadership role in our own families, our own communities, and our own society.

Finding Hope in Hardship

Behind God's Back

Anthony B. Kim

Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Index of Economic Freedom 2014

A Study of the Historical Images of Gaius Julius Caesar

Todd Keisling

Andrew Robertson

Neil Davies

Kurt Newton

Dan Foley

Debra Robinson

David Bernard

D. J. Tyrer

Patrick Winters

Christopher Stanley

S. E. Casey

R. A. Goli

B. L. Daniels

Mark L. Eshbaugh

Wiebo Grobler

Vicky MacDonald Harris

Evan Baughfman

Stephen Van Patten

Karen Thrower

Alan Derosby

Lee Glenwright

Said the little child to his mother dear, do you hear what I hear Shrieking through the night, father dear, And do you see what I see A cry, a scream, blood coloring the snow And a laugh as evil as sin And a laugh as evil as sin Well, folks, looks like we're back in Deathlehem, where... ...Santa's gift turns a mindless horde of bargain-hungry shoppersinto...well... a horde of hungry shoppers... ...defective toys aren't just dangerous; they're deadly... ...holiday ornaments prove to be absolutely captivating-permanently... ...those ugly Christmas sweaters are to die for... Twenty-five more tales of holiday horror to benefit The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

An Anthology of Holiday Horrors for Charity

O Unholy Night in Deathlehem

Linda Fava

Nel 2010, dopo alcuni suicidi di ragazzi omosessuali vittime delle prese in giro dei loro coetanei, lo scrittore e attivista Dan Savage e suo marito Terry Miller hanno caricato su YouTube un messaggio diretto agli adolescenti che subivano bullismo e discriminazioni a scuola o in famiglia: «Quando avevamo la vostra età» raccontano «è stata dura anche per noi essere gay in mezzo a persone che non ci capivano, ma se oggi potessimo parlare ai quindicenni che eravamo gli diremmo di resistere, perché presto andrà tutto meglio, troveranno degli amici fantastici, troveranno l’amore e un giorno avranno una vita molto più felice di quanto immaginano». È stata la prima di migliaia di testimonianze che hanno dato vita a un sito e a una fenomenale campagna sul web, chiamata It Gets Better. Nel 2013 il progetto è sbarcato anche in Italia, con il nome Le Cose Cambiano. Dall’esperienza e dal successo dell’iniziativa ha preso forma questo libro, che raccoglie i racconti e le testimonianze più belli provenienti dal progetto italiano e da quello americano. Un archivio di buoni consigli, episodi tristi e divertenti e storie a lieto fine, che unisce le parole di personaggi famosi e persone comuni, scrittori, musicisti, attori, comici, studenti, insegnanti, avvocati, attivisti, omosessuali ed eterosessuali, transessuali e queer. Per ricordare a tutti i ragazzi LGBT che stanno affrontando un momento difficile o fanno fatica a immaginare come sarà il loro futuro, che non sono soli, e che le cose presto cambieranno, in positivo.

Storie di coming out, conflitti, amori e amicizie che salvano la vita

Le cose cambiano

Sheri Robinette

Psych-a-Doodle is a book full of crazy half-completed doodles. Finish a doodle by adding your own personal touch. Then turn the page over and read the Psych-a-Doodle evaluation and discover the hilarious results of your doodling! Psych-a-doodle is a whimsical way to express yourself and become more creative with each passing page. The Psych-a-doodle book is more than ingenious doodle play, pass it around, it's a fun way to discover silly things about your friends and family! Psych-a-Doodle is for fun only, we are not doctors or psychologists, just two geeks in a room with a strange sense of humor! Don't take it too seriously!

Psych-a-Doodle

Zoey Xolton

Stacey Jaine McIntosh

Cindar Harrell

Delaney McCormick

Beth W. Patterson

Umair Mirxa

Jo Seysener

Eddie D. Moore

Gabriella Balcom

The moon is high, and the darkness teams with nightmares. It's All Hallows' Eve...do you dare go out, risking life and limb, for a sweet treat? Will you answer the call of the night? Sate your seasonal hunger, and sink your teeth into this delectable collection of 101 bites of Halloween horror!Featuring: Zoey Xolton, Stacey Jaine McIntosh, Cindar Harrell, Terry Miller, Delaney McCormick, Beth W. Patterson, Umair Mirxa, Jo Seysener, Eddie D. Moore, Gabriella Balcom, N. M. Brown, Aron Beauregard, Nerisha Kemraj, G. Allen Wilbanks... + 44 other talented international authors!

A Mini Anthology of Halloween Horror Microfiction

Forest of Fear

Standing by

Terry Miller

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