I must preface my remarks briefly with two items that found their way into our local news in order for my readers to more fully understand the concepts I have written about. First, the Hanford Nuclear repository on the Columbia River has consistently been a topic of debate and concern because of possible leakages of radioactive wastes and the risks to groundwater and the Columbia River. The governor recently addressed these concerns, and the debate is ongoing. Second, in March of 2013, a report was publicized regarding the Cascadian Subduction Zone by the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission. The report, in brief, mentioned a “chilling forecast about NW quake.” The zone in all probability is part of the Pacific Rim of Fire. This discovery’s possible impacts on the Columbia Basin and its environs are up for debate. I decided that this was a good time to approach an independent publisher about my book, The Floodgates, which is a story of natural disaster and its social impact. I completed this project sometime prior to 9/11, but because of that tragedy and its aftermath, I decided that it was an inappropriate time to pursue a market for my book. In 2003, I returned to the book and went through the copyrighting process, which was completed in December of that year. I wrote The Floodgates to tell two stories: my own and the Pacific Northwest’s. Personal narrative and geography have always been inseparable, as anyone from the Northwest knows. I tell this story through the fictional, albeit realistic, tragedy of a dam breaking. As a young child, I was fascinated with dams—the wonders of the Northwest. The cover picture of this book, which shows the Grand Coulee Dam circa 1951, is testimony to that. I gained much insight about my topic through laboring on her in late 1970. I ended up with a healthy dose of respect for the concrete behemoth as well as the stories of the people around it. With the advent of the Mt. St. Helens eruption on May 18, 1980, I returned my thoughts to the Grand Coulee, wondering what its fate would be in the event of disaster. The thought experiment brought me to the altered social and environmental landscape. In hindsight, we live increasingly in a technological world, one using instant messaging and cyberspace and with an ephemeral quality. With that in mind, I could not conclude my manuscript without introducing Chris, nerdy, aloof, and a consummate hacker, who manages, like a Don Quixote, to tip the windmills of the BPA grids.

I must preface my remarks briefly with two items that found their way into our local news in order for my readers to more fully understand the concepts I have written about. First, the Hanford Nuclear repository on the Columbia River has consistently been a topic of debate and concern because of possible leakages of radioactive wastes and the risks to groundwater and the Columbia River. The governor recently addressed these concerns, and the debate is ongoing. Second, in March of 2013, a report was publicized regarding the Cascadian Subduction Zone by the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission. The report, in brief, mentioned a “chilling forecast about NW quake.” The zone in all probability is part of the Pacific Rim of Fire. This discovery’s possible impacts on the Columbia Basin and its environs are up for debate. I decided that this was a good time to approach an independent publisher about my book, The Floodgates, which is a story of natural disaster and its social impact. I completed this project sometime prior to 9/11, but because of that tragedy and its aftermath, I decided that it was an inappropriate time to pursue a market for my book. In 2003, I returned to the book and went through the copyrighting process, which was completed in December of that year. I wrote The Floodgates to tell two stories: my own and the Pacific Northwest’s. Personal narrative and geography have always been inseparable, as anyone from the Northwest knows. I tell this story through the fictional, albeit realistic, tragedy of a dam breaking. As a young child, I was fascinated with dams—the wonders of the Northwest. The cover picture of this book, which shows the Grand Coulee Dam circa 1951, is testimony to that. I gained much insight about my topic through laboring on her in late 1970. I ended up with a healthy dose of respect for the concrete behemoth as well as the stories of the people around it. With the advent of the Mt. St. Helens eruption on May 18, 1980, I returned my thoughts to the Grand Coulee, wondering what its fate would be in the event of disaster. The thought experiment brought me to the altered social and environmental landscape. In hindsight, we live increasingly in a technological world, one using instant messaging and cyberspace and with an ephemeral quality. With that in mind, I could not conclude my manuscript without introducing Chris, nerdy, aloof, and a consummate hacker, who manages, like a Don Quixote, to tip the windmills of the BPA grids.

Pastor Floyd Dominique is caught in a love triangle between his dedicated wife-Celeste, Lady Heroine; and including the congregation he has inherited. Pastor has to decide if his love is without a limit for his wife-Celeste and his congregation worth the affair he’s entangled in. Meanwhile, Celeste’s best friend Sherice disapproves of Celeste’s decision to make her marriage work, so does Celeste mother- Mama J. While Celeste supports her husband-Pastor Floyd Dominique, she’s faced with a devastating, unexpected, and unimaginable double tragedy. During the tragedies, can Pastor resist the temptation of Lady Heroine, or will Celeste’s double tragedy give Lady Heroine the opportunity to sabotage his marriage and congregation?

The year is 1972, the age of hippies screaming for peace sweeps the land! Long-haired boys and young girls wearing mini skirts, were trying to `find themselves' ! The news reported on demonstrations at campuses across the country, where peace protests were carried out with violence. But a shy, seventeen year old boy in the Deep South is fascinated by a different movement spreading throughout the land. They called themselves `Jesus People' and were speaking of a personal relationship with the Lord. He hungered and searched for a deeper walk with Christ. His search eventually led him to a group of people in a nearby town. So enthralled with the apparent sincerity of these folks, he left the traditional church he had been raised in. Thinking that he'd finally found the answer to the disappointments of his life, he was drawn toward the lifestyle of these `Believers'. But slowly that idyllic dream began to turn into a horrifying nightmare as their teachings soon formed chains of bondage around his spirit, which seemed impossible to escape! However, the Lord reveals Himself to all who seek after Him! The help from heaven came to this boy through unexpected sources, But Jesus often uses the simple to confound the wise, creating a humble heart within us, and enabling us to see the truth.

Lt. Kevin Nicholas is flying a spy mission for the US Navy along the east coast of Russia when he encounters a large storm and must eject over Russia. Since his grandfather taught him the Russian language, he assumes the identity of a translator and works his way along the Trans-Siberian Railroad toward Novosibirsk in order to make his escape through European countries.

Thirty-eight year old Lydia Blackwell is a therapist practicing her craft out of her modest home in a quaint suburb in Chicago. Lydia grew up with old money but was never a part of that life and resisted falling into the traps of wealth. As Lydia races to her father's deathbed, images of her life without a mother embrace her. Lydia's mother had died in a horrific car accident when she was three years old and Lydia always felt something was missing and was mystified that no one mentioned her. Nothing. Yet there was her father, the lawyer and stock broker giving her silent guidance. William Blackwell didn't know his daughter...didn't know she preferred women over men, didn't know her dreams or what was in her soul. Or did he?

Thirty-eight year old Lydia Blackwell is a therapist practicing her craft out of her modest home in a quaint suburb in Chicago. Lydia grew up with old money but was never a part of that life and resisted falling into the traps of wealth. As Lydia races to her father's deathbed, images of her life without a mother embrace her. Lydia's mother had died in a horrific car accident when she was three years old and Lydia always felt something was missing and was mystified that no one mentioned her. Nothing. Yet there was her father, the lawyer and stock broker giving her silent guidance. William Blackwell didn't know his daughter...didn't know she preferred women over men, didn't know her dreams or what was in her soul. Or did he?

The Kendall family has a terrible history of their baby girls dying. In the 1950's crib death didn’t have a name. Or is it even crib death at all? Tragedy has plagued this family for years, until a couple of family members notice that the deaths all seemed to have happened when Cindy Kendall was around; but surely that can't be…the first death happened when Cindy was only six years old! More than one person, however, has noticed that there is something a very 'off' about her…something unspeakably evil is growing deep inside her. Hopefully something can be done to stop her before another innocent baby has to die!

The Kendall family has a terrible history of their baby girls dying. In the 1950's crib death didn’t have a name. Or is it even crib death at all? Tragedy has plagued this family for years, until a couple of family members notice that the deaths all seemed to have happened when Cindy Kendall was around; but surely that can't be…the first death happened when Cindy was only six years old! More than one person, however, has noticed that there is something a very 'off' about her…something unspeakably evil is growing deep inside her. Hopefully something can be done to stop her before another innocent baby has to die!

To define, to knowledge and to obliterate the word nigger. Mind-tingling, suspense, thriller, dark mystery. Boyz n the Hood meets Back to the Future with a touch of heaven. Supernatural, spiritual, fiction.

Summertime in San Marito, California was slow as usual, and 10 year-old Charlie Taggs was bored. All he wanted was a little excitement. He got it when he walked into an antique store. What he saw was so exciting it scared the hell out of him.
On the other side of town summer school was in session and the students taking Psychology 101 were thrilled they would soon be learning the dynamics of hypnosis. For some lucky students class would be fun. For others it would be deadly.
A 10 year-old boy and an enigmatic professor, two different people with one common thread, take you on a journey of murder, lies, and mind-bending suspense that will leave you wondering just how safe your mind is when someone wants to take it.
Full of unexpected twists and turns, Beyond 101 will introduce you to the fragmented mind of a diabolical killer you’ll never forget.

SHE IS THE FIRST GIRL BORN INTO THE RAMSIE FAMILY AFTER A LONG TIME OF ONLY MALE DESCENDANTS. NOW A MALEVOLENT SPECTER HAUNTS HER AND SHE HAS NO IDEA THE SHE IS THE REASON THAT HE IS BACK.

A group of right-wing, inside-the-Beltway, zealots are planning a major holocaustic-type event that will change the face of America and the world’s economy forever. Who these evil-doers are, and the scientific electro-magnetic cyber process they will deploy, must be stopped at all costs. Enter Jack Reynolds, his son Sam and the always reliable and trustworthy private detective and sidekick, Danny Lorenzo and the perpetrators are pressured to launch their missiles early and flee the country. In a non-stop, action-filled adventure, author Joseph Clinard once again brings to the reader his latest tale of quintessential Jack Reynolds intrigue, his beautiful Italian nemesis, and a new and sexy love interest from the Pentagon. The result is a fast-paced tale which keeps the reader on the edge of his seat as the venue moves from Washington D.C., through the Arizona desert and finally to Mexico’s Cabo peninsula and a powerful, decisive ending. Read Conspiracy, the newest and possibly the most exciting Jack Reynolds epic yet.

A group of right-wing, inside-the-Beltway, zealots are planning a major holocaustic-type event that will change the face of America and the world’s economy forever. Who these evil-doers are, and the scientific electro-magnetic cyber process they will deploy, must be stopped at all costs. Enter Jack Reynolds, his son Sam and the always reliable and trustworthy private detective and sidekick, Danny Lorenzo and the perpetrators are pressured to launch their missiles early and flee the country. In a non-stop, action-filled adventure, author Joseph Clinard once again brings to the reader his latest tale of quintessential Jack Reynolds intrigue, his beautiful Italian nemesis, and a new and sexy love interest from the Pentagon. The result is a fast-paced tale which keeps the reader on the edge of his seat as the venue moves from Washington D.C., through the Arizona desert and finally to Mexico’s Cabo peninsula and a powerful, decisive ending. Read Conspiracy, the newest and possibly the most exciting Jack Reynolds epic yet.

It was never Rolan's fault. Born into a world where role models seem not to exist. Going through so much at a young age made him grow up with his heart down. Too young to understand but too smart not to realize something Daddy was doing wasn’t right. His mother's name was Stacy Johnson, and his father's name was Rodney Williams. The struggle and pain of Stacy and Rodney had growing up made it difficult to raise Rolan. The streets of Chicago are a beast, and the only beauty of it is surviving and staying strong.