The Wordsmith's Words

OBEAHMAN & A POT-POURRI OF OTHER STORIES

An innovative compilation of short stories. Meet the fearsome Obeahman in this award winning trilogy, read about Salty and his efforts to stop swearing in Bottle in a Message or a young girl’s life-changing moment with Bob Marley in Bob, Mama & Me – or perhaps The Man Who Ate His Computer is more your thing.

These characters and more populate the pages of this wide ranging collection.

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THE SAURUMBA MESSAGES

The Messages are about unlocking the inner knowledge to which we all have access… too often we run here and there when what we need nestles quietly deep within waiting on for us to knock gently on the portal of the soul.

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LILITH, THE DEVIL & THE BLUE SUEDE SHOES

Introducing convent-educated Lilith and her new boyfriend in this light-hearted tale…

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ARCANE WITNESS

The story begins at the end of the life of Greta Meerkatz as she lies submerged in the latrines of Auschwitz concentration camp. Broken in body but not in spirit, Greta refuses to let go of life and, in an effort to keep herself alive, she recalls her childhood with her sister Margret and their manically cruel mother.

Greta remembers the time when the beatings went too far and Margret is killed by the hand of their mother. Greta is removed to live in the house in which her mother works. The house is a Berlin brothel and pre-war Germany is changing…

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LINKS IN THE CHAIN

Tom is a boy who talks to the angels. Links in the Chain is a story of life’s journey, growth of self, finding hope amidst despair and ultimately, redemption.

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AD INFINITUM

The aim of Ad Infinitum is to illustrate 3 things:

1) Life is continuous
2) Lessons learned serve to pave the way for the next incarnation
3) All life, however humble or grand, is precious.

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THE ODYSSEY OF PAPA ROACH

The old man remembers everything – from the beginning of his appearance on earth as Donal on the small island of Scarrap in the Orkneys right through until his final incarnation as Papa Roach on the island of Barbados. His lives are set out as interwoven tales, which Papa Roach relates to great-grandsons Thomas and George.

The aim of this book is to illustrate that, whatever outward appearance the soul wears, the intrinsic task is the same – to return to the Source…

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LIMBO’S QUEST What would you do if death made you an invisible spectator in the world, forcing you to watch those you love fall into danger?  Wouldn’t you do anything to come back from the dead? What would happen if, during this time of surreal activity, you discovered the ultimate – Armageddon in the making.  Would you abandon your loved ones to do your part in halting the destruction of Earth? This is Limbo’s Quest. For full details of this and other works, please visit www.mayamclaughlin.com

THE APPRENTICE
After destruction comes rebuilding and when the Architect was ready the small blue planet held life again.  New Earth was as fresh and perfect as the souls who dwelt upon it.  Simplicity of thought, lifestyle and the absence of previous discoveries upon which they could build meant that these indigenous people lived an austere existence, yet the lack of complexity allowed them happy and contented lives. They had no memory of their predecessors who once roamed and eventually annihilated all life on Old Earth. Will they cherish the planet this time – or will they challenge Earth once more? For full details of this and other works, please visit www.mayamclaughlin.com