Help my novel save the world...

Links are current down, but torrents are up....

2009-11-11T00:01:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! The links to the novels are currently down. I believe that there is a server error on the file hosting service I use. However, if you use a program called Bit Torrent, there my files are circulating around those networks, including "The Pirate Bay". For now, I advise using those until I can get the official links working again. Sorry for the inconvenience.

---Felix

Becoming.

2009-10-19T08:48:00.000-07:00

"We must become the change we want to see."
- Mahatma Gandhi

As we turn a new leaf into the season of autumn, so is it time to post a new thought. It's been quite a while since Felix and I have posted around here.

Speaking of the change of seasons, the concept of change seems to be unavoidable in our lives--no matter how negative or positive the impact of that change may be. Change can be fought. Change can be burdened. Change can be rewarding. There are an endless number of ways we can shape change. It is how change affects us in the end that will truly matter.

Emotions change over time. So does it when it comes to relationships. What if someone we loved truly was changing for the worst? What could we possibly think except this: 'how could we change their perspective or outlook on life'? The reasons behind why relationships tend to falter is that we become so focused on the disatisfactions about the person we love thinking that we can change them. But what we need to realize is that it is not up to us to make the change. It is up to the person themselves and we must give them an immense amount of patience in order for that change inside of them to occur. Now we may fear and doubt constantly that even the greatest amount of patience we offer for our loved one may not make any changes but in relationships we must expect that love is like a seesaw. There always will be a greater weight, or a greater burden placed on one side than the other. As difficult as it is to accept that factor when it comes to love, the aspect of change helps balance that defaulted imbalance in the seesaw of relationships. By expanding our patience do we learn about the change within ourselves. In that way we become less selfish and more dignified. Sometimes change makes all the difference such that in this case the change is negative but approached positively.

Focusing on the change around us, this generation today undergoes a great deal of pressure. Parallel to the impact change has on relationships, society is economically imbalanced. Global warming and other issues spark issues on change. Yet in order for us to benefit from these issues, it all comes down to how we treat and view our lives among others. This brings up another point: the change made internally can affect the change outward.

Change comes down to the decisions we make for ourselves that will benefit us in the future. We have the choice to live healthy lives with exercise and balanced diets. We have the choice to choose how to love and how we want to love. We have the choice to make something of ourselves even if we feel we may be forced to do something we don't want to do. We have the choice to sit around or get active. We have the ultimate choice to live up to our own expectations and not the expectations made for us by other. We must carpe diem (seize the day). And my last note to share with you from the Broadway musical, "Rent":

Forget, regret--
Or life is yours to miss.
No other road
No other way
No day but today.

Later Days,
Marie Ibarra

Colorblind

2009-08-27T01:13:00.000-07:00

Hello.... So let's say that there is a world where a lot of people are colorblind in special ways. For example, one person can only truly see the blue in objects, another can only see yellow, and another can only see red. Now the first person would be able to admire the blue sky, the blue ocean, and everything else blue in the world... But they would not see the brilliant red of a strawberry or the calm greens of a forest; to a seeier of blue, such things would be insignificant compared to the sky and oceans. The person who could only see green would admire only the green objects and would never grasp why the seeier of blue would stare up at what seemed to be nothing more than a grey dome all day.

This is how their world worked... Different people had different values based on what their makeup was.

Now let's say there was a person who could see all of the colors... When he talks to a person who can only see blue, the two of them can talk about how great the ocean is. But when the person who sees all colors speaks of the beauty of the forest, the person with blue sight will lose interest. Similar scenarios will happen when the person who isn't colorblind talks to each of the other people.

So, if you think about it, the nonblind person will have in common only a small fraction of their own opinion with others who are blind. The person who comes to love everything the world has to offer, coincidentally, will be person who is understood the least by others. That spells big problems for the one who can come to see the significance and value in everything when he is outnumbered by people who are only capable of limited view.

How can any of them possibly be empathetic to someone whom they can only partially understand? They could lie of course, but that doesn't fix anything in their world as a whole. The colorblind would still be blind and the lone person would wrongly believe they had helped educate the world. To speak the truth to the nonblind person would be more reputable, but it would also further alienate the person who is different from the rest.

Alienation. That is the burden the open-minded, nonblind person must bear. What will become of them? Will they endure their social displacement and attempt to educate and lead the blind or will they silently stay in the corner away from it all and mind their own business? Worse yet, there is always the option to be aloof and choose to acknowledge the validity of only one perspective.

As startling as it may seem, the nonblind person is not at all the hero in this story. The blind are the people with the task and obligation to improve the world. Why? Because one person cannot do it alone. The nonblind person is simply an impossible, unattainable model of what the blind should indefinitely strive to become. It is within the endless struggle for the blind to become unblind that the world will change. The only problem with the scenario is that the blind have to first choose to be unblind.

And that is what I define to be a tragedy filled mirror.

Suddenly Rushed, Suddenly Still.

2009-08-19T21:29:00.000-07:00

"In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility."

-- Eleanor Roosevelt

Reflecting on one's inner thoughts especially at those certain points in your life when you feel at a loss--such that a certain dilemma heeds you from performing your best or from having a presentable attitude is highly encouraged. Though this feeling could be as complicated as rearranging a room from top to bottom, cleaning every corner as if you're diagnosed with an obsessive compulsive disorder...all in a day, it is worth it. Because it is during those times of reflection that we come in-between a bridge of self-conciousness and denial and we must learn to cross over that bridge and find our inner strength .

When Felix's last post challenged you to reflect upon the idea that if one were to embrace negativity and reject positivity, what good could that possibly do? Certainly, the answer is obvious--only to those who are willing to open their eyes to change and possibility could see that embracing negativity and rejecting positivity would do no good. Yet, for those who do not fully understand, it is encouraged that you take the time to literally sit back, relax and enjoy the blessings life has to offer. Much of this world is shattered because we are too busy, or we're too spoiled with technology, etc. to the point that we forget to think about the simple things that do matter: what it means to love, serve and be fully connected to who and what you are. You will make mistakes in life, guaranteed. There is no room for perfection but there is much room for goodness and respect for yourself and the people you love.

Take that time and consider yourself fortunate to be living today. It's what really matters.

So be enlightened by reading "Learn to Breathe" and continue to live life as it was meant to be lived.

In Earnest Faith,

Marie Ibarra

Switching You Up, Shall I?

2009-08-17T23:11:00.000-07:00

What's up everybody? 您好吗？That's mandarin for "how are you?". Let's say I have the power to make a person hate everything they love and love everything they hate. Now if I were to use this power on 100 random people, do you think that it would make the world a better place? Sit back and ponder about it such a complete reversial of psychology and you will see why (if you had the ability to make people do this) it would be awesome. Here's why:

Well, in most cases, having that power has both the ability to heal or to destroy a person. What if I used the power on a racist person or someone who is messy? Or someone flaky? A liar? A cheater? The ability to completely reverse the way that someone feels about everything they are is good to use on someone with more bad qualities than good ones. Not only does it make them a better person, but it also punishes them in a way for what they did, because now they would no longer have a logical explanation for liking and disliking what they do, but they would still be a better person overall. Imagine a greedy rich man transformed into someone who would donate a majority of their money to charity. They would detest themselves for "wasting their money" on people who they didn't even know, but in the grand sum of everything, they would actually serve a good purpose to the world as a whole.

So here is my challenge to you: draw an image of yourself as a whole. Include every good thing about you, whether people know about it or not. Then do the same for your bad habits (yes this includes the ones you are planning to eventually fix). Now if I were to swap your personality around and make you embrace everything bad about you and reject everything good about you, would I be improving the world?

---Felix

Happiness is...

2009-08-14T14:47:00.000-07:00

"FOR HAPPINESS IS ANYONE AND ANYTHING AT ALL THAT'S LOVED BY YOU."

--"You're A Good Man Charlie Brown"

Sometimes in our lives we take things for granted. Know that it is not by the way we appear in public that presents our inner qualities. It is only dignity simplified through our actions towards our lives and others that contribute to shaping our personality. Take time to realize what you have to offer the world--through a wish, a donation, etc. All that happiness can offer is the happiness that only you can provide.

Attached below is a poem entitled "Judge Me By My Size". It is a poem I hold close to heart because of the inspiring force in my life, the brilliant Kristin Chenoweth (who performed as Sally Brown in the original Broadway version of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and Glinda in "Wicked"). Though she is only 4'11'', she finds happiness in the love her dog, Maddie, and the stage--singing, especially. Take time to realize the gifts that you have to offer the world because once you learn to put effort forth using your gifts, you will then achieve true happiness.

Please consider to support our cause for World Vision. Check out the link on the top of our page, or enter this url into your browser: http://donate.worldvision.org. Also in honor of Kristin Chenoweth, please support her cause in Maddie's Corner dedicated to people helping animals and animals helping people. Check out her site: http://www.maddiescorner.org.

Have a wonderful week, everyone! Thank you all for your support! =)

Click here to view "Judge Me By My Size"

The Big Four-Letter Word

2009-08-03T21:15:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!!!

So, I keep birdseed on my back porch and then these two birds came down to eat some. However, one bird wouldn't let the other eat. It would jump up on top of the other bird and hiss at it and basically always keep it away. The offended bird was left to go for the seeds between the cracks while the aggressive bird had a huge pile all to itself. But then a bigger bird of a different type flew down to eat as well and once it was there, the little aggressive bird moved off to the side to let the new bird eat because it was smaller than the newcomer. Seeing this, the little bird who had been kept out of the food before cautiously approached the new bird and began to eat with it. The largest bird let the smallest bird eat while the aggressive medium sized bird could only sit and watch. Suddenly, all three birds flew off in opposite directions... The point of this: it got me thinking a lot about humanity in general.

Why can't people just love?

I can't stop think thinking... Pondering and being philosophical is part of who I am... I agree that people in general aren't too bad, but once they gain the impression that they are anonymous or not very influential, then they become crueler. Once a lot of people think that way, the world as a whole seems to declines.

The question then becomes:

What stops people from loving one another?

If you think about it far and deep enough, the reasons for that lead back to the same question. So how can we break the cycle?

---Felix

Tune into Poetry!

2009-08-01T22:55:00.000-07:00

Hello, hello to all!

Well it's about time for a poem on this blog. :)

I've decided to share with you a piece I wrote for my school's literary magazine last fall. This poem means a great deal to me because music connects me so much to life and the world around me that when all is dull, somehow music clarifies it all. If you play a musical instrument, or if you enjoy listening to anything musically related, hopefully you'll be able to connect to this poem as well.

You'll see that my future posts will not only relate to life but even ideas and subjects that some take for granted such as music, a pair of shoes, YouTube celebrities, etc. (There's so much more to look forward to reading...)

I guarantee it.

Now before you embark on reading "Embracing Simplicity", keep this question in mind: Why would someone want to embrace simplicity when many of their problems are complicated? If you would like to share your answer, leave a comment or you could e-mail either myself or Felix regarding your input. We'd like to know what you think.

Click here to read Embracing Simplicity

And click here if the link above is not working.

Read on,
Marie Ibarra
marieibarra311@gmail.com

It could have started with ''Hello''...

2009-07-31T23:33:00.000-07:00

"The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe."

- Gustav Flaubert

I could ponder on for days with what to say about how I'd like to introduce myself to you. I could start with "Hello, my name is..." (Yes, I understand that's how Felix introduced himself on the header of this blog.) But is there something more appealing? Come to think of it, even authors and actors who write their biographies in books and playbills are read in third person. Too ordinary and boring, if I might add, on my taste. So we're going to take a new turn on this introduction. Let's see here...

Marie Ibarra is a vertically-challenged 17-year-old.

As a writer, student, and actress, she is dedicated to the Arts.

Ready and willing is she to support this cause with her friend, Felix.

It is an honor to share and

Express her love for writing

In such a way where she is determined that her poetry may

Be able to reach the hearts of readers everywhere.

All in all is she a kid at heart who values her faith (and in Superman).

Remember, that if one person can make a difference, so can two writers.

Read on and keep the Arts alive because its value is truly golden.

All it takes is a dream--a little wish, a glitter of light and a touch of hope. ♥

This time around I only hope my mini-introduction was well, interesting. ;)

The point is, writing, no matter what form or length, can always be unpredictable. This goes for the art of poetry. My wish for you is to use all your senses of imagination to discover the beauty that lies within this very form of art: in writing. May you read on and identify the many connections of life, love and everything between because every word you will find will contain meaning, and every meaning is just one step for my wish (and Felix's too) for a brighter future.

I'm back from hibernating....

2009-07-31T23:21:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody,

I know its been awhile, but I'm back and am going to make a few additions to this blog. I have recruited a new writer to work alongside me and she has some really fine poetry. As for me, I will post up my thoughts on humanity and the latest news from Uganda. With any luck, the two of us will be able to make people think for the better... And hopefully then, the world will improve.

The Paradox Thief Final Chapter

2009-03-01T15:26:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone... It's time for me to release the final chapter of my second novel, The Paradox Thief. Before I put up the link, there are some things I feel I must say about who I am and why I did this. There was a reason why I resorted to using an online novel as a way to generate funds for Uganda as opposed to the traditional fund raising methods.

I had to ask myself, why do I write? The obvious answer was always for the purpose of putting it up on the blog. To define the real meaning behind it, I knew that it involved changing the world that we live in. Clearly, there were many things wrong with the way in which the world works and I felt as though it was time to change them into something greater or to mentally change the way we view it so as that we would become capable of willingly tolerating everything.

My characters had several fundamental flaws. Don't be like them. Become something purer, more open minded, and more tolerant. That is what the world really needs. And love. Love is the most powerful card you can play in this universe that favors cheaters, liars, and thieves.

The world itself is silently falling into a position to where it will no longer be able to survive. Individuals and leaders speak of ways to fix the problems daily, but birds cannot simply fly without wings. If we are going to free ourselves from our own folly, we must get in touch with ourselves. Sure we've made connections to our friends, work, and world which we experience in general, but have we forced connections to ourselves? We know what goes on in our heads better than anyone else does. We know how selfish, greedy, lazy, and heartless we really are, so why not have a shot at trying to fix the problems at hand for the greater good of the rest of the world at large? We are all aware that the world is slipping in more than one way and fixing the problem will not be brought about without hard work. It must be realized that we are all connected by an infinite number of direct and indirect lines of fate. In short, the path to changing the world begins by an inner change within each of ourselves.

I hope that the positive change we so desperately need comes soon.

The best part of all is that it begins with you.

That's right; it's your turn.

View/download the final chapter here!

Chapter 14

2009-02-25T17:29:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! This is the last chapter before the novel's ending... As you can see, the perspective of the novel has changed to the present and Smiley is recording his story as it happens. I hope that this does not cause you any confusion. Enjoy the chapter. The final chapter of The Paradox Thief along with a full combined PDF file will be released by the end of next weekend.

View/Download Chapter 14 here!

Chapter 13 of The Paradox Thief

2009-02-21T16:54:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, there are only a few chapters left... As you can tell, the novel is drawing to a close, hopefully one of which you are enjoying. Anyway, here is chapter 13 of the tale of Smiley Asylum.

View/Download Chapter 13 here!

Chapter 12 of The Paradox Thief

2009-02-19T23:42:00.000-08:00

Well, I have almost released all of the chapters of the novel.... The end is coming up and I hope you will enjoy it :)

Here is chapter 12!

View/download the pdf file here...

Chapter 11 of The Paradox Thief

2009-02-15T15:37:00.001-08:00

I hope you all had a good Valentine's/ Singles Awareness Day.

Here is Chapter 11 of the novel... As you will no doubt tell, Smiley Asylum is beginning to change his outlook on life yet again....

View/Download Chapter 11 here!

Chapter 10 of The Paradox Thief

2009-02-13T23:02:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone, here is chapter 10! There are only 5 more chapters left in this novel, so enjoy while it lasts :)

View/Download chapter 10 here!

Chapter 9

2009-02-08T21:24:00.000-08:00

As you have probably noticed, Smiley is changing as he interacts with the Hydes and creating a more concrete definition of the world around him. I hope that you are enjoying the novel this far and feel free to message me with any comments that you have.

---Felix

Download/View Chapter 9 here

The Paradox Thief Chapter 8

2009-02-02T10:18:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! Yeah, I know it's been nearly a month since I last published a chapter and I greatly apologize for that. The thing is that life has just been really hectic lately, but I intend on publishing more chapters much more frequently than I have been... The rest of the novel will be released by the end of this month. Anyway, here is chapter 8 of The Paradox Thief.

View/Download Chapter 8 Here!

The Paradox Thief Chapter 7

2009-01-09T10:51:00.000-08:00

Hello there! Thanks for visiting my blog... I really appreciate the fact that people are continually coming back to get the latest chapter of the novel. So here is chapter 7!

Click here to read/download...

The Paradox Thief Chapter 6

2009-01-04T00:10:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! This is the first chapter of the novel where Smiley begins to discover a new understanding of the world around him. Make of it what you can, but even if you don't understand now, by the end of the novel you most likely will. Enjoy!

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Chapter 5 and Chapters 1-4 with NEW LINKS

2008-12-27T19:47:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone! I give you my most sincere apologies for the time period which the links to the chapters of The Paradox Thief and the novel Jaded Hearts were inactive. My previous file host seems to have shut down all of its servers, so I had to take the time to locate a new free file host. The new one that I am using seems to be working quite well and as a result, I have posted up new links to all of the previously published chapters and have released the fifth chapter of The Paradox Thief. Here they are:

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

And here is the Jaded Hearts link:
Jaded Hearts Complete

Anyways, I hope that you enjoy my work and will consider making a donation of any amount to help me save Uganda.

The links are down....

2008-12-25T23:40:00.000-08:00

As of right now, I am looking for a new file host to upload my chapters to. I should be able to find one within a few days, upon which I will repair the broken links.

The Paradox Thief Chapter 4

2008-12-18T17:57:00.000-08:00

I hope you are all enjoying the novel so far. As you may have noticed, this blog is now up to a whopping 14,0000 readers. Thank you for all of your support with my mission! I know that we are making a difference in Uganda; I can feel it! Anyways, here is the 4th chapter of The Paradox Thief.

Click here to download the chapter and enjoy!

The Paradox Thief Chapter 3

2008-12-14T14:54:00.001-08:00

The Paradox Thief remembers the love of his life, Skye, and describes the unusual way in which the two of them fell in love.

Download Chapter 3 by clicking this link!

The Paradox Thief Chapter 02

2008-12-06T15:29:00.000-08:00

The Paradox Thief commits his first crime on the night of Halloween by robbing a liquor store with his friend Rohoss. Afterward, he notices a strange effect on the state of his body...

Download Chapter 2 using this link:
http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/02bc329406_0.11MB

The Paradox Thief Chapter 01

2008-11-26T19:09:00.000-08:00

So after a long time for me to prepare, I can now release the first chapter of The Paradox Thief. Enjoy the novel and please leave comments. Once again, this novel was written with the purpose of helping Uganda.

Click this link to download the file:
http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/1a9f4e2d57_0.1MB

Hello to everyone waiting for the the second novel...

2008-11-11T00:10:00.000-08:00

I can now set a release date for the first chapter of "The Paradox Thief": November 26th, 2008. Check back here on that date and you will find a downloadable version of the first chapter. In case you missed the synopsis of the novel from awhile back, here is a brief description of what the story is about.

The second novel has nothing at all to do with Jaded Hearts. It is a fictional memoir of a teenage boy who becomes a thief and ponders about the philosophy behind the people who he encounters. Eventually, due to his new realizations and his dependency on the adrenaline produced from the act of stealing, the teenage boy finds himself inside of a mental asylum. The novel is written from a first person perspective (as a diary that the thief secretly writes while inside of the asylum) and is significantly shorter than "Jaded Hearts". Since I have already established the necessary copyrights for the second novel, putting the chapters up for you should not be a problem once I've finished a few more tweaks.

Something I've noticed

2008-10-30T16:23:00.001-07:00

While on Facebook, one of my friends wrote a note that I considered to be worth mentioning here. I am trying to save the world and Proposition 8 seems to play a role in it. Anyways, my friend Ijay posted some powerful words from his friend Jeff and then responded to it. What each of them wrote appears to speak for many and so I will help spread their message.
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Here is what Jeff wrote:
"I've had an impact on your life in one way or another. Maybe we've been friends since kindergarten or high school, maybe we spent Summers together at camp or in classes, maybe you only just met me recently, or maybe you only met me once and hardly remember me. Regardless, this is my personal appeal to you, and I beg you to please read it carefully and give it your deepest thought.

I am a second class citizen, and I hate it. If I'm beat until I'm bruised and broken, I'm not protected under a hate-crimes bill. If my partner were to be injured, I don't have the right to visit him in the hospital, nor do I have power of attorney if the situation should become grave. If my partner were to die, I could be denied access to anything he leaves me in his will. The few steps we've made toward progress are being threatened, and you can help change things for me and for the rest of the United States.

We are in the midst of the largest civil rights battle of our time, and we are the ones who hold the keys to change it. In California right now, I have the right to marry, to make the choice to spend the rest of my life with someone I love. There are those who want to take that away. Proposition 8 is a California proposition that wants to take the right to marry away from gays and lesbians. Regardless of how you feel about marriage for gays and whether or not it affects issues of "sanctity", please, please, please understand that this is a matter of basic civil rights. No group should be singled out for differential treatment under the law, and that is exactly what this is doing.

So what can you do to help preserve rights and take steps towards equality? It's more simple than you'd think.

Firstly, vote NO on Proposition 8 if you are a California voter. Many people become confused. They think that they're voting "yes" on gay rights, but this bill has been worded to deceive the public. To protect equal rights, vote NO.

Secondly, spread the word about Prop 8. Let people know what it is and how serious its implications are. Encourage your friends and family to vote, and to vote for equality for all Americans. If you're not in California, the odds are that you know someone who is. Let them know about Prop 8! Look up old contacts, get back in touch, and educate them.

Lastly, if you are a Stanford student, come to the Mega Phone Bank this Saturday, November first. For eight hours we will be meeting to contact undecided voters by phone. There will be two free meals and it's a lot of fun. You don't need to be there for all eight hours, but for those of you who do come for the whole time, there will be a special prize for your commitment. You will be trained when you get there, and it's really not as scary as it sounds. It's so easy to make a difference! Bring as many people as possible!

Now I know you're busy. We're in college, and we have midterms and homework and papers and auditions and all sorts of things imaginable. Realize, though, that there will always be midterms and homework, but this is your one chance to change history and to really, truly influence politics in the most important civil rights issue of our generation. I currently have a 16 credit load at Stanford, with dance classes two nights a week and homework overflowing my desk. I've made it to 11 phone banks in the last month. All I'm asking is that you please, please take the time to Vote No on Prop 8 and come to the Mega Phone Bank on Saturday if you can. A few hours now can help us to not have to spend thousands of hours in the future trying to reclaim rights that should intrinsically be ours.

Please feel free to use my letter in any way, shape, or form that you want to help pursue our goal of equality. For more information on the Mega Phone Bank: http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/event.php?eid=36724010517

It's a narrow race. We've come too far to not pull through.

Thank you,
Jeff Gerson "

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And here is what Ijay wrote:
"That's right, I did not write this, but I may very well have. If I were to have written a note about this issue, I would like mine to have turned out to be this one, virtually word for word. Jeff beat me to it. He's a personal friend of mine, and I have the utmost respect for him. He's right. No group should ever be singled out for differential treatment under the law.

Just to clear up some confusing matters:

Same-sex marriage may already be taught in schools. California law reads, "Instruction and materials shall teach respect for marriage and committed relationships." PROP 8 HAS NO EFFECT ON THIS!

California Law EDUCATION CODE SECTION 51937-51939
It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage pupils to communicate with their parents or guardians about human sexuality and HIV/AIDS and to respect the rights of parents or guardians to education on these subjects. The Legislature intends to create a streamlined process to make it easier for parents and guardians to review materials and evaluation tools education and HIV/AIDS prevention education, and, if they wish, to excuse their children from participation in all or part of that instruction or evaluation. The Legislature recognizes that while parents and guardians overwhelmingly support medically accurate, comprehensive sex education, parents and guardians have the ultimate responsibility for imparting values regarding human sexuality to their children.

The Church and State are separate. No Religious Establishment will be forced to perform a same-sex marriage and their tax exemptions are UNAFFECTED.

My hope is that you empathize with Jeff's plight and think carefully about this issue. As some of you may be aware most of my friends and I are avid Disney fans. Deep down we all dream of that "Happily Ever After"; of finding our own Aladdins, our own Ariels, our own Prince Phillips, our own Belles. A dream nobody has the right to deny any other person.

Please Vote NO on Prop 8.

Sincerely,

IJay Espinoza "
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The complete package of Jaded Hearts

2008-10-14T13:53:00.000-07:00

Here is the download link for the entire Jaded Hearts novel. It has been a pleasure to create this story and to move people towards saving Uganda. I hope that you enjoy this.

Help my novel save the world...

Links are current down, but torrents are up....

Becoming.

Colorblind

Suddenly Rushed, Suddenly Still.

Switching You Up, Shall I?

Happiness is...

The Big Four-Letter Word

Tune into Poetry!

It could have started with ''Hello''...

I'm back from hibernating....

The Paradox Thief Final Chapter

Chapter 14

Chapter 13 of The Paradox Thief

Chapter 12 of The Paradox Thief

Chapter 11 of The Paradox Thief

Chapter 10 of The Paradox Thief

Chapter 9

The Paradox Thief Chapter 8

The Paradox Thief Chapter 7

The Paradox Thief Chapter 6

Chapter 5 and Chapters 1-4 with NEW LINKS

The links are down....

The Paradox Thief Chapter 4

The Paradox Thief Chapter 3

The Paradox Thief Chapter 02

The Paradox Thief Chapter 01

Hello to everyone waiting for the the second novel...

Something I've noticed

The complete package of Jaded Hearts

FINAL CHAPTER: Chapter 88 (Ava's Perspective)

Chapter 87 (Samson's Perspective)

Chapter 86 (Redd's Perspective)

Chapter 85 (Vadim's Perspective)

Chapter 84 (Dev's Perspective)

Chapter 83 (Redd's Perspective)

Chapter 82 (Samson's Perspective)

Chapter 81 (Ava's Perspective)

Chapter 80 (Luna's Perspective)

Chapter 79 (Samson's Perspective)

Chapter 78 (Edward's Perspective)

Chapter 75, 76, and 77 (Vadim's, Felix Vyse's, and Dev's Perspective)

Chapter 74 (Dev's Perspective)

Chapter 73 (Vadim's Perspective)

Chapter 72 (Redd's Perspective)

Chapter 71 (Edward's Perspective)

Chapter 70 (Ava's Perspective)

Chapter 69 (Dev's Perspective)

Chapter 68 (Redd's Perspective)

Chapter 67 (Vadim's Perspective)

Chapter 66 (Redd's Perspective)

Chapter 65 (Edward's Perspective)

Chapter 64 (Samson's Perspective)

Chapter 63 (Ava's Perspective)

Chapter 62 (Edward's Perspective)

Chapter 61 (Nolt's Perspective)

Chapter 60 (Dev's Perspective)

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Chapter 59 (Ava's Perspective)

Chapter 58 (Felix Vyse's Perspective)

Chapter 57 (Ava's Perspective)

Chapter 56 (Samson's Perspective)

Chapters 52, 53, 54, 55 (Edward's, Dev's, Vadim's, and Felix's perspectives)

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Chapter 51 (Ava's Perspective)

Chapter 50 (Edward's Perspective)

Chapter 49 (Samson's Perspective)

Chapter 48 (Edward's Perspective)

Chapter 47 (Ava's Perspective)

Chapter 46 (Redd's Perspective)

Chapter 45 (Edward's Perspective)

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Chapter 44 (Dev's Perspective)

Chapter 43 (Ava's Perspective)

Chapter 42 (Nolt's Perspective)

Chapter 41 (Samson's Perspective)

Chapter 40 (Edward's Perspective)

Chapter 39 (Rictor's Perspective)

Chapter 38 (Dev's Perspective)

Chapter 37 (Samson's Perspective)