The House on Nichols Street

The House on Nichols Street
Author: JOHN L. BISOL
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2016-10-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1365382729

Just because my childhood home is now a parking lot doesn't mean I don't remember my "growing-up years." Neither does the parking lot erase the history of my family and their parent's struggles as immigrants. We all want to fondly recall the halcyon days of our youth, but I will only be able to visit "the place I grew up" through the pages of this book. Find the history and the stories of what my childhood life was like before the age of "Parking Lots."

The House on Middle Street

The House on Middle Street
Author: JOHN L. BISOL
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2016-01-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1329774493

Another of the houses that defined my life. These are the stories behind the House on Middle Street and how a large part of my mother's family shaped my own history. Each story tells more than the obvious. There is always a "background" that is so much more than what others see. There is (also) courage needed to record the struggles, joys, hurts, frustrations, fears, and (perhaps) regrets in the context in which they happened. The joy and sadness of a true family history will be lost forever if we do not write or tell our stories.

Interdiction on Mount Erebus Road

Interdiction on Mount Erebus Road
Author: JOHN L. BISOL
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2017-05-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1365618234

Continuing the journey to close the Portal opened by the evil Witch Cadence Shadowsoul. A clean start: fresh faces, new teams - new challenges, but the "smoldering embers of evil" remain. The Roman Soldier, Petronius Arbiter said it best in AD 65: "We trained very hard - but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we were reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while actually producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization..." Except for the lasting influence of the portal - once closed, never closed. "...Evil doesn't die. It never dies. It just takes on a new face, a new name. Just because we've been touched by it once, it doesn't mean we're immune to ever being hurt again. Lightning can strike twice..." Tess Gerritsen

The Charter

The Charter
Author: JOHN L. BISOL
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2017-12-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1387435353

The Catholic Church forbids secret societies and membership in them - yet the creation of a unique cadre to investigate and ameliorate the effects of paranormal events, witches, vampires and other entities that would act to corrupt humanity, carries no such stigma. The Charter of the Demonic paranormal Investigation Team details the work "...someone has to do..." in the name of the Church. "...For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. Therefore, you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience' sake..." Romans 13:3-5 (NKJV)

EREBUS BURNING

EREBUS BURNING
Author: JOHN L. BISOL
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2019-02-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0359446108

Dorothy Talbot had "dispatched" the Völva (Thorbjörg Lítilvölva), using a Fire Death Curse. The explosive eruption of fire had surprised, even her. The cave had filled with molten flames which incinerated anything in its path. The Völva was turned into a mass of glowing ash, all her burial-goods destroyed in an instant. Dorothy was overcome with the power of the moment. Although she was untouched by the fire she was physically and emotionally spent. The cavern began to collapse around her, and her fate rested with Almáttugur Verndari's nobility. As the ceiling fell, in burning chunks of rock and detritus - Dorothy lay on the cavern floor, her mind locking out the visions of Gehenna around her. A "knight" would save her; and her Sisters rushed to her side ... Recovery would follow, but with a new challenge - a coup atempt from a troublesome Goddess - followed by removal of the threat.

We Stood the WATCH

We Stood the WATCH
Author: JOHN L. BISOL
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2020-01-17
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1794878416

Every war has its "stories". This is my story about a Cold War conflict, when at the time I served, had no clear end in sight. This story doesn't have any dynamic Hollywood gunfights, and it isn't an action thriller. It's a story of "... watching and waiting...", more akin to a firehouse routine than some grandiose military action "blockbuster" movie.

CHALLENGE OF THE WHITE WITCH

CHALLENGE OF THE WHITE WITCH
Author: JOHN L. BISOL
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2019-12-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1794805818

�� In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: ��Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep�s. clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves��. (They�re always looking out for themselves at the expense of everyone around them). As much as we want to believe that everyone has the best intentions, it isn�t always the case. Some people only do things to benefit themselves, and they don�t care who they hurt in the process. White Witches can be found in almost every setting. You can�t get rid of them, but if you can spot them, you can avoid falling into their traps �