Sunflowers brought him erratic blackouts and

brought him erratic blackouts and terrifying hallucinations

When a serious injury in the 1979 Virginia State AAU Karate Tournament Finals put an end to his competitive tournament career at the age of nineteen

while the ancient enemy

he soon demands more and more money from his father

this is poetry to be read aloud

Sunflowers brought him erratic blackouts andIn the farm on top of the ridge, a war is going on. The old farmer can feel it, but he doesn't recognize the full extent of the fighting. For years he has tried to grow organic produce without the use of pesticides and chemicals. But with potato beetles threatening to devour his crop, he doesn't know how he can survive. He comes up with a plan to entice the birds to stay on the ridge and protect his crops in the spring. Meanwhile, a group of brave