Edwin Rivera Knihy

Read how the author took his emotions, and experiences and put them in poetry and short stories during a global crisis. During the covid 19 pandemic, the world raced against time. As scientists worked to get a cure for this disease, people were locked down and kept from living the basic freedom a person can have. As people were reported dying in the thousands, and chaos was occurring around the country and around the world, the author went to his writing talents, to be able to keep a sense of sanity. During this time the world was closed, distant and not available. As you read this novel, you will feel his back and forth emotional changes he suffered. Kept away from playing sports, being with his friends and family, the writer focused on creating certain writing works as a way to record what he saw and experienced during the pandemic. Amazingly, the author creates a world of fictional characters and stories, while staying away from becoming infected with the virus. A time of historic uncertainty became this author's time to write.

A young boy prince inherits a broken lineage rather than a blessed Kingdom. Galbothia, a land created for peace and harmony, becomes an arena of fatality. Despite its enduring blessings of life, a destructive force emerges to disrupt this existence. Good and evil clash as the young prince, destined to be King, answers the call to liberate his people from tyranny. Throughout his journey, he uncovers deep secrets about his ancestors and his country, which profoundly alters his mission's outcome. The weight of restoring his world presses heavily on him, forcing him to mature quickly. Disappointment and victory intertwine as he navigates this novelistic journey. Readers witness how a higher force can inspire individuals to commit deeply to their cause. The residents of Galbothia demonstrate their readiness to live and die for each other and for freedom, showcasing their devotion through ultimate sacrifice. Tragedy intertwines with love, as commitment becomes the essence of existence. For the characters, life is precious and can be taken away at any moment. The enemy, determined to obliterate Galbothia's way of life, boldly seeks to overtake the world, leading to a display of deadly force from the invaders.

Cooking recipes from a Latina woman who throughout her life won the hearts of people with her cooking. The author provides Maria's cooking recipes and in doing so the reader gets to know the response from the people who ate her food. She was a mother, a wife, and a wonderful human being. She left behind an unprofaned inheritance of cooking recipes which in her lifetime she passed on to others. Her son, the author, provides an insight into the culture of his upbringing through her cooking. In this novel the audience can obtain her cooking recipes to be able to cook the way she did. Her love as a housewife, a mother and feeding people with her food fulfilled heart-warming memories to those who knew her. The reading provides a legacy through the cooking hands of a woman who took pride in serving and taking care of others. Those who knew her and ate her food called her, "Mami," or "Mommy."