Ruyi's World of Books & Stories

  Turtle Soup is Enough Did you know that the fluid in your spinal cord is the same color as lemonade?  I sat and watched it drip from my little brother's limp body into a medical bag on his bedside, as one of his surgeons told us the news that nearly shredded my faith to chaff. "This kid will never walk again." These essays were written during the worst year of my life. I wrote them for one of my college classes, answering various prompts on the theme of place. I didn't know at the time that I was chronicling a fight for my existence. My family and faith have never been about fitting in. We don’t believe in God because of what they say at church. We see him in the mud that cakes our jeans and the laughter we share around the campfire, drinking beer and listening to the grisly stories our dad brings home from the ER. Our faith in God has never been about propriety; it’s been about relationship. How can you reconcile that kind of faith when it seems like God st...

  The Mysterious Happenings on  Hyde Avenue: The Lair of the Incubus  There’s nowhere to hide. In this heart-pounding, irreverent sequel to  The Mysterious Happenings at 2 Morning view , high schooler Justin, his two best friends, and a cast of unforgettable offbeat characters desperately try to defeat a horrific supernatural being, close the portal to its demonic world, and save Justin’s family from eternal damnation. ______________________________________________________________ “Jason Yachanin’s  The Mysterious Happenings at 2 Morning view , and sequel,  The Mysterious Happenings on Hyde Avenue: The Lair of the Incubus,  were both so entertaining I didn’t want to put them down once I started reading! If you are a fan of the supernatural, 90s nostalgia, and comedic mysteries, then I highly recommend Yachanin’s work. Did someone say a future TROMA film?” – Lloyd Kaufman, President of TROMA Entertainment, Creator of  The Toxic Avenger “Y...

Each time the issue of racism is mentioned,  tensions immediately run high, reason is thrown out the window, and emotional outbursts run rampant. Even though a lot of effort has been done to fight it, the devastating consequences continue to this day. The heart of this book is focused on the key elements that make racism possible and how to starve the lifeblood to these key elements and eradicate them from the root. Since racism is based on the faulty notion that one race is superior to another, you need somebody who believes that they are superior and another person who believes that they are inferior. When these two people interact, the outcome will reflect what they believe about themselves and their circumstances. This may sound too simplistic, but it is one of the major drivers of racism. In addition to superiority and inferiority beliefs, acts of impunity and unforgiveness are the other drivers. You have those that believe they are superior, and in their zeal to impose thei...

Never Give Up Skylar L. Hill Lily Pene had the same passion for dancing as her older sister, and was determined to prove to everyone that she had what it took to succeed. Every setback in her life just seemed to inspire her to strive harder, to be a better dancer than she was before, no matter the odds. Dancing was her dream, and she would never give up on that future.   Never Give Up  is available  on Amazon New Book: Judenrein,  a Jewish Dystopian Thriller,  Issues a Stark Warning of Rising American Anti-Semitism The book uses suspense to convey a stark warning to American Jews, based on rising anti-Semitism. The story envisions the fate of America’s Jews after a white supremacist cabal seizes power in the federal government.   “The Jews have enjoyed a level of freedom and prosperity in the United States that they hadn’t experienced for the previous two thousand years, but there are warnings all over the place that it’s about to end,” said a spokesperso...