About Victor G Konopka: I am a retired Chicago Public School teacher and a retired member of the Illinois Army National Guard. In the Chicago Public schools I worked as a special education teacher at Clemente High School for 12 years. In the Army National Guard I participated in medical missions providing medical care to private citizens and helped build schools in Belize. I have spent my entire adult life living in Chicago but was born in Litchfield, Illinois and grew up in Gillespie, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Victor G Konopka
Interview with Author – Mary Elizabeth Fricke
About Mary Elizabeth Fricke: Mary Elizabeth Fricke has lived her entire life within five miles of the Missouri River. She and her husband of thirty-nine years have lived thirty-six of those years on a farm that has been consistently owned and operated by his family for five generations. They have two grown sons married to wonderful women and two beautiful grandchildren. A graduate of the Writer's Institute of America and a member of the Heartland Writers Guild, she has published a number … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mary Elizabeth Fricke
The Ruth Valley Missing by Amber West
RONE AWARD FINALIST! Jameson Quinn is sick of trying to find herself in the big city. After a gallery opening ends in a trip to the ER and an argument with her self-involved boyfriend, she decides to take off for the peace and quiet of a small town — Ruth Valley. The small town has everything Brooklyn lacked: simple people, peaceful surroundings, and a feeling of safety. Jameson even finds the perfect house to rent from the town’s most eligible bachelor, Sheriff Jack. Life is finally … [Read more...] about The Ruth Valley Missing by Amber West
Recipes and Road Stories: From Life on the Road with Sisters Hannah and Caroline Melby of the duo HanaLena by Hannah and Caroline Melby
Hannah and Caroline Melby recently released their book Recipes and Road Stories, a collection of stories and recipes from their years traveling together as musicians. By the time Hannah was in the 11th grade and Caroline was in the 7th grade, the Melby sisters were touring the country in bluegrass bands, with Hannah on fiddle and Caroline on mandolin. Today the sisters are the front persons of a very popular Nashville-based country music touring band named HanaLena. The sisters, who grew … [Read more...] about Recipes and Road Stories: From Life on the Road with Sisters Hannah and Caroline Melby of the duo HanaLena by Hannah and Caroline Melby
