Joseph Fannell was just twenty-two years-old when he lost his life, the victim of a senseless car accident. A brother, an uncle, a budding spoken word performance artist, and an expert at sinking two and three-pointers, he was most of all, my beloved son. What does it feel like to lose your child? How can any parent ever expect to endure such grief? These are just some of the traumatic questions that have haunted me since hearing the news no mother, no parent, is ever prepared to … [Read more...] about Remember to Breathe: Growing Through the Stages of Grief by Evelyn Fannell
The German’s Guilty Pleasure by Katie Mettner
The German's Guilty Pleasure by Katie Mettner German CEO Lars Jäger is ready to start an American sexual revolution. His business is sex wrapped up in a vibrating bow, but no one is buying. When the stunningly beautiful Serenity Matthews signs on as his marketing director, he knows she will turn his business around as quickly as she turned his head. Serenity is the forbidden fruit, and Lars can’t stop himself from taking a bite … consequences be damned. … [Read more...] about The German’s Guilty Pleasure by Katie Mettner
Be kind Be safe Be human: poems by Owen D Hill
Poems of Confusion, Love, Thoughtfulness, and Learning through a life full of experiences that have no easy answers. They may press on a pain that won't be gentle. Sometimes digging up a forgotten hurt needing to be unearthed and exposing a nerve not yet dealt with. Surprising with words you didn't know you wanted to feel. That somehow tap into your own pulse, with startled and stunned emotions that move you. Stirring up both the good and bad places, speaking directly to your … [Read more...] about Be kind Be safe Be human: poems by Owen D Hill
Letters In A Helmet, A Story Of Fraternity And Brotherhood by Ron Sorter and Bob Tierno
In October 2019, lifelong friends Ron Sorter and Bob Tierno authored a book that has its genesis over five decades ago. Their memoir, Letters in a Helmet, is a double-helix ride, taking the reader across a landscape of puberty, fraternity life, military service, career transitions, marriages, war wounds, battles with prostate cancer and bereavement. They derive the cover of the book from an incident that occurred in 1970. Bob received a photograph of a letter Ron had written to him, which he’d … [Read more...] about Letters In A Helmet, A Story Of Fraternity And Brotherhood by Ron Sorter and Bob Tierno
FEATURED BOOK: Jerusalem Stone by Susan Sofayov
On September 15, 2008, Julie Wasserman’s life collapsed. In the morning, she lost her job at Lehman Brothers. That afternoon, she lost her twin brother, Jack, in a car crash. A year and a half later, she returns home to Pittsburgh to start a new job and live up to a pledge to visit her brother’s grave every day. With six weeks to wait before the start of the new job, she steps out of character and purchases a plane ticket to Thailand, the one place her brother dreamed of visiting. She arrives in … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Jerusalem Stone by Susan Sofayov
Clarity: Beauty in Pain by LaShundra Smith
"Clarity: Beauty in Pain" chronicles the painful journey of the author that is, unfortunately, also the reality of far too many little girls today. Through LaShundra's life experiences she aims to aid the reader in breaking generational curses, heal broken relationships, and overcome past pain. The woman she is today transparently reveals how GOD can create beauty from pain. Targeted Age Group:: 15-60 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I have unfortunately gone through every form of … [Read more...] about Clarity: Beauty in Pain by LaShundra Smith
A Backpack, a Eurorail Pass, and Some Serious Baggage by Jennie Withers
The rules are simple: 1)Be Worldly, 2) No Guilt! 3) Discover the perfect pint of ale. Travelers, like writers, believe in the power of setting. Jen thinks of traveling Europe with fellow Mormon, Jeanne, and an Alaska Native named Bert, as an escape from her conservative upbringing and the pressures of conforming to a religion she does not believe in. The change of setting and culture allows Jen to have a raucous, guilt-free experience with her boisterous, silly, and hilarious friends. The … [Read more...] about A Backpack, a Eurorail Pass, and Some Serious Baggage by Jennie Withers
Life in the Hollywood Lane by Ann Crawford
Quirky, heart-opening, funny, poignant, up, down, and everywhere in between—that’s life and that’s Life in the Hollywood Lane. Trish, an LA actor, is bereft with guilt after her best friend commits suicide. Glamorous yet tough-as-nails Hollywood is Trish’s backdrop and a reflection of her life as she stumbles on through an actor’s life of casting calls and premieres, rejection and acceptance. Slowly Trish releases the idea of how her life should be and embraces the messy, flawed, yet … [Read more...] about Life in the Hollywood Lane by Ann Crawford
The Second Cup by Sarah Marie Graye
Perfect for fans of Maggie O'Farrell, Elizabeth Strout, Patrick McGrath and Nathan Filer. Would your life unravel if someone you knew committed suicide? Theirs did. Faye's heart still belongs to her first love, Jack. She knows he might have moved on, but when she decides to track him down, nothing prepares her for the news that he's taken his own life. Faye is left wondering how to move forward, and whether or not Ethan will let her down again. And when she tells her friends, the news … [Read more...] about The Second Cup by Sarah Marie Graye
Interview with Author – Kelly Wilson
About Kelly Wilson: Kelly Wilson is a Portland author and comedian who entertains and inspires with stories of humor, healing, and hope. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Kelly writes and speaks about finding hope in the process of recovery. Through both stand-up and improv comedy, she brings laughter to audiences of all ages using a wide range of subject matter, including silly songs, parenting stories, and jokes and anecdotes revolving around mental health issues. Kelly Wilson is … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kelly Wilson
Interview with Author – Sara Baker
About Sara Baker: Sara Baker's fiction has been published in Cleaver, Confrontation, H.O.W. Journal, The China Grove Journal, TheIntima.org, The Examined Life Journal, The New Quarterly, The Lullwater Review and other venues and has been shortlisted for the Bridport and Fish contests. Her poetry has been published in Stone, River, Sky: the Negative Capability Press Anthology of Georgia Poetry, The 2011 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine, The Apalachee Review, The Healing Muse, Ars … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Sara Baker
Interview with Author – Kristina Widener
About Kristina Widener: Widener, who loves to read, cook, crochet and resides in Ohio with her two children, the love of her life and his three children, is a writer and an editor who is passionate about her family and her cause. She aims to break the silence of child, infant and pregnancy loss to give angel parents a voice and to teach the rest of the world how to handle it when someone they love loses a child. What inspires you to write? My children inspire me in everything I do, but in … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kristina Widener
