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Doreen will be making a guest appearance at my Rez Reads book club. I L-O-V-E, love this woman. […]
“You know what? Writers don’t compete with each other,” Kimberly Schumacher said, raising her eyebrows at me. I […]
You might remember Doreen from my post about her first book, Bristol Boyz Stomp. She’s a great friend and a […]
Doreen McGettigan offered to share her book with me in exchange for an interview. I came out on […]
First my success rate at predicting the Oscars: I got a whopping 42% correct. If I factor out […]
Would you like a romantic summer read that is jam-packed with historical information? Boxcars, by Jim Barfield, just may be the ticket.
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Boxcars tracks the adventure and epiphanies of two hunted Nazi outcasts, a young Roma named Elsa, and David, a teenage Jewish violinist, turned French Resistance fighter. They see each other through the fog and smoke of a train wreck. Detined to cross paths again, they begin to rely on each other and deepen their relationship. David and Elsa find that despite their different backgrounds, they have more in common that their Nazi enemy.
How and why any author gets his start is intriguing. Some authors know right from the beginning
Judy Sewell, a bookish student involved in publication, orchestra, marching band, and student council, says she was a plain chubby girl searching for something, unaware what she was missing and unable to identify her dreams. The year Judy graduated from high school, at least one high school teacher, Bonita Ansbaugh, knew that Judy stood head and shoulders above her peers and recognized her for outstanding achievement in publication. Perhaps this small vote of confidence helped Judy have the self-assurance to put effort into identifying and pursuing her dreams. On September 20, 2008, Swartz Creek High School honored Judith Wright (Judy) with the Outstanding Alumni Award.
Judith Wright is a recognized and sought after personal coach and self-help expert. She appeared on over 50 television programs including
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Gloria Feldt’s most recent book, No Excuses, haunts me. It is beautifully crafted and written. Her call to political action is compelling. After all, as Stephanie McNulty points out in The Philadelphia Inquirer,
women are finally gaining a foothold on political power through the Americas-except in one nation…the United States.
Ms. Feldt, Gloria, wants to change that. I had an opportunity to sit down and listen to her vision, and her call to live a life with intention.
Gloria learned at an early age what it felt like to be an outsider. The only Jewish family in small-town Texas, she also learned a respect for
“A penny for your thoughts.” What if we donated a penny for each Tweet or Facebook post we put out there? Let’s ask people for a penny in exchange for their thoughts on a topic; politics, the Gulf oil spill, Afghanistan. Think of the money we could raise. Just think of the good you could do. We could provide books to every child. We could feed the hungry. Amy Ferris leaves