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  • Little Women

    Little Women

    Little Women I recently told a group I was having a potluck with that I was going to see Little Women. One of the guys said I love that movie. Now, for a couple of reasons, I knew he was confused. Brien is the kind of guy that watches the Bears and roots for the… Read more

  • Trying Times in Iran

    Trying Times in Iran

    We are again hearing chants of “Death to America.” History repeating–though the circumstances are different this time around. My book, Cloud of Witnesses, portrays the growing relationship between two outsiders: Roland the hillbilly and Hassan the foreign kid, both new to Athens Middle School. When I began writing this book (years ago, I must confess)… Read more

  • Children’s Book Title Suddenly Relevant

    Children’s Book Title Suddenly Relevant

    There has been an uptick of interest in southeast Ohio because of Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow’s viral speech. In his acceptance speech he mentioned his hometown and the poverty affecting that part of Ohio, where, as he mentioned, students often go to bed hungry. Cloud of Witnesses recently released by Golden Alley Press is… Read more

  • My presentation in Bolingbrook, IL

    My presentation in Bolingbrook, IL

    This past weekend I experienced a first: the first time I presented a seminar and met someone who traveled to get there. Meaning: she said she came up the night before and stayed in a motel. Wow! I thought, I’m just like a real author. My talk was about flash writing and flash being the… Read more

  • I’ll be at Bolingbrook Library, Nov. 16

    If in the area stop by, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 16 at Bolingbrook Library. I’ll have books for sale! I’ll be presenting: How Flash Can Spark Your Writing Writing flash (1,000 words or less) can be a springboard to creativity. Jane Hertenstein, author of Freeze Frame: How to Write Flash Memoir and Flash… Read more

  • Can the U.S. and Iran be friends?

    Can the U.S. and Iran be friends?

    A few months ago I wrote about the 40-year anniversary of the Iranian Revolution where the US Embassy in Tehran was overrun and hostages were taken. This was a bad point in Iran-America relations, and they have not improved much since then. On both sides there is great distrust. In my novel, Cloud of Witnesses,… Read more

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