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  • Record Everything

    Record Everything

    So here I am for twenty minutes—the amount of time I can concentrate these days. I spend most of my time being distracted, touching my face, trying not to touch my face, or else washing my hands. A lot of time is wasted on mortality. Mine and the people I love. Charting the course of Read more

  • For remote learners! a reading guide

    At my publisher’s website are links and downloads. https://goldenalleypress.com/jane-hertenstein/media-kit-for-cloud-of-witnesses/ Preview a chapter of the book as well as a reader’s guide. Guide includes: Q&A with the author, info on  Appalachia and Iran, plus discussion questions, a bibliography, and recommended reading Here is a small taste: Q & A WITH AUTHOR JANE HERTENSTEIN Q: Your story Read more

  • 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

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