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January 11, 2021
Staring at the Blank Page
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler “The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible” Brainy Quotes.com Staring at the Blank Page I’ve been staring at the blank page for the past few months now. The events of January 6th certainly […]
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December 28, 2020
A Covid Christmas
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler This holiday has been like no other. It has become a season of sadness where people are struggling with depression, loss of livelihoods and, in far too many cases, the loss of loved ones, my family received a special blessing. Though we have not experienced these losses, we are still deeply […]
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December 21, 2020
Christmas Blessings, 2020
2020 has been a year for the record books—one I don’t care to keep reading. It’s time to turn the page and begin a fresh new chapter filled with promise. The new vaccines give me hope that we can and will turn this pandemic around. In the midst of all the chaos and uncertainty of […]
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December 7, 2020
A Sacred Pause in the Season of Hope
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler “It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus open doors of hope.”~ Pope Benedict XVI A Sacred Pause in the Season of Hope As we prepare for the holiday season, many people are suffering—physically, financially snd spiritually. One of the blessings […]
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November 30, 2020
In Search of Great Reads by Mike O’Mary of LitNuts
How do you find and promote great Indie books? LitNuts addresses this need.
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November 23, 2020
Some Reflections on a Memoir Milestone: A First Anniversary
Sometimes you have to let go to get what you want.
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November 16, 2020
Talking About The Long Tail of Trauma by Elizabeth Wilcox
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler with Elizabeth Wilcox/@ewilcox_author Simply put, a long-tail risk is one in which the manifestation of loss will occur far later than the behavior that led to the loss.”~ “What is long-tail liability?” (March 30, 2020). Retrieved from: Superlawyers.com It is my pleasure to welcome author, journalist and editor Elizabeth Wilcox to […]
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November 9, 2020
My Thirty-Year Journey of Discovery by Bettye Kearse
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler with Bettye Kearse/@BettyeKearse My travels taught me that wherever African slaves once walked, history had buried their footsteps—under a gaudy concessions stand in Portugal; at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean as slave ships sailed along; beneath a federal building near Wall Street; among the ashes of burned documents and personal […]
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November 2, 2020
Checking In: Reflections During In-Between Times
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler “No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.”~John Donne These are in-between times for me and I wanted to check back in with you all with some thoughts and feelings. And feelings are just that. Neither right nor wrong. They just are. Hanging […]
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October 26, 2020
Author Highlight with Margi Preux: A WOW Blog Tour
Posted by Kathleen Pooler/@kathypooler with Margi Preux/@MargiPreus It is my pleasure to feature author Margi Preus and the third book in her Lake Enchantment Mystery Series, a middle -grade novel, The Silver Box. In the final Enchantment Lake mystery, Francie’s search for the truth about her mother—and herself—plunges her into danger during a North Woods […]
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