![]() He is the co-author, along with Mari Frank, of Fighting for Love: Turn Conflict into Intimacy. His books include Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol Bob Cratchit’s Christmas Carol The Roadmap Home: Your GPS to Inner Peace ( an Amazon bestseller) as well as the novels, Cuckoo Forevermore and Kookaburra’s Last Laugh, Lighthearted Satires on Psychotherapy. For several years he gave monthly talks at the San Juan Capistrano Unity Church. author of Bob Cratchits Christmas Carol and Kookaburras Last Laugh.Leonard says. ![]() Leonard Szymczak is an award-winning author, TEDx speaker, psychotherapist, and life coach. Leonard Szymczak offers a review of our soon to be released new book. Like Ebeneezer Scrooge, he has unearthly visitors, but his are lighthearted, mystical Spirits who inspire him to look beyond his suffering, recognize the gift of Presence, and discover the miracle and wonder of Christmas. ![]() Tim is only 6 years old, but he senses the despair of his father Bob Cratchit and feels his own pain-from his crippled legs and from other boys who bully him. The transformational story of Tiny Tim, one of the most endearing characters in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens will offer us a mirror to reflect on our own life. Join us this Sunday and welcome the Spirit of Christmas. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Patricia is a member of ACFW and a number of other writing organizations. She has been awarded the Golden Quill Award by RWA- Desert Rose Chapter and earned honorable mention in the Silver Angel Awards. Her newest releases are: Watercolor Dreams, Deadly Deception and The Quiltmaker's Daughter, both are romantic suspense novels featuring artists. Her series include, The Helen Bradley Mysteries, The Angel Delaney Mysteries, The McAllister Files and her latest, the Artisan Mysteries. ![]() ![]() The various mystery series for adults continue to receive great reviews. She also wrote the Max & Me Mysteries for middle grade. Silent Witness won the Silver Angel Award for Excellence in Media and was nominated for an Edgar Allen Poe Award by Mystery Writers of America. The Jennie McGrady Mysteries for young adults have sold well over 500,000 copies. In addition to having a nursing degree and masters in counseling, she is also an artist and quilter. Rushford, an award winning author and speaker, has extensive experience in writing and has authored over sixty books, both fiction and non-fiction. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Tom wolfe author the right stuff![]() In 1962, he was hired by The New York Herald Tribune, where his editor, Clay Felker, encouraged him to try new avenues in journalism that broke with standard objective reporting. Christopher's School, an Episcopal all-boys school in Richmond, Wolfe rejected a chance to enroll at Princeton University to stay in Virginia and attend Washington and Lee University, a private liberal arts school in Lexington.Ī gifted amateur baseball player, Wolfe tried out in 1952 for the then-New York Giants, but he ended up getting cut and eventually landed at Yale University, where he pursued a graduate degree in American studies.ĭespite earning a Ph.D., Wolfe set out on a career in journalism, working as a reporter at the Springfield Union in Massachusetts and later at The Washington Post. ![]() ![]()
6/30/2023 0 Comments Firegirl novel![]() ![]() Tony Abbott’s quietly powerful new novel, Firegirl, draws the reader in from the very first sentence because of what it doesn’t say. ![]() ![]() The story is told by Tom, an introverted, pudgy seventh grader at St. So begins the winning narrative of Firegirl. ![]() Though the title is FIREGIRL, this poignant little book isn’t about Jessica, the disfigured burn victim. If effort toward becoming a better person, coupled with introspective self-examination and criticism, are the hallmarks of adulthood, then this gentle, touching novel is a true coming-of-age story. Tracy announces that a new girl will be arriving in their class that day.įire girl: How did Jessica get burned? Fire girl: She was in the car (alone) at the gas station and another car hit her car and gasoline came from the gas tank. In his opinion, Courtney is the most beautiful girl who has ever lived.įiregirl is a coming of age novel about a boy struggling to find the courage to do the right thing when a severely burned girl spends a short time in his school. He is in love with this girl named Courtney Zisky. Tom is a boy who is quiet, chubby, and shy. Tom Bender is one of the main characters in “Firegirl”. ![]() |