non-fiction
The results of a fascinating study of jazz musicians are giving scientists a clearer picture of where creativity comes from in your brain.
How, precisely did they do this? Dr. Charles Limb decided it would be good to compare the brain of a jazz musician when he (or she) was alternately playing by memory and going [...]
Charlotte Rains Dixon is a ghostwriter, copywriter, creative writing teacher and coach, and she also write novels, short stories, screenplays and literary non-fiction. She co-directs the Writer's Loft certificate in writing program at Middle Tennessee State University. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her family and the sweetest blind pug in the world.
Sometimes it’s amazing what can transpire between people when they can bypass ego and really communicate
Richard Lloyd Cederberg is an award winning poet; nominated in 2007 for the Pushcart Prize. Richard is also a novelist, photographer, and digital artist. His art, prose, essay's, and poetic work have been published in numerous anthologies, e-zines, and compendiums; including Public Literature, Taborri Press, Poetry Life and Times, India's Taj Majal Review, and the Mississippi Crow Magazine. Richard is the creator of the popular 'Monumental Journey' series. His literary work received CST's 2006 Best New Adventure, Mystery, Historical Fiction literary award. Richard's novels have been likened to . . .
From the upcoming book, “Overcoming Obstacles With SPUNK! The Keys to Leadership & Goal-Setting” by L. Diane Wolfe
Life is all about overcoming.
Living to the fullest requires determination. We must possess purpose and drive. We need set goals and a positive attitude. Fear must be conquered. Leadership traits and people skills are vital. To live a [...]
Our trademark is not just a logo – the Dancing Lemur represents optimism, enthusiasm and belief.
We strive to publish works that uplift and inspire, encouraging the reader to explore and discover while remaining morally grounded. At the heart of our YA fiction lies positive relationship dynamics, optimistic attitudes and non-salacious material. Our non-fiction offers insightful information, uplifting ideas and real-life opportunities. Our goal is to provide hope for the reader’s dreams and aspirations.
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My biological grandmother was still in high school when she got pregnant. Since she remains silent, a hidden participant in our family’s history, my mother’s origins are a mystery. Was my mother the product of passion, young love that couldn’t wait for marriage, clothes that flew off as kisses multiplied? Or was she the result [...]
Jennifer Trinkle is a reformed librarian turned vegetarian chef turned writer. When not mining her tumultuous past for story ideas, she freelances for cooking magazines such as Vegetarian Times. As a recent migrant from the East Coast to Berkeley, California, Jennifer is still adjusting to the land of temperate summers, incredible produce, and creative ferment.
It took a long time
For mother to die.
Everyone believed
She would go first,
With dad,
The last dirty-old-man,
Playing the field
Since he loved women.
Mother wore out the pages in her
Medical encyclopedia
To speed things up
On the highway
Of exotic diseases.
Before turning forty,
She had a hysterectomy
When cancer cells multiplied.
That didn’t help
Her state of mind.
Soon after that first surgery,
She left the Catholic Church
Becoming [...]
Lloyd Lofthouse earned a BA in journalism after fighting in Vietnam as a U. S. Marine. He then taught English and journalism in the public schools by day and for a time worked as a maitre d' in a multimillion-dollar nightclub by night. He now lives near San Francisco with his wife, and they have a second home in Shanghai, China.
I went to a book signing for a book I wrote the other night–only another person, a kind doctor, signed the books. The cover of the book features his smiling face and this same image graces the posters that were propped all around the store.
But it would be impossible for you to find even the [...]
Charlotte Rains Dixon is a ghostwriter, copywriter, creative writing teacher and coach, and she also write novels, short stories, screenplays and literary non-fiction. She co-directs the Writer's Loft certificate in writing program at Middle Tennessee State University. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her family and the sweetest blind pug in the world.
A few months after I took my first unassisted steps, my father’s unending desire to escape the shackles that imprisoned his body, mind and soul forced him to abandon his homeland in search of freedom.
My story is no different than the stories told by other immigrant daughters who find themselves straddling between two worlds, the [...]
Born in Havana, Cuba Marlene Cueto emigrated to the United States with her family before her second birthday. After living in Louisiana and New Jersey in the late 60's and early 70's, her family finally settled in South Florida. Currently, she is a faculty member at Miami Dade College where she teaches developmental writing and English composition. In addition to her twenty years of teaching in traditional and electronic classrooms, she designs and publishes an online student centered magazine, designs online curriculum and has recently become a committed blogger and freelance writer. (www . . .
“Where do you come from?” asks the teacher of the adult class in Leopoldville, where I am registered for a course in Lingala. I hesitate.
It is a simple query that puts me in a quandary. Should I state my origins, nationality or citizenship?
“From my mother’s womb,” I want to tell him in short, but resist [...]
Born and raised in Cairo. Armenian background. Lived in Congo, Togo and Lebanon, before immigrating to the United States. Well traveled. Served in the United Nations for eight years. Always loved to write. Contributed articles, in Armenian and in English, to numerous publications, abroad and in the United States. Won PEN West USA scholarship in 2001. Authored "The Immigrants' Daughter" in 2005 which won the USA Best Books 2006 Award in multicultural non-fiction. Finalist in Indie Excellence Awards 2007 contest, for same book in same category.
Involved in volunteer work, in ethnic and local . . .
“Age of Entitlement and Expectation”
-The Introduction-
Authors: Karen and Robert Palumbo
I would like to say a few words about this “Age of Entitlement and Expectation”. Does anyone really know what it even means in today’s world? Exactly what it is? It has occurred to me that we are all surrounded with it every waking moment of [...]
This journey of life has been challenging, yet a spiritual enlightenment in many respects. The many people I have met along the way have taught me humility and an appreciation for all life.
Spending time with family and close friends is most important, rewarding and it is with their support that I write today.
Working my way through college at night and being a single mother of four has been both challenging and an inspiration for me to reflect back upon.
I have many hobbies and with each the most rewarding part is in sharing with others.
My favorite choice is to be out in nature w . . .
In “The Shores of Wisdom”, Derek Adie Flower gives a delightful story of the rise and fall of the Ancient Library of Alexandria - the world’s power of knowledge and culture twenty-three centuries ago. Flower tells the story with a unique style, giving us glimpses of the forces which made the place prosper [...]
I was born in Geneva, brought up in Egypt, educated at English, French and Italian schools before graduating at Oxford. I have written and published fiction and non fiction as can be seen on my website: www derekflower.com
Presently, I live with my wife in the historic Villa Borghese at Nettuno near Rome and am working on a new episode of 'The Weird and Wonderful adventures of Tim Wessurp, 'TWERP', written for young adults.
