All Blog Posts Tagged 'American' (50)

The 'GREAT' Kickin' Dog is an emotionally riveting story told over a nine-year period through the eyes of a gifted child growing up in a dangerous housing project on the south side of Chicago. It is a saga of real family issues and life as it pertains to the human condition; a book for those who can identify with family tragedies and…

Swerve, an opportunity to travel back to the time of rock n’ roll, fast cars and a childhood in 1950’s America.

In SWERVE, we return with Jim Lindsay to America in the 1950’s, the era of rock…

JAX delivers the second story of the Inward Dwelling series with this cover reveal. Click the link to see the cover - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2017/06/cover-reveal-south-dakota-by-jax.html

Loving a Wild Stranger

A woman running from her past… straight into the arms of an untamed man

In a moment of desperation, Kathleen Stanton flees her pampered life in Kingston, New York and ends up stranded in a small town in the Michigan…

MillerWords' newest author answers a few questions about his name, his story and his Native American ties. http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2016/09/5-questions-for-jax.html

MillerWords is now taking submissions - click here to see the cover reveal of our first new story and to read submission guidelines.  http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2016/08/cover-reveal-many-gray-horses.html

A depiction of Andersonville Prison by John L. Ransom

Children grew up fast during the American Civil War as they were forced to endure hardships and take on adult responsibilities. Under pressure from the war, some children joined the army to become drummer boys. Some decided to become powder monkeys in the navy. And some decided…

One of the most important rebel historical figures in Massachusetts prior to the beginning of the Revolutionary War was Doctor Joseph Warren. Had he survived the war, he would most certainly have been a major contributor to the creation and governance of our new nation. I can easily see him a member of George Washington’s cabinet, a governor of Massachusetts, a U. S. Senator or Congressman. If you have read Crossing the River, you are acquainted with him. I won’t repeat the biographical…

Healthy Family Meals

By American Heart Association

4 Stars

Inspired and Beneficial

Most of us know that we should consume more fruits and vegetables each week, include fish and lean meats in our diet and whole grains, while cutting back on sodium and cholesterol.  Yet, at the end of each day, practice just doesn’t…

Room of Tears is a spiritual story about heroes, miracles, and faith. It’s also a story about love, death, and tragedy.

In the summer of 2041, 71-year-old Diane O’Connor invites Friar Antonio Ortiz to her home in Queens. The reason is nothing short of mysterious: she has a request for him, which entails giving him a letter and a recording…

My special guest today is author Linda Merlino, whose latest suspense novel, Room of Tears, has just been released by Canadian-based publisher Imajin Books. She’s here today to talk about her inspiration for the book, among other things. Linda has a fascination with heroes and writes her fiction to honor ordinary men and women who react unselfishly in…

Award winning Director Off-Broadway/Lincoln Center.

Daniel P Quinn produced the US Premiere of Edward Bond's plays DEREK and STONE at Lincoln Center and in SOHO.  His Award winning work included John Maguire's 1877 melodrama HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY by The Irish Institute, the Italian premiere of Tom Murphy's THE GIGLI CONCERT in Rome, Daniel Gabriel's SACCO & VANZETTI, Sophocles THE WOMENOF TRACHIS in  New York and on tour at…

      The Woodcutter is a Western Historical novel that is intriguing and interesting, and will keep the reader wondering what will happen next until the end. 

     The novel is set in Virginia in the winter of 1888.  A reporter, Dana Reynolds gets fired from as a reporter in San Francisco and is forced to relocate in Virginia.  It is a very…

The World of Ink Network will be touring author Dennis Milam Bensie’s acclaimed contemporary heartfelt memoir, One Gay American and true life story, Shorn: Toys to Men throughout June and July 2013.

After hearing decades of prime-time comedy at the expense of Conservatives, author JC Shannon decided it was time to turn the tables of satire. Taking readers deep into ‘The Teflon Hall of Fame’, his new book gives Liberals a literal run for their money.

Chicago, IL – From David Letterman and…

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When Art Imitates Life

By Dr. Maxine Thompson

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According to Wikipedia, The quote, “Art imitates Life” “has its most notable proponent in Oscar Wilde, who held in his 1889 essay The Decay of Lying that ‘Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life’.”

As an African American, I see things differently. I’ve…

I have self-published my books of poetry and my story, My Literary Profile: A Memoir, under the imprint Ohan Press at http://home.comcast.net/~hsarkiss.  These books are available at the Press and also at amazon.com and bn.com. Please feel free to visit and read descriptions, reviews and other information.

Helene Pilibosian 

hsarkiss@comcast.net