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#7 WHAT IS REALITY ANY MORE? WHY ARE SOME REALITIES FILLED WITH JOY AND OTHERS ARE NOTHING BUT DREADFUL?

Sacred text says our time on the planet will be both great and dreadful. How is that possible? Why would some people be increasing in fear, anxiety, hostility, panic and dread while others seem to be doing better and better and finding greater and greater peace, freedom and fulfillment? I’ll tell you why. Those who have greater peace each day have simply exercised the COURAGE to be willing to be wrong about what they currently believe to access a higher, supernatural view of life and… Continue

Added by Lily Finch on October 2, 2009 at 9:58pm — No Comments

#6 DON’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD ANYMORE…ESPECIALLY THE ONE ABOUT HOW REAL MEN SHOULDN’T EVER CRY!

Look more closely to see the power of authentic courage and strength! Strength isn’t hiding and suppressing emotion, fears and vulnerabilities! Courage isn’t the suppression of tears. Otherwise why are so many big, strong people terrified of crying in vulnerability around others? Our egos have convinced of these lies that our strength, safety and power come from putting on the armor of invulnerability. But nothing could be further from the truth! The more armor we wear the more vulnerable we… Continue

Added by Lily Finch on September 26, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

#5 ONLY YOU CAN FREE YOURSELF FROM THE SELF IMPOSED PRISON OF PRETENTIOUSNESS TO LIVE THE AUTHENTIC LIFE OF YOUR DREAMS!

Oh the games people play! And the pain and suffering it creates. Remember this: Authenticity is the key to the vault! The masks of who we think we are and who we think we have to be in order to be enough and the masks of what we think we have to protect in order to not get hurt rob us of every single thing our soul longs for. For many years I have observed, as a professional singer, music bypass these masks and seep deeply into the heart freeing the souls of those locked in their self imposed… Continue

Added by Lily Finch on September 19, 2009 at 8:46pm — No Comments

Post 15 is Up: Who Killed Emmett Till?, FREE Blog Book

A small lake outside of Greenville, Mississippi. Photo by Susan Klopfer.

THROUGHOUT HER LIFE, Emmett Till’s mother, carried a frightening story close to her heart – a story she often replayed in her mind. She didn’t have to own the story, since her family had left Mississippi and its inherent meanness when she was just a baby – like many black Mississippians, they moved to Argo, on the outskirts of Chicago, to escape the misery of… Continue

Added by Susan Klopfer on September 14, 2009 at 11:15pm — No Comments

#4 THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS….. ALWAYS SET YOU FREE! WHAT AREAS OF YOUR LIFE ARE YOU NOT FREE YET?

“I want to know the mind of God; all else are but details.” (Albert Einstein.) To experience a supernatural perception in order to create supernatural manifestations in your life, you MUST be willing to understand and align with the actual science of energy transformation. When you do, you will see with perfect clarity how beautiful each divine dichotomy is as it unfolds for you, such as: ‘One must lose their life to find it,” (sacred text) “The ultimate power of invulnerability comes from the… Continue

Added by Lily Finch on September 11, 2009 at 12:40pm — No Comments

'There's Going To Be Hell to Pay in Mississippi.' Dr. T.R.M. Howard, black leader from Mound Bayou

Mississippi Delta Blues musicians mural painted on the outside of a Clarksdale, Tahoma County building.

It was Wednesday, August 31, 1955 and Dr. T.R.M. Howard, a wealthy black leader in Mississippi – a man of great influence – was leaving Chicago where he had been doing organizing work for the Regional Council of Negro Leadership, a society he founded to promote a program of civil rights, self-help, and business… Continue

Added by Susan Klopfer on September 7, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

A book and a Chat with "Pat McDermott"

On tonight's "BOOK AND A CHAT" I had a really fun and enjoyable radio program chatting to Pat McDermott author of the historical/time travel book "A Band of Roses"

A Band of Roses is an alternate history adventure set in modern day Ireland. The "what if"… Continue

Added by Storyheart on July 28, 2009 at 6:52pm — No Comments

Dalliance questions for book clubs and terms for readers by Diana Burg

Diana Burg, author of Dalliance, has developed a series of questions designed for book clubs and a list of terms she used in researching this very special pre-civil war novel. These questions and terms will add to your understanding after reading this historical novel. Dalliance is based on the true story of a divorce trial which kept the United States on the "edge of its seat" before and even during the civil war.

Dalliance, by Diana Burg,… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on June 18, 2009 at 9:19pm — No Comments

A Place Called Hitch Village and the Federal Economic Stimulus Package

Artist drawing of Hitch Village, courtesy of Savannah Morning News, circa 1957.

As a home to more than 200 families, Robert M. Hitch Village is the largest government housing project in Savannah, Georgia, and just happens to be the place where this particular author grew up until the age of twelve. Growing up there as a black youth in the 1960s, I never imagined that one day an African-American president, several years younger… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on April 13, 2009 at 3:47pm — No Comments

I write Retrofuturist novels.

My version of Retrofuturism features an intrusion of modern people, technology and ideas into an earlier world. I like it because I can write about modern issues within a scenario that allows swords and swordfights, sailing ships and cannon duels, as well as contrast modern attitudes with those of slower changing societies.

My modern intrusion in the Iskander series of novels are a small group of engineers, technologists, and resource scientists stranded in an alternate 17th century… Continue

Added by Christopher Hoare on March 3, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

My Weekend with Two Poets

Those of us––whether writers, editors, or production personnel––who long ago cast our professional lot with the publishing industry, know that it can be as volatile and unpredictable as any other. Unless you are sitting on a stack of raving reviews for a bestseller (or at least a moderate seller) on its way to a tenth printing and adaptation to a major film, the crucial motivation to stick to one’s literary guns can sometimes simply vanish and leave you floundering for reasons and means to… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on January 27, 2009 at 2:17pm — No Comments

There upon a Bough of Hope and Audacity

(Cover of Savannah Tribune Special Inauguration Day 2009 Edition)

Among the oldest newspapers in the United States, The Savannah Tribune has joined many other periodicals around the globe in its double celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan 19, 2009) and President Inauguration Day (Jan 20, 2009). The newspaper allowed me to participate in the grand celebration by publishing my inauguration tribute poem, There… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on January 22, 2009 at 1:47pm — No Comments

What better gift than a piece of paradise?

Through the eyes of high chiefess, Wai-nani, experience the Hawaiian society as it existed when Captain James Cook arrived at Kealakekua Bay in 1779; ride the billowing seas with Eku, the wild dolphin she befriends; learn why she loved the savage, conflicted ruler, Makaha; walk with her as she defies ancient laws and harsh taboos of the Island people; share the love she received from all who knew her and learn how she rose to become the most powerful… Continue

Added by Linda Ballou on December 1, 2008 at 9:39pm — No Comments

The Plot To Save Socrates

Paul Levinson, the highly acclaimed author of The Plot to Save Socrates, is featured at my blog today. This writer has been seen on the O'Reilly Factor, Newshour with Jim Lehrer, CBS Evening News, and Nightline. He shares how he got the idea for this futuristic time-travel novel.

Come over and read all about him!

http://missmaesite.blogspot.com

Added by Miss Mae on November 17, 2008 at 10:44am — No Comments

Book signing tomorrow...

I will be at the Willow Tree in Weston-super-Mare (UK), between 2:30 and 4:30pm tomorrow (25th), signing copies of Utamaro Revealed. If you're in the area please do drop in. You're assured of a warm welcome from everyone at the Willow Tree, and I promise I don't bite (much). More details are available at the Utamaro Revealed web site.

Added by Gina Collia-Suzuki on October 24, 2008 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Dalliance, A New Historical Novel by Diana Burg

Diana is a friend, fellow writer and author. I have read several of her screen plays and discussed her new novel Dalliance with her.

One of her screen plays about a small Colorado railroad is a fascinating history, rich in detail and character development. I visited several of the locations in described in this screen play and her descriptions are compelling.

I have no doubt that Dalliance will include the same rich historical detail and character development. I look… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on September 26, 2008 at 6:15pm — No Comments

Win an Autographed Book!

Tease Publishing, LLC is one of my publishers and they are offering an authors contest from the Aug 15th to September 15th. The author who sells the most eBooks wins a promotions pack, at True Romance Studio for a four month run.

I would so appreciate it if you would Please visit All Romance E-books: >http://allromanceebooks.com/product-theworldatwistoffate-8856-140.html And buy A Twist of Fate. This is a time travel romance. If you already have your copy, buy a Copy for your… Continue

Added by Karen Michelle Nutt on August 19, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Pikes Peak Adventure League Speech

I enjoyed my speech at the Pikes Peak Adventure League about my newest book The Orphan Boy, A Love Affair with Mining, on March 6, 2008. The Pikes Peak group in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was very lively which made for an interesting meeting. This is a group of people that enjoys the beauty and splender of the Colorado Rocky Mountains and is actively preserving the history of the region.

They were interested in my book about the Orphan Boy mine and the Going for… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on March 7, 2008 at 10:02pm — No Comments

Prospector's Association in Colorado Springs - talk about Orphan Boy

I will be speaking about my newest book The Orphan Boy, A Love Affair with Mining on March 6, 2008 at the Prospectors Association of Colorado Springs. The topic of the talk will be why I wrote the book and the mining in the area.

If you are planning to be in Colorado Springs on March 6, please feel free to join this fascinating group. The website is: http://www.prospectorsassociation.com.

Sincerely

H. Court Young

Geologist, author &… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on February 21, 2008 at 11:52am — No Comments

Gold Fever!

To my Ning friends,

There is an excellent article entitled Gold Fever! in the January/February 2008 issue of The History Channel Magazine. This article details the lust for riches in the Klondike area of Alaska at the turn of the 20th century.

The article by Mike Coppock notes that the gold fortunes from the Klondike funded Mack Trucks, Gruman's Chinese Theater, Madison Square Gardens, the Brown Derby restaurant, real-estate holdings and even an ice-cream empire. Old west… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on February 20, 2008 at 2:54pm — No Comments