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Dutch by birth and serial emigrant, Barbara currently lives with her husband and daughter in a tiny village in Galicia, Spain, as basic and simple as can be. W Barbara's website.
Best Indie Books Of Summer
Summer is in full swing–which means plenty of time to enjoy these exciting indie releases! Whether you find yourself jet setting or enjoying a relaxing staycation, these titles filled with intrigue and mystery will be sure to please! The T Room by Victoria Lilienthal After receiving a life-changing opportunity from her mentor and professional partner, […]
Roe v. Wade wasn’t the reason for my post-Roe novel
When I was working on THE AGE OF THE CHILD in 2015-16, I didn’t know I was—and had had no intention of—writing the “post-Roe v. Wade novel” it is. The drive behind the story wasn’t the law I’d naively assumed would never change, but society’s peculiar attitude toward parenthood. The best illustration I can think […]
Reading With Rochelle Weinstein: July
Hello Readers and Friends, I’m super excited to share my May-June reads with you, AND EVEN MORE EXCITED to let you know that I’ve joined forces with the amazing Jen Herrara and Johanna Gomez of Miami’s 6 In The Mix to bring an abridged version of this monthly list to South Florida viewers. Our first […]
Healing Grief and Addiction through art: a Conversation with Waterbury Winter author Linda Stewart Henley
Healing grief and addiction through art: a conversation with Waterbury Winter author Linda Stewart Henley for Women Writers Women’s Books Historical novelist Ellen Notbohm asks some provocative questions in conversation with author Linda Stewart Henley about Henley’s new novel Waterbury Winter. Besides exploring protagonist Barnaby Brown’s mid-life journey through grief and addiction, Ellen and Linda […]
Caroline Kurtz: On Writing Memoir
With my husband and sons, I moved mid-career to Nairobi, Kenya from a teaching job in Ethiopia. We’d been asked to work for four years with Nuers, the second largest ethnic group in South Sudan. It was a misbegotten and doomed assignment. Trauma from the Sudanese civil war, now in its thirtieth year, pressed on […]
Introducing The Writers Happiness Movement!
Imagine a world where happiness, kindness, equity and the arts not only matter but also build the foundation for everything else—including finances. Author Lori R. Snyder is building that world. The Writers Happiness Movement is rooted in the beliefs that kindness and equity matter; that the written word is one of the most powerful ways […]
A Journey Towards Change
No Stars in the Sky, by Martha Bátiz A journey towards change No Stars in the Sky features 19 stories that touch upon themes and subjects that are very close to my heart, that keep me up at night and that, more often than not, are very present in our everyday news. Like so many […]
The Power of Legacy Journaling
The Power of Legacy Journaling Merle R. Saferstein The wisdom that comes with living is a gift to share. Unlike journaling we do for ourselves, legacy journaling is written for the benefit of others. A legacy journal can be a record of one’s spiritual values, life lessons, messages from the heart, reflections, and more. Legacy […]
Podcast #2: Home So Far Away: The Other Side
HOME SO FAR AWAY A fictional diary set in interwar Germany and Spain allows us to peek into the life of Klara Philipsborn, the only Communist in her merchant-class, German-Jewish family. Klara’s first visit to Seville in 1925 opens her eyes and her spirit to an era in which Spain’s major religions, Judaism, Christianity, and […]
WHEN ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE (BUT SOMEONE HAS TO WRITE FOR IT)
By Christina Hamlett As of this writing, I’ve been involved with theatre since 1971 as an actress, director, playwright, instructor and script consultant. Is it any wonder my heart is gladdened whenever someone says, “I have an idea for a play. Can you show me how to start?” While technology has brought sophisticated changes insofar […]
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