Gift Ideas from the Earth and Pen

MINERAL POINT, Wis., Dec. 2, 2011 — This could be the year that your holiday traditions become richer and your gifts become more meaningful. Amy Lou Jenkins, award-winning author of Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting (Holy Cow! Press), believes that every person and every rel…

Eight Tips to Help Families Survive the Holidays After a Child Has Died

OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 14, 2011 — “Time heals all wounds” is a tired and worn cliche that isn’t always true, according to The Compassionate Friends, a national self-help bereavement organization. When the wound is a child who has died, the best support to help a bereaved family s…

All Who Served Have Stories to Tell: Your Military Story Provides Online Forum for Those With A Military Connection to Share Experiences

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 1, 2011 — Served in the military? Then you have a story to tell. Those who have worn the uniform have fascinating, funny, heart-warming and unique stories. And others want to read them.
Patriotic holidays often make veterans reminisce about their days in the service. The foc…

Love, Lust, Longing, and the Human Condition: ‘SCRAPS’

DENVER, Oct. 14, 2009 — Everyone, at one time or another, endeavors to find their place in the world. Written in the best tradition of American story telling, “SCRAPS” by David Luck, (published by iUniverse), is a collection of short stories exploring the search for love, lust and lon…