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Stories about How Choices Change Our Lives

The Choice Matters explores  the results of people’s choices. It’s a collection of essays, stories, and poems. It is available on Amazon https://amzn.to/2WfToR8

Eleanor Roosevelt said, “I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.”

Haihong Liao picked Roosevelt’s quote for her story called “Unexpected Growth.” Liao’s choice involved her job versus being at home with her school-aged twins. Which one do you think she chose?

Violet Carr Moore told about truth in writing a memoir piece. The publisher wanted her to “reshape” one fact in her story or they would not accept it.   Moore had to deal with an integrity challenge.

Shelley Riley agreed with her sister’s wish to try a specific treatment for her cancer. They waited “One Hundred Days” for a cure. If the patient is denied a desired experimental drug, she would never know if her choice could have saved her life.

In Art Tenbrink’s essay, “Fair Tina Marie,”  he didn’t know agreeing to be hypnotized would produce an unexpected outcome.

Elaine Schmitz’s character writes a scathing letter to her daughter in “Breaking Bad.” Will she send it?

Jordan Bernal’s essay and Julie Royce’s story tell about suicide.  Patricia J. Boyle’s “Going Out My Door,” and Constance Hanstedt’s “Reprieve” lead us through academic decisions.

Diane Stephenson’s poem, “Time” is prefaced with a quote from Heraclitus, “There is nothing permanent except change.”

More stories, essays, and poems are in The Choice Matters. Check it out now at https://amzn.to/2WfToR8

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3 Days 3 Quotes Challenge — Day 3

Erika Kind's photo on ship

Erika Kind

This is the last day for the 3 Day 3 Quotes Challenge. Again thanks to Erika Kind from Liechtenstein for inviting me to this challenge. https://erikakind.wordpress.com/blog/

My quote is from Albert Rothman’s memoir, A Brooklyn Odyssey, Travails and Joys of a Boy’s Early Life. It’s the last verse of his poem, “Elevated Train.”
“I stand on a see-saw
straddling the balance point
hard to move forward
fearful I will drop
if I move past the middle.”

Albert's book cover

http://www.amazon.com/Brooklyn-Odyssey-Travails-Joys-Early-ebook/dp/B004BA55IC/
How many of us feel like we are balancing in the middle instead of moving forward?

The rules for the 3 Days 3 Quotes Challenge:

  • Thank the blogger, who nominated you.
  • Post one of your favorite quotes (different quote on each day) on three consecutive days. The quote can be from your favorite book, author, or your own. Don’t forget to acknowledge the source.
  • Nominate three bloggers to challenge them using their blog links.

My nominees:

http://shamangene.com/BLOG/

http://www.nevajhodges.com/

http://www.jkroyce.com/?page_id=366

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Braving Memories by Julie Royce

http://www.timestheywereachanging.com/blog/

Julie Royce’s story, Headed North on a Southern Highway will be published in the Times They Were A-Changing Anthology available in August. The anthology theme is Women remember the 60’s and 70’s.

Editor Kate Farrel prefaced Royce’s blog post with: Julie Royce is the winner of Prose Second Honorable Mention. Julie discusses the courage it took for her to write and then submit her personal story.

Julie Royce

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April 12, 2013 · 6:28 pm

CreateSpace Publishing Experience

Check out author, Julie Royce’s blog: Julie’s Write Place:

http://www.jkroyce.com/?p=1281#comment-406

She humorously reports her CreateSpace publishing experience with her novel, PILZ

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April 12, 2013 · 5:58 pm

Book Signing at The Works in Pacific Grove

Julie Royce reading The Miracle Under the Christmas Tree while waiting for the authors to talk about their stories.Image

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