Autism “Awareness” Doesn’t Include the Most Common Way Kids with Autism Die
Jayliel Vega Batista, a five-year-old boy with autism, was found dead in the water today. I found myself shocked by the sheer ignorance of people’s comments . . . and the cruelty. People were saying t…
View ArticleGuest Blog: “Memo 9G – Redefining the Mission” by Michael Huynh
Read as Michael tells about his long awaited mission trip to Vietnam. He details the complexities and challenges of providing free clinical care in a developing country, as well as the benefits of suc…
View ArticleGuest blog: Anthony Wilson writes about the Scraptors Sculpture Group; how it...
The three Scraptors, Paul Boswell, Rachel Macleay and myself, Anthony Wilson, collaborate in creating sculpture and themed sculpture trails using mostly recycled materials. All our projects involve co…
View ArticleGuest Post by Jared A. Carnie
I would like to introduce you all to Jared A. Carnie. He has recently signed up with Urbane Publications and is having his debut novel published later this year. Jared has written a thought provokin…
View ArticleGUEST BLOG: What Katie Read – The 2015 Round Up (by award-winning author Kate...
One of Australia’s favourite novelists Kate Forsyth, author of The Impossible Quest, Bitter Greens, The Wild Girl and now The Beast’s Garden, continues her monthly blog with us, giving her verdict on …
View ArticleOliver Thornhill’s 2015 Christmas
Oliver is back again on Guest Post Thursday to share his Christmas memories with us. It seems Oliver is a very curious kitty. Coming up soon on Guest Post Thursday are Beau and Mittens. I want to…
View Articleknock knock!
Remember when I wrote about my newfangled fascination with selfies? The post is over at Thought Catalog today– and even though I know it’s not our normal beat, and even though I know you’ve already r…
View ArticleHow to Speak & Deliver in 2016
Great Caesar's Ghost! Has it really been since September 7th, 2015? Has Speak & Deliver been left dormant for 4 long months? Indeed, it appears so. Of course, we're in a New Year - which means lots o…
View ArticleWhen Recruiters Become Stewards of Their Employer
This post is inspired by Brian’s original idea contribution in the 2016 Recruitment Marketing Ideabook, featuring 37 recruitment marketing ideas talent acquisition teams should implement in 2016. Mar…
View ArticleGuest Post from Nicky Peacock featuring her series Battle of the Undead (Bad...
BAD TIMING Battle of the Undead #2 Nicky Peacock Parnormal, suspense, urban fantasy, vampires Evernight Teen Publishing, 30K words “You know now that monsters are real. Whether they have recently rise…
View Article#fundraiserfriday: Steven is an Ironman
You’ve heard of a triathlon. They’re not easy; cycling as soon as you’re out the pool, running as soon as you’re off the bike. Now imagine the pool is actually a 2.4 mile open water swim, the cycle is…
View ArticleTen Things You Need to Know About Virtual Book Tours…seriously!
10 Things You Need to Know About Virtual Book Tours By Dorothy Thompson, CEO & Founder of Pump Up Your Book By now, most authors know what virtual book tours are or at least have heard of them....
View ArticleSakartvelo, a country embracing future
The country of Georgia is situated centrally in southwestern Asia in the Caucasus mountains and shares its borders with Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Russia. Nine hundred years ago Georgia, o…
View ArticleWhat To Do For a Dog With Kennel Cough
Carol Bryant of FidoseOfReality.com recently reached out to me to get my veterinary perspective on her dog Dexter’s diagnosis of “kennel cough” (AKA Infectious Tracheobronchitis or ITB), which may be …
View Article58 Eridani: Episode 5
~ by Andrew Robins . 58 Eridani: Episode 5 . I I I I There is a thing There is a thing that exists The thing that exists is not I There is a thing that exists that is not I There is a thi…
View ArticleThere’s No Place Like CES
It’s a trade show unlike any in the world. Every year, nearly 200,000 people descend on Las Vegas to attend CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show). It fills multiple convention centers …
View ArticleGuest post: Falling in love with Itzhak Perlman
Our regular blog readers will remember the You read that out loud in class?” guest post Regan Burke wrote for us about the value of honesty in memoir-writing. Regan is a civil rights activist,and she’…
View Article1/16: #TheFutureIsDisabled Twitter Chat
The Disability Visibility Project will be guest hosting the #FilmDis Twitter chat for Dominick Evans this January! Disability in the Future & Science Fiction/Fantasy Saturday, January 16, 2016 …
View ArticleGuest Blog: Where Are Today’s Proper Punk Bands?
[Tom is a regular reader who helpfully supplies links to a variety of cool and interesting stories. He does this so frequently that I suggested that he start writing full stories on his own. Here’s hi…
View ArticleGuest Post: Writing Weird Stuff- Or Breaking Every Rule in the Book by Sue...
(Give a big welcome to Sue Vincent! She has a lot to say, so we’ll get right into it!) We never set out to write a book. We were just a couple of friends who fell into an incredible adventure… an …
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