tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28260554376555961582024-03-13T11:30:43.286-07:00We Go On: Charity Anthology for VeteransKiki Howell - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505178053235472922noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826055437655596158.post-45204993776582292782016-05-27T06:44:00.000-07:002016-05-27T06:44:14.094-07:00Have a Safe Memorial Day Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kiki Howell - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505178053235472922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826055437655596158.post-9310159598317254212015-11-30T04:21:00.002-08:002015-11-30T04:21:29.035-08:00#GivingTuesday<div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arvo, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="background-color: transparent;">For Giving Tuesday the We Go On Anthology profits will go to </span><a href="http://veteranswriting.org/giving-tuesday/" style="background-color: transparent;">http://veteranswriting.org/giving-tuesday/</a><span style="background-color: transparent;">. Below is quoted from their website about their special project. All links to purchase We Go On are on the sidebar, or donate directly at </span><a href="http://veteranswriting.org/giving-tuesday/" style="background-color: transparent;">http://veteranswriting.org/giving-tuesday/</a></div>
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<i>This #GivingTuesday you can make a difference in the lives of veterans and their families. This year, go beyond “Thank you for your service” and help veterans, service members, and their families capture and publish their stories by supporting the Veterans Writing Project.</i></div>
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<i>VWP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides no-cost writing workshops for veterans and family members, and publishes their writing in our acclaimed literary journal, O-Dark-Thirty. Since 2011, we’ve presented our seminars and workshops in seventeen states across the U.S., and we’ve published the writing of nearly 400 veterans and family members. In doing this we’ve worked with veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, The Gulf War, Somalia, The Cold War, Iraq and Afghanistan. We’ve welcomed family members, and surviving family members into our seminars in order to capture even more of the military experience.</i></div>
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<i>Around the country we’re building relationships with county and state arts councils, public libraries, colleges and universities. With partners like Wounded Warrior Project, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The Wilderness Society, we have created and support writing groups in Oregon, South Dakota, North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri, and elsewhere. We teach our programs at VA hospitals and at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence—DoD’s premier research and treatment facility for PTSD and TBI.</i></div>
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<i>We want to do even more, and you can help. All of our work is presented at no cost to participants, so we need support. Your contribution of $40 can provide an annual subscription to O-Dark-Thirty to a deployed unit, to hospitalized or incarcerated veterans, or to a library. A donation of $100 can help cover transportation costs for our instructors to teach our seminars around the country. Can you give even more? $500 will cover half a day’s instruction for twenty-five veterans.</i></div>
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Kiki Howell - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505178053235472922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826055437655596158.post-4585803871098346652015-08-10T11:00:00.000-07:002015-08-10T11:00:14.343-07:00In the News...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kiki Howell - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505178053235472922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826055437655596158.post-58459868584316940732015-05-17T09:55:00.002-07:002015-05-17T09:55:49.527-07:00Meet the Author – Anita Stienstra<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of
our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude.
America will never forget their sacrifices.”</span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <i>President
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you for your interest in this book. I am proud to have a poem in the anthology
to help veterans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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never considered myself connected to the military. My dad served in the Air
Force for a short time. He met my mother at a military dance. They were married
in Dover, Delaware, where he was stationed at the time. He had gone into the
service instead of playing minor league baseball, but many in his generation entered
the military at that time, and many served in combat. My dad did not. Because
of that I think men such as he saved the honor for those who did. And those who
did, didn’t want to talk about it. My cousin served in Vietnam – but I remember
someone saying he can’t and wouldn’t talk about his time there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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because of technology such as social media, television and Internet, 9/11 and
the war on terrorism are prominent in our thoughts and lives. Images of war and
military personnel come to us every day. We even get glimpses from the battlefield.
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connection to the military was growing and getting closer to home around the
time of 9/11. I had met my husband in 1997 and had been in the Army. There were
stories of being stationed in Turkey. Then a nephew joined the Army, then
another joined the Air Force. Then -- My son joined the Army Reserves. He went
to boot camp far away from home. I learned a lot about the military at that
point. My daughter, husband and I went to his graduation. Then there was AIT.
Then trainings. One nephew has now served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. My
son prepped to go overseas but orders were cancelled. He had quit his job, moved
home. He finally got two retail jobs before getting on full time at a Reserve
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a year ago, my daughter met a guy who seemed extremely well suited to her in many
ways. But he, like my nephew, as I later learned when he posted a suicidal note
on Facebook, they both continue to suffer from PTSD from combat in Iraq. After
I wrote my poem for the anthology, my daughter and her boyfriend reunited only
to break up again recently. It saddens me greatly. I thought she had found the
one finally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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am so happy to be published in the anthology because I am deeply proud of my
son, my nephews, my dad (who I lost just this past November), my husband (who
was disabled and I also lost a couple years ago) and even my daughter’s
ex-boyfriend. Contributing to this book is one very small way that I can give thanks
to them and others like them and give back to veterans. It’s not much, but I’ll
keep trying. It is very important to me to help veterans, particularly veterans
who are living with a disability.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/alstienstra/">Anita Stienstra’s</a></span><span style="color: #666154; font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #666154; font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">poems, essays and articles can be found in reviews, newspapers, anthologies
and also in six chapbooks<i>. </i>Awards received include the John Knoepfle
Creative Writing Award for Poetry, PWLF Presidential Award, and Springfield
Area Art Council Artist Advancement Award.</span><span lang="EN" style="color: #666154; font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #666154; font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She is currently
Editor-in-Chief of <i>Wing World</i>
magazine and publisher/editor of </span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.adonisdesignspress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2e74b5; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">Adonis Designs Press</span></a></span><span style="color: #666154; font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> that annually publishes a teen
poetry anthology, <i>Navigating the Maze</i>. Make sure to read her poem about 9/11 – The Vacant Sky. Follow her on
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Kiki Howell - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505178053235472922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826055437655596158.post-60881705352185081842015-05-01T05:37:00.001-07:002015-05-01T05:37:15.554-07:00Update!<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 21.7600002288818px; font-style: italic; text-align: center;">
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Kiki Howell - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505178053235472922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826055437655596158.post-60872290355669561362015-04-10T04:43:00.001-07:002015-04-10T04:43:40.630-07:00Meet the Author - Terry Rozum<div class="MsoNormal">
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grew up surrounded by Veterans. My dad’s dad, Grampa Leo, was in the Army and
served in WWI. My uncles, Tommy, Greg, and Bernie, were all in the service. My
dad, Jim, was in the Navy but was killed when I was two years old.by a drunk
driver after dropping me off at my grandparents’ and headed back to the Navy
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weren’t for survivor’s benefits, I would not have been able to complete college
and get a Master’s degree. I wouldn’t be a social worker if not for the
financial support I received. Sure, I would have rather had my father around
all those years but this made it possible for me to be the independent woman
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ten years ago--a little more--I got the opportunity to work with the Veterans
Administration. It meant moving back to Alabama from Washington, DC after
living there for over 15 years. In so many ways, I feel destined to do this
job. It’s like paying back a long overdue student loan and coming home at the
same time. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I saw the call for stories for the anthology, I jumped at the chance. I had
always wanted to write but had stopped when a college professor suggested I put
down my pen and never pick it up again. Shortly after moving back to Alabama, I
had written a fictional story about an experience I had when I started working
at the VA. The story is fiction but the reality is that there are scores of
homeless Veterans living in cities, under overpasses, and in the woods across
this country. Going to that Stand Down in Mobile, Alabama, opened my eyes to a
reality that I find sad and disgusting but not without hope. The VA has great
programs to help Veterans with all of the problems that lead to homelessness.
Veterans are given the opportunity if they only choose to accept it. We also
educate the general public about the issues that face these men and women when
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primarily work with Vietnam Veterans who have been diagnosed with PTSD. I
facilitate groups and do individual therapy. But I still attend the Stand Downs
when I get the chance to see the faces in the community of those yet to be
helped. I hope this anthology provides education and that the donations help
our Veterans. They will always be our heroes in so many ways.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kiki Howell - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505178053235472922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826055437655596158.post-71113815106380465512015-03-26T00:30:00.000-07:002015-03-26T00:30:01.927-07:00Meet the Author - Liberty<div dir="ltr" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why did I want to do this? Simple. I’m a fighter, a Warrior it’s who I am. I’m the Daughter of a King. God created me. What else made me who I am? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My grandfather, Kent G. Feidler was a decorated Naval officer who inspired me to join the US Army. He taught me about war, men, Law Enforcement, and math. He believed in me. As a young adult, smoking cigars with papa and watching John Wayne movies, or listening to music while the police scanner played were some of the greatest times in my life. Papa was the coolest, “baddest” man I’ve ever known. He was also the sweetest. He died of Emphysema and Lung Cancer in 1999, which is why I still fight today. He’s the reason I quit smoking 8 yrs ago. He still empowers me to be a strong example to our youth…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> When I held my Zane in my arms for the very first time, BOOM! A love filled bomb instantly exploded into my soul and left shrapnel in my heart that still makes me want to be better today. God soon blessed me with more nieces and nephews: Hannah, Dylan, Blake, Kyle, and Ryeleigh--more reasons to go on...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“No Nonsense Grandma” (PD Silk) and I bonded over the “Golden Girls”, “Verne and Shirwey” (Laverne and Shirley) and Broadway classics (often by Andrew Lloyd Webber) such as “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Phantom of the Opera”, while eating strawberries. Grandma has literally saved my life and made it sweeter. Grandma empowered me to be all that I can be! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My sister Jenny Rose has always been in my life, never gave up on me or called me stupid. She’s always loved me for who I am and has always trusted me to be the older sister, give her advice, and to simply love her for who she is. She’s an amazingly talented mother and wife. She’s intelligent in ways that baffle me. She’s fun to be with and has an electric, contagious laugh that you catch when you’re around her. Jenny’s spirit is as resilient as the butterfly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My brother, Will has been there in different ways than any other person in my life has. Will has shown me courage, perseverance and strength that still inspire me today. He’s one of the only people to tell me the truth all the time, even if he thinks it will hurt me. That is something that calms the soul! My brother, William, served in the US NAVY and is probably the best father I’ve ever met. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Liberty V. Justice is a Warrior--An East High School Alumni with a Master’s degree in writing. Having enlisted in the Army herself, Veterans hold a special place in Liberty’s heart, as she feels their pain and wants to help them. Raised on the Lower East Side of Erie, Pennsylvania, Christ unshackled Liberty from the life she endured there. She had to rise above what she saw and become brave in sharing her testimony through writing, in the hopes of helping others overcome some of life's’ more tragic hardships as she herself did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Having been published in such places as “The War Cry” (Salvation Army magazine) and Erie TImes News, as well as websites like Wonderfully Woven and Erijams (as Heather Dalrymple), Liberty finally feels empowered to achieve her lifelong goal of helping others through her gift of writing. “We don’t have to suffer in silence, we can collectively raise our voices and empower those who feel they don’t have a choice” LIberty says. </span></div>
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Kiki Howell - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505178053235472922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826055437655596158.post-141565313761829422015-03-23T00:30:00.000-07:002015-03-23T00:30:03.041-07:00Meet the Author - Robert Morgan<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be
given a square deal afterwards. More than that no man is entitled, and less
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since then, our nation has found its defenders of freedom homeless, broken, and
disillusioned. We have seen their
images: the shell-shocked World War II soldier unable to "move on";
the embittered Vietnam veteran fighting the war night after night in his head; the
depressed and distant Iraq and Afghanistan War hero of today. These are the men and women "We Go
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I am a member of a family
of veterans dating back to World War I.
From my father, a Vietnam veteran, I was taught the passed down lessons
of patriotism. I learned about stories
of heroism, courage, and sacrifice by these patriots for one common cause - love
of country. These are the men and women
"We Go On" honors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I also learned what Bruce
Springsteen really meant when he sang "Born in the USA". I saw firsthand how these same soldiers and
sailors struggled after their service - fractured relationships, alcoholism,
etc. These veterans, reduced by
society's inability to understand their demons, just wanted peace, normalcy,
and for the war inside them to stop.
These are the men and women "We Go On" aids.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Much of my life has been
dedicated to helping and honoring veterans.
My efforts began a child, placing flags on veterans' graves before
Memorial Day with my father and brothers.
They continued through continued support of my father's activities at
the local VFW, including playing Taps for military funerals while in high
school. I added to the family legacy by
joining the U.S. Navy myself; adding nearly ten years of distinguished service. Personally, "We Go On" is an enduring
mission in my life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Being a veteran means
sacrifice. Veterans have no special
requests in exchange for their service. They
only want a "square deal" when trading military uniforms for
corporate suits. In today's world, the "square
deal" means making sure that every veteran is afforded the basic
necessities of life. Organizations like
"Wounded Warrior Project" and others do just that. They give struggling veterans a chance to
rejoin the nation they proudly served. For
veterans like me, "We Go On" is our way of looking at for our fellow
comrades by supporting these fine organizations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Finally, my contribution
serves as a lasting tribute to my father.
A man tormented by the Vietnam War, yet as patriotic as they come, he
never stopped serving his country. Armed
with an infectious personality and gregarious demeanor, he relentlessly helped
the veteran needing a hand while never letting anyone forget those who never
came back. As my siblings and I now
carry his baton of service, we do so in memorial to him. "We Go On". <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Robert Morgan is a
freelance author, engineer, and U.S. Navy military veteran. Growing up in Pennsylvania, Robert enlisted
in the U.S. Navy in 1996. Serving
onboard the USS Dallas and for the Submarine Support Unit in Groton, CT, Robert
earned the Navy and Marine Corp Accommodation Medal and three Navy and Marine
Corp Achievement Medals during his service, most notably for his actions on
September 11, 2001. Robert completed his
Navy enlistment in 2005 as a First Class Petty Officer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">In the corporate world,
Robert has worked for over nine years in various roles in the Engineering
department for a biotechnology manufacturing facility in Rhode Island. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Applied
Science and Technology in Nuclear Engineering Technology from Thomas Edison
State College in 2012. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">As a freelance author,
Robert has been featured in "Ecoforum Journal" Oct - Dec 2014 edition
as well as several articles for the Yahoo! Contributor Network and other online
media. His work for "We Go On"
serves as his first printed feature of his aspiring career. Robert's portfolio may be viewed at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/morganviews">https://www.facebook.com/morganviews</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Besides for veteran's
causes, Robert and his wife actively support charities which aid animal
rescues, fight homelessness, and assist the underprivileged in the U.S. and
abroad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kiki Howell - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505178053235472922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826055437655596158.post-62068997423561832552015-03-19T00:30:00.000-07:002015-03-19T00:30:04.129-07:00Meet the Author - Julie Seedorf<div class="MsoNormal">
I have always viewed my writing career as a “God”
thing. Getting published, being able to
put my words and thoughts on paper for a column and also in books seemed to
come too easily, and so I have always said it was a “God” thing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have had to rely on my faith in my adult life. There have
been times that my faith is the only thing that kept me going when the day and
the way seemed dark.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We Go On: Charity Anthology for Veterans seemed to pop out
at me and being accepted to write a story in the anthology seemed to me to be a
“God” thing too. I was honored to be a part of this anthology and to put words
on paper to describe our journey with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I wasn’t sure what I could share. I wasn’t sure what I could
say without revealing some of the anguish that families feel when they meet the
emotions of someone that is struggling from a war that happened over 40 years
ago. I wasn’t sure what the Veteran in my life would let me share. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I found when I wrote the story, Journey of A Hidden Life, my
heart was right there letting the words flow. Did I reveal too much? Sharing
feelings with strangers is so risky. It was a relief to get those feelings on
paper. It was more of a relief when my Veteran said, “Yes, you can share that.”
It was proof that his journey to health is progressing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was still unsure and scared when the book came out until I
had someone call and share their story with me. They now knew they were not
alone. If I look around with open eyes and listen, I hear the stories of others
that served in my community and how the Vietnam War changed their lives
forever.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I believe that all Veterans lives and the lives of their
families and friends are changed forever because of their experiences in war. It
isn’t over just because they come home. The war lives inside of them for the
rest of their lives. It is time, we as a nation, recognize what they did for
us, what they still do for us, and the fact that we need to give back to them
whatever we can because of all they have sacrificed for us.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That is what this Anthology means to me, a way to give back.
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Author Julie
Seedorf is a columnist, author and dreamer. She lived her live as a wife and
mom, experiencing various careers including that of computer technician,
retiring from her computer repair business in January of 2014 to follow her
dream and transition to that of full-time writer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Beside
her Cozy Mystery, Fuchsia, Minnesota
Series, published by Cozy Cat Press, she is the author of the Granny’s In
Trouble Series bringing mystery to the life of young readers along with sharing
who Granny is under the wrinkles, so her grandchildren will always know that
Granny can be forever young. Her column Something About Nothing, is written
with the idea that under the nothings we all talk about there is a hidden
something waiting to get out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Her latest book,
published in March 2015, Something About Nothing, is a collection of columns
from her column with the same name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Another project
dear to her heart is having a story published in the new book, We Go On:
Charity Anthology For Veterans edited by Kiki Howell which was released in
March 2015.. All proceeds will go to Veteran’s Organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Julie is a longtime
Minnesota resident who shares the tough Minnesota winters with her Granny
character. Outside of writing she likes to read, try new hobbies and scurries
to keep up with her social media. She lives with her husband and has two
shysters of her own, Boris and Natasha. Her favorite moments are those she
spends with her friends and family, especially her grandchildren.<br />
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Website: <a href="http://julieseedorf.com/">http://julieseedorf.com</a><br />
Blog: <a href="http://sprinklednotes.com/">http://sprinklednotes.com</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/julie.seedorf.author">http://www.facebook.com/julie.seedorf.author</a><br />
Amazon Author Page: <a href="http://amzn.to/1zz2Z77">http://amzn.to/1zz2Z77</a><br />
Twiiter: @JulieSeedorf<o:p></o:p></div>
Kiki Howell - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505178053235472922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826055437655596158.post-28549755328707898342015-03-16T05:32:00.003-07:002015-03-16T05:57:49.529-07:00Meet the Author - John Hansen<div class="MsoNormal">
I was thrilled to receive notice that one
of my stories had been accepted for inclusion in the anthology “We Go On.”
Although many of our veterans don’t like to talk about their experiences of
combat and war, their stories of heroism, friendship and sacrifice are both
heart-breaking and heart-warming.</div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Too often however these brave men and women
are not given the recognition and support that they deserve when they return to
home shores. I am often appalled to hear that so many of these heroes are
living in poverty and on the streets after sacrificing everything for their
countries. My father and all of my uncles served in WWII, and two cousins in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Vietnam</st1:place></st1:country-region>. I have
a son in law who is currently in the Australian Army and has served in <st1:place w:st="on">East Timor</st1:place> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Although he has not seen
combat he has been involved in the clean-up task forces sent in following
tsunamis and earthquakes etc. The trauma, death and devastation he has
experienced has effected him greatly and he ha been treated for Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">I have written a number of poems and short
stories in support of human rights, homelessness, the treatment of our veterans
especially in respect of PTSD, the disparity of wealth distribution, and fight
against poverty, animal rights and the environment. I feel that if we have been
given a gift of being able to write we should use that gift to try to make the
world a better, fairer, and safer place for all living things. A place where
acceptance rather than exclusion is the norm, and kindness and generosity the
most revered human traits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Being part of “We Go On” is an honor for
me and the fact that all profits go to support various veteran’s charities is
the icing on the cake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">As a child John Hansen wanted to be an
artist however this dream never eventuated and during his teen years John also
developed an interest in writing. His essays and writing received praise at
school and as an adult he was a regular contributor to letters to the editor
and the poetry pages of local newspapers. He studied a “writing for profit”
course with The Writing School but apart from writing a few short stories and a
lot of poetry he never pursued it as a career. Instead he joined the railway
department as a clerk, married and had children, and put a writing career on
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<span lang="EN-AU">Years later he joined an online writing
site called Hub Pages which reignited his desire to write. John is now a member
of a number of online poetry and writing groups. He has written text for two children’s
picture books, other personalised poetry for clients, and has proofread and
edited other people’s work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">John is passionate about human and animal
rights, climate and the environment, sustainability, the fairer redistribution
of wealth, organic gardening, the fight against GMO foods, and ending poverty,
sex trafficking, animal poaching, and the plight of the homeless and veterans.
He has a certificate in Permaculture Design.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">John’s writing is a mix of poetry, short
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Kiki Howell - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17505178053235472922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826055437655596158.post-28734394675084902662015-03-09T00:30:00.000-07:002015-03-11T15:30:44.703-07:00Release Day & Special Birthday Wishes<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Plantagenet Cherokee', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">With all of this in my head, I created this anthology, getting to work with many wonderful authors who gave of their time and talents to benefit such a worthy cause. With so many great veteran’s charities out there, 100% of the proceeds from this anthology will go to them, a different one chosen each month, </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: 'Plantagenet Cherokee', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">starting with the Wounded Warrior Project end of March</span><span style="font-family: 'Plantagenet Cherokee', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: 'Plantagenet Cherokee', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><a href="https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/" style="color: #771100; text-decoration: none;">https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Plantagenet Cherokee', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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