[PDF] Ramblings And Reflections eBook

Author : SouthWest Writers
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,73 MB
Release : 2021-09-23
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For 35 years, SouthWest Writers, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has helped authors find their voice, through a strong collaboration of 350+ writers, editors, illustrators, publishers and marketers, gladly sharing their expertise through meeting presentations, workshops, classes, conferences and one-on-one mentoring. For more information on the group go to www.southwestwriters.com. Their motto is "Writers Helping Writers, and one of the fruits of that labor is their annual short writings contest, open to everyone. It gives writers of prose and poetry, both fiction and non-fiction, an opportunity to showcase previously unpublished work. Their 2021 contest featured 20 categories, including Animals, Biography, Crime/Mystery, Fantasy/Futuristic/Science Fiction, Historical, Humor, Horror/Suspense/Thriller, Love, Loss, Memoir, Nature, Romance, Spirituality, Social Consciousness and Travel; a literary smorgasbord containing something for every reader's taste, with several proudly showcasing southwestern themes; Native American culture, Cowboys, even alien encounters. From 337 entries received--each double-judged--the top 58 were selected for cash awards and publication. Authors published here include Chris Allen, Lynn Andrepont, Lynn Assimacpoulos, Larry Baer, Heather Bennett, Alane Brown, Bailey Burk, Joe Cappello, John Cornish, Rebecca Dakota, Donald de Noon, Vanessa Foster, Matthew Geyer, Jenny Hansen, Pk Hill, Kathleen Holmes, Carlton Holt, Ed Lehner, Laina MacRae, Conor McAnally, Tony Major, Marcia Meier, Jennifer Mitchell, Claire Murray, Matt Nyman, Sue Ann Owens, Laurie Pals, Meg Scherch Peterson, Elise Phillips, Charles Powell, Lucy M. Quinn, Dustin Ramsbacher, Carol Rawie, Tisha Reichle-Aguilera, Kimberly Rose, Lois Ruby, Lynne Sebastian, Avraham Shama, Michelle Smith, Anna Sochocky, Dana Starr, Maggie Griffin Taylor and Emmaly Weiderholt. You are sure to enjoy their imaginative, thought-provoking and entertaining stories and poems.

Author : Tim Hauserman
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 35,28 MB
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1647790662

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Join author Tim Hauserman on his solo journeys through the Sierra Nevada and the forests of Minnesota. Hauserman shares his experiences hiking by himself through some of the most spectacular landscapes in the United States. Along the way, he confronts his conflicting desires to be alone in the wilderness, then facing profound loneliness and fear once he is there. In a single instant, he goes from enjoying a shimmering mountain lake to being petrified by the sound of a bear crunching through sticks right next to his tent. Hauserman hikes the John Muir Trail through rainstorms and challenging climbs, explores the Tahoe Rim Trail on a fourteen-day excursion, and travels to Minnesota to conquer the Superior Hiking Trail, where he is inundated with bugs, faces drought, and is eerily alone on the trail with not a single other hiker in sight for days. Going It Alone combines his self-deprecating humor, what he identifies as “Stupid Tim Tricks,” and delightful descriptions of the natural surroundings. Some might describe the wilderness as the middle of nowhere or as nothingness, but for Hauserman, it is everything. While his love for nature remains undaunted through these experiences, he also discovers that he has overly high expectations for his capabilities and that he cannot just wish his loneliness away. He eventually discovers that his long walks in the woods are less about hiking and more about learning how he wants to live his life.

Author : Gene McParland
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 30,92 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1452594252

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What a gift life is! It comes ready to open every morning. Each day is totally unique. Each day can be a new adventure. It can be a source of joy, or of sorrow. It all depends on how we approach it. The secret to joyful living is learning to look at life through the eyes of a small child. As a bona fide baby boomer, I have lived a life filled with many joys and some regrets. Today I choose to live life in joy and with a sense of childlike wonderment. This book is a reflection on how to recapture the sense of wonder and joy we were born with. This book is a collection of thoughts, ramblings, and experiences about our special gift of life. Baby Boomer Ramblings offers my thoughts, observations and suggestions, on living life in a more positive and happier way. All of this is wrapped around a poem, or more correctly, a poem wrapped around lifes gifts. Personally, I prefer to live life as a poem. Poetry adds magic to life. Its the minds and hearts way of expressing ones inner voice. That is what this book does. Unlike a textbook of life that one reads and studies, poetry is recited by ones mind and speaks to ones heart and spirit. At the minimum, this book offers some food for thought on how to live in the moment. Learn how to live life with a sense of awe and childlike glee. As a baby boomer who has experienced around two-thirds of my life, Im finally at that stage where Ive finally got it. Read this book and discover how to have contentment and laughter. Become a childlike poet of life and be forever young!