Parker Palmer begins the first chapter of On the Brink of Everything by describing how  he came to the title of his book. He starts with dictionary definitions of “on the brink” noting that most of them are negative. I’m not sure...

Book Giveaway! I am delighted to announce that Parker J. Palmer’s On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity and Getting Old – is our next Book Giveaway! I’ve only read a few pages but I’m already hooked! Though he writes...

The Untold Story of the Real Me Recently, I created a blog post centered on a poem, “(I’m a Survivor) The Labels of My Life,” by Quenten, one of the young men involved in Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop....

Congratulations to DeAnn Akins for winning Greg John’s Notes from the Playground and to Jan Meyer for winning Phyllis Cole-Dai and Ruby R. Wilson’s Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems. Our next Book Giveaway is The Courage Way:...

I decided to start each week by reading a mindfulness poem from Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems. I thought I’d share something from the first poem here, but I didn’t get that far. I was so taken...

January Book Giveaway: Poetry of Presence This month’s Book Giveaway, Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems, has over 150 mindfulness poems to ease your spirit throughout the year. Below is a profile of Barbara Crooker, one of the...

January Book Giveaway! I’m delighted to announce that Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems edited by Phyllis Cole-Dai and Ruby R. Wilson is our next Book Giveaway. Poetry of Presence is the perfect book to start off the...

Book Giveaway: Notes from the Playground As a special thank you to our subscribers to our blog, each month we will give away autographed books by a wide range of authors and poets. Winners are picked randomly at the end...

The editor’s life, or at least mine, is episodic. Projects come and go, and when they’re on, they’re really on. I relish the deep dives into these editing projects, immersing myself in someone else’s ideas and writing, finding their voice...

May 13th Book Giveaway: In honor of World Bonsai Day (May 13th), we will be giving away an autographed copy of The Peace Tree from Hiroshima: The Little Bonsai with a Big Story written by Sandra Moore and illustrated by Kazumi Wilds....