Latest Dispatches From AL
Call for Submissions: New Anthologies JWP 2024
Call for Submissions: Voices on the Gift of Aging Jack Walker Press invites writers to submit personal essays for our upcoming anthology, "Voices on the Gift of Aging" (working title). We seek reflections, and insightful and transformative narratives exploring the multifaceted aging journey. We aim to celebrate the richness, wisdom,...
LitFriends Newsletter: New Year, New Projects
Subscribe to LitFriends First Name: Email: I agree to receive email updates and promotions. Submit LitFriends: New Year, New Projects Dear LitFriends, Happy New Year to our esteemed community of writers and readers. We hope this message finds you immersed in the joy of storytelling and creative exploration. If not,...
Latest Book Review Dispatches From AL
Book Review Summary: ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’
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Book review of ‘Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel’
Book Review of 'Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel' by Carl Safina Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel, by Carl Safina, Henry Holt Co., 2015, 480 p. Many scholars from those enrolled in Middle School General Science to PhD professors have been exposed to and likely held the standard that prohibits...
Book review ‘The Genius of Birds’ by Ackerman
Book review 'The Genius of Birds' by Ackerman Prepare to be annoying. Have you ever experienced a friend or family member who kept looking up over a book with did-you-know facts? I was that person when I read the first chapter of Michael Pollan's the Botany of Desire. I had...
Swimming with V.S. Naipaul in ‘An Area of Darkness’
An Area of Darkness I took V.S. Naipaul to the lake with me. I sat in a lawn chair with my feet in the water. The August day was warm, but I had a cool bottle of water and some cherries, cold and hard from the...
Latest Dispatches From AL For Writers
Call for Submissions: New Anthologies JWP 2024
Call for Submissions: Voices on the Gift of Aging Jack Walker Press invites writers to submit personal essays for our upcoming anthology, "Voices on the Gift of Aging" (working title). We seek reflections, and insightful and transformative narratives exploring the multifaceted aging journey. We aim to celebrate the richness, wisdom,...
LitFriends Newsletter: New Year, New Projects
Subscribe to LitFriends First Name: Email: I agree to receive email updates and promotions. Submit LitFriends: New Year, New Projects Dear LitFriends, Happy New Year to our esteemed community of writers and readers. We hope this message finds you immersed in the joy of storytelling and creative exploration. If not,...
LitFriends Newsletter: December is a Great Month
December is a Great Month! Know Why? LitFriends Newsletter --Because this community cares about the written word and critical thinking. Dear LitFriends, This holiday season, I'd like to share why this newsletter and the work of JackWalkerPress.com and AmyLouJenkins.com is so important to me. My thoughts and opinions have evolved...