A Call for Messy Truths… LITFRIENDS Newsletter#3 This is the online version of our newsletter from Jack Walker Press, Amy Lou Jenkins, and FirstPerson Writing Mothers and Fathers and Messy Histories This Mothers and Fathers Day season has me thinking of my roots and family stories. If you’ve ever watched Skip Gates’ Finding Your Roots, …
A Call for Messy Truths… LITFRIENDS Newsletter#3 This is the online version of our newsletter from Jack Walker Press, Amy Lou Jenkins, and FirstPerson Writing Mothers and Fathers and Messy Histories This season of Mother’s and Father’s Day has me thinking of my roots and of family stories. If you’ve ever watched Skip Gates’ Finding …
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New book trailer for ‘Corners; Voices on Change” I’ll be honest here. We had a book trailer created for Corners when it first came out. We never released it because it felt like the wrong tone. The music sounded like an alternate theme to the Mission Impossible movie series. Corners; Voices on Change is about the …
Bedtime Book for Little Ones Goodnight Dear One Surround your dear little one with love as you read them to sleep. Goodnight Dear One offers pleasure and love to the little one as they calm and get ready for bed. Reading to little ones is essential not only to the development of literacy, but also as …
Celebrate ‘FRIENDS’ With a .99 Cents Flash Sale Accept the times no one stood with you. Consider the meaning of the memories no one ever speaks of. Navigate the mostly virtual friendships. Thank the teachers and the givers. Say good-by because it’s time or because you have no other choice. Navigate relationships when paths diverge. …
Elan Barnehama and Amy Lou Jenkins in a Conversation about Long-Term Friendships ALJ. When I read your wonderful essay “Showing Up,’ now published in FRIENDS, I was struck by feelings of estrangement and, on the other hand, the comfort of friends. These two emotions seemed to be bantering throughout the essays. It felt familiar and …
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 anthropomorphizing animal behaviors. Students are …
Betsy Robinson and Amy Lou Jenkins in a Conversation About What can be Learned Within Friendships of Contrast Buy Friends at Amazon or your favorite bookseller including your indie bookstore. ALJ Hi Betsy, I loved your essay, ‘Two Kinds of Gardeners,’ in Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship and I admit, I tend to …
A Chance To Win a Free Copy of ‘Friends: Voices on The Gift of Companionship’ This promotion has ended and all winning copies have been sent, you can still request a digital review copy of’ ‘FRIENDS.’ By requesting, you agree to publish an honest review in print or web and to email AL@JackWalkerPressDOTcom to share …