Corners: Voices On Change
Corners: Voices on Change" is a collection of stories about adaptation, about passing through a critical juncture, and gaining a fresh perspective. The book is comprised of 25 stories by writers who are confronted with a major turning point in life. They face physical difficulties, marital strife, failing relationships and deal with social and mental dilemmas. Many authors speak to attitudes we carry, beliefs we share and societal values. Some writers are able to turn corners more easily than others. Plenty go on to forge a new life path while others greet the transformation as it stands and even learn how to make peace with it. ...I would highly recommend this thought-provoking collection to anyone facing a difficult transition in life. -- Reader Views
If you're feeling stuck, stagnant, or burned out, Corners: Voices on Change edited by Amy Lou Jenkins might just be the book for you. With the common thread of change and transformation running through this collection of 25 stories, essays, and other musings on paper, Corners strikes a happy balance between the advice-giving nature of the self-help genre and the storytelling feature of autobiographies and memoirs. It's like attending a group therapy session or a retreat where you get to listen to the wisdom of a diverse array of people--mothers, grandmothers, writers, poets, teachers, travelers, students, singers, combat veterans--who each have a noteworthy story to share.
... there's no denying the book's potential to inspire and move people to reflect and act on their past, present, and future circumstances. --Online Book ClubWant to know more about the essays and authors? Teasers follow:
Karen Ackland can’t go home again, if home is a particular house.
Patricia Byrne doesn’t have to be happy at all times now that her son is in recovery; loving an addict isn’t that simple.
Dawn Cogger thought she had the nearly-perfect husband, until he voted in 2016.
Cate Dicharry ferociously clings to her own identity while motherhood seeks to seduce her into abandoning many of her talents.
Linda Ferguson feels the restless wind and what it brings.
Elena Harap discovers racism in childhood word games and in another essay finds the permanence of words can bring connection.
Duane L Herrmann found a religion and lost a family.
Amy Lou Jenkins thought she’d be a hunter; one hunt changed that.
Catherine Jones found surprises in serial migraine headaches that followed her around the globe.
Catherine Lanser honeymoons in Morocco, and it’s a whirlwind.
Dione Laufenberg decides fun and financial decisions can be partners.
Julia Anne Miller’s car crash and head injury end and begin a life.
Cheri Todd Molter makes funeral sprays and decisions.
Julia Older creates a series of lush sensory images that may have you re-imagining male beauty.
Joanne Nelson can’t manufacture a perfect end to an imperfect relationship.
Colette O’Conner packs a punch.
Judy Reedy deals with the aftermath of being fired and losing her identity with pain and laughter.
Lois Roelof keeps her sisters new shoes and wonders what to do with them.
Deborah Schmedemann explores her place as linchpin between generations.
Karin Schmidt stops hiding her secret.
Bar Scott composes a song that speaks back to her.
Charlotte Mitchell Smith sets a fine table for a family gathering as a storm approaches.
Annette Van Veen Gippe loves those who left and those who stayed.
Ken Williams’s war was the nation’s war. It’s not over.
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I need to to thank you for this wonderful read!! I certainly enjoyed every little bit of it. I have got you saved as a favorite to look at new stuff you post…
On behalf of all the authors, thanks so very much! AL