Maine E-Learning 101 with Dr. Curt Madison
Dr. Curt Madison, the new director of distance learning for the University of Maine System, says E-learning has the potential to open the walls of the classroom to a worldwide group of learners.
Dr. Curt Madison, the new director of distance learning for the University of Maine System, says E-learning has the potential to open the walls of the classroom to a worldwide group of learners.
Yvonne Perry and I have been blogging buddies since 2006 when she featured my book “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” on a Writers in the Sky podcast. Search Riehlife for archives about Yvonne Perry by typing her name in the search box. We finally met in person during my audio book launch in Nashville. Her new…
Debbie Jordan’s The World I Imagine: A creative manual for ending poverty and building peace is a collection of 47 essays originating in the column she writes for the Arizona City Independent Edition. We can find solutions to pressing social issues through community involvement and volunteerism. We’ve all experienced random acts of kindness. I love…
Darlene Roy writes: “Atlanta was fantastic!” Here’s Rocoe “Ros” Crenshaw’s lively report of how the Euguene B. Redmond Writing Club celebrated its 25th anniversary with a release of a 700-page “Drumvoices Revue.” The event raised funds for the Redmond’s learning center at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. All previous 16 issues of “Drumvoices” are included…
“The Power of Hearing a Good Story.” Terry Laszlo-Gopadze in conversation with Justine Willis Toms on the New Dimensions Cafe Podcast. Terry edited “The Spirit of a Woman: Stories That Empower and Inspire” (Santa Monica Press 2010). I’m thrilled that my story “Sliding Glass Door” was chosen to be in the company of such fine…
Karim Khan, our man in Pakistan, sent me a link revealing the work of poet Afzal Shauq. I think you’ll like it. Karim in country editor for Instanlogs.
CATHERINE RANKOVIC’S fourth book, Meet Me: Writers in St. Louis (Penultimate Press) was published April 9. Meet Me collects 13 in-depth interviews with prominent St. Louis creative writers including HARPER BARNES, CARL PHILLIPS, NTOZAKE SHANGE, GERALD EARLY, KATHLEEN FINNERAN, and QIU XIAOLONG. This marvelous book features excerpts from the writers’ work and includes author photos.