In this fourth edition of the classic book Spirit Guides: Companions and Mentors for Your Inner Journey condenses shelves of information into a slim 113 pages. Hal Zina Bennett tells you all you really need to know about spirit guides as players in your inner journey. Hal is the author of over 35 successful books….
My father, Erwin A. Thompson, turns 95 this November 9th. My birthday present to him is to establish an annual Second Mile Award. The holder of the 2010 award receives: –a $500 honorarium, –a certificate designed by my niece, –publication on Riehlife of the nomination essay. The deadline for nomination essays is November 9, 2010–my…
Every year for decades our family gathers to make cider in the barn yard on our ancestral press. It’s always the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend. For this reunion I drove my brother’s truck up to Ringhausen’s Orchard where I bought five bushels of mixed cider apples and one bushel of #2 reds. How do…
Recently I sent one of my father’s carvings to Eden Maxwell–a blogging buddy who lives in New Mexico. Eden is not only a committed writer, but a writer with profound insight into the creative process. Eden posted “Carving Time” on his blog to acknowledge my father’s critter “I.M.A. Fox”–otherwise known as “Mr. Fox.” There’s a…
Jeffrey L. Buford Jr. is my guest today on Riehlife. He grew up on the banks of the muddy Mississippi River on my father’s property. He’s a growing writer and musician. Here is our conversation. –Janet ____________________________ Riehlife: Tell us about your writing path so far. Jeffrey: Through writing about history and politics I found…
I’ve just posted the last column in the six-part Creative Catalyst cycle on the topic of multi-talented creativity. This is a guest post on Story Circle Network’s “Telling Her Stories.” Always fun for you to join in the dialogue. Here’s the link: Multi-talented? Ask the Creative Catalyst
My cousin Cynthia (aka “Cynthie”) belongs to a long standing book club called “The Ladies of the Club.” Every year they feature books by my father…and, music from his wealth of memories. Here are the notes from Meeting #31 compiled by Melodie Denson. The Ladies of the Club The Ladies of the Club met at…
Gerry Mandel’s new novel, “Shadow and Substance: My Time with Charlie Chaplin,” will be off the presses in three weeks. Twelve years in the writing. And rewriting. And rewriting. Otta be worth the read!
For decades my father carved a menagerie of animals from walnut and pine. Some of this wood came from our own place. He whittles these with two blades of a pocket knife. He’s given away 100s of these to folks who proudly display them on their desks and mantle pieces. He started to write up…
““>Where the Mountain Takes Me,” Gerry Mandel’s biographical novel of Ron Gersten’s life, is a good read. From a severly neglected childhood Ron went on to build character deep, wide, and tall. I find the story of Ron’s severely neglected childhood most compelling and moving. It’s what Ron did with his hardships that makes this…