New Book Gives Voice To Siblings

Day by Day is a collection of first hand stories written by children and young adults who have been affected by a sibling with a serious illness. Often considered "the forgotten ones," they learn to embrace the challenges of their situation and transform into strong, spiritual, and caring people.

There will be a public reading this Thursday, May 15 in New York City: See details. Author Christine Frisbee was recently featured on NY1 Television: View video.

So Much More in Store
by Lese Dunton

Samples For (eco)mpassion is an enchanted sample sale store in Greenwich Village, New York, owned by Ike Rodriquez. You can generate any number of helpful deeds just by shopping for yourself. Trees planted, clean water provided, and... continued

by Victoria Barkley

A mother can always reach her daughter -- especially from Heaven. continued

Eat Your Vegetables
by Jon Simonds

"I have one lousy question," she says, stomping her foot in an effort to command attention and then hesitating, waiting for the sound of silence that follows, or, maybe wondering what brought her to this moment where all eyes fell in her direction... continued

The Fork
by Daniel Meltzer

This poem was read on American Public Radio and was chosen for inclusion in restaurant menus for National Poetry Month.

Let us pause to consider the fork,
Without which we'd finger our pork,
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"Best Job I Ever Had"

Viola Vaughn had worked in Africa for most of her life and considered it home. So she and her husband returned there to raise their new brood and "watch the coconut trees grow."

"But the universe had other things in mind for me," says Vaughn. continued

The Coming of Spring
by Saikat Mondal

...A lake nearby reflects the azure sky.
As if a magician with his magic wand
In the depths of night touched
And Earth desolate, to a garden of paradise transformed...
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