tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24149581987986637302024-03-14T01:45:23.608-07:00A Kind of Mad CourageOfficial Website for the Short Story Collection. Available in ebook and paperback. Makes a great gift!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677049055447155520noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414958198798663730.post-41041271469132602082014-07-27T06:16:00.000-07:002014-07-27T06:16:39.827-07:00A Fab First Quarter!Very excited to report that the A KIND OF MAD COURAGE is off to a pretty good start! We've had a bunch of really great reviews! <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kind-Mad-Courage-Stories-Mothers-ebook/dp/B00K1U7CTQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t" target="_blank">Click here to get your copy now!</a> </b><br />
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“This is such an incredible
compilation of short stories. As a mother and a daughter who has lost
her mother, I identified with so many of the tales woven into this
beautiful work of fiction.... I admire this very talented group of
authors for the superior quality of the work they have produced as
well as the very worthy cause they have supported with their efforts.
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“This collection of eclectic short
stories about mothers, women, and others, is so worth reading.”</div>
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“Many of these stories touch the
heart and well explore the human and, in particular, the female human
condition. This is the kind of short story collection that bears
reading and re-reading.”</div>
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“They are all very good...and I think
your favourites will depend on which aspects of the mother-daughter
relationship interest you, and your own experiences, I imagine. Well
done, ladies, highly recommended!”</div>
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“Wonderfully written short stories of
mothers with the courage of lions.....but get a tissue box for
some.....you may need it! I enjoyed reading this book thoroughly. It
was a blessing and an honor.”</div>
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“So many messages, such great food
for mind and soul. The emotional truth in each of these stories is
what will touch to the core. One of the best short story anthologies
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“I adored 'A Kind of Mad Courage'. I
loved the tapestry of perspectives about mothers and the mother-child
relationship. I found myself, my mother, and my own daughters in
these stories over and over again. It is funny, charming, thoughtful,
and poignant ... a perfect go-to for my bedside table.”</div>
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“This is a sweet collection of
tender, funny and sometimes poignant short stories exploring facets
of motherhood. There’s a good mix of stories here – dramas,
quirky comedies and a little romance thrown in for good measure...
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“I took my time with this collection
of stories, sometimes plowing through a couple of tales in an
afternoon, at other times savoring each word and phrase of another. I
know I'll be returning to some of the stories often.... It's a
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We've already raised hundreds of dollars for the foundation. Please keep reading! <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kind-Mad-Courage-Stories-Mothers-ebook/dp/B00K1U7CTQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t" target="_blank">Click here to get your copy now!</a></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677049055447155520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414958198798663730.post-69723320176619883962014-04-11T14:35:00.001-07:002019-01-17T11:22:50.056-08:00A KIND OF MAD COURAGE<h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nineteen
authors from around the world were given six weeks or less to produce “a story
involving a mother somehow.” The result is a gorgeously eclectic collection of
tales that will make you laugh, cry, and truly appreciate the “mad courage” of
motherhood.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/laura-chapman.html" target="_blank">Laura Chapman</a>, <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/the-editors.html" target="_blank">Francine LaSala</a>, <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/nikki-mahood.html" target="_blank">Nikki Mahood</a>, <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/heather-mccoubrey.html" target="_blank">Heather McCoubrey</a></b>, and<b> </b><a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/karen-e-martin_11.html" target="_blank"><b>Karen E. Martin</b></a> each present unique takes on
impending motherhood, while <b><a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/sheryn-macmunn.html" target="_blank">Sheryn MacMunn</a>, <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/k-c-wilder.html" target="_blank">kc wilder</a>,
</b>and <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/julie-valerie.html" target="_blank"><b>Julie Valerie</b></a> portray the
end of the journey. <b><a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/samantha-stroh-bailey.html" target="_blank">Samantha Stroh Bailey</a>,
<a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/louise-wise.html" target="_blank">Louise Wise</a>, </b>and
<a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/maria-schulz.html" target="_blank"><b>Maria Schulz</b></a> show the pride and
peril of dealing with teenage daughters, while <b><a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/elke-feuer.html" target="_blank">Elke Feuer</a>, <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/diana-shafter-gliedman.html" target="_blank">Diana Shafter Gliedman</a>, </b>and <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/donna-valenti.html" target="_blank"><b>Donna Valenti</b></a> demonstrate that a mother’s work
is never done, even under the craziest of circumstances. <b><a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/regina-clark.html" target="_blank">Regina-Cash Clark</a>, <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/wendy-janes.html" target="_blank">Wendy Janes</a>, </b>and <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/monique-mcdonell.html" target="_blank"><b>Monique McDonell</b></a><a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/monique-mcdonell.html" target="_blank"> </a>explore the impact on lives in
which mothers go “missing,” while <b><a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/carey-heywood.html" target="_blank">Carey Heywood</a> </b>and <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/jen-tucker.html" target="_blank"><b>Jen Tucker</b></a> warm your heart and tear it out,
respectively. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Samantha Stroh Bailey - “Hide and
Seek” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Regina Cash-Clark - “Autumn's
Eyes”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laura Chapman - “Oh Baby”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Elke Feuer - “The Sacrifice”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Diana Gliedman - “Love in the
Time of Cannibals”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Carey Heywood - “A Poem for
Mommy”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wendy Janes - “Verity”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Francine LaSala - “Monkey Bread”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sheryn MacMunn - “Last Words”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nikki Mahood - “This Year's Love”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Karen E. Martin - “Two Thousand
Steps”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Heather McCoubrey - “Emily's
Promise”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Monique McDonell - “A Tale of Two
Mothers”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maria Schulz - “Like a Boomerang”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jen Tucker - “Heartstrings”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Donna Valenti - “In the Nick of
Time” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Julie Valerie - “LLL”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">k.c. wilder - “Lady in Red”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Louise Wise - “Becky's Mum”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>**All proceeds
benefit The Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation.**</b></span></span><br />
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and Seek - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/samantha-stroh-bailey.html" target="_blank">Samantha Stroh Bailey</a><br />
</b>Claire's teenage
daughter, Emily, goes missing on a birthday cruise, and Claire can only fear
the worst from the lately rebellious teen... </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Autumn's
Eyes - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/regina-clark.html" target="_blank">Regina Cash-Clark</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>
</b><span data-measureme="1"><span class="null">What would it take to push a
mother to her limit, for her to leave three of her four children
behind? Desperate lives lead to desperate choices. How far will June go?</span></span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Oh
Baby - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/laura-chapman.html" target="_blank">Laura Chapman</a><br />
</b>Rocker Tuck and
new wife Autumn return from Chapman's "Ten Drummers Drumming" (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Merry-Bright-Isabella-Louise-Anderson-ebook/dp/B00GNR1WII/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1397296555&sr=1-3&keywords=Merry+%26+Bright" target="_blank"><i>Merry & Bright</i></a>), now with a baby on
the way.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The
Sacrifice - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/elke-feuer.html" target="_blank">Elke Feuer</a><br />
</b>Melissa learns there
isn't anything she won't do to protect her children from the abuse and neglect
of her alcoholic husband Roger...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Love
in the Time of Cannibals - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/diana-shafter-gliedman.html" target="_blank">Diana Shafter Gliedman</a><br />
</b>Could a zombie apocalypse
finally give rudderless Jessica the direction she needs--and the connection she
craves? It will if her mother has anything to say about it. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>A
Poem for Mommy - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/carey-heywood.html" target="_blank">Carey Heywood</a><br />
</b>In helping his young daughter craft a poem for Mother's Day,
a father beautifully recounts the story of the romance with her mother that led to them
becoming a family.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Verity - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/wendy-janes.html" target="_blank">Wendy Janes</a> <br />
</b>After an accident means she'll no longer be able to live on her own, septuagenarian Susan may need to divulge a
secret she's been keeping from Verity all her life. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Monkey
Bread - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/the-editors.html" target="_blank">Francine LaSala</a><br />
</b>Amy and Deck (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rita-Hayworths-Shoes-Francine-LaSala-ebook/dp/B007ZHVB1I/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1397295974&sr=1-1&keywords=rita+hayworth%27s+shoes" target="_blank"><i>Rita Hayworth's Shoes</i></a>) learn more about
having babies than they ever wanted to know at a madcap family dinner
celebrating Presidents' Day. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Last
Words - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/sheryn-macmunn.html" target="_blank">Sheryn MacMunn</a><br />
</b>The bond
shared between Ruth (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Out-Sheryn-MacMunn-ebook/dp/B007SGVSAA/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1397296020&sr=1-2&keywords=finding+out" target="_blank"><i>Finding Out</i></a>) and
her mother, Eliza, is revealed, from the time of Ruth's childhood before the War to the
death of Eliza.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>This
Year's Love - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/nikki-mahood.html" target="_blank">Nikki Mahood</a><br />
</b>Fallon and Abner are married, mortgaged, and expecting a baby any minute in this fun, heartfelt mini-sequel to <i>Fallen</i>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Two
Thousand Steps - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/karen-e-martin_11.html" target="_blank">Karen E. Martin</a><br />
</b>With the unsolicited help of a fairy
friend from their childhood, two grown sisters - one with kids, one without - each get
to walk a mile in the other's shoes...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Emily's
Promise - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/heather-mccoubrey.html" target="_blank">Heather McCoubrey</a><br />
</b>Even though pregnant
Emily's life is shattered by Jason's infidelity the night
before her wedding, she's determined to give her baby the best life possible. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>A
Tale of Two Mothers - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/monique-mcdonell.html" target="_blank">Monique McDonell</a><br />
</b>How do you deal with the
mother who abandoned you when she shows up out of the blue - and what does it
mean for the woman who raised you? Chloe's about to find out.<b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1397492058452_2172"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1397492058452_2171" style="color: #343434;"> </span></b></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1397492058452_2172"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1397492058452_2171" style="color: #343434;">Like a Boomerang - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/maria-schulz.html" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1397492058452_2175" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1397492058452_2174" style="color: #218f92; text-decoration: none;">Maria Schulz</span></a></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1397492058452_1853" style="color: #343434;">Tess has
been stressing out her mother, Charlotte, since the day she was born. </span><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1397492058452_2072" style="color: #343434;">But when disaster strikes during a campus Halloween party, it
could prove the worst stress yet…</span><b> </b></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Heartstrings - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/jen-tucker.html" target="_blank">Jen Tucker</a><br />
</b>Young widow Vicki's no
stranger to loss--and guilt, as another mother's loss helped her daughter live. Will meeting up help the two mothers heal? Or make matters worse? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>In
the Nick of Time </b><b>- <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/donna-valenti.html" target="_blank">Donna Valenti</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Iris may be dead but her
insistence on looking after her children is far from buried. Will her husband
Nick get it together? Or will Iris have to move Heaven and Earth to make him?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>LLL - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/julie-valerie.html" target="_blank">Julie Valerie</a><br />
</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1397555704348_7815">W</span><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1397555704348_7812">ords
of wisdom from the game of Scrabble unite a daughter with her aging
mother, a former Scrabble champion whose mental faculties are quickly
fading</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Lady
in Red - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/k-c-wilder.html" target="_blank">k.c. wilder</a><br />
</b>Her dying "Gran" is the only mother she's ever known. But only
when Gran is gone does a woman discover the woman her grandmother really was, and the secrets she hid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Becky's
Mum - <a href="http://akindofmadcourage.blogspot.com/p/louise-wise.html" target="_blank">Louise Wise</a><br />
</b>Straight-A student
Becky's being pulled off the straight-and-narrow by her derelict boyfriend
Darren. Will her mother's wisdom sink in before it's too late?</span></span><br />
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