THE CAT’S MEOW

FOR WRITERS & READERS EZINE®

Not Your Typical Online-Magazine!

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS

AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Issue 25, Vol. 06

© DECEMBER 10, 2006

Rosanne Catalano, (a.k.a. R.C.Kayla),

Publisher, Editor-in-Chief and Author

Ezine:  ISSN:  2237-65

Home of The Cat’s Meow for Writers & Readers Ezine® And

 Rosanne Catalano’s Author Website – www.rosannecatalano.net

Associate Editor:  Nancy Currie; Editorial Production Assistant, Technical Writer and Webmaster / Web Designer

Nancy’s Author Website – webwriterworx.50webs.com/ [Under Construction at this time]

 

 

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IN THIS ISSUE:

 

BEST POEM OF THE MONTH CORNER

 

BIRTHDAY WISHES CORNER!

 

PUBLISHER’S CORNER – ROSANNE CATALANO (a.k.a. R.C.KAYLA)

 

EDITOR’S CORNER – NANCY CURRIE

 

OFF THE PRESS!

(Author Book Releases, Publishing News, Reading Group News

 & Calls for Submissions from Publishers)

 

COFFEE HOUSE 4 POETS & WITERS

(Every Month Published Artistic Talent – New and Established!)

 

“My Little Star,” “The Blue Dress,” “A Special Kind of Christmas” and “Hannah’s Special Christmas,” story articles

By CAROL ROACH

 

“On Call – Part 7,” serialized short story

“Mid Life Drought” and “Dear Mrs. ‘Claws’,” poetry

By SANDRA LEE HOYNACKI

 

“The Giving Gift: a Holiday Short Story”

By BRIAN JOSEPH

 

“Single Mother of Four Credits Being Broke With Saving Her Family from Getting Scammed,” a story article

By TRISHA MARTIN

 

“Another Senior Moment,” “Life and All it is Worth,” “Christmas and the Wild Turkeys” and “Another Miracle,” story articles

“Christmas Blessings,” Christmas in my Heart,” “Christmas Is,” “A Song Dedicated to My Momma,” and

 “What Christmas Means to Me,” poetry

By SHARLETT F. HUNT

 

“Cave Babies,” a short story

By PAMELA PERRY BLAINE

 

“Echoes from Beneath the Skin,” a short story

“IN-DI-JES-TIC PO-ETRY,” “Destiny,” and “A Forceful Tongue,” poetry

By DON CRAWFORD

 

“Angels,” a poem

By DEBBY SORENSEN CARLSON

 

“In Your Cappuccino World,” and “If Only for a Moment,” poetry,

and “Lupus Put a Hitch in My Giddyup,” a story article

By KAY / WRITEWIZE

 

“Smokey,” a short story

By CONNIE VIGIL PLATT

 

“Angel on Earth,” a short story

By CARLA LANGE

 

“Pan’s Pizza, Predicament,” a short story, and “Hark!” a poem

By R. THOMAS THOMPSON

 

FEATURE ARTICLE

 

By CARINE NADEL, “Holiday Madness”

 

ARTICLES

 

By PETE GLOCKER, “Are You Ready For Holiday Shopping This Year?”

 

By BONNIE MOSS, “Holidays: Add a Touch of Calm and Serenity”

 

By JIM GUSTAFSON, “Short Pans and Endless Hams”

 

By CLINT HITCHCOCK, “Decorating Your Home for Christmas”

 

By LEIGH ANNE JASHEWAY-BRYANT, “45 Fun Ways to Preserve Your Sanity, Your Waistline

and Your Pocketbook During the Holidays”

 

By AVIS WARD, “12 Days of Making Christmas Meaningful”

 

By DAVID BROOKS, “Winter and Christmas Holiday Hazards for PETS”

 

By SANDY PROSDOCIMO, “Tips to Surviving this Season”

 

By BETH ANN ERICKSON, “Top Tips to Increase Your Productivity as a Writer”

 

 

BEST POEM OF THE MONTH CORNER

 

Even the Animals Know

By Carol Dee Meeks


The night serene in peace
like doves while angels sing
their praise of love, their strength
like current ampere flows,
in awe each animal, he knows.

The night is calm, the night is still,

and there's a light upon the hill.

It shines so bright,

the star this night
Oh! What a glorious sight.

Even the animals
all know. The child that lays
atop the hay, the child
who comes and makes us free,
even the animals take a knee.

Even the animals all know,
its Christmas here, the world’s aglow.
This winter time, this season's best
even the animals know we're blest.

 

 

Copyright © 2004 Carol Dee Meeks.

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Be sure to read Carol Dee Meeks’ other poem titled “A Baby Boy was Born” in our Coffee House 4 Poets & Writers Corner below!

Many of her other poems can be found at Storytime Tapestry, right here, and other publications (please see Carol’s author bio)!

 

 

 

BIRTHDAY WISHES CORNER!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  TO:

 

Vincent C. Catalano, December 11th, 1949

 

SHIRLEY SHAR, December 10th, 1918

 

Rose Petrozza, December 21st, 1926

 

 

May all your birthday wishes come true!

 

 

Please, let’s get this space filled up with many more birthdays…

Email us with your name (first and last, or just first name if you wish) and birthday (year is optional)!

 

 

PUBLISHER’S CORNER

By Rosanne Catalano

 

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS and a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Also welcome to our new members!  We’re glad you joined us during this time of year.  I love Christmas as much as I did when I was a little girl! And I’m excited about this month’s issue; it’s packed with Christmasy poetry, short stories and helpful, informative articles for coping with the holidays that will leave you breathless.  Btw, hubby & I had a fabulous Thanksgiving and vacation in Florida last month! It is exactly what we needed, and it was wonderful visiting with family… But it’s also good to be back to a routine. There was only one problem while there, my back and knee hurt from a too-soft mattress! This was because I suffer with chronic back and knee pain…

 

Although I do not often speak of this and I truly don’t want to be depressing, I have lived with chronic pain every day for the past 13 years… I fell down a flight of stairs [on my way to work] three years before my hubby and I met. I now cope with constant pain due to the internal injuries this caused. An orthopedic surgeon confirmed my injuries by taking MRI’s.  My pain while in Florida was extremely bad; although I loved the pillows – it felt as if I was sleeping on heavenly clouds! – the too-soft mattress, however, was horrible for me but wonderful for my husband! The reason I’m telling you this is because upon reading our contributor Kay/Writewize’s story article, “Lupus Put a Hitch in My Guddyup,” I’m now seriously thinking of having the back & knee surgeries a previous orthopedic surgeon wanted to do.  I can relate to Kay’s story, living with chronic illness is often worse than chronic pain; chronic illness often comes with constant pain too. So, instead of going with my previous orthopedic doctor, I have been doing extensive research into another one. And upon reading an article in New York ® magazine, where they ranked Hospital for Special Surgery [HSS] as #1 for Orthopedics in NYC, I’ve decided to consult with the doctors there instead! I feel good about my decision to do so. Doing RESEARCH before having surgery of any kind is an excellent idea, and the best way to be an informed patient. If I do have the surgeries, I will keep you informed… just now I’m too scared. But the pain is getting WORSE. So we shall see, I can’t wait much longer… I would love for the ortho doctor at “Hospital for Special Surgery [HSS]” to do both surgeries in one day, but I know that’s not possible. So, please always do RESEARCH when making medical decisions.

 

On a more CHEERFUL note,

CONGRATULATIONS TO CAROL DEE MEEKS for her wonderful poem “Even the Animals Know” being chosen as Best Poem of the Month! To read more of her excellent work, scroll down to our Coffee House 4 Poets & Writers Corner!

 

COME & READ

MY first-ever COLUMN

Scripture Understood

and other publishers, editors & authors in

 Wt~In Spirit Christian Literary Magazine

(Not Your Typical Christian magazine)!

 

Wt~In Spirit, a print [hard copy] magazine, is launching its first issue on December 15th, 2006!

Be sure to read the magazine’s debut with MY COLUMN published in it….along with Karin Lacroix, editor of Wynterblue Thunder Publications and now Wt~In Spirit; Carol Roach, publisher of Storytime Tapestry and author of “Picking Up the Pieces: A Woman’s Journey;” Paula Booher, a senior writer for Storytime Tapestry and editor of her own newsletter “Morning Devotions,” and Trisha Martin, a contributor of this magazine, editor of “My Sister’s Voice” newsletter, and author of “My Naked Mind: An Intimate Collection of Poetry!”

 

Only $25.00 a year, you can receive the first issue of Wt~In Spirit, and subsequent issues, by subscribing at inspirit@wynter.ca

 

Editor of Wt~In Spirit:  Karin Lacroix

 

Columnists for Wt~In Spirit:

 

Carol Roach, Tapestry of the Word

Paula Booher, Down to Earth

Trisha Martin, Talking with Trish

Rosanne Catalano, Scripture Understood

 

Please also see the “Off the Press!” column in this magazine [below], for more information on Wt~In Spirit…

Now I have another ANNOUNCEMENT to make:

Beth Ann Erickson, editor for Filbert Publishing.com and The Cat’s Meow for Writers & Readers Ezine are now writing-associates!  Beth is known as the “Queen Bee of Filbert Publishing,” and says she doesn’t want freelance writers to write for peanuts ever again!  She wants you, the freelance writer, to inject your writing career with the power it needs to create the writing life you deserve! So, go to http://rckayla.filbertpub.hop.clickbank.net, to get your copy of Beth Ann Erickson’s eBook “101 No Cost or Low Cost Techniques to Turbo Charge Your Freelance Income” today!

ALSO SEE Beth’s very helpful article, with tips on how to be a more productive writer, in our Articles section [below]…

 

Come CELEBRATE this season by wearing and sharing DR. BARBARA’S ENCHANTED SELF NECKLACES! These handmade necklaces in sterling silver are the perfect holiday gift or self indulgence. Each one is created around a one-of-a-kind blown glass heart. Your mother, your teen-age daughter, your best friend, or you, will all love wearing the ENCHANTED SELF necklaces! For more information on ordering, please contact Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein at 1-877-BJOYFUL, or visit her website at www.enchantedself.com [accepting Visa, Mastercard, Check, Money Order, and Paypal.]

 

Please WELCOME our wonderful associate editor Nancy Currie along with our many published authors; some new, some established who have written poems, short stories and helpful informative articles for you. If you are moved by what they have written, please do let them know by email or by visiting their websites. [Email addresses and author sites are listed in our author’s bios.] 

 

My prayers for you all during the holidays are that they bring much cheer, peace and precious moments with your loved ones, without the stress associated with this season!

 

 

 

Magazine dedicated to:

My dad, Carman Peter Catalano

My stepdad, Harold Clinton Welch

My grandmother, Pauline Mulle Infranco

My godfather, Joseph Infranco

Forever in our hearts

 

 

Copyright © December 10, 2006 Rosanne Catalano.

http://thecatsmeowforwritersreaders.blogspot.com

http://www.rosannecatalano.net

 

 

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EDITOR’S CORNER

By Nancy Currie

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

Well the holiday season is here, and before we know it, it will be gone again for another year. With all the shopping, baking, visiting, and general joy spreading I haven’t had a moment to write anything except Christmas cards! So, I’ll keep this brief. To all of you who celebrate this holiday season have a joyful, happy time and to those of you who don’t celebrate Christmas I wish you the best of health and happiness. Now back to my Christmas cards!

 

Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years!

 

 

Copyright © December 10, 2006 Nancy Currie.

http://webwriterworx.50webs.com/

 

 

 

 

OFF THE PRESS! CORNER

 

ANNOUNCING A NEW CHRISTIAN LITERARY MAGAZINE; NOT YOUR TYPICAL CHRISTIAN MAGAZINE!

 

Wynterblue Thunder Publications is honored to announce Wt~ In Spirit, a new bi-monthly, print [hard copy] Christian literary magazine!  Wt~In Spirit has readership and contributors from Christian communities around the world.

 

Wt~In Spirit will be launching on December 15th, 2006 just in time for Christmas!

 

Content includes the following:

 

Stories & Poetry


First person, and fictional accounts, of how the Lord has touched the everyday lives of our readers.

 

Pray for Me


Prayer requests from our readership.

 

Down to Earth

Paula Booher will be contributing a truly inspirational column about how simple it really is to keep our Lord in our hearts and minds – no matter what is going on around us.

 

Tapestry of the Word

Carol Roach, an accomplished author and publisher, will fill this column with interviews, contest winners’ poetry and short stories, special prayer requests, editorials and love from her daily newsletter, Storytime Tapestry.

 

Scripture Understood