THE
CAT’S MEOW
FOR
WRITERS & READERS EZINE®
A
MONTHLY ONLINE PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE
Not
Your Typical Electronic Magazine!
Issue
28, Vol. 07, © MARCH
10, 2007, Ezine:
ISSN: 2237-65
Magazine dedicated to: Carman Catalano,
Harold Clinton Welch, Pauline Mullé Infranco and Joseph Infranco.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
BIRTHDAY WISHES CORNER!
FROM THE PUBLISHER’S CORNER
by ROSANNE CATALANO
(a.k.a.
R.C.KAYLA)
FROM THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR’S CORNER
by
BEST POEM OF THE MONTH CORNER
OFF
THE PRESS!
(Author Book
Releases, Publishing News, Reading Group News
& Calls for Submissions from Publishers)
COFFEE
HOUSE 4 POETS & WRITERS
(Every Month
Published Artistic Talent – New and Established!)
POEMS,
STORIES AND STORY ARTICLES
By Debby Sorensen Carlson
“It
Has Been”, a poem
By Trisha Martin
“Love
Amid The Stacks – Part 2”, a serialized short story
By Carol Roach
“A
Blank Slate”
“I
Will Connect With You”
“A
Victoria Day to Remember”
“Are
We What We Write?”, story articles, and
“Acrostic
Poetry”
“Daughter
of
By Mandy Gray
“A
Date With A Stranger – Part 2”, a
serialized short story
By Sharlett F. Hunt
“Freedom”
“When
a Tent Becomes Your Home”
“Song
on the Mountains” and
“Thoughts
About Garbage”, story articles
By Sandra Lee Hoynacki
“For
The Longing”
“My
Bottle of Blue”
“My
Blue Isn’t Buried”, poetry
By Bryon D. Howell
“The
Pact”
“My
Best Editor”
“How
A Fisherman Put Up With Clouds”
“A
True Survivor”, poetry
By Clara B. Freeman
“The
Quilt”, a story article
By Pamela Tyree Griffin
“The
Divine Resides in Even the Lesser Things”, a story article
By Harley Sutton
“Into
the Vast Incredible”, a poem
By R. Thomas Thompson
“Another
of the Weary Blues”, an
essay
FEATURE ARTICLE
By Pamela Tyree Griffin,
“Sure Rejection Stinks. Here’s a Way to Deal
with it!”
HELPFUL ARTICLES
By Gabriel J. Adams,
“Back Pain: Not a Joking Matter!”
By Elizabeth Barhydt,
“What Do Back Pain, Sciatica Pain and
Herniated Disc Have In Common?”
By Patricia McGowan,
“Stress – Do You Need To Just Get Used to It?”
By George Knows,
“Alternative Prostate Cancer Treatment and
Prevention”
By
“Help Lower Your Cholesterol by Reading Food
Labels!”
By Mirdza Hayden
“Women’s #1 Killer: Heart Disease or Cancer?”
By V. Michael Santoro
“Under the Radar Tactics for PR Challenged
Authors”
By Steve Manning
“The Difference between Rich Authors and Poor
Authors”
By Frances Lynn
“Publication”
By Kathie Freeman
“You CAN Have Your Cats and Your Furniture
Too!”
BIRTHDAY WISHES CORNER!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
TO:
Rose Anna Schoene,
March 1st
Carol Roach,
March 6th
Nancy Currie,
March 15th
Jeanette Melchiorre,
March 27th
Tiger Catalano,
March 23rd, 1997
(yep
guys that’s my older fur-baby turning 10 this month!
Can’t
believe it myself; I remember when he was just a little thing at 6-weeks-old!)
May all your birthday wishes come true!
To see your birthday wishes here,
email us with your
name (first & last, or just first name) and birth-day (year is optional)!
FROM THE PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Rosanne Catalano
First, I would like to welcome the new members! Second,
I’d like to reiterate my good news for those who recently joined us… My second
book, titled “Mirrored Images”, is
published with Lulu Press
and available to purchase on the Home page of
this website (also see my book’s press release in our Off The Press! column).
I have begun the long and arduous journey in writing
my third book, Mirrored Images [2]; a
continuation of “Mirrored Images”. And
yes, I’m shooting for a December 2007 publication date for Mirrored Images [2]…
Now I would like to extend my CONGRATULATIONS TO SANDRA LEE HOYNACKI for her
heartfelt dedication poem “My Bottle of
Blue” being chosen as BEST POEM OF THE MONTH! To read Sandra’s excellent poem again, written
in dedication to her father who recently found out he has prostate cancer, go
to our Coffee House 4 Poets & Writers
Corner [below]! Don’t
forget to also read her other poem dedicated to her dad, titled “My Blue Isn’t Buried”, and Sandra’s wonderful poem titled “For The Longing”; also published in
our Coffee House 4 Poets & Writers
Corner! Our prayers are with you and your family
at this time,
Take a look at Wt~In
Spirit, a beautifully inspirational Christian Literary print magazine, which launched its first issue on
December 15th, 2006. The
next issue will come out on April 15th, 2007!
Besides my column
“Scripture Understood” published
in Wt~In Spirit, also
published are: Karin Lacroix, publisher
& editor of Wt~In Spirit; Rev. Karl
Kessler; Carol Roach, and Trisha Martin, along with many other writing-contributors. For only $25.00 a year you will receive 6 issues [it’s a bi-monthly
magazine] of Wt~In Spirit by
subscribing at: inspirit@wynter.ca ($50 for two years)!
Like an enchanted cottage, you are enchanted too. And
don’t ever forget that! This is why I invite you into The Enchanted Self’s website!
Founded by positive psychologist, happiness coach and published author Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, she shows, tells and inspires you on how to live a
more positive life in her many helpful and inspirational books, also with her
inspirational quotes and lovely Enchanted merchandise. Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein’s website is an enchanted cottage you must see…
If You Are a
Freelance Writer:
Do read the “Queen Bee of Filbert Publishing”, Beth
Ann Erickson’s eBook, “101 No Cost or Low Cost Techniques to Turbo Charge Your
Freelance Income”! Go to http://rckayla.filbertpub.hop.clickbank.net to pick up your copy of Beth’s eBook today; I assure
you that you won’t be sorry, as she offers a ton of helpful advice on how to
earn more than pennies for your freelance work!
Also do check out our ‘Helpful
Links’ Page for
other web sites that may be of interest to you.
Thank you to those who have written in to us. We
love hearing from you, so keep those emails coming to The Publisher’s Box™!
See you all next month … until then, Happy St. Patrick’s Day to those who celebrate it!
Now please WELCOME executive editor NANCY CURRIE, along with our many 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 websites are listed in our author’s bios.] Our
contributors love hearing from their fans so thank you!
Copyright © March 10, 2007 Rosanne
Catalano.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR’S CORNER
By Nancy Currie
Another busy month has passed us by. Here we are
almost in the middle of March. Where does the time go? I had great intentions
of getting down to the business of writing this month and here I am, sitting at
the computer wondering where all the month went.
Anyone else think time is moving faster than it used
to?
Until next month...
Copyright © March 10, 2007
MY BOTTLE OF BLUE
By Sandra Lee
Hoynacki
To my daddy this day, I dedicate to you
this poem.
I owe you much. I love you most. I
dedicate this poem to my daddy who taught me all of the most important things
in life. Things that money could never buy. He is one of a kind and can never
be replaced. I love him dearly and thank him for being the most wonderful
father a girl could have ever asked for. As I write this, some of you know he
is very ill and there are many prayers being offered up for him by special
fellow poets/poetesses and authors/writers. You know who you are and I give you
special thanks… His Love Shines So
Bright; like a Beacon upon a Stormy Night
Today I opened the door as fear coaxed me
in
A mantle filled with bottles, sitting end
to end.
Unlock the haunting door, blue tears
follow me.
I know my heart is buried, to reality must
I feel
Or drops to count in bottles my unwritten
will
My heart slowly sinking lined in blue, I
clutch
A pearl drop in a bottle, my blue tears I
touch.
The pain was there to see, clearly etched
in place
Tell- tale signs said it all, outlined his
weary face
His behavior displayed that which wasn't
spoken
Dear Lord I kneel now and staidly give
this token.
All my love to you I give, as you're my
daddy dear
"Little girl come over here as now
you'll need to hear
In this life I've loved and have always
been a fighter
But I have a resting place, one that's so
much brighter".
Instincts spoke in volumes speaking out to
me
I looked ahead and saw him, sail God's
awesome sea
Through pearls of blue these tear drops
traced
A path that led to this resting place
The silence in the room, with its crystal
bottles blue
Where tear drops all gathered to trace my
face anew
I'll share a cup of truth, and his wisdom
pure as gold
I'll leave my room of teardrops as his
hand I take to hold.
Dedicated
To: Jesse W. Allen, My
Dad; I love you daddy!
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OFF THE PRESS!
(Author Book Press Releases, Publishing News, Reading Group News
& Calls for
Submissions from Publishers)
“MIRRORED IMAGES”
A Book by ROSANNE CATALANO
On
“Mirrored Images”
by Rosanne Catalano begins with a poem about, and dedication to, her late
father and then goes into a short story about an experience with bullying in
the eighth grade of school to being saved by a guardian angel when the story
character was in her mid-30’s. An interesting read in which you, the reader,
must try to figure out which of her stories are fiction or fact…
Rosanne is excited to
introduce her second book “Mirrored Images” to
you! As explained above, it is a book containing her
collection of short stories and some poems (some fiction, some fact!) written by
her for your reading enjoyment, and for those who love guessing games! Her next
book Mirrored Images
[2] will be a continuation of “Mirrored
Images”, BUT it will be a
novel and will begin where her first Mirrored Images leaves off rather than a
collection of her poems and short stories. Mirrored Images
[2], is coming soon…stay tuned for further details!
“Mirrored Images”
is available to purchase
for only $7.50 in a
downloadable eBook, $14.16 for the print edition! Be sure to pick up your copy of “Mirrored
Images” today at
Rosanne’s web site:
www.rosannecatalano.net!
In its paperback [print] Book Edition, “Mirrored Images” is 8.5” x 11”, perfect binding, 60 # white interior
paper, black and white interior ink, 100 # white exterior paper, full-color
exterior ink. In its Downloadable eBook Edition, “Mirrored Images” is in PDF format (requires Adobe Reader
software; which is FREE to download).
Ordering Info for Rosanne
Catalano’s book:
Mirrored Images by Rosanne Catalano
Publisher: Lulu Press
Publication Date: March 2007
Price: [Paperback print-book] $14.16, [Downloadable
eBook] $7.50
Can be purchased at: http://www.rosannecatalano.net/
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“Absolutely the Last Resort” and
“Where Are You?”
Novels by Rose Anna
Schoene
“Absolutely the Last Resort” is a book written by Rose Anna Schoene that takes place up in the Catskills, high in the
mountains, where the lush green terrain is dotted with family-owned and
operated Inns and Resorts. Naively, Gina, a precocious young widow and her, shy
by nature but now driven, brother, Johnny, purchase a Resort and become part of
this deceivingly peaceful scene…
The author Rose Anna Schoene
is a native New Yorker who
made her writing debut with Absolutely the Last Resort, a charming and nostalgic family-oriented book,
which fictionalizes many of the author’s personal experiences owning a resort
in the
She has a writing style that is both entertaining and uplifting which reflects Rose Anna’s