Tag: stories

Quirky Stories & Poems to Make a Splash at 2024 L.A. Times Festival of Books

Quirky Stories & Poems is about many things real and fictional recollections about growing up, pleasure and pain, good and evil, and quirky insights into human nature. San Diego, CA – WEBWIRE – Thursday, February 22, 2024 ReadersMagnet to display Quirky Stories & Poems: Backwards, Forward & Upside Down at the 2024 L.A. Times Festival of Books. Among the clever books to debut at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2024 will be Quirky Stories & Poems: Backwards, Forward & Upside Down, by Charles Bins, a former syndicated columnist and PR pro. The book offers an often humorous look ... Read more

“Stories of Life: The Nature, Formation, and Consequences of Character” by Davidson Loehr

An Eccentric Journey through Character, War, and Wisdom Houston, TX – WEBWIRE – Friday, January 26, 2024 In the spellbinding mosaic of life, Davidson Loehrs journey unfolds, beckoning readers into a narrative that goes beyond the ordinary. From questioning Sunday School tales to a transformative odyssey through the military, photography, woodworking, academia and the ministry, his experiences culminate in Stories of Life: The Nature, Formation, and Consequences of Character. This adjective-laden theologian, musician, and combat photographer weaves a tale that invites readers to explore the complexities of character. In Stories of Life, His storytelling prowess skillfully decodes lifes threads, inviting ... Read more

People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos awarded $8,500 Grant for “Opening Doors at Manos House” program

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – July 13, 2023 – PRLog — — People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos (P&S/GyC) has been awarded $8,500 by the Pryor and Arlene Neuber Charitable Trust for its “Opening Doors at Manos House” Project, an innovative approach to the art form of the short story and to literature engagement. “This generous grant allows us to provide nearly 80 residents at Manos House opportunities to experience literature in new ways,” P&S/GyC Board Co-Chair Andrea Honore said recently. In partnership with collaborating organizations, P&S/GyC equips young adult audiences to continue their education and to be productive, successful, and employable members ... Read more

Author Kathy Whang’s New Book, “Just Saying: Tiny Stories, Thoughts, and Musings,” is a Series of Reflections and Stories Based on Observations from the Author’s Life

 Kathy Whang, who holds both a BA in psychology and a certificate in creative nonfiction from UCLA, has completed her new book, “Just Saying: Tiny Stories, Thoughts, and Musings”: a fascinating collection of varied writings and other ruminations inspired from situations and people encountered by the author at various stages of life. Six years into her retirement, author Kathy Whang began her professional career in aerospace, cycled through software engineering, banking, business operations, and ended in law firm administration. Retirement has allowed her to pursue her passion of writing full-time, which is now her new personal career. Kathy’s short stories ... Read more

People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

“Writing Our Stories” project will provide funding for a series of reading and writing workshops to be held in English and Spanish at New Jersey and Pennsylvania sites. 2018 Square Logo With Url2 LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – June 2, 2023 – PRLog — People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos (P&S/GyC) has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support its “Literature: Reading in Community, Writing Our Stories” Project, an innovative approach to the art form of the short story and to literature engagement. “We are honored to receive this generous ... Read more