HAPPY 2015!

Happy 2015!
So glad to have you here on the scene.
There's so much potential in being blessed to see the new year.
How will you usher this new day and time in?

Are you working on a poetic piece to round out your collection? Pitching agents with a book proposal? Scheduling appearances? Or simply trying to navigate your direction for the rest of the year?

Wherever you are on your creative journey, I'm wishing you fewer detours on the road to success, and a year of fulfilled dreams and prosperity!

In the words of Walt Disney, "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."

Happy Holidays***Wishing you a Cool Yule!

Happy Holidays, Readers!
As we enter into the holiday season, I wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks for your support and readership. You are appreciated.

Thank you is also in order for those of you who have purchased my books over the last year, either for yourself or for family and friends.

For those of you who have not, it's not too late!
Whether it's my book of powerful poems or my short stories on Viet Nam, there's something for a variety of tastes and literary interests.

These titles are available at AMAZON.COM, or contact me directly through the email provided on this site.

Need a poet or author for your school, church, or holiday event?
Consider booking me for signings, career day visits, and poetry readings throughout the Chicago land area.
It would be my pleasure to come out and connect with you.

 ...Whether you've been "naughty or nice," here's wishing you a wonderful holiday season, blessed with good times and good health!

Warmly,

A.D.  

Thanksgiving Reflections

2014.
It's been a year of trials and triumphs for many of us.
From the Ebola crisis, to upheavals in the White House, to the collective loss of entertainment greats like Joan Rivers and Robin Williams...to the pride generated by the Jackie Robinson baseball team.
We've seen highs and lows. We've witnessed peaks and valleys.

Still, amid all the chaos and the continuous increase in the cost of living, there is much for which we all can be grateful.
Important, enriching things....like food, shelter, family, friendship, health, and more.


With this is mind, I'd like to wish you and yours continued blessings for Thanksgiving,
...and memories as rich as grandma's gravy!


Regards,

A.D.

Happy Halloween! Guest Poet Feature

Halloween Things

By Susan Sundwall

These are the things of Halloween

A ghost, a witch and Frankenstein green

A pumpkin, a bat and a bushy tailed cat

My big brother Tom in his old wizard hat

Knocking on doors all down the street

We fill up our bags with good things to eat

There’s Billy Taylor dressed like a ghost

Without any pillows, he’s fatter than most

We’re lucky we didn’t see Sally Ann Green

They say that she’s really a vampire queen

At last it’s too dark to stay out much later

We drag ourselves home and lay out our treasure

It’s spooky and silly and great gobs of fun

Oh how I hate to see Halloween done

BIO:
Susan Sundwall is an author, blogger and playwright. She has been published in various anthologies, including Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Join Me for an End of Summer Poetry Reading

Summer's seduction will soon be a thing of the past.
With this in mind, I hope you'll join me for some hot poetry and cool conversation at the Beverly Library.

DATE: September 20, 2014
TIME: 2:30-4:30 P.M.
PLACE: BEVERLY LIBRARY on 95th & Damen, Chicago


The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments and open mic!

Don't miss it.

With the start of a new school year just around the corner, I'd like to share a poem I wrote many years ago, that still has relevance now. Please feel free to share your comments, or to connect for information regarding future bookings at your school gathering.

Enjoy!

TEACHERS

They are people

We all know

In a place

We all go.

A place we all should have been

To receive a little knowledge in.

And as a general rule,

It's called

A public school.

Within are found

The gallant beseechers

Our lowly regarded,

Taken for granted

Teachers!

We entrust them with a monumental task,

Sometimes, simply

Too much to ask.

Be a surrogate

Mother,

Father,

Babysitter

Teach our kids how not to be

A quitter.

Along with the English

Math and Psych

Teach them all the things we like.

About love and life--

But no sex, please!

Is that some kind of

Miasmatic disease?

Seldom given the proper respect

We say TEACHERS!---

It's their job...

What the heck!

But with all

The daily aggravation

And stuff

I say

A teacher's pay

Still

Is not enough!

 

 

(c) 1994 A.D. Moore




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Books Ink Launches Summer Writing Workshops

"Write Right, Write Now" writing workshops are currently being offered through Books Ink, located at 1835 W. 103rd, Chicago.

These informative sessions are for writers of all levels and genres.
Topics include: legal issues for writers, finding an agent, publishing options, and more.

To register, or to learn more, call 773-330-4115, or Email at Booksink@msn.com.