Warrior Connection

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Denise Nichols opened the April 7 Warrior Connection with an appeal for all veterans to contact their congressional representative to gather support for veterans medical research and the "Dear Colleague" letter circulating in Washington D.C.   Please see Denise Nichols' page on Facebook for specific information.

Former Vietnam era U.S. Navy corpsman David Kirk then joined us to talk about his books: "Particular Stones" and "Cornerstones". Both of his books deal with coming of age and learning to live together.  As a veteran, psychologist, and human resources expert David then gave suggestions on how veterans can sell themselves to future employers. He also discussed his upcoming book on the a boy dealing with the floods along the  Red River between Minnesota and North Dakota.

Author site: http://www.djkirk.net/index.html Amazon (Kindle, paperback) http://www.amazon.com/Particular-Stones-David-J-Kirk/dp/1937273067/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361544031&sr=1-1&keywords=particular+stones Barnes & Noble (Nook, paperback) http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/particular-stones-david-j-kirk/1105387750?ean=9781937273064 Publisher: Martin Sisters Publishing http://www.martinsisterspublishing.com/?page_id=771

David's newest book led perfectly into our next guest who lived on a farm on the Minnesota side right along the Red River across from Grand Forks during the time of the  floods featured in David's newest book.

Our next guest was Bonnie Rokke Tinnes, my cousin- a retired teacher (Russian linguist), farm wife, and psych nurse-  who talked about her poetry book "Snow Presents and Other Poems', her self finding book: "I Am A Woman- I am A Person" and then two of her books in the expanding Margaret series:  "Growing Up Margaret" and "Margaret Inc."  The acclaimed "Margaret" series  is about a girl growing up in a small town in northern Minnesota during the 1950's.

Bonnie’s Personal Website: http://www.bonnierokketinnes.com/

and for books and other information:

http://www.amazon.com/Growing-Up-Margaret-ebook/dp/B005JTNG4Y

http://www.happinessabounds.com/woman-of-the-week-bonnie-tinnes/

Both authors also read selected excerpts from their published works and provided suggestions how vets can write for healing and enjoyment.

Warrior Connection - 03/31/13

Denise Nichols and  I gave an update on recent congressional hearings and findings, recent medical findings, changes in VA leadership, and new IOM reports regarding the health and environmental effects of military operations.

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Warrior Connection - 03/17/13

Warrior Connection was a discussion with two published authors who both read excerpts from one of their published books. Sarah Wisseman is a professional archaeologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. All of her books are available on Amazon.com as both trade paperback and as an ebook. Her new book " The Virtual Mummy " about real work on the UIUC Spurlock Museum mummy has just been published by the University of Illinois Press. Bound for Eternity (Create Space) The Dead Sea Codex (Mundania Press) The Fall of Augustus (Wings ePress) The House of the Sphinx (Hilliard and Harris) The Bootlegger's Nephew (most recent, historical. Hilliard and Harris) and Kristine J. Trudeau: author and publisher. Kris is an advocate and prime example of how writing can help us through life's troubles and promote healing. Kris suggested checking out wwww.voicesnet.com as you begin your journey of writing. She read an excerpt from her book: The Doll. THE GLASS HEART Published: 2012 Available through: Amazon.com, your local bookstore, and the author. About the book: THE GLASS HEART is the second book in the Bloodline Trilogy continuing the story of the generational curse upon the Alaxander family. Finding more of the Alaxander bloodline in Illinois, Callie and Darren Makabe come to realize that the curse is far-reaching and the evil entity Zorak isn't the only thing bent on their destruction. The newlyweds decide to return to the Alaxander glass house to discover what has become of Callie's brother, Mason Alaxander, and their cousin Junior Bagwell; and while they are there, have their showdown with Zorak - to end the curse once and for all. Unknown to the family Alaxander, there are people and forces at work - good and evil - that will change their lives forever. for information about both of these authors and upcoming Local Author Events in East Central Illinois please check out: http://rantoul.lib.il.us/LocalAuthorcenter13.html

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