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Celebrations, Scribblers Sharing Info, What's Happening

Coming Soon!

Look at that face, that smile, those laughing eyes. Terri Chastain was one of the sweetest, gentlest, most talented women I ever had the gift of knowing. I say “was,” because she has left us, but her incredible talent and genuine love for others still lives in the hearts of those who knew her. And now you can know her, too, because her novel is being published
posthumously by Joan Leggitt of Twisted Road Publications.

Literally days before she passed, Terri got the wonderful news that Birdhouse Jesus had been accepted for publication. I will never forget her joy. It brings me to tears even today, remembering her peace in knowing her dream would come true, even if she would never hold the book in her own hands.

But don’t read her novel because of those details. Read it because it shines a light on a story of a fragile, frightened child who grew into a strong, couragous woman who will inspire us to overcome adversity and grow into the people we are meant to be.

Read more about Terri and the upcoming release of Birdhouse Jesus at https://twistedroadpublications.com/coming-soon-birdhouse-jesus/

Celebrations, Darlyn's Events, Scribblers Sharing Info, What's Happening

Back in Central Florida!

The next Beacon Salon Speaker Series, hosted by Beacon College in Leesburg, features Darlyn Finch Kuhn who’ll share that it’s life’s difficult moments that shape our character, become fuel for self-expression, and ultimately inspire artistic expression in others.
Sharing excerpts from her poetry and prose, Kuhn will show the benefits of paying close attention to pain, sharing the universal through the specific, and being vulnerable enough to collaborate with others through ekphrastic art. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. And you’ll enjoy a free boxed meal.
Registration REQUIRED: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/dfk/event/853117/?fbclid=IwAR3A7LHl_FH6ER9gX_eYntNZjK5Y5XyCC_tA0qm53Nqf2fwNex1PYQZjo9Q

Scribblers Sharing Info

Silenced in Eden

Jacksonville author Jo Lloyd Johnson writes:

Silenced in Eden is my story, and maybe it is your story. 
CDC states that 1 in 4 girls experience Childhood Sexual Assault.
*Fast Facts: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse |Violence Prevention|Injury Center|CDC
I am the unlucky 1 in 4.
I was born into a fundamentalist Christian commune in California. The
world was introduced to me as black and white. Everything was right or wrong; good or bad. And I was bad.

When a child is told that they are born sinful and worthy of Hell, they
tend to not like themselves. If that child is abused, they tend to hate
themselves.

When that child hits puberty and is told that their value is determined by never being touched, they believe they have no value.

I am that child.

I spent most of my life trying to earn worth. But when I became a mother, I could not look at my child as I looked at myself. She was perfect. She was worthy.

Slowly, she changed my black and white world into a world of vibrant
colors.  Silenced in Eden is my journey into a new world-one without
patriarchy, dissociation, self-hatred, and sexual shame. As I began to
question my indoctrination, I uncovered the details of my childhood
sexual abuse and how it played a role in my view of myself and the world around me. The book describes my faith deconstruction and journey to
healing.

Click here to learn more and order Silenced in Eden.

Darlyn's Events, Scribblers Sharing Info, What's Happening, Writing Groups

Marketing & Publishing in the Age of Amazon

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Saturday, February 11:Darlyn Kuhn and Brad Kuhn. Topic is Marketing & Publishing in the Age of Amazon –Room A from 1:00 – 2:30 pm.

River City Writers (a chapter of the FWA) meets on the Second Saturday of each month at the Southeast Regional Public Library, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd. Jacksonville, Fl. 32256.

Writers of all experience levels are welcome; you do not have to be a member of FWA, although we’ll be pleased to tell you how to join, if you wish.