Barb Derrick wrote this book,"Finding Myself in Poetry", as a reflection of her life during her recovery from the depths of her Bi-Polar condition. Each poem is a memory or mirror of her life as seen through her eyes that once again can see the beauty in her everyday life. Still living with her Bi-Polar condition but well under control with medication and monthly visits to her psychiatrist, she is inspired to write when experiencing her "highs" and has very few times of depression. It is with a feeling of elation that she presents this collection of poems, a book that brings her great pride. Barb is happy to share these poems that mark the way she traveled to rediscover herself after being lost in the challenges of a devastating illness.
Barb Derrick lived the 1980's in periods of manic heights and depressive lows. Her journey through this time of changing mood swings, undiagnosed, gives the reader an idea of her Bi-Polar life in the 1980's. before and during this time, her disease raged unabated. One can identify with her struggle as she tried to climb out of her supposedly inherited disease. Barb challenges the reader to follow her through this difficult time of yelling fits at her family to "bath-robed" dealing with her children as they guessed which "mother" would greet them each day. Does she find peace at last?
Barb Derrick wrote this book,"Finding Myself in Poetry", as a reflection of her life during her recovery from the depths of her Bi-Polar condition. Each poem is a memory or mirror of her life as seen through her eyes that once again can see the beauty in her everyday life. Still living with her Bi-Polar condition but well under control with medication and monthly visits to her psychiatrist, she is inspired to write when experiencing her "highs" and has very few times of depression. It is with a feeling of elation that she presents this collection of poems, a book that brings her great pride. Barb is happy to share these poems that mark the way she traveled to rediscover herself after being lost in the challenges of a devastating illness.
Barb Derrick lived the 1980's in periods of manic heights and depressive lows. Her journey through this time of changing mood swings, undiagnosed, gives the reader an idea of her Bi-Polar life in the 1980's. before and during this time, her disease raged unabated. One can identify with her struggle as she tried to climb out of her supposedly inherited disease. Barb challenges the reader to follow her through this difficult time of yelling fits at her family to "bath-robed" dealing with her children as they guessed which "mother" would greet them each day. Does she find peace at last?
A rich, beautiful and frustrated attorney jaded by Public Defense is an advocate for those who ́ve been wronged. Ready to trade it in for private practice, she ́s handed a high-profile murder case. Unraveling inhalational anthrax, the cause of a second murder, she becomes involved with a National Security threat, an arrogant Navy SEAL, and a man innocent of murder.
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You want to what?" Barb regards her husband with incredulity at the prospect of paddling down the entire length of the mighty Mississippi River in their recently completed tandem kayak. Paddle for a Purpose sweeps the reader into a journey of faith and personal discovery, as Barb and Gene feel called to volunteer with charity organizations in quaint river towns along one of the most scenic and powerful river systems in America. Against a backdrop of picturesque settings and the river's changing moods, exciting and often humorous accounts of adventure and mishap intermingle with inspiring stories of healing, renewal, beauty, compassion and trust in God.
This is a special issue—our 50th, as you may have noticed from our cover. To celebrate, all past and present editors were to contribute a story. (It helps that they are also amazingly talented writers.) So we have stories from Michael Bracken, Barb Goffman, Paul Di Filippo, Darrell Schweitzer, and Cynthia Ward in addition to our other fare. But wait! There’s more! This issue features four original tales—Elizabeth Zelvin has a fantasy/mystery stories, Phyllis Ann Karr has a weird western, and Cynthia Ward has a gonzo science fiction crowd-funding story. And I have completed a story by the late H.B. Fyfe, who was best known for his science fiction stories, though this one is a revenge tale that most closely fits the mystery genre. And the good stuff doesn’t stop there. We also have a superhero story from Darrell Schweitzer. Space Opera from Algis Budrys and E.E. “Doc” Smith. A historical mystery novel by western author B.M. Bower. A historical investigation from Charles Todd. A Mallworld story from Somtow Sucharitkul (who also writes as S.P. Somtow). And no issue is complete without a solve-it-yourself mystery by Hal Charles. All in all, this is an probably our best Black Cat Weekly yet. Here’s the complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “The Ladies of Wednesday Tea” by Michael Bracken [short story] “Hidden in Plain Sight” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Ice Ice Baby” by Barb Goffman [short story] “Flayed” by H.B. Fyfe and John Gregory Betancourt [short story] “Blood Money” by Charles Todd [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “The House of Marble” by Elizabeth Zelvin [Michael Bracken Presents short story] The Eagle’s Wing, by B.M. Bower [novel] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “The House of Marble” by Elizabeth Zelvin [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Rise and Fall of Whistle-Pig City” by Paul Di Filippo [short story] “Rabid in Mallworld” by Somtow Sucharitkul [short story] “Fighting the Zeppelin Gang” by Darrell Schweitzer [short story] “Winona of Bleeding Kansas” by Phyllis Ann Karr [short story] “The Campaign Is Now Officially Complete” by Cynthia Ward [short story] “Blood on my Jets” by Algis Budrys [short story] The Skylark of Valeron, by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. [novel]
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