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Joni Jesme Interview with Diana Pierce

June 29, 2018 by SF Parrott Leave a Comment

Joni Jesme, Author of White Chair Day

OMG! I’m Having a White Chair Day by Joni Jesme Watch podcast interview of Joni Jesme on “What’s Next with Diana Pierce” Joni Jesme’s debut book uncovers the humor behind growing older and the need to embrace the journey into mid-life and beyond with a smile. Stemming from a green trash can lid verbally mistaken… 

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When Mountains Don’t Move by Diana Weinberger

March 1, 2018 by SF Parrott 1 Comment

When Mountains Don't Move by Diana Weinberger

When Mountains Don’t Move ~ A True Story of Faith Under Fire FOREWORD by Mark Hubbell, Northwest Area Director, Prison Fellowship – – – Betrayal, the barrel of a gun, and a jail cell. A true story fraught with drama, wrapped in humor, and filled with the miraculous intervention of God. Because she refused to testify against her… 

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Filed Under: Authors, Biographies / Memoires Tagged With: Diana Weinberger, fspbook, inspirational, memoir, new release, partner abuse, women's issues

Leslie Compton Author Interview on JPR, Jefferson Public Radio

August 25, 2017 by SF Parrott Leave a Comment

JPR - Jefferson Public Radio, Oregon

Radio Interview with Leslie Compton, Author of “Dearest Minnie, a sailor’s story” on August 10, 2017 on JPR (Jefferson Public Radio, Oregon) by Geoffrey Riley, News Director and Jefferson Exchange Host. In 1906, Teddy Roosevelt ordered a large fleet of US warships to circumnavigate the globe. The fleet, painted white as a symbol of peace,… 

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“NAM, The Story of a Generation” a novel by Mel Smith

July 16, 2017 by SF Parrott Leave a Comment

NAM, The Story of a Generation by Mel Smith

It was war… not the kind waged in the 21st century, with terrorists; but war with armies and uniforms and borders and national interests. It’s all encompassing, conscripted, waged, politicized, and lied about. It’s cruel, bloody, noisy, messy, rife with mistakes, deadly, gross, inhuman, and unfair. It is never played on an even plain, righteous,… 

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That's Just the Way Life Is... A Memoir by Leslie Compton

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White Chair Day by Joni Jesme

“White Chair Day” by Joni Jesme

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When Mountains Don’t Move by Diana Weinberger

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“Surviving ‘Uncle Hitler'” by Dorothea Wollin Null

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