Full review here: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2013/02/review-hidden-earth-volume-1-maycly.html

Something for heart, mind and charity - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2013/02/one-once-again.html

Right in time for Christmas, I am happy to present:

Stories of Queen's Day
2012
Sylvan's Wish

Please check it out here: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-queens-day-2012.html

Recently, I started a new series with my friend, Giovanni. It was a relatively new experience diving into the world of Amish fiction. I did not quite know what to expect, but we ended up with something totally unique and outrageous.

To find out more and enter the giveaway, please visit my official blog: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/11/ebook-giveaway.html

Today marks the final stepping stone in a journey started over one year ago. It is available now for ONLY 99 Cents on Kindle - http://goo.gl/GE6k1. Also on Nook, iTunes and Kobo. Keep reading to find out if it really is the end of One.
http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/09/one-and-done.html

Inspirational author Karen Malena tells us about A Figure Larger Than Life on my official blog - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/09/tp-authors-karen-malena.html

I happen to have the privilege to be part of a great group of authors published by Trestle Press and Helping Hands Press. Starting today, you will be hearing from them on my blog. They have a lot to say about a lot of different things.

First up is best-selling Amish author Karen Anna Vogel. She asks herself a few questions.

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I had the opportunity to get to know Don Lubov a little better. The tenth author in the One series is a man of measured words. I think you will find his answers concise, to the point and entertaining.

Don Lubov, a Zen spiritualist and teacher, is the author of Story Ten: 1971. Get it here for ONLY 99 Cents (and remember, a portion of the author’s proceeds go to charity) – http://goo.gl/ECEzA

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Enter the psychedelic time tunnel and hang on for an inspirational and amazing story. Zen teacher Don Lubov gives us Story Ten of the One series. It is available now from Trestle Press for ONLY 99 Cents and you can get it here: http://goo.gl/JkFJs

You can read the full post at my official blog - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-year-that-was-1971.html

Poet and spiritual student Ron Starbuck gives some insight about his contribution to the One series.

MM: Ron, thank you for joining the One series. With Story Nine: Wheels Turning Inward, you introduce poetry into the series. Up to now, all of the entries have been prose and personal narrative. The goal of One is to explore our faith and you do it in a different way. What was your inspiration?

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We are talking today with the author of Story Eight: God’s Counterpoints of the One series. Crystal Linn writes both fiction and non-fiction, as well as being an award-winning poet. In her story she shares an emotional journey of her husband’s ordeal with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, a rare form of cancer.

MM: To start things off Crystal, what inspired you to share this story?

CL: There were so many people involved and so many miracles preformed that it was incredible.

MM:…

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Perfect Nothing is the seventh story in the One series. Author Rachel Hunter is contributing 100% of her proceeds to Give Kids the World (www.GKTW.org). She has taken time out of her busy college schedule for a brief interview.

MM: Rachel Hunter is a two-time award winning poet, she has an upcoming fantasy novel and, at nineteen, is the youngest author in this series. Her story Perfect Nothing is a moving and highly personal account of her own…

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The One series continues with Trestle Press for a March release that focuses on a serious topic.

Perfect Nothing

by Rachel Hunter

Rachel is an award-winning poet and first year medical student. Somehow, she finds time to write. I think it took a lot of courage to share her harrowing story with us. Please take the time to read it and remember she is donating her proceeds to Give Kids the World.

Rachel Hunter says that no one should have expected her to be more than…

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The February story (#6) of the One series is available now. For the second month in a row, we are fortunate enough to hear from a best-selling author. That's not all - there's another exciting change to the series.

Snake in the Water

by George Michael Loughmueller

Mark Miller's One (#6)

Mark Miller’s One is a spiritual anthology examining True-Life experiences of Authors and their Faith. As the series evolves expect to discover what it means to have faith, no matter…

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Hopefully by now you have had a chance to read the latest story from the One series. For the Love of All is written by a best-selling, award-winning author along with a counselor who happens to be a talented author, as well as an outdoor enthusiast.

For the Love of All

Mark Miller's One, Story #5

I want to thank Melissa and Scott for sharing such a beautiful story and taking the time to do this interview. Let’s jump into the first question:

MM: What inspired you to…

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Trestle Press's BOGO sale is in full swing. There are so many reasons to take advantage of the sale, but here are two great ones:

Mark Miller's One

Story Five - For the Love of All

by Melissa Studdard and Scott Lutz

For the Love of All: Story Five from Melissa Studdard, best-selling author of Six Weeks to Yehidah, and Scott Lutz, a behavioral and teen counselor, tells an incredible tale of finding love where love was never expected. The romantically linked pair of…

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Right in time for Christmas, here is the next story in Mark Miller's One from Trestle Press:

The Hand of God

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Giovanni Gelati

Giovanni Gelati is an optimist. I do not think I know anybody with more enthusiasm or positivity. He works hard for himself and others. He never has an unkind word about anybody, in public or private.

After reading “The Hand of God”, I feel like I understand him a little better. I can see from where his amazing outlook comes. He has…

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Author: Alberta H. Sequeira



“I wish I had known more about the disease so that I could have spent less time being mad at you, and more time trying to help you.” Meagan Cahill



In a previous memoir, Someone Stop this Merry-go-Round, the author Alberta Sequeira bared her own tragic personal life. Married to Richie Lopes, with two daughters, Debbie and Lori, she thought they would have a good life. Expecting the ups and downs of family life, Alberta was not prepared to cope… Continue