by Karen Ullo | Jun 13, 2018 | books, Uncategorized
For the past eight years, my husband and I have been enveloped in the world of communication disorders because both of our children have difficulty comprehending language. However, it is only in recent weeks that a particular symptom was brought to the forefront as a... by Karen Ullo | May 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Cinder Allia has been named a finalist in the 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the largest not-for-profit awards program for independent books, namely those that are self-published or from small presses. This is in addition to being tied for the best fantasy... by Karen Ullo | Mar 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
In my parish, every year we read the “Optional for use with the RCIA” readings for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sundays of Lent, which means that this past Sunday, we heard the story of the raising of Lazarus. Lazarus as presented in the scriptures is a bit of an enigma. He... by Karen Ullo | Feb 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Artistic influence is a strange, enigmatic, and terrifying realm. To probe it even superficially reveals the strands of threads that lead to words like copying and theft. I remember in high school having to learn the sources from which Shakespeare took his plays—Romeo... by Karen Ullo | Jan 17, 2018 | books, Uncategorized
Black Bottle Man by Craig Russell Great Plains Teen Fiction, 2010; 176 pages Gold Medal, Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, Young Adult Fantasy/ Sci-Fi, 2011 What do you do when your two childless aunts sell their souls to become pregnant? According to Black Bottle Man,...
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