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HEALTH & WELL: Heartburn or Heart Attack?
Heart attack and heartburn are two different conditions that can have a similar symptom: chest pain. Because a heart attack is a medical emergency, it can be difficult to tell if you should seek immediate medical attention or if popping … Continue reading
HEALTH & WELL: Get the Most Out of Your Sleep
You can’t control every factor—but you can set yourself up for the best sleep possible. By Lindsey Ellefson We all know getting a good night’s sleep is important, but too often, we just settle for the “night’s sleep” part and … Continue reading
HOUSE OF HIDDEN MEANINGS, RuPaul
The HOUSE OF HIDDEN MEANINGS, by RuPaul Synopsis From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date—a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and … Continue reading
The PREMONITION, Michael Lewis (2021)
A second opinion either reinforces or contradicts the first one but the important thing about it is that it offers the view of another mind. Synopsis For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China … Continue reading
Sept 13 – No one’s happy with the campaign…wait till the election !
Rotzy’s another Canadian who is not happy with the campaign protests and justifiably so. But he’s also displeased with other things about the campaigners too. Read how he’s planning to vote though it may not be a very agreeable strategy … Continue reading
Are you a SNOWBIRD?
Every winter millions of Canadian and Northern U.S.A residents migrate south to escape the harsh cold weather. Commonly referred to as “Snowbirds” they emulate the northern birds’ winter flight south. Who can blame them? From the warmer climate, to the … Continue reading
Alka Joshi on writing
WAG News Alka Joshi, a New York Times Bestselling author, was a guest presenter at the September WAG meeting. She was outstanding! Alka Joshi is the author of two NY Times bestsellers, The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of … Continue reading
PROMOTION TIP: BOOKMARKERS
Print BOOKMARKERS with representations/designs relating to your book cover. Distribute these with your books, at book signings and at book promotional events. People always keep and use bookmarkers. Be sure to take advantage of both sides of the bookmarker. Source: R. Pyves
Why I avoid using FACEBOOK
I avoid using Facebook. Whistleblower Frances Haugen confirms what I have believed about Facebook for years and what the European Union has fought in court, successfully, in Europe. Avoiding FB completely is a near … Continue reading
TWO requests of WAG members
PROMOTION AGENT The promotion of books and writers is a time-demanding task, but one that every writer needs to do, either on their own or through an agent. I have been doing extensive promotion of writers and their work for … Continue reading
Sept 20-27 – Heart problems slow us all down…particularly medical ones
It was a louse week last week, if you count a heart attack as being a lousy week. Rotzy’s back thanks to great hospital care in Hamilton and every efficient EMT service in Brantford. Way to go Rotzy…now take greater … Continue reading
AGEING & SENIORS: Try A Little Kindness
Try A Little Kindness by Sheila E. Tucker Those who have read my memoir Rag Dolls and Rage will recall that I was bullied at school. It was one of several negative aspects of my childhood which I now believe made me … Continue reading
The SZPINNER OCT 2021 NEWSLETTER
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Truth and Reconciliation
We wrote a summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report in July, 2021. Our summary: TRUTH & RECONCILIATION Govt of Canada information: THE SHIRT
HOPE RISES, David Baldacci
David Baldacci is one of my favourite authors but this book was a bit disappointing. Rambling, messy plot development. But hand in there and you will find Baldacci entertains even when he is not his best. Synopsis Walter Nash began … Continue reading
HITLER’S STOLEN CHILDREN, Oelhafen, Tate
Hitler’s Stolen Children Ingrid von Oelhafen, Tim Tate Synopsis Hitler’s Stolen Children is a powerful, first-person account of being at the heart of one of the Nazi’s cruelest and most obscene experiments—the Lebensborn program to create a new Aryan master race. … Continue reading
The older I get….
Listen to the song, think about the lyrics and celebrate the memories, cherish today’s moments and enjoy the good aspects of living every day to the fullest.
A NEW WAY TO CARJACK
This may be an urban myth, but it sounds so plausible, drivers, both female and male, should be warned about it. You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine and shift into … Continue reading
