Kids Grieve, Too

1. MEET THE AUTHOR

Leah will be traveling in southwest Florida in the spring of 2009.  Contact her through her website if you would like her to do a booksigning or a talk while in your area.  She is currently scheduled at:

SMALL ADVENTURES BOOKSHOP, 3107 Beach Blvd. So., Gulfport, FL, April 18th 6-10 pm @ Art Walk 

 2.  Six Writer friends Complete Book for a Dying Author/Friend

When Elizabeth Aleshire was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack last summer, she fully expected to recover and complete her book,  101 Ways You Can Help: How To Offer Comfort and Support To Those Who Are Grieving. But that was not to be. A second heart attack dimmed the prospect of recovery, and Ms. Aleshire expired at the age of 59 with a third of her book unwritten.

While still in the hospital, Ms. Aleshire received daily visits from six writerfriends, all of whom had met over the years at the International Women’s Writing Guild’s annual “Remember the Magic” summer conference at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, where Ms. Aleshire had taught in each of the past 25 years.

When it became clear that Ms. Aleshire would not recover, the six writer-friends offered to complete her manuscript posthumously. Permission was granted by both the author and her publisher, Sourcebooks, and the team went into “emergency mode” to write the unwritten chapters in time to meet the book’s publication deadline. The book, 101 ways You Can Help: How To Offer Comfort And Support To Those Who Are Grieving, will be in bookstores by the end of April.

3. NEW OUTLETS

‘OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS’, 10395 Seminole Blvd., Suite G, Semonole, FL is now carrying our products.  This gift store also carries a wide variety of unique and beautiful items for all occasions and our products join others Janet Demott, proprietor, has in stock for supporting your friends and family who are grieving.

THE NEST EGG, 125 Main Street, Penn Yan, NY is filled with many, many wonderful gift selections.  Joan Eldred, owner and long time friend, was quick to add our kits, cards and books to her shelves; she volunteers at the local comfort care home and is well versed in the needs of those who are grieving.  In addition to our items, Joan carries others designed to support those who have had loss through death of loved ones.  The Nest Egg is located right in the center of historic Penn Yan which is on Keuka Lake in the Finger Lakes Region of Upstate NY – a prime summer destination spot!

SMALL ADVENTURES BOOKSHOP,3107 Beach Blvd. South, Gulfport, FL has Leah’s books available now.  This is a great little bookshop, right in the heart of the Historic Waterfront District on Boca Ciega Bay.  It’s within a nice walk of white sandy beaches, coffee shops, and restaurants.  Gulfport is known for its support of artists and has Art Walk twice monthly – a time when all you need to do is take a leisurely stroll up and down their main street to experience all the top-shelf art, displayed open-air in the street, that you could hope for! 

LEMURIA, 350 Corey Ave, St. Pete Beach, FL is, we’re happy to say, now carrying our kits, cards and books among their other wonderful items.  This is a sweet little metaphysical bookstore where you can shop for books, crystals, bells, and other wonderful items; you can also take a break right there for a cup of coffee or tea and a little bite to eat, as well.  It’s located in downtown historic St. Pete Beach at the causeway to the mainland.

LONGS CARDS & BOOKS 115 Main Street, Penn Yan, NY more than supplies this lakeside village’s office supplies, greeting cards, and reading needs – it’s stocked to the rafters!  Jim Long, owner, carries, or will quickly get in by order, any book you can ask for.  He’s long been a big supporter of local authors (of which there are many in this multiple lakes resort area) and  we’re pleased to have now joined their ranks.  When you’re next in the Finger Lakes Region, look Jim up at Long’s, you’ll be glad you did.