+ reclaiming our voices + strength + respect
+ compassion + patriarchy detox + the Golden Rule
“That which you hate to be done to you, do not do to another.” (from an Egyptian papyrus, c. 664-323 B.C.)
Meera Lester, an internationally published author, has written dozens of self-help, spirituality, and wellness books. Many have been translated into other languages, including Portuguese, French, Arabic, and Malaysian. Her newest book is The Self-Care Planner (Adams Media, Simon & Schuster) and targets people who do too much, often neglecting self-care. On her Henny Penny Farmette, east of the San Francisco Bay, she grows heirloom fruits and vegetables and keeps chickens and bees. She is also the author of a mystery series that includes A Beeline to Murder, The Murder of a Queen Bee, and A Hive of Homicides (Kensington Publishing). See more of Meera’s work at Henny Penny Farmette.
Brad Schreiber has written for all media and was VP of Storytech Literary Consulting, founded by Christopher Vogler. Brad created the series North Mission Road, which ran for six seasons on truTV, based on his book about the L.A. Coroner, Death in Paradise. His humor-writing how-to, What Are You Laughing At?, was republished recently by Allworth/Skyhorse. Brad’s compendium of live theatrical disasters, Stop the Show! was praised by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler. The early-years biography Becoming Jimi Hendrix was called “fascinating” by the New York Times and chosen for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library. Revolution’s End is the secret history of the Patty Hearst kidnapping, honored by the International Book Awards and Independent Publisher Book Awards. His latest, Music Is Power, is a history of socially conscious music. Brad is a fellow of the National Press Foundation and Edward Albee Foundation and can be found at bradschreiber.com.
Katerina Lorenzatos Makris, a career news reporter and fiction author, is Sass101.com’s founder and editor. Her fiction includes 17 novels for Simon and Schuster, E.P. Dutton, Avon, and other major publishers (under the name Kathryn Makris), as well as a teleplay for CBS-TV, and a short story for The Bark magazine. She has written hundreds of articles for regional wire services and for outlets such as National Geographic Traveler, The San Francisco Chronicle, Travelers’ Tales, NBC’s Petside.com, RescueDiva.com, AnimalIssuesReporter.com, and Examiner.com (Animal Policy Examiner). While specializing in animal and environmental issues, Katerina has covered a wide range of additional topics such as hurricanes, elections, 12 capital murder trials, and last but not least, women’s issues. Her hundreds of interviews include HRH Princess Irene of Greece, Pres. George H.W. Bush, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Ralph Nader, Sissy Spacek, Ted Danson, the real Col. Sanders, and Benji the Dog. Together with coauthor Shelley Frost, Katerina wrote a step-by-step guide for hands-on, in-the-trenches dog rescue, Your Adopted Dog: Everything You Need to Know About Rescuing and Caring for a Best Friend in Need (The Lyons Press). Email Katerina at sass101info AT yahoo DOT com with any questions or comments. [We spell out the address that way to try to foil spammers. 🙂 ]
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