Make the best of fall. Visit the Fallasburg pioneer village on Sept. 16 & Sept. 17 in its autumn glory. You will treat yourself to an action-packed fun-filled weekend with a lot of surprises like the Fallasburgh Base Ball team, local author Emma Palova and unique splendid vendors Rock Art, Shabby Chicnaniggans and much more.
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Visit Pure Fallasburg in its autumn glory during the 3rd annual Fallasburg village bazaar and the Fall Festival for the Arts on Sept.16 and Sept.17 from 10 am to 5 pm.
Stop by to chat with the author of Shifting Sands Short Stories Emma Palova about the egotistical characters in Shifting Sands Short Stories.
She will have a book signing at the Fallasburg one-room schoolhouse museum from 1 pm to 4 pm.
Let’s talk about the perfect math professor Martin Duggan in the Temptation of Martin Duggan story.
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All set for book signing during the Fallasburg village bazaar & Fall Festival for Arts on Sept.16 and Sept.17
By Emma Palova
East Lansing, MI – What a way to spend the Labor Day weekend. We delivered copies of my new book to Schuler Books in East Lansing at the chic Eastwood Towne Center.
My new book Shifting Sands Short Stories will be available after Labor Day at Schuler Books in the Okemos and East Lansing stores.
It is now available at Schuler Books in Grand Rapids on 28th Street.
Stop in. Chat with a friend at Chapbook Cafe. Pick up a copy of my book just in time for the upcoming book signing at the Fallasburg one-room schoolhouse during the 3rd annual Fallasburg village bazaar on Sept.16 and Sept.17 from 1 to 4 pm.
Come and chat with the author of Shifting Sands Short Stories, Emma Palova about the egotistical characters in the book.
For more info go to EW Emma’s Writings on http://emmapalova.com and on Fallasburg Today on http://fallasburgtoday.org
Schuler Books is locally and independently owned with a local author program.
We will be working together on local author’s events.
They accept independently published books on consignment.
For more info go to Schuler Books at http://www.schulerbooks.com
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Ousting the inner critic in me
I too love this word Critical writing prompt because it describes me so well that I could cry over everything.
But, maybe I am just nostalgic over the bygone summer that went by hard and fast. Blitzkrieg, they call it in military terms.
I could list 50 million things that I did not manage to do this week, but instead I will list things that I have accomplished.
I delivered 5 copies of my new book Shifting Sands Short Stories to Schuller’s Books at the Meridian Mall in Lansing with my daughter Doc Emma and my buddy Ella on Monday.
Schuler Books is an independent local store in Midwest Michigan that accepts books from independent authors on consignment. They also give advise on how to publish a book.
The book will be available after Labor Day in both the local author and the fiction sections of the bookstore. It is now available at Schuler’s Books in Grand Rapids and at the KDL libraries.
We enjoyed the atmosphere of a real bookstore at the Chapbook Cafe that was alive with chatter. Doc Emma bought the “Trolls” book hot seller for Ella’s trip back to France.
It was our last road trip for a long time, as it rained happiness on us all the way to Lansing and back. Before heading out, we had breakfast at our favorite joint, the Backwater Cafe by the Lowell dam.
We got that done just in the nick of time before their next day flight to Paris.
Now, it’s all back to normal at our New Era ranch. The fall is upon us with its abundance and glory. The crop of fall birthdays is amazing. It seems like everyone whom I am related to was born in September.
Yay. What a way to start the majestic autumn.
Stay tuned for Summer Flashbacks: Pirates of the Great Lakes aka Circling Lake Michigan.
My next book signing of Shifting Sands Short Stories is set for Sept. 16 & 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Fallasburg one-room schoolhouse museum during the annual Fallasburg village bazaar and Fall Fest for Arts.
Be sure to stop by and visit with us in the autumn glory of Fallasburg.
For more info on Fallasburg pioneer village go to Fallasburg Today at http://fallasburgtoday.org or http://www.fallasburg.org
For more info on Schuler Books & Music go to: http://www.schulerbooks.com
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Watch for part 2 of the Lake Michigan Circle Tour: Pirates of the Great Lakes.
Crossing Lake Michigan aboard the S.S. Badger carferry as stories like waters Unfurl
By Emma Palova
Ludington, MI – We crossed Lake Michigan aboard the S.S. Badger on Aug. 14 from Ludington to Manitowoc, WI. It was a four-hour long voyage across the 60 miles of calm waters, as we enjoyed the breeze and the sun in the lounge chairs on the bow of the ship.
By taking the car ferry, which is part of the U.S. 10 highway system across the Midwest, we sailed a piece of history. The Badger was officially designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in February 2016 by the Secretary of the Interior in recognition of the American transportation technology in the mid-twentieth century.
The designation is rare, making U.S. 10 one of only two U.S. highways with a ferry service connection.
We sailed aboard the 410-foot ship complete with a museum, gift shop, game…
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Mom Ella turns 80 in a Visceral celebration
Big Rapids, MI – Today, my mother Ella Konecny turns 80 in Big Rapids, MI. Together with my father Vaclav, they’ve been living in this small university town, home to Ferris State University, for more than three decades.
Their friends at the Saturday’s birthday party for mom have known both for that long.
“Your parents are great people,” I heard over and over again.
Mom was born Drabkova in former communist Czechoslovakia on Aug. 23, 1937 in Zlin to Anna and Joseph Drabek.
My mother has inspired the memoir Greenwich Meridian, where East meets west about the family immigration saga. She was the one who didn’t want to leave the communist country after the Soviet invasion on the night of August 20-21 in 1968.
Their journey from the Moravian hilly villages of Vizovice and Stipa to Big Rapids in Michigan was tumultuous with many twists and turns.
Some of the milestones included the 1973 return to hardline Czechoslovakia from Texas, and then the escape back into the New World for my dad in 1976. Mom joined him in 1980.
Dad landed the math professor job at the Ferris State University, and that finally anchored them permanently in their new home.
To this day, mom says she loved her bio lab technician job also at the university. The warm friendly welcome atmosphere proved that at the birthday party.
Their true story has also inspired my fiction in the new Shifting Sands Short Stories book. “The Temptation of Martin Duggan” was inspired by some bits and pieces from the early years of immigration.
I wrote that story shortly after my immigration to the USA in 1989. When I compare some of the elements of the short story to the memoir, I consider them Visceral in character, coming from a gut feeling.
The main character in the story is professor Martin Duggan obsessed with his own quest for perfection.
May you both enjoy many more years of love, good health and optimism. Thank you for all your love and support.
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Reigning in the Earth’s energy
I love all this earthy energy. I have a lot to share with my followers. It is everything from our Lake Michigan circle tour to my mom Ella’s 80th birthday party in Big Rapids.
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Will do.
Watch for full story about the trip aboard the Fireball to the Bermuda shipwreck in Lake Superior.
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