Memorial Day 2024

Giving thanks to all who served on land, at sea and air in downtown Lowell, Michigan with a parade and a ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery.

It was a solemn ceremony interrupted only by a few drops of rain here and there. Rev. Michael Goodwin from St. Mary’s and St. Anthony’s churches delivered the speech at the statue of the unknown soldier.

The parade that led to the ceremony was short with color guard leading the way to the main salute in downtown Lowell.

The bands from Lowell Area Schools played at the anthem both prior to the salute and at the cemetery. Bob Rice played Taps on the bugle.

Boy Scout Logan Mayes rang the bell as each name of a deceased veteran since last Memorial Day was read. The oaks whispered the stories of those who served this country.

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Author Sylvia Hubbard pens dark romance The Trouble with Gabrielle

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Award-winning Detroit author and founder of Motown Writers Sylvia Hubbard has independently published over 60 dark romance and intriguing suspense stories in the over 20 years she’s been in the literary business. As an avid blogger, podcaster, social media manager & digital strategist, Sylvia has received literary recognition for her literacy work, plus has had nine #1 Bestsellers. She is also a speaker, literary encouragement doula & busy mompreneur expert.
 
 
Alone, Pregnant and about to be Murdered…. A one night stand a mysterious man and four months later Gabrielle Payne is unhoused and pregnant. When things are at the worst, she finds out her mysterious man, Oliver Farnsworth, was murdered and very wealthy with no heir to claim the fortune his mother left him. Gabrielle decides to reveal her secret and ask for just “a little help.” Yet, will ‘new family’ be the end of her before her baby is born?
 
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of “The Trouble with Gabrielle”
 
Sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery and Australian author Jennifer Raines

Author Sylvia Hubbard pens The Trouble with Gloria

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-f3bx5-15fd8a7

Award-winning Detroit author and founder of Motown Writers Sylvia Hubbard has independently published over 60 dark romance and intriguing suspense stories in the over 20 years she’s been in the literary business. As an avid blogger, podcaster, social media manager & digital strategist, Sylvia has received literary recognition for her literacy work, plus has had nine #1 Bestsellers. She is also a speaker, literary encouragement doula & busy mompreneur expert.
 
Alone, Pregnant and about to be Murdered…. A one-night stand with a mysterious man and four months later Gabrielle Payne is unhoused and pregnant. When things are at their worst, she finds out her mysterious man, Oliver Farnsworth, was murdered and very wealthy with no heir to claim the fortune his mother left him. Gabrielle decides to reveal her secret and ask for just “a little help.” Yet, will ‘new family’ be the end of her before her baby is born?
 
 
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of The Trouble with Gloria
Episode sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery and Australian author Sylvia Hubbard

Welcome to Apple Podcasts with host author Emma Palova

Happy Independent Book Store Day

I like my independence too, that’s why I’ve stepped up podcasting to the next level to promote independent authors like myself. Tyler Tichelaar, a recent author guest on the For the Love of Books Podcast said that his favorite moment in publishing happened after 15 years of rejection letters when he finally switched from traditional to self-publishing.

“I am going to make it happen myself,” he said.

So, did I and 99 percent of my author guests who are indie authors say the same thing.

Why should someone in New York City decide if I want to write fiction from Michigan?

Tichelaar is a seventh-generation Marquette resident and writes fiction from Marquette about Marquette. Listen in to the podcast episode about the time-travel novel Odin’s Eye.

After three years and 135 episodes, For the Love of Books Podcast with host author Emma Palova is now on the Apple Podcasts channel Authors Unbounded by subscription.

If you’ve been enjoying my show with a huge variety of authors, you don’t want to miss out on a single episode. Whether you are an avid reader on a hunt to find your next favorite read or an aspiring writer, you will find fascinating stories, useful tips, and inspiration in each episode.

Use your subscription as a skeleton key to open up new worlds with diverse authors ranging from a world-renowned hiker,  a descendent of the Detroit mafia, attorneys-turned-authors, comedians, filmmakers, the first female warden in Michigan to part-time Yooper Jon Stott who swam 22.7 miles from Munising to Marquette, and lived to write about it.

Let’s sample some of the content.

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Author Tyler Tichelaar pens time travel fiction Odin’s Eye

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In Odin’s Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Novel “John” has a problem. He doesn’t know his real name. He doesn’t know where he’s from. He’s not even sure if he’s in the right time.

“He wants to wear a t-shirt and shorts,” Tichelaar said in a recent podcast interview. “But they didn’t wear that in the 1900s.”

 

 

When John is found unconscious at the Huron Mountain Club and brought back to Marquette, Michigan to recuperate, everyone assures him it’s the year 1900, but somehow John’s memories of automobiles, televisions, and other modern devices seem to suggest he doesn’t belong in this time. Soon several people are trying to help John regain his memory from his teenage friend Hugh Allen to Marquette’s most prominent businessman, Peter White. But despite how many times John walks around Marquette, and no matter how many people he talks to, he can’t seem to remember anything and no one recognizes him. Then Hugh suggests John accompany him and his friend Howard Longyear on a canoe trip to the Huron Mountain Club. That way John can visit the place where he was found unconscious and see if it triggers his memory. Desperate for answers, John agrees to return there, but he is hardly prepared for what will happen next.

Listen in to win a signed copy of Odin’s Eye.

Sponsored by Doc Chavent and Australian author Jennifer Raines

Author Jennifer DiVita pens Not Your Shoe Size

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ze3w7-15f9001

Jennifer DiVita is an influencer in positive aging. She works for AARP and is a TV talk show host, writer, and sought-after speaker. She was named one of the 50 Most Influential Women in W. Michigan and uses her voice to share the upside of going down over the hill. Her expertise (plus her mid-life gaffes and extensive shoe collection) inspired her to write Not Your Shoe Size to encourage women to find the silver lining after becoming silver.
 
 
Julia and Colette are life-long best friends who couldn’t age more differently. Julia is a goody-two-shoes who embraces her gray hair, wrinkles, and geriatric sneakers. Colette is as tough as old boots and relentlessly chases after the elusive fountain of youth-wearing stilettos. Growing up and growing old together, they clash decade by decade, starting when they’re ten and are forced to write their obituaries for homework. Their assignment? Live to 100. Despite being at odds on whether to embrace their age or defy it, they journey through life competing to see who reaches the finish line not first, but best. Their fierce loyalty, endearing friendship, and shared experiences—from puberty to menopause—are challenged by the ups and downs of life. And the older they get the more they realize it just might be the other woman who’s learned the secret to aging well in an ageist society. Not Your Shoe Size is a coming-of-age story told through a series of witty and poignant vignettes that will strike at the osteoporotic funny bone of all women who are trying to figure out how to bloom in every stage of life.

Author Tyler Tichelaar pens time travel novel Odin’s Eye

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-b3c2s-15f8f25

Odin’s Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Novel “John” has a problem. He doesn’t know his real name. He doesn’t know where he’s from. He’s not even sure if he’s in the right time. When John is found unconscious at the Huron Mountain Club and brought back to Marquette, Michigan to recuperate, everyone assures him it’s the year 1900, but somehow John’s memories of automobiles, televisions, and other modern devices seem to suggest he doesn’t belong in this time. Soon several people are trying to help John regain his memory from his teenage friend Hugh Allen to Marquette’s most prominent businessman, Peter White. But despite how many times John walks around Marquette, and no matter how many people he talks to, he can’t seem to remember anything and no one recognizes him. Then Hugh suggests John accompany him and his friend Howard Longyear on a canoe trip to the Huron Mountain Club. That way John can visit the place where he was found unconscious and see if it triggers his memory. Desperate for answers, John agrees to return there, but he is hardly prepared for what will happen next.

Author Tyler Tichelaar pens time travel novel Odin’s Eye

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fwb6w-15f8626

In Odin’s Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Novel “John” has a problem. He doesn’t know his real name. He doesn’t know where he’s from. He’s not even sure if he’s in the right time.

“He wants to wear t-shirt and shorts,” Tichelaar said in a recent podcast interview. “But they didn’t wear that in the 1900s.”

 

When John is found unconscious at the Huron Mountain Club and brought back to Marquette, Michigan to recuperate, everyone assures him it’s the year 1900, but somehow John’s memories of automobiles, televisions, and other modern devices seem to suggest he doesn’t belong in this time. Soon several people are trying to help John regain his memory from his teenage friend Hugh Allen to Marquette’s most prominent businessman, Peter White. But despite how many times John walks around Marquette, and no matter how many people he talks to, he can’t seem to remember anything and no one recognizes him. Then Hugh suggests John accompany him and his friend Howard Longyear on a canoe trip to the Huron Mountain Club. That way John can visit the place where he was found unconscious and see if it triggers his memory. Desperate for answers, John agrees to return there, but he is hardly prepared for what will happen next.

Listen in to win a signed copy of Odin’s Eye.

Sponsored by Doc Chavent and Australian author Jennifer Raines

Author Melinda Falgoust pens Church Da Surfin’ Staffy

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In her children’s book Church Da Surfin’ Staffy, author Melinda Falgoust tells the story of a real-life therapy dog Chuch, whom she met while visiting her favorite island Maui.

“I saw a dog surfing on a surfboard with a young child,” she said in the podcast interview. “I followed the owner and asked if I could tell Church’s story.”

 

Once there was a tiny pup who needed a good home-born on Maui island where the ocean waters foam. When a lonely puppy named Church finds his “fur-ever” home on a surfboard with a man named James, life is pretty maika’i. But when the local surf pup earns his official service animal rating and works to help other people overcome their fears-it gets even better.

Listen in to win a signed copy of Church Da Surfin’ Staffy.

Sponsored by Doc Chavent and Australian author Jennifer Raines

North American Solar Eclipse April 8 2024

Sky gazing with special eyewear to watch the solar eclipse.

Although we are located 120 miles from the path of totality, I could see the partial solar eclipse with 94 percent sun coverage in West Michigan.

The feature photo was taken with an Android at 2:50 p.m. by Ludek’s co-worker. I didn’t have much luck with my iPhone or iPad even when I used a filter.

The eclipse was special because it fell on our daughter’s birthday and our name day according to the Czech calendar. I have a few fascinating stories about the Czech calendar. Subscribe to get access.

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