The term "disabled" can mean many things. There are lots of ways in which a creature can be disabled. In terms of this story, the "disability" was that of leatherback sea turtles being unable to live and reproduce in peace, due to fishing, pollution and -- mainly -- to being hunted for their meat, flippers and eggs -- the latter believed by some to have aphrodisiac qualities.On a personal note, I
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Social Media Saves a Disabled Dog!
Okay, I admit it: I've caught the Twitter bug. I've been spending a LOT of time on this web-based, mini-blogging app that I once disdained as silly and useless. But at that time, it pretty much WAS silly and useless - just a place for friends to catch up on each other's lives in 140 characters or less.But when I'm not wearing my author or publisher hat, I'm a marketing consultant, and about two
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A Memorial Day Tribute: Senior Pets
Today is a national holiday in America, when we remember the men and women of our armed forces who have fallen in battle or who were lost while playing supportive roles for those on the battlefield. I want to say thank you to all the people who gave their children and brothers and sisters and moms and dads and other relatives to us—their larger American family—to do what needed to be done,
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Dear Deja: A Sad Farewell
A sweet memory: Deja at the beachAs I get ready to have a multi-day, out-of-office experience (read: a working vacation), I find I must sign off on a sad note today.Four years ago, my sister and I took off for some bonding time alone, away from our families, to grieve the loss of our mom. We visited a beautiful, wonderful private retreat now called Villa La Bella. It's an American-owned bed &
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A Saturday Smile - Pets, Creativity and Healing
Disability can come in many forms -- not just physical -- for animals and humans. Sometimes psychic trauma leaves greater disability than any physical malfunction can cause. It's much more difficult to tell if an animal is emotionally damaged than it is with people, since people can verbalize what they're feeling. But if you pay attention, you can certainly tell when a critter has been
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A Friday Fave - Gracie
Today we're taking a break from special needs topics and simply recognizing one example of why any pet can make our lives more enjoyable and inspiring. Here's to good ol' Gracie.
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Woo-Hoo! Another of our authors makes a splash!
Our own Cheryl Caruolo is making headlines in her Boston-area hometown blog, Wicked Local! She talks about her piece, Battle for Life: Krieg, that appears in our Almost Perfect anthology.Little Krieg, the runt of his litter, didn't standmuch of a chance when he was born. This affecting piece about how a runt-of-the-litter German shepherd managed to beat the odds to live a fulfilling, inspiring
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