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It’s Not About the Gun: Lessons From My Global Career as a Female FBI Agent by Kathy Stearman   After spending more than twenty-six years as a Special Agent with the FBI, Kathy Stearman recounts the global experiences that shaped her life—and the mixed feelings that she now holds about the sacrifices she had to make to survive in a ...

Leaving Earth by Laura Johnsrude   Braided essay with two strands, two tragedies—one, in the ward of a small hospital; the other, in public view for all to see.   Date Published: September, 2019 Type of Work: Essay Genre: Creative Nonfiction View the Essay: https://pleaseseeme.com/issue-2/nonfiction/leaving-earth-laura-johnsrude/ Author Bio: After completing her pediatric residency, Laura Johnsrude worked as a general pediatrician before settling in ...

The Boom Project: Voices of a Generation By Kimberly Crum and Bonnie Omer Johnson   Description of Work: A collection of stories, essays and poems by writers born between 1946 and 1964 who have lived (or are living now) in communities along the Ohio River, between Pittsburgh, PA and Cairo, ILL. Crum and Johnson curated, assembled and are published within this ...

Liberty Brought Us Here: The True Story of American Slaves Who Migrated to Liberia by Susan E Lindsey   Liberty Brought Us Here” is the incredible true story of Tolbert Major, a Kentucky slave and single father, who was offered a chance for freedom and a new life in Liberia, Africa. Tolbert, his two little boys, other relatives, and almost ...

Speed Family Heritage Recipes by Susan E Lindsey   From humble spoonbread to chocolate caramels and gingersnaps that snap, this collection of recipes gives today’s cooks a glimpse into the kitchens of the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Hattie Morton Speed gathered her own treasured recipes and those of her close friends and family. These recipes are reproduced exactly as ...

Seven Tips to Make the Most of the Camino de Santiago by Cheri Powell   Seven Tips to Make the Most of the Camino de Santiago is unique among Camino books. It is not a guide book for the trail. Instead it gives practical advice about preparing for a spiritual pilgrimage. Preparation covers the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and logistical ...