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Authors Panel & Book Signing

Posted on April 11, 2017
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Some photos from Book and Author Fair at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Beechview Branch. With Kathryn Bashaar, Joshua David Bellin, James R. Ford, Audrey Iacone, Sheridan Jeane Edmondson, Gary Link, Leah Pileggi and Bob Regan. [caption id="attachment_41522" align="alignleft" width="415"] Authors Panel[/caption] [caption id="attachment_41523" align="alignleft" width="415"] Book Signing[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_41520" align="alignleft" width="415"] With Kathryn Bashaar[/caption] [caption id="attachment_41519" align="alignleft" width="415"] Writers Panel[/caption] [caption id="attachment_41516" align="alignleft" width="415"] Writers Panel[/caption] [caption id="attachment_41515" align="alignleft" width="415"] Writers Panel[/caption] [caption id="attachment_41514" align="alignleft" width="415"] Writers Panel[/caption]      ...

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BOOK AND AUTHOR FAIR: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Beechview

Posted on March 13, 2017
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On Saturday, April 8, I’ll be with eight other local authors to discuss the process of writing and publishing. We will talk about how we develop our ideas, what inspires us and our individual paths to publishing. I’ll be delighted if you can attend. Venue: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Beechview 1910Broadway Avenue Pittsburgh 15216 (412) 563-2900 Panel Discussion: 11:00-12:30 Author Meet and Greet: 12:30-1:30 Please join us!...

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Why I Love Pittsburgh: Reason #4: The Museums

Posted on March 9, 2017
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Transforming Ideas into Physical Designs Once a year, if not more, an outstanding exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Arts or Andy Warhol Museum or Carnegie Science Museum affects me intellectually and emotionally, tugs at my heartstrings. Last Sunday such one show mesmerized me by its innovative, transformative and meticulous artworks. The 45 pieces were haute couture garments designed by Iris van Herpen, 32, who blurs the worlds of fashion design, art and science. She has transformed creative ideas into physical replicas using technology and collaborating with scientists and architects. The result is outrageously elegant garments some of which demonstrate beauty, energy and movement, not normally associated with clothing. For the residents of the Steel City, Refinery Smoke (2008) is of special interest. These three dresses billow and defy gravity. They are made with...

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Jade Leone Blackwater’s Interview with Madhu Bazaz Wangu

Posted on January 19, 2017
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Jade Leone Blackwater is a writer, artist, and brand consultant from the Pacific Northwest. She's the owner of the Brainripples studio, specializing in branding, marketing, and content strategy for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Her writing appears in Wild River Review, Line Zero, The Monongahela Review, as well as technical, trade, and scientific resources for popular audiences. https://www.brainripples.com/2017/01/feature-writer-interview-journeying-with-madhu-bazaz-wangu/  ...

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Happy New Year, 2017!

Posted on January 2, 2017
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Wishing the Mindful Writers, Facebook friends and family members a year filled with health, inner happiness and gratitude. May you take an inward journey in 2017 that reveals your deepest desire, helps you discover your authentic self and indestructible inner treasures. Here are photos of this year’s Navreh Thals, New Year Plates. They include our Thal and our daughters’ Thals. A cornucopia of symbolic items, the plate is placed in the kitchen to be carefully looked at the first thing in the morning of January 1 and internalize its message. Each plate is filled with grains of uncooked rice symbolizing sustenance and abundance. Two small bowls, nestled in the rice, are filled with milk and yogurt. The transformation from milk to yogurt symbolizes technique, time and patience it takes, like making yogurt,...

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An Evening with Art and Inspiration International

Posted on November 25, 2016
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A few weeks ego, William Rock organized an evening of creativity and ideas at the Shaler North Hills Library. William is a prolific painter and sculptor who presided at the event. Known as Art and Inspiration International the Thursday evening’s affair is attended by interested and articulate audience. Musicians, artists and writers offer imaginative and creative presentations. On November 3, Kathryn Bashaar (The Saint’s Mistress) and I were the presenters. Kathryn discussed her debut novel, The Saint’s Mistress, the story that breathes life into the previously untold story of Saint Augustine’s beloved mistress Leona, a North African peasant. I talked about my debut novel The Immigrant Wife: Her spiritual Journey, the story of Shanti Bamzai, a young woman who dares to follow her heart and fulfill her dream of becoming an artist. Here...

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SHANGRI LA: THE REMOTEST VALLEY ON EARTH

Posted on November 1, 2016
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Our plane landed in Lhasa, Tibet, the “roof of the world.” Kelsang our guide, and Tensing the driver drove us to Hotel Shangri La; the name James Hilton gave Tibet in his 1933 novel, Lost Horizon. We drove over Lhasa River, through the heart of the capital city as sky-touching-mountain-peaks came to sight. Tibet shares Mt. Everest and the towering peaks with Nepal. Below, Lhasa River was flowing lazily under late morning sun. Over the bridge, rainbow-colored flags fluttered in the breeze. Kelsang suggested we take it easy on the first day lest we suffer altitude sickness. (Altitude of Lhasa 11, 450’) We had planned to walk through the town! Once in our hotel room we became aware of slight dizziness, heart thumping and trouble breathing. Each time we stood up or...

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Shanghai: 21st Century Metropolis

Posted on October 11, 2016
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Our hotel in Shanghai faced the Bund overlooking Yang Tse River and the mesmerizing mega tall skyscrapers of its famous skyline. What a view! Many of these structures rank among the tallest in the world: Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center (with an observation deck 1,555 feet above ground level), The Shanghai Tower (second tallest in the world at 2, 073 ft. like tail of a dragon touching the sky) and Jin Mao Tower (literally ‘Golden Prosperity Building)’ with its tiered pagoda like structure. Our guide, Tao Lin (Tracey) said Shanghai was the most populous city in the world but it didn’t feel that crowded. It was hard to believe that some fifty years ego the Pudong area, on which the city is build, was mostly populated...

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Chengdu: Home of Panda Bears

Posted on September 29, 2016
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Xiaoli Wan (Kitty), our guide in Chengdu, checked us in to St. Regis Hotel. From the expansive window in our room we had a view of the recently constructed skyscrapers. She waited for us in the lobby to freshen up and drove us for a hot-pot dinner. At the restaurant, a waiter brought a container with two gravy sections, one pepper hot the other milky. She lit the lights underneath the rectangular cooker/server. When the liquids started to boil Xiaoli dropped vegetables and meats in batches. It took just a few minutes for slices of lotus root, mushrooms, and pieces of beef, chicken, and shrimps to cook. The Sichuan gravy was flaming hot but the milder gravy complemented it. Our next stop was Chengdu Opera. The time was dusk. From the...

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