Kirjahaku

Love in the Time of Corona is a product of our times, inspired by the mental and emotional struggles associated with fear, uncertainty, and the isolation experienced during quarantine. It is also an exploration of love, loss, loneliness, and the turmoil that springs from lack of communication, hopelessness, and alienation. However, the underlying themes are those of hope, resiliency, and reconciliation. Love transcends to a realm where the soul's mere desire is for union, not just with fellow human beings, but also with oneself and with Nature.

Love in the Time of Corona is a product of our times, inspired by the mental and emotional struggles associated with fear, uncertainty, and the isolation experienced during quarantine. It is also an exploration of love, loss, loneliness, and the turmoil that springs from lack of communication, hopelessness, and alienation. However, the underlying themes are those of hope, resiliency, and reconciliation. Love transcends to a realm where the soul's mere desire is for union, not just with fellow human beings, but also with oneself and with Nature.

Never Be Anyone Other Than You is a celebration of the uniqueness and individuality of every child. Children are often more in tune with the world and more perceptive than we think. In fact, there's much we can learn from our children's intuitive nature, their openness to new experiences, their strength in character, their little acts of kindness, and their mindfulness as they explore the simple joys in life that we adults often take for granted. In the process of honoring our children, celebrating their talents, attributes, and personality traits, we help them develop confidence, a sense of self-worth, while modeling for them how to appreciate and respect the individuality of others around them.

There are things that happen behind closed doors that most people know nothing about. This is a story about survival that some are not as fortunate enough as I have been to live through and recount. It is a story that must be shared because it voices the plight of so many silent and silenced people who are still suffering silently, fighting dark shadows that constantly hover, overpowering their will to even attempt to see the light.

There are things that happen behind closed doors that most people know nothing about. This is a story about survival that some are not as fortunate enough as I have been to live through and recount. It is a story that must be shared because it voices the plight of so many silent and silenced people who are still suffering silently, fighting dark shadows that constantly hover, overpowering their will to even attempt to see the light.

Meri Tumanyan is the author of the poetry collections Love in the Time of Corona, Shadows, and The Promise of the Pomegranate Tree. She has also authored the children's books The Girl with the Purple Umbrella, Never Be Anyone Other Than You, Daddy's Waltz, and Mommy, the Dreamweaver. She resides in California where she received a B.A. in English and Comparative Literary Studies from Occidental College, and an M.A. in Creative Writing from California State University Northridge. She's a mother, an educator, and grateful to be writing.

A fathers role in the upbringing of a child is a crucial one. Fathers can be as loving, nurturing, and devotional as mothers are. The values and principles acquired through certain life experiences become critical lessons they transfer to their offspring, enriching a childs worldview. This book is a tribute to all dads, including my own, but its especially dedicated to the father of my children whose unconditional love, sacrificial spirit, and boundless energy for them has not only evoked love in our children but it has also inspired this book. Daddys Waltz is my title for a song he made up to help our sleep-fighting babies fall asleep.