Kirjahaku

A cozy compilation of tableside chats between mother and daughter of times gone by when full bellies and empty pockets were considered a blessing. Terri recounts stories from the old folks about the end of the Civil War, finding a way out of bondage and finally owning land. She captures her mother's memory of The Depression and surviving WWII. Her great-grandmother, Luella, laid the foundation and left a legacy of love, pain, hard work and a strong spirit. Terri's mother, Hazel, moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during WWII and finds more hard times and her love...her husband and music. Terri is currently working on the sequel that takes her parents from the Chitlin Circuit to the grand ballrooms all over the Delaware Valley.

She's sick of her job, bored to death and hungry for a new career. Her aging parents need her more than ever. She cares for both, but often doesn't know what to do. Author and poet Terri Lyons chronicles her story of pain and transcendence in this compelling diary of love. Through the storms and looming uncertainty, Terri walked the dark mile caring for not one, but both parents plagued with dementia, blindness and congestive heart failure. While balancing her literary career and enduring an increasingly insane work environment, she made hard decisions from strong convictions of love and loyalty. Her despair strengthened her resolve to follow her conscience deeply rooted in her ancestry and faith. Walk a mile in the shoes of an only child who transcended heartbreak and grief and who spoke truth to power. Sharing her pain and frustration became a part of her healing and her desire to inspire others. She is a living testament of grace and defined her own success. Visit the website www.nightowl5869.net

Short stories of modern history with a poetic twist, traveling from the Roaring Twenties through the Disco Seventies.