This delightful Holiday Fairy Tale is a Picture Book for ages 4 to 8. The story was awarded second prize in the Stepping Stones National Contest for Children's Fiction. Cover and interior illustrations are oil paintings by the Author. Young readers' minds and eyes will be opened to the ups and downs of life, the value of friendship and love, the joy of a family Christmas, the happiness of helping others, saving our natural resources, and the magical world of fantasy.
A Crime Against One Person is a medical tragedy, a legal battle, and a timeless love story. As a million patients are injured through medical errors in our hospitals annually--and up to 200,000 are killed--this true tale of medical malpractice and the havoc it wreaks on innocent persons reveals a crisis that affects everyone.--and is ignored by our leaders and the medical community. Interspersed are romantic and humorous incidents to relieve the underlying horror, plus practical advice for caregivers of helpless victims. Here is the shocking truth of care in American hospitals and nursing homes.
Life is always a rollercoaster ride. Sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down. The sad and happy events of life are reflected in author Edie Schmoll's Rain and Short Story Collection.Included is a selection of narrative poems from "Serenade - Word Songs," a poetry chapbook published in May of 2011; excerpts from "A Crime Against One HMO Nightmare," a nonfiction book published in October of 2010; and several short essays.Many of these true stories have been published elsewhere, and given most notably, "And Now," the 2008 National Poetry Award from American Mensa.