MY GIFT OF NOW
My Gift of Now, a collection of my short memoirs. My book is available in PAPERBACK, KINDLE, NOOK, I-BOOK and AUDIOBOOK. The Audiobook is available at Audible, Amazon and iTunes and is narrated by Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow.
Audible Audiobook link and reviews...
Conversations Magazine's 25 Most Inspirational Books of
2015
My Gift of Now has made Cyrus Webb's Conversations Book Club's lists of the 2015 Top 100 Adult Books and the 2015 25 Most Inspiring Books!!
"My Gift of Now is a collection of memoirs
and essays about tragic family loss through two plane crashes; finding love and
marriage in middle age; travel and laughter; and issues of living the author
sees as she looks around her. The reader will move from tears to laughter to
empathy as the author tells her true stories of tragedy beyond comprehension
happening twice in one family; of finding the needle in the haystack on a dance
floor in her middle age years; of travel filled with laughter and unforgettable
adventures. After two stellar careers, retirement brought a new career as an
author published in over thirty anthologies and the freedom to focus on the
gift of now."
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New York Times Book Section Ad June 14, 2015 Page 6
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Book Launch and Birthday Party Celebration
Rick Kogan WGN Radio Interview http://wgnradio.com/2015/07/14/elynne-chaplik-aleskows-stories-from-her-life-and-the-gift-of-now/
WCIU/TV Interview You & Me This Morning Book Club https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvpHAwApY8E
Cyrus Webb Conversations Interview http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cyruswebbpresents/2015/06/10/author-elynne-chaplik-aleskow-discusses-gift-of-now-on-conversationslive
Chicago Sun-Times Newspaper Sunday Sitdown Interview
Cyrus Webb Conversations Interview http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cyruswebbpresents/2015/06/10/author-elynne-chaplik-aleskow-discusses-gift-of-now-on-conversationslive
Chicago Sun-Times Newspaper Sunday Sitdown Interview
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/834705/author-elynne-chaplik-aleskow-interview-new-book-my-gift-of-now
WCIU/TV THE U Interview with George Blaise 26 N. Halsted
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I have been named the 2017 Distinguished Alumna of Niles West High School.
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And over 30 anthologies my work is also in.......
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Best Mom Ever! featuring my story "Our Best Laugh".
Pushcart Prize nominated memoirist for "MORE THAN LIFE"
Quote from the Kiwi/Thin Threads publisher:
"We are proud to have you in this book as well, Elynne! You are a superb writer and are becoming a social media phenomena in the world of inspiration and anthologies!!"
"Hippocampus Magazine interview with the wonderful memoir writer Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow. Her work is published in many anthologies and she weaves story and truth in remarkable ways."
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My story "THE HOLIDAY DIARY" is featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas in Canada. This book was a best seller in Canada. For several months in 2014 it was #1 on the Best Seller List!
My stories "THERE FOREVER" and "MR. X and MR. Y" are published in Whispering Angel Books' new anthology Miracles & Extraordinary Blessings available at Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/s/
My story "PLEASE BE ANONYMOUS" in the book and ebook Too Much: An Anthology of Excess is available at Amazon.com
The film 'Marcus Finds A Voice'... Based on the story "The Hat" by Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow.
Debut: March 25, 2014 at the Chicago Indie Film Festival ShootEmUp at The Public House Theater, Chicago. FILM LINK: https://vimeo.com/145087204
Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade featuring my story "THE HAT" is available on Amazon.com and in stores.
Splash Magazine article: Chicago Sun-Times http://splash.suntimes.com/2013/09/13/living-memories/
Web Radio Interview: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cyruswebbpresents/2013/12/18/author-elynne-chaplik-aleskow-stops-by-conversations-live
Grandfather, Father & Me from Hidden Brook Press featuring my story "GOLDEN HANDS" is published. A photo of my father and me is on the book's cover! Available at Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Grandfather-Father-Me-Memories-Poetry/dp/1927725070/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384657277&sr=8-1&keywords=grandfather%2C+father+and+me+donna+goodrich
Not Your Mother's Book (NYMB) On Being A Woman by Publishing Syndicate featuring my story "THE REVOLVING DOOR" is now available at Amazon.com in print and on Kindle and other e-book formats.
Not Your Mother's Book (NYMB) On Dogs featuring a new version of "DREAM GIRL" available at Amazon.com
Forever Families by Mandinam Press featuring "MORE THAN LIFE", "THEIR HOME", "THE RING", "TRACING OLD STEPS", "TWICE IN ONE FAMILY", "A LETTER TO MY HUSBAND" is available at Amazon.com and http://www.lulu.com/shop/shelagh-watkins/forever-families/paperback/product-20384983.html
TEN of my travel stories in Forever Travels Mandinam Press. Available at Amazon.com and on Kindle, etc. "THE HOTEL BALCONY", "THE ROOM WITH NO ROOM", "SLIPPERY AND WATERLESS IN MADRID", "UNEXPECTED", "FIRST IN LINE", "HONEY, BELIEVE ME", "THE DIARY", "A TALE OF TWO VARDAS", "A JOURNEY OF THE HEART", "BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S... ALMOST"
http://www.amazon.com/Forever-Travels-Shelagh-Watkins/dp/1446681688
Not Your Mother's Book (NYMB) On Travel by Publishing Syndicate featuring my story "MY BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S" available at Amazon.com
Fundamentally Female by Renee Rongen with my vignette on being an Independent Woman is available at www.fundamentallyfemale.com and Amazon.com. Gold Medal Recipient at the Midwest Book Awards 2013 and recipient of the Silver IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Awards) 2013. More awards are coming in!
"FIRST IN LINE" is published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Married Life! available at Amazon.com and at bookstores.
The Animal Anthology Project: True Tails available at http://www.amazon.com/The-Animal-Anthology-Project-Tails/dp/1479707481/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1351271658&sr=8-3&keywords=The+Animal+Anthology+Project
"THE ANSWER" is published in Warpaint Anthology by ZenFri Press and is available at Lulu.com, Amazon.com and Kindle.
My story “MY BEST AUDIENCE" is published in the new Thin Threads Hadassah Centennial Book from Kiwi Publishing.
Click on store at http://www.hadassahstories.com/ http://www.hadassahstories.com/
"HER FIRST GRANDCHILD" published by Hidden Brook Press in Grandmothers, Mothers, and Me--Memories, Poetry, and Good Food. A photo of my grandmother and me is on the book's cover!
Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/Grandmother-Mother-Me-Memories-Poetry/dp/1897475942/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353160101&sr=1-1&keywords=Grandmother%2C+Mother+and+Me+donna+goodrich
My story "MORE THAN LIFE" (PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINEE) is published in Thin Threads Moms & Grandmas... Kiwi Publishing. I was invited and performed my story at the book's launch in NYC at The Museum of Motherhood 84th St. at 1st Ave. Order the book at Amazon.com or http://store.thinthreads.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9011-04 .
My story "DREAM GIRL" has been published in Whispering Angel Books' Nurturing Paws. Inspirational Books by Whispering Angel Books http://www.whisperingangelbooks.com/ Available at Amazon.com
"WAITING" is published in Thin Threads Women & Friendship. Order the book at: http://store.thinthreads.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9011-03
You can listen to my This I Believe essay "FOUR SISTERS IN LIFE AND DEATH" at this link.
http://thisibelieve.org/essay/11315/
This I Believe: On Love featuring my essay "FOUR SISTERS IN LIFE AND DEATH" is available in stores nationwide. Also available on Amazon.com and on Kindle, etc., etc.
Wiley Publishing
My story "THE RED PEN" in Chicken Soup for the Soul Grieving and Recovery is available at Amazon.com, in bookstores and on Kindle, etc., etc. Chicken Soup for the Soul Grieving and Recovery
Thin Threads Anthology – More Real Stories of Life Changing Moments with my story "THE HAT". Kiwi Publishing Website and Amazon.com http://www.thinthreads.com/
See my You Tube performance of my story "The Hat" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYZPDMElGVI
My non-fiction stories “DANCER'S LANE” and “MY OFFICE” are published in Press Pause Moments: Essays About Life Transitions By Women Writers. Kiwi Publishing. Available at http://www.facebook.com/l/cAQG42p1j/presspausemoments.com/ and Amazon.com Press Pause Moments is a winner of the 2011 Clarion Award.
My story "RONALD" is published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: True Love, Simon & Schuster. Available in bookstores and at Amazon.com and on Kindle, etc., etc.
My story "THE REVOLVING DOOR" is featured in Chicken Soup for the Chocolate Lover's Soul. It is available at bookstores and at Amazon.com and on Kindle, etc., etc.
My Dad Is My Hero is published by Adams Media. The anthology features my story "HIS WAY" about my beloved father Rubin Chaplik. The book is available in bookstores and at Amazon.com and on Kindle, etc. etc.
Sasee Magazine is a print magazine that has published my story "Would You Like To Dance?" in its September issue. It is also on the Sasee website. Click on Back Issues for September 2010. http://www.sasee.com/
I am delighted to be one of the interviews in a new book called Literature & Fiction Interviews Volume II by Shelagh Watkins. This insightful book of author interviews is available at http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/literature-fiction-interviews-volume-ii/11772073
Chicago television historian Steve Jajkowski interviewed me on being Chicago's first female television General Manager and the creation of WYCC-TV/PBS Channel 20. http://www.chicagotelevision.com/WYCC.htm
June 4th, 2011 Chicago Tribune Profile http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-vp-0604penpalprofilechaplik-alesko20110604,0,329833.story
Living Lessons Anthology published by Whispering Angel Books features my non-fiction story "The Hat".
http://www.whisperingangelbooks.com/. Available at Amazon.com
My essay was part of a theatrical production Sat. May 8th at 2 p.m.....An afternoon for loved ones to share theater that will touch the heart. Dear Mother: A Mother's Day Tribute was a celebration honoring Mother's Day 2010. The production was at The Lyric Theatre in LA.
Thin Threads Teachers & Mentors special editions gift book features my non-fiction story "The Hat". Kiwi Publishing. http://www.thinthreads.com/
My story sequel to "A Tale Of Two Vardas" titled "A Journey Of The Heart" was published in The Jerusalem Post Magazine January 15, 2010. http://bit.ly/b751WD
December 11 2009, my story "A Tale Of Two Vardas" was published in The Jerusalem Post Magazine. See Archives on Jerusalem Post Magazine website.
My short story “Professor Gabriel and Her 101 Posse” is available to read free on Wattpad:
http://www.wattpad.com/7869866-professor-gabriel-and-her-101-posse
The Ultimate Teacher is published by HCI Books. The anthology features my story "The Hat". Available at Amazon.com
Forever Friends is an anthology of international writers published by Mandinam Press. My stories featured are "The Red Pen","The Elevator", "Mr. X and Mr. Y", and "Life 101." The book is available for purchase on Amazon.com and on Kindle.
BIO
AUTHOR (Pushcart Prize Nominee) of MY GIFT OF NOW, A COLLECTION OF HER SHORT MEMOIRS which was named one of Conversations Magazine's 25 Most Inspirational Books of 2015. PUBLIC SPEAKER, PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATION... Professor Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow is an expert in human communication skills and is an internationally published author, public speaker and adult storyteller. Her motivational speaking specialty is “Communication Life Survival Skills.” Her adult storyteller program is renowned. Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow is the founding General Manager of WYCC-TV/Channel 20, a PBS affiliate in Chicago. Elynne is Chicago’s first female television GM. She is the 2006-07 Distinguished Service Professor of Wright College in Chicago.
Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow’s performances of her stories have been
broadcast on The Bob Edwards Show on NPR and Rick Kogan’s Sunday Papers on WGN radio. She performed her Pushcart Prize nominated memoir “More Than Life” in NYC at the Museum of Motherhood.
Elynne has performed her stories for organizations throughout Chicago including the Printer’s Row Lit Fest. Her work has been part of the production “Dear Mother” in L.A. at The Lyric Theater. Elynne was a featured guest artist performing her stories at the Acorn Theater in Michigan.
Elynne’s non-fiction stories and essays are published in her book My Gift of Now in addition to appearing in magazines and newspapers and are anthologized in Chicken Soup for the Chocolate Lover's Soul (HCI Books) THE REVOLVING DOOR; The Wisdom of Old Souls (Hidden Brook Press) GRANDMA LEBEDOW; Forever Friends (Mandinam Press) features THE ELEVATOR, MR. X and MR. Y, and LIFE 101; My Dad Is My Hero (Adams Media Publishing) HIS WAY; The Ultimate Teacher (HCI Books) THE HAT; Contemporary American Women: Our Defining Passages (All Things That Matter Press) THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK and MY GIFT OF NOW; Chicken Soup for the Soul: True Love (Simon and Schuster) RONALD; FOUR SISTERS IN LIFE AND DEATH is published in the new anthology THIS I BELIEVE: ON LOVE. This book is based on the popular NPR radio series. (Wiley Publishing); THE HAT is published in Living Lessons (Whispering Angel Books); DANCER'S LANE and MY OFFICE are published in Press Pause Moments: Essays About Life Transitions By Women Writers, (Winner of a 2011 Clarion Award) (Kiwi Publishing); THE HAT is published in Thin Threads of Teachers & Mentors (Kiwi Publishing); Thin Threads Anthology – More Real Stories of Life Changing Moments has also published THE HAT (Kiwi Publishing); Forever Travels features 10 of Elynne's travel stories ( Mandinam Press); Chicken Soup for the Soul Grieving and Recovery featuring THE RED PEN; Thin Threads Women & Friendship (Kiwi Publishing) featuring WAITING; Nurturing Paws (Whispering Angel Press) featuring DREAM GIRL; Thin Threads Moms & Grandmas (Kiwi Publishing) featuring MORE THAN LIFE (Pushcart Prize Nominee); FIRST IN LINE in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Married Life. RG in Joy, Interrupted, 2012; THE ANSWER in Warpaint, ZenFri Publishing; MY BEST AUDIENCE in Thin Threads: Hadassah, Kiwi Publishing; The Animal Anthology Project: True Tails; THE REVOLVING DOOR in Not Your Mother's Book (NYMB): On Being a Woman by (Publishing Syndicate); Fundamentally Female by (Rongen Publishing); Six Short Memoirs in Forever Families by (Mandinam Press).
Elynne performed her Pushcart Prize nominated story "More Than Life" in Thin Threads Moms & Grandmas in NYC October 20th at 11am at The Museum of Motherhood 84th St. at 1st Ave.
Elynne's writing was included in the theatrical production “Dear Mother” at the Lyric Theatre in LA on May 8th, 2010 at 2pm.
Elynne performed her stories program IN HER OWN VOICE at The Acorn Theater in Three Oaks, Michigan in April 2012.
Elynne’s story “A Tale Of Two Vardas" was published in December 2009 in the Jerusalem Post Magazine. Her sequel “A Journey Of The Heart” was published in The Jerusalem Post Magazine in January 2010.
June 1, 2009 marked the recording debut of Elynne’s fiction “Professor Gabriel and Her 101 Posse”. It airs on The Deepening Website (World of Fiction) and is recorded by DLKeur.
Elynne is delighted to be one of the interviews in a new book called Literature & Fiction Interviews Volume II by Shelagh Watkins. This insightful book of author interviews is available at http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/literature-fiction-interviews-volume-ii/11772073
Chicago television historian Steve Jajkowski interviewed Elynne on being Chicago's first female television General Manager and the creation of WYCC-TV/PBS Channel 20. http://www.chicagotelevision.com/WYCC.htm
Elynne was the Profile interview in the June 4th, 2011 Chicago Tribune Voice of the People. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-vp-0604penpalprofilechaplik-alesko20110604,0,329833.story
Elynne has published her essays, articles and stories in the Chicago Sun-Times and Tribune Newspapers, Innovation Abstracts Journal, City Woman Chicago Magazine, Chicago Suburban Woman Magazine, Suburban Woman North Shore Magazine, The Rambler Magazine, Newcity Magazine, Releasing Times Magazine, ESL Magazine, The Heartlands Magazine, Sasee Magazine, Parent:Wise Magazine, Gull Lake Visitor Guide Canada, Jerusalem Post Magazine and several online magazines and publications including the Communication Research and Theory Network of the National Communication Association (NCA),the Blog Herald, Cafe She Ezine, Soap Opera Digest Website, Psychologies.co.uk Magazine Website, Moondance Ezine, Bread‘n Molasses Online Magazine, TeachersCount Website, The Novelette.com and WomenBloom.com.
October 20, 2011 Reading and Event. "More Than Life" (Pushcart Prize Nominee) in Thin Threads Moms & Grandmas. Museum of Motherhood New York City, 84th & 1st St. 11am.
This I Believe: An Evening with Bob Edwards Wednesday, December 8, 2010 @ 7:00 p.m. in Chicago. Elynne performed her essay “Four Sisters In Life And Death” which is featured in the book This I Believe: On Love. Her essay was broadcast on NPR in February 2011.
On WBBM Radio Elynne has been interviewed by Regine Schlesinger.
August 9, 2009 at 7:30 AM to 8:00AM, on WGN Radio she was interviewed by Rick Kogan on his program Sunday Papers.
Printers Row Lit Fest... The largest Literary Festival in the Midwest.... Readings of some of Elynne's stories from the book Forever Travels on Sunday, 6/5/2011, 3:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.Wyndham Blake Hotel - 500 S. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60605
The September 2009 Today's Chicago Woman Magazine featured FOREVER FRIENDS as its book club selection showcasing four of Elynne's stories: The Red Pen, The Elevator, Mr. X and Mr. Y, Life 101Elynne has written, produced and hosted television and radio programming.
Among her PBS television credits is a production on “Missing Children” which aired nationally, the documentary “70 Years Of Being Wright” on the history of Wright College, “This Is Your College” on the City Colleges of Chicago. In addition to General Manager, Elynne served as the on-air spokesperson for WYCC-TV, Channel 20, the Chicago PBS affiliate she built.
On NPR she was Supervising Producer of “The Big Onion” which was broadcast on WBEZ-FM and won the Ohio State Award in Radio.
Elynne’s guest lectures and adult storytelling include Northwestern University, Chicago’s Flashpoint Academy, Chicago’s YWCA Talk It Up Series, Niles TWP High School District and other organizations and educational institutions. She has performed her nonfiction stories for the Wellness Center in Northbrook, Illinois; Women’s American ORT; Oakton College’s Emeritus Bluestem Humanities Festival; Truman College; The Glenview Library; North Shore Senior Center; Northwestern University’s Alumni Association’s “A Day With NU”; and Chicago Northshore Hadassah among other engagements.She has had book signings at Barnes & Noble, Women & Children First, The Book Stall, Borders, Chapters in Canada and for a variety of organizations.
Elynne has won several awards for her community service in television and for her teaching. Among them she has received Wright College's Distinguished Professor and Excellence in Teaching Awards and was named Chicago's Outstanding Woman in Communication by the YWCA. She was awarded the Golden Apple by the Phi Theta Kappa Student Honor Society and the HUG Award for Mentoring by Future Teachers of America. She was named the Woman Communicator of the Year by Women’s American ORT and was cited by “Today’s Chicago Woman Magazine” as One of 100 Women Making a Difference. She is a 2007 recipient of the National Medallion for Teaching Excellence from the University of Texas, Austin’s NISOD Award. She is a 2007 recipient of the State of Illinois Excellence in Teaching Award from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association. Professor Chaplik-Aleskow holds a Masters Degree in Speech from Northwestern University.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BOOK SIGNINGS
November 6, 2007 Book Signing for Chicken Soup for the Chocolate Lover's Soul
Barnes and Noble Old Orchard
November 28, 2007 Book Signing for Chicken Soup for the Chocolate Lover's Soul
Women and Children First Bookstore
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December 15, 2007 Book Signing for Chicken Soup for the Chocolate Lover's Soul
The Bookstall
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September 20, 2008 Book Launch for The Wisdom of Old Souls
Chapters Bookstore Kingston, Ontario Canada
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December 20, 2008 Blog Tour for Forever Friends
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June 13, 2009 2pm Book signing for MY DAD IS MY HERO at Lincoln Park Borders Bookstore 2817 N. Clark
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February 13, 2010 CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: TRUE LOVE at Lincoln Park Borders Bookstore 2817 N. Clark Chicago
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March 22, 2010 CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN WOMEN: OUR DEFINING PASSAGES book signing and performance at the University of Maine.
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January 22, 2008 Wellness Center Northbrook, Il. Performance of Published Stories
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February 26, 2008 Flashpoint Academy Communication Lecture
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April 9, 2008 Women's American ORT Performance of Published Stories
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April 19, 2008 Truman College Performance of Published Stories
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June 3, 2008 Oakton College Bluestem Humanities Festival Performance of Published Stories
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August 5, 2008 YWCA Talk It Up Event Strengthening your communication survival skills! Strong communication is key to building a successful career, interpersonal relationships and self esteem. Join writer, storyteller and founding general manager of WYCC-TV/PBS, Distinguished Professor Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow to discuss communication skills. Learn how to differentiate between professional and personal communication styles and practice identifying non-verbal communication.
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November 4, 2008 Niles TWP High Schools Communication Lecture/Stories Performance
ONLY FOR NILES H.S. FACULTY/Closed to Public
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November 14, 2008 Flashpoint Academy Lecture
Closed to Public
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April 14, 2009 Glenview Public Library
7pm Open to the Public
Performance of My Published Stories
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April 18, 2009 Guest Speaker for "A Day with Northwestern University" which is the premier alumni educational event of the Northwestern Alumni Association. Public is welcome.
Registration fee is required.
Go to
http://www.alumni.northwestern.edu/node/1194
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May 5, 2009 Men's Club of the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, Illinois
10:30AM Performance of Published Stories
OPEN TO PUBLIC
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May 9, 2009 WBBM Radio interview of me by Regine Schlesinger
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June 1, 2009 The recording debut of my short story "Professor Gabriel and Her 101 Posse" performed by DLKeur on her website The Deepening (World of Fiction).
http://thedeepening.com/
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June 13, 2009 2pm Book signing and reading for My Dad Is My Hero at Lincoln Park Borders Bookstore 2817 N. Clark
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July 17, 2009 Humanities Treasures. Performance/Discussion of my stories.
North Shore Senior Center
10:00am-Noon
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August 9, 2009 WGN RADIO 7:30-8:00 AM
I will guest on Rick Kogan's Sunday morning radio show Sunday Papers.
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September Issue of Today's Chicago Woman Magazine features the anthology FOREVER FRIENDS as its book club pick with Elynne's four stories "The Red Pen", "The Elevator", "Mr. X and Mr. Y" and "Life 101".
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March 22, 2010 University of Maine Performance of "The Needle In The Haystack" and "My Gift Of Now" in Contemporary American Women: Our Defining Passages
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April 14, 2010 Chicago North Shore Chai Hadassah. Performance of my stories.
1pm Lakeside Congregation Highland Park $20
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Keynote SpeechStorytellers for Good & Skattered Moments Fundraiser Launch Party
Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 6:30pmColumbia Yacht Club 111 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60601
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On December 8th 2010, I read my essay “Four Sisters In Life And Death” as part of This I Believe: An Evening with radio host Bob Edwards and Producer Dan Gediman.
General Event Information
This I Believe: An Evening with Bob Edwards Wednesday, December 8, 2010 @ 7:00 p.m. Of all of life’s big questions, “What do you believe?” is one of the most important. And for many, the answer may be one of the hardest to actually put into words. By asking individuals to write and share their personal philosophies, This I Believe hopes to encourage people to express the core principles that guide their daily lives, and to develop acceptance of—and even respect for—beliefs different from one’s own. Join us for a special exploration of personal belief with public radio host Bob Edwards and Dan Gediman, Executive Director of This I Believe. Hear audio excerpts from Edward R. Murrow’s original 1950s series as well as live readings by local essayists who have contributed to this amazing collection. Learn more about the history of the project and the thinking behind the contemporary essays shared on stage, as Bob Edwards sits down with each essayist to talk more about their own personal philosophy.This I Believe is an international project engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. More than 90,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, have now been collected: archived online, heard on public radio, chronicled through books, and featured in weekly podcasts.
VenueFourth Presbyterian Church 126 E. Chestnut Street Chicago, IL 60611
Presenter Chicago Public Media (WBEZ-Chicago)312-948-4600
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March 4, 2011 Niles Twp. High Schools Institute Day Guest Lecture. I am presenting a guest lecture for two sessions on March 4th for the Niles TWP High School Institute in Skokie, Il. This will include all the Elementary Schools in the District as well. My presentation is "The Art of Teaching and the Skills of Classroom Communication." I will perform "The Hat" and "The Red Pen" as part of a group discussion.
March 13, 2011... I Will Be Reading Some Of My Stories...NEW WORKS CHICAGO WRITERS EXCHANGE READINGS SALON ECHO 1134 W. BRYN MAWR CHICAGO, IL 3-5PM Live Jazz Wine, Coffee, Cupcakes.. Donation at door. HER STORY THEATER PRESENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WWHP
May 17, 2011 Men's Club of the Northshore Senior Center Northfield, Illinois
June 5th...Printers Row Lit Fest... The largest Literary Festival in the Midwest....Please join me for readings of some of my stories from the book Forever Travels on Sunday, 6/5/2011, 3:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Wyndham Blake Hotel - 500 S. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60605
October 20th 11am & 1:30pm Reading and Event... My story "More Than Life" in Thin Threads Moms & Grandmas... at The Museum of Motherhood, New York City 84th & 1st St.
April 29, 2012 IN HER OWN VOICE Performance of my stories. Acorn Theater Three Oaks Michigan 3pm
November 19, 2013 STORY/SCRIPT/SHORT FILM
I am performing one of my stories at The Public House Theater 3914 N. Clark St. in Chicago at 7:30pm. Open to the public.
December 4, 2015 MY GIFT OF NOW performed and signed at Women & Children First Bookstore
