Story Round-Up: Features in The Herald-News, May 12 through May 17

This weekend is shaping up to be a BryonySeries weekend.

I am meeting with Colleen Robbins (who just released this book and this book and has a fourth in review), the editor for Before the Blood, to review her edits for the fifth and final installment.

And I have to finish the reading through the proof copy of the fourth installment of BTB so that can be ready for an early June release.

AND, if all goes well, Timothy and I still have half of Cornell Dyer and the Never Robbers to finish outlining (besides, I'm eager to find out what happens).

I'd also like to spend some time on Phyllis' memoir, too.

Have a great weekend readers, writers, and BryonySeries fans. :)

Non-bylined features:

Monday through Saturday I assembled my non-bylined works - brief posts and calendar listings - into one convenient file and posting them on Facebook in the evening, so readers can easily choose the ones they want to read.

One can also find those event listings, the Gotta Do It calendar, as well as the pets, health, faith, and arts and entertainment calendars, under the sections tab on the left hand side of http://www.theherald-news.com/. Click on "features" and the topics drop down.  Gotta Do It runs under "people."

Community news? Again, under the sections tab, under features, and by topic. Updates are posted on these days in print and web (and some only on web on other days as I have the time): 

 Social media:

Daily updates: I do post the briefs and calendars on Twitter during the week, so you're welcome to follow me at @Denise_Unland61.

BryonySeries stuff: I post curated content relating to the BryonySeries at @BryonySeries. And assorted related content at www.facebook.com/BryonySeries. And of course, please follow the adventures of Bertrand the Mouse on Instagram at bertrand_bryonyseries.

If you're a writer anywhere in the world, you're welcome to jon WriteOn Joliet's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/writeonminooka/?ref=bookmarks. We're based in Joliet, Illinois, but we love to meet and interact with writers outside our area, too.

Upcoming events:

Once Timothy Baran is done updating this page, these will listed here: https://www.bryonyseries.com/fetes-and-feasts.

Check out the progress he has made so far. Each square is hand-built.

Books and Such

Information on my books (including where to buy) along with upcoming events is at www.bryonyseries.com. Again, Timothy is in the process of updating the website, so all titles may not appear. If you have any questions, email me at bryonyseries@gmail.com.

Thank you for reading The Herald-News. And for reading this blog. And if you've read (or plan to read) any of my books. Your support is greatly appreciated.

When mom-to-be has an opioid addiction

Dr. Jyoti Randhawa, chief medical officer, said “everyone’s alarms tend to go off” when a woman with an addiction becomes pregnant. People want to “strip away” “anything or everything” that can cause harm to the mother or baby.

“But the rule of thumb is you treat the patient in the best interest of their life quality, even if a woman is pregnant and is having substance abuse issues,” Randhawa said. “You still want to follow the general protocol.”

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/05/10/when-mom-to-be-has-an-opioid-addiction/apmbknw/

Building family legacy and heritage
New Lenox woman looks back at 10 decades 

Part of Katherine Shanahan's  birthday celebration included seeing Tony Bennett at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet and then meeting him after the show. She has no plans for the future, nor is she anxious about it.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/05/07/e1abf07974d848e4aa5261ba4b119492/index.xml


An Extraordinary Life: The art Clara Matay of Joliet left behind her

Not until after Clara Matay's death on Sept. 3, 1988, did Dee Philiph of New Lenox find her mother's find some of her mother's artwork while sorting through her Clara's belonging.

Those pieces now are displayed at The Book and Bean Cafe in Joliet, where they will remain through June.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/05/11/ab32b6cedbd94c57baa70effd9a37c09/index.xml

More than a table centerpiece

Flowers can safely be used as food if you know the do's and don'ts

The use of edible flowers is not limited to chefs. Home cooks can use them, too, if they use common sense and take the right precautions.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/05/15/9033ce9035f94e7da5618e5e588bf904/index.xml?page=1


Windows into the Rialto world
Joliet theater partners with student artists at JJC and Lewis University

"They look fantastic," Micah McDade said, marketing manager for the Rialto said. "With the community as close-knit as Joliet, it seemed a natural fit to include local artists and, even better, artists-in-training, these students. It gave them an outlet to present their work for the hundreds and thousands of people who walk past every year."

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/05/15/358df8a926be4038942fe864b69509ac/index.xml


Artworks: Photographer Bob Campbell gets his start at Joliet Jam

"I was just getting into photography," Campbell, a Joliet Junior College student at the time of the concert, recalled. "I had gotten a telephoto lens, in addition to some other lenses. I was allowed back state so I got to talk to them."

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/05/15/artworks-photographer-bob-campbell-gets-his-start-at-joliet-jam/aguqh8v/


LocalLit author spotlight: Carolyn Hill of New Lenox
Hill returns with another story with a #patriotic theme

Hill said: “Mademoiselle Liberty and Me" is the subject of a larger message magnified by a colossus as great as the country she represents.

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/04/16/locallit-author-spotlight-carolyn-hill-of-new-lenox/aqjtmvz/

Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage." Follow him at www.facebook.com/artbymattcoundiff