Story Round-Up: Features in The Herald-News, Feb. 20 through Feb. 26

Good morning!

Seventeen stories to share this morning on this beautiful, forty-degree, no-snow day here in the Midwest.

I had a minor procedure on Wednesday, ran into a small snag on Thursday, and so I'm off work until Monday (hopefully snags are done).

Today I can finally eat some real food (albeit soft food). I can also fit both feet into my shoes (I had broken one toe a couple days after Christmas), so my plans today are eating, napping, reading, and getting out for at least one walk.

Have a great Friday!

WRITERS

If you're a writer anywhere in the world, you're welcome to join WriteOn Joliet's Facebook page. We're based in Joliet, Illinois, but we love to meet and interact with writers outside our area, too.

If you'd like to officially join WriteOn Joliet, we have two tiers of dues. We also have a marketing arm that's getting longer every year, well, except this year. Check us out at writeonjoliet.com.

I also suggest this book: Little Book of Revision: A Checklist for Fiction Writers. It's exactly as it says. Each page some with one suggestion for revision. The rest of the page is blank, so you can add your own notes. All proceeds benefit WriteOn Joliet.

If you need support in your writing, I highly recommend this Twitter group: #5amwritersclub. I  joined it last year. Writers support each other on Twitter and meet every three weeks at 5 a.m. (4 a.m. CST - needless to say, I am often late!) on Zoom.

If you need editing or help with self-publishing, check out dmbaranunland.com.

ARTISTS

If you need an artist for a project, I offer these recommendations.

NEWSLETTERS

Sign up for the Will County Go Guide and Sign up for the LocalLit Short Story and Book Review Newsletter at https://www.theherald-news.com/newsletter/

Sign up for The Munsonville Times by emailing us at bryonyseries@gmail.com. The newsletter still isn't official yet, so we don't have an actual link on the website - but we are working on it! 

SOCIAL MEDIA

Daily updates: I do post the briefs 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.

BRYONYSERIES BOOKS

For books and more information about the series, visit bryonyseries.com.

BRYONYSERIES EVENTS

A full month of virtual events can be found at bryonyseries.com/calendar-of-events-1.

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.

FEATURES

LocalLit book preview — Halloween Night: Trick or Treat: A collection of scary stories for scary February weather 

Joliet business creates replica of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ famous woolly mittens 

An Extraordinary Life: 105-year-old Frankfort sister was ‘small but mighty’: Sister Mary Anna Clare Meyer ‘celebrated life and cared for others’

Be kind to another’s heart: Plainfield Fire Protection District encouraging the community to learning CPR

LocalLit review: ‘Jimmy Jonny Brownie Stays Up All Night’: Charming book with vintage ‘feel’ for modern kids 

Winter weather causes blood supplies to drop: Versiti Blood Center of Illinois asking community to donate 

A new way to celebrate Black History Month: donate blood: American Red Cross honoring the legacies of Drs. Charles Drew, Jerome Holland

D. 204 hosts 3 virtual events for Black History Month 

‘COVID-19 has changed every aspect of school nursing’: Troy nurses expand their roles during the pandemic

Lockport man receives 10,000th vaccine at Silver Cross: His wife received No. 9,999  

Channahon man’s sunrise photo earns him top award in photo contest: Forest Preserve District of Will County received a record number of submissions in 2020 

Pets of the Week: Feb. 22: Will County rescues have dogs and cats for adoption

‘Joliet will feel the loss’: City champion Lynne Lichtenauer died from cancer on Tuesday morning

Channahon woman thankful for liver transplant, ‘new lease on life’

Tim Placher honored for promoting local music scene: Drauden Point MS music teacher received award in memory of local pastor

5 L-W art students win awards in the 2021 Scholastic Art Competition: 2 recipients will move onto the national competition

D. 202 high school musicians play in SPC Honor Band Festival: Students also participated in two master classes 

Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage."