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Today I am sharing a link to a wonderful poem that WriteOn Joliet member Holly Coop recently wrote about the experience of living in Joliet.
However, anyone who has lived anywhere will find the deeper meaning among the lines - and maybe, just maybe, will call to mind (or feel inspired to immortalize) the place and memories that lives in the heart.
https://hollycoopauthor.wordpress.com/2024/05/26/home-is-where-your-heart-is/
This week's recipe for turtle steak is not one we've actually prepared.
So no actual turtles were harmed in the sharing of this recipe. So I've attached a generic cooking photo from other food prepared in our kitchen.
However, I do have a nice photo of an actual turtle (which was not cooked). That photo appears at the bottom of this post.
Actually the person who submitted the recipe recommended it for cooks willing to experiment with unusual dishes. In fact, she submitted TWO turtle recipes.
This recipe for turtle steak appears in the BryonySeries cookbook: Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from "Bryony," which is a permanent fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties.
At one of the
You can try the recipe on the Sue's Diner page on the BryonySeries website.
But try the recipe this week. It will be gone some time next week. A new recipe will take it's place.
If you have any troubleshooting questions or comments, email us at bryonyseries@gmail.com.
Here is the full diner page: bryonyseries.com/sue-s-diner.
All proceeds from "Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles From 'Bryony'" benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties at bbbswillgrundy.org.
Order the cookbook at bryonyseries.com.
Good morning!
Last week, Rebekah curated a display of BryonySeries books at The Book Market that are either summer-themed or would make great summer reading.
Rebekah and Daniel also made this terrific sign to accompany it, a project so interesting that I will blog about it next week.
In addition to the books, we have....
Ribbit-Ribbits!
That's the name Cindy gave to her little crocheted animals. Cindy surprised me with a boxful as giveaways with purchase last December. At the time, Cindy said she had lots of fun accessorizing them.
So she's created a fresh batch of summer-themed animal friends that are also for sale at The Book Market.
Each Ribbit-Ribbit is $12 or $6 with the purchase of any BryonySeries book. Additional BryonySeries titles are available in the store. The discounted price for Ribbit-Ribbits are not limited to the books on display.
There is no limit to how many Ribbit-Ribbits you can buy. Ribbit-Ribbits are available while supplies last (we have more than what is on display).
These are super cute, a must-see item in person, and the perfect reading companion for any age since they will just sit quietly next to you and not interrupt your reading.
Happy Tuesday - and happy summer reading fun in the sun!
Good morning!
I usually try to hang out at The Book Market in Crest Hill at least a few times a year - and last year I held and event approximately once a month.
Not only is the owner Janet Staley, super friendly to local authors and readers alike, the atmosphere in this 40-plus year old bookstore in Will County is a "must" to experience.
The store is filled (and I do mean "filled") with a wide variety of new, used, and rare books. It's hard to imagine a title The Book Market does NOT stock.
But the first part of 2024 was filled with various maladies for my family and me and a procedure that was pushed out three times (maybe four?) because of it. So Tuesday marks the first time BryonySeries officially returns to The Book Market.
I plan to be there, as does Rebekah, Bertrand the Mouse, and his Uncle Barty. I'm just know sure which hat I'll wear yet (decisions, decisions).
We have a special "summer display" for you to check out (more on this tomorrow). Key words to remember here are "summer reads" and "Ribbit-Ribbit."
And who knows? Maybe, just maybe, we'll also have something festive to celebrate the monumental occasion. Pop in and see for yourself.
And have a very happy Monday!
Good morning!
I am happy to report that I hit my goals with my first at-home writing retreat of 2024 - and I have seven stories to share with you today. More stories will post over the weekend since I am working straight to the end of Monday So be sure to check back on The Herald-News site: shawlocal.com/the-herald-news.
It's been a busy couple of BryonySeries weeks:
And I will be hanging at The Book Market in Crest Hill from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
We have a special BryonySeries Summer Book Sale at The Book Market. I'll share more about this in Tuesday's post.
Plus, we've released TWO new books!
Bertrand the Mouse has a new book, just in time for summer.
And we also released "A Year of Shadows and Moonlight, of Gathering Blooms in the Woods," which is, well, interesting. The story is part journey, part lyrical novelette. Here is its back cover summary:
"A Year of Shadows and Moonlight, of Gathering Blooms in the Woods" is currently available on Amazon.
And if this doesn't give you plenty of reading choices, The Herald-News published its "Thank You, First Responders" at the beginning of May, where most of the publication was dedicated to stories about first responders in our community. I was very honored to be part of this project and have seven stories to share.
Finally, here is an update on my BryonySeries book projects:
House on Top of the Hill: Third book in the BryonySeries Limbo trilogy. I now have a good working draft of the entire book, with nearly two-thirds that are ready for final edits. We are estimating a late 2024 release date for this book.
The Adventures of Cornell Dyer: No updates here in a very long time, mostly because Timothy and Daniel are super busy with school on top of work (and plenty of work-related traveling). Timothy said the next book will be slightly dark ("slightly" because it's for kids, too) and will involve an old toy store. We are also working on the last book in the series (but it's not the final book, if that makes sense). Timothy is actually writing that one. In order to make progress on any of this, Timothy is hoping to schedule a "Cornell breakfast." But Timothy and Daniel are very busy with work and school right now. We've scheduled and broke several Cornell breakfasts in 2023 and 2024. Our last one was July 2022. So we are LONG, LONG, LONG overdue.
Brainy Ann: The fifth book in The Girls of the BryonySeries is outlined and ready for some serious writing in 2024. The first chapter is written, hurray! Jennifer Wainwright, who welcomed her first child into the world in April, has already started working on the cover portrait. The fifth book is called "Brainy Ann."
Jennifer designed the cover portraits for "Julie and the Too-Hard Homework," "Katie and the Big Fear," "Summer Sisters." and "Karla Joins In," as well as the frontispiece for Lycanthropic Summer.
Congratulations, Jennifer, on the new addition to your family!
Rebekah is also slowly updating the BryonySeries YouTube and Pinterest accounts. And she' catching up with Kindles for some of the BryonySeries books. So do watch for those.
And finally...
Ed Calkins, Steward of Tara, has sent me more than a dozen chapters to edit for his third book in his Ruthless trilogy. His first book is "Ruthless," his second is "The Fifth," and he is also the author of "Denise Unland's Irish Genealogy."
Now back to The Herald-News stories stories. Simply click on the link of the story that looks interesting to you. Happy scrolling!
But before the stories, I have a list of additional resources and information. Please check them out, too.
Finally, if you'd like to find more kindness in your life, consider this book.
And have a great Friday!
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Sue's Diner is a fictional restaurant in the fictional Munsonville that only exists in the BryonySeries.
Each Wednesday, we post a new recipe. The recipe is either featured in one of our cookbooks, will be featured in an upcoming cookbook, or is just an "extra" we want to share with you.
Check out the recipe here.
WRITERS
Daily updates: I haven't posted anything on Twitter/X (except a daily Bible verse) since September I can no longer schedule posts in advance. I'm not sure yet how to manage the account without that option. But you're welcome to follow me at @Denise_Unland61.
BryonySeries stuff: I used to curated content relating to the BryonySeries on Twitter/X at @BryonySeries and still post assorted related content at facebook.com/BryonySeries, youtube.com/user/BryonySeries, and themes of each book in the BryonySeries at pinterest.com/bryonyseries.
Again, not sure yet about the direction of the BryonySeries Twitter/X account. Still mulling that over.
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.
QUESTIONS
Email me at bryonyseries@gmail.com.FEATURES
Beer & Bourbon Fest a fundraiser for Will County Habitat for Humanity iw Saturday, June 8, event outside Hollywood Casino
Joliet library clerk creates 14-foot replica of Big Ben for summer reading program: Decor at Joliet Public Library ‘promotes literary conversation’
Pickleball craze in Will County shows no sign of fading: ‘It’s here to stay’: Players say interest in activity growing across generations
Joliet’s 1st poet laureate looks to promote a vibrant local arts community: Uxmar Torres helps others ‘find the right words in a nonintrusive way’
Will County Pets of the Week: June 3: Will County rescues have dogs and cats for adoption
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2024/06/03/pets-of-the-week-june-3/
Things to do this weekend in Will County: Salsa Fest (a separate version with different events ran in print)
https://www.shawlocal.com/thescene/2024/06/06/things-to-do-this-weekend-will-county-salsa-fest/
THANK YOU, FIRST RESPONDERS
Joliet Dr. Adnan Hussain stresses ‘care’ for patients and providers
Morris Hospital’s Dr. Sean Atchison cares about people
Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage"
Welcome to Day Three of Recap Week.
Over the last six weeks, I was blessed to participate three different wonderful events: “Fragments of Time," an original WriteOn Joliet radio theater production, held April 19 and April 20 at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Theatre in Joliet, the Local Author Fair on April 27 at the Joliet Public Library, and Ye Olde May Fest, May 18 and 19, also at Bicentennial Park.
As a happy attendee and vendor at the last two "Shakespeare & Art In The Park" events, Rebekah and I were invited to take part in the planning committee this year for "Ye Olde May Fest."
We also oversaw TWO tents (BryonySeries and WriteOn Joliet) in the "Merry Merchant Row" during the actual event.
The outdoor medieval-type fair event featured a live Shakespeare play ("The Merry Wives of Windsor"), a large Maypole, parade of royalty, kids' make-n-take crafting kingdom, stockade, alchemist, archery, ax throwing, magician, Medievalist and his suit of armor, green screen magic with a castle and dragon courtesy of the Joliet Public Library, live music, and a community mural project, along with the vendors and food and drink for sale.
Now, we only sold one book over the two days. But the couple did walk over the river to an ATM and then back to Bicentennial Park just to buy it, so that made us feel good. And we also sold about a dozen mystery quote (otherwise called Word Music).
In fact, the only vendor that sold quite well was Cindy's crocheted Ribbit-Ribbits.
And yet, I believe "Ye Old May Fest was wonderfully successful, and I truly hope Bicentennial Park repeats it next year.
You see, while the event obviously catered to Shakespeare fans, it also catered to non-Shakespeare fans. One reason for "Ye Olde May Fest" was to introduce individuals and families to art and activities that might be unfamiliar to them.
For non-Shakespeare fans, "Ye Olde May Fest" was an event of discovery. For some, that also included discovering Bicentennial Park. For the vendors, it was an opportunity to let the community discover them.
Six of my grandchildren attended the event and had a fantastic time. Now before you think I'm embellishing, you should know they didn't actually enter the festival looking very excited. The fact they enjoyed it so much was, I'm sure, very much a surprise to them.
Don't believe me? Scroll through the photos and see!
The kids made floral wreaths, added their touches to a community mural, shot bows and arrows, discovered snakes, made fans, had fun with fantasy photos and green screens, participated in the coronation, explored the grounds and enjoyed the music.
Four grandchildren now want to attend archery camp this summer, and we are trying to make that happen for them. Two were enthralled by the play
One of my grandsons (who showed up in Rennaisance dress) was even loathe to leave. He said, "This is my happy place."
Happy, indeed!
This week's recipe is a nineteenth century apple ice, which is perfect for these warm summer days...amd it uses up any extra apples lurking inside your refrigerator.
This recipe appears in the BryonySeries cookbook: Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from "Bryony," which is a permanent fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties.
Several older ladies from church were discussing the latest corsets, so Melissa decided to join them. Henry Matthews, plate in hand, followed like an obedient puppy. He placed her food before her, sat beside her, and offered a glass. “I brought you an ice.”
With a frustrated sigh, Melissa accepted it, took a taste, then pointed her spoon at his nose. “Can’t you take a hint?”
This recipe for apple ice is adapted from Miss Beecher’s domestic receiptbook: designed as a supplement to her Treatise on domestic economy.
You can try our modified recipe on the Sue's Diner page on the BryonySeries website.
But try the recipe this week. It will be gone some time next week. A new recipe will take it's place.
If you have any troubleshooting questions or comments, email us at bryonyseries@gmail.com.
Here is the full diner page: bryonyseries.com/sue-s-diner.
All proceeds from "Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles From 'Bryony'" benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties at bbbswillgrundy.org.
Order the cookbook at bryonyseries.com.
Welcome to Day Two of Recap Week.
Over the last six weeks, I was blessed to participate three different wonderful events: “Fragments of Time," an original WriteOn Joliet radio theater production, held April 19 and April 20 at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Theatre in Joliet, the Local Author Fair on April 27 at the Joliet Public Library, and Ye Olde May Fest, May 18 and 19, also at Bicentennial Park.
Several authors from WriteOn Joliet participated in the Local Author Fair, and I included a few photos at the end.
Rebekah is pictured with BryonySeries books and WriteOn anthologies.
Nancy Calkins is in the next photo, along with books by Ed Calkins, Steward of Tara; Colleen Robbins, and Tom Hernandez.
Holly Coop and Cean Magosky are in the last photo.
Now, for my thoughts.
I've attended enough author fairs to say quite confidently that authors and readers misunderstand the purpose of local author fairs.
Local author fairs are not primarily selling events. They are marketing events. Local author fairs (as well as author appearances and other vendor events) are free or low-cost ways for local authors to introduce to the community the fact they and their books exist.
Yes, authors might sell some books at these events (we sold six on this particular day). But selling zero does not equate failure or rejection, although authors may feel that way, especially during their first few fairs.
Unfortunately, there's a perception out there (not shared by all; I'm speaking generalities) that "local" and "indie" and "small press" and "self-published" equal "vanity" and "amateur" and "low quality."
That's not at all true, although it may be true in some cases. But it also may be true among books published more traditionally.
Many independent authors I know work doubly and triply hard on overall quality (from draft to final production), perhaps because they unconsciously realize their odds of success are a little stacked against them. And also, perhaps, because they take tremendous healthy pride in producing the very best reading experience they can since they have undertook all aspects of the process of turning an idea into a published book.
Secondly, many people gravitate toward the familiar and known. Books and authors that become popular tend to become more popular. That's just how it is. Popular is safe. Popular brings a certain reassurance that parting with money will bring value. That's why authors seek out endorsements. Because if so and so says the book is good, it MUST be good.
So the author's job is is to become familiar. Authors talk to people. Authors let people look at your books. Authors provide business cards or bookmarks so attendees take something of their product away with them.
At these events, I try to find out what the other authors write. I talk to attendees to find out what they like to read. That way, if a reader reads a genre that isn't mine (such as crime fiction) I can suggest they visit the crime fiction author three tables down.
There's no point in authors talking someone into their books when they really want some other books. And pointing them in the right direction builds good authorly community. Many indie authors realize other authors are not their competition; they are allies. I firmly believe that, by working together, individual authors can achieve more individually.
For instance, Alan Hines (whom I met at Calkins Day 2023), often comes out to my events simply to buy one or more of my books to distribute in Chicago.
Anyway, by attending plenty of community events, people will start to recognize the dedicated authors, the authors who believe they are selling something worth owning. When authors repeatedly provide a pleasant experience at their tables, people may be curious enough, and eventually comfortable enough, to buy one day.
Does all this sound like work? Well, it IS work. No one finds a product if the product can't be found. Instead of paying a public relations firm and paying for print and online advertising, authors step away from their keyboards, get out into the world, and talk to people.
So at this particular local author fair, I saw disappointment on some of the authors' faces, and I understand. They come with high hopes as they set up their tables, hoping the world will fall in love with their books and joyously rush home to read them.
But if authors remember the fair is just an opportunity to make that first introduction, they won't feel letdown if attendees simply browse the tables and keep walking. They won't feel disappointed if attendees pick up books, flip through the pages, and then set them back down. It might mean they are not interested. And it also might mean they are not buying today.
A successful author fair is one where authors showed up, set up their wares as attractively as possible, and gave a good experience to whomever attended, be it one or one hundred. And this is true, I believe, for all artists and entrepreneurs, not just authors.
For anyone who's made it this far, for anyone who's engaged in any type of activity at any time (so all of you, right?), remember success is never guaranteed but failure always is.
If you show up, you may not succeed. That's the risk in showing up. But if quit, failure is certain.
If you leave puzzle pieces on the table, you won't finish the puzzle.
If you abandon that cake batter, you won't eat cake.
If you abandon the dirty laundry, you will eventually run out of clean clothes.
If you stop eating healthy foods and exercising, you won't reach your weight loss goals.
If you stop sharing your art, you will prevent the right consumers from ever, ever discovering it.
So whatever you're supposed to tackle today, please show up, do your best, and enjoy the journey, wherever it may lead.
Welcome to Day One of Recap Week.
Over the last six weeks, I was blessed to participate three different wonderful events: “Fragments of Time," an original WriteOn Joliet radio theater production, held April 19 and April 20 at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Theatre in Joliet, the Local Author Fair on April 27 at the Joliet Public Library, and Ye Olde May Fest, May 18 and 19, also at Bicentennial Park.
A link to the radio show's synopsis and details here.
There are two ways to recap these events and measure their successes. The typical way is share the crowds they drew and the sales those crowds produced. The second typical way is do play down the fact that crowds and sales were small but a "good time was had by all."
But for all three events, the success runs much deeper than that. Still, I'll share the familiar first.
Approximately thirty people attended WriteOn's radio play the first night and thirty-five the second night, which is up by fifteen total attendees than last year - and attracted more general audience than the first year. So that felt very successful to us.
We also gave away forty-six WriteOn Joliet anthologies to attendees.
However, to stop at these facts really doesn't describe the entire experience of how a number of non-related "fragments" became a seamless show.
Nine members of WriteOn Joliet provided the fragments: Denise M. Baran-Unland, Maureen Blevins, Edward Calkins, Holly Coop, Steve Cordin, Diana Estell, Cean Magosky, Jennifer Russ, and Duanne Walton.
Our fragments included:
1. Different personalities.
2. Different work and "life" obligations, which had to be factored into rehearsal schedules.
3. Different skills and talents.
4. The individual writings that we submitted for the show, all of which were not connected in any way to the other pieces.
5. Varying distances people traveled to rehearse and present (up to one hour for some).
6. Most of us had little to no stage experience before last year.
From all these pieces, our director is Rachel Veres found the commonalities: a subtle, underlying theme of time. From there, Rachel devised a script, and created a cohesive show from the above six fragments.
Rachel also guided us in how dress (so our very clothes reflected our individualities and the show) where to stand, how to stand, when to enter and exit, and how to speak so our voices carried the show.
She worked with the Bicentennial Park tech crew to mic us, change the cyc wall, and in the use and implementation of sound effects (from everyday materials and sound clips), which Holly Coop masterfully oversaw and executed.
Rachel and Cean also worked closely together on the producing the emcee script. Last year, Cean wrote that script, and he did so again this year. But as the play evolved, so did that script, which underwent numerous rewritings by Cean as the show's concept became clearer to Rachel.
In other words, Rachel wove together the fragments to create one seamless show.
Other significant parts of the whole included Jan Staley and The Book Market in Crest Hill (Jan kept her store open after hours for rehearsal and provided checkout services on show days) and Bicentennial Park for giving us the opportunity.
As a cast, we also created and helped distribute our own marketing materials. And Rebekah Baran served as production assistant and helped wherever we needed help.
Now, this is not the usual way a performance comes together. For one, such a show usually starts with a script. The script isn't "imagined" along the way. Individual original pieces had to be edited for stage. For another, actors usually act, and writers write. In this case, the writer wrote and acted.
As you probably discerned, we had plenty of conflict, disagreements, short tempers, and clashing of schedules and interests.
And, somehow, we navigated all these storms by keeping our eye on the goal: show that entertained and inspired sixty-five people.
How do we know people were inspired and entertained?
Because we saw people smiling in the lobby with their anthologies in hand.
Because some people already put the show on their calendar for next year.
Because some people approached us and shared WHY they enjoyed it so much.
Bicentennial Park already has WriteOn Joliet's radio play on its calendar for THREE shows next year (April 25 and April 26, with a matinee and evening performance on Saturday).
A few photos follow, fragments of our complete show.
Enjoy!
Good morning!
Today I start the last three days of first at-home writing retreat of 2024 - and I have six stories to share with you today. More stories will post over the weekend. So be sure to check back on The Herald-News site: shawlocal.com/the-herald-news.
It's been a busy BryonySeries week: we've released TWO new books.
Bertrand the Mouse has a new book, just in time for summer.
And we also released "A Year of Shadows and Moonlight, of Gathering Blooms in the Woods," which is, well, interesting. The story is part journey, part lyrical novelette. Here is its back cover summary:
"A Year of Shadows and Moonlight, of Gathering Blooms in the Woods" is currently available on Amazon.
Next week will be a "recap week."
I will share some post-event thoughts about "Fragments of Time," WriteOn Joliet's second annual radio-style performance, which was held at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Theatre in April 21 and April 22.
I will recap "Ye Olde Mayfest," , also held at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Theatre May 18 and May 19.
Finally, I will share my thoughts about the Joliet Public Library's first Local Author Fair in more than a decade, which was held April 27.
The Herald-News published its "Thank You, First Responders" at the beginning of May, where most of the publication was dedicated to stories about first responders in our community. I was very honored to be part of this project and have seven stories to share.
Finally, here is an update on my BryonySeries book projects:
House on Top of the Hill: Third book in the BryonySeries Limbo trilogy. I now have a good working draft of the entire book, with nearly half that are ready for final edits. I hope to get through chapter fifteen on next week's writing retreat. Wish me luck! We are estimating a late 2024 release date for this book.
The Adventures of Cornell Dyer: Timothy said the next book will be slightly dark ("slightly" because it's for kids, too) and will involve an old toy store. We are also working on the last book in the series (but it's not the final book, if that makes sense). Timothy is actually writing that one. In order to make progress on any of this, Timothy and I need to schedule a "Cornell breakfast." But Timothy and Daniel are very busy with work and school right now. We've scheduled and broke several Cornell breakfasts in 2023 and 2024. Our last one was July 2022. So we are LONG overdue.
Brainy Ann: The fifth book in The Girls of the BryonySeries is outlined and ready for some serious writing in 2024. The first chapter is written, hurray! Jennifer Wainwright, who welcomed her first child into the world in April, has already started working on the cover portrait. The fifth book is called "Brainy Ann."
Jennifer designed the cover portraits for "Julie and the Too-Hard Homework," "Katie and the Big Fear," "Summer Sisters." and "Karla Joins In," as well as the frontispiece for Lycanthropic Summer.
Congratulations, Jennifer, on the new addition to your family!
Rebekah is also slowly updating the BryonySeries YouTube and Pinterest accounts. And she' catching up with Kindles for some of the BryonySeries books. So do watch for those.
And finally...
Ed Calkins, Steward of Tara, has sent me more than a dozen chapters to edit for his third book in his Ruthless trilogy. His first book is "Ruthless," his second is "The Fifth," and he is also the author of "Denise Unland's Irish Genealogy."
Now back to The Herald-News stories stories. Simply click on the link of the story that looks interesting to you. Happy scrolling!
But before the stories, I have a list of additional resources and information. Please check them out, too.
Finally, if you'd like to find more kindness in your life, consider this book.
And have a great Friday!
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Sue's Diner is a fictional restaurant in the fictional Munsonville that only exists in the BryonySeries.
Each Wednesday, we post a new recipe. The recipe is either featured in one of our cookbooks, will be featured in an upcoming cookbook, or is just an "extra" we want to share with you.
Check out the recipe here.
WRITERS
Daily updates: I haven't posted anything on Twitter/X (except a daily Bible verse) since September I can no longer schedule posts in advance. I'm not sure yet how to manage the account without that option. But you're welcome to follow me at @Denise_Unland61.
BryonySeries stuff: I used to curated content relating to the BryonySeries on Twitter/X at @BryonySeries and still post assorted related content at facebook.com/BryonySeries, youtube.com/user/BryonySeries, and themes of each book in the BryonySeries at pinterest.com/bryonyseries.
Again, not sure yet about the direction of the BryonySeries Twitter/X account. Still mulling that over.
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.
QUESTIONS
Email me at bryonyseries@gmail.com.FEATURES
Pets of the Week: May 27, 2024: Will County rescues have dogs and cats for adoption
Local Scene: Star Wars Day in Joliet: Here are 5 things to do this weekend
THANK YOU, FIRST RESPONDERS
Joliet Dr. Adnan Hussain stresses ‘care’ for patients and providers
Morris Hospital’s Dr. Sean Atchison cares about people
Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage"
