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July 28, 2025 For Immediate Release Contact: Judith Briles Judith@Briles.com 303-885-2207 Romantasy Author Rebecca Yarros    to be Inducted  into the Colorado Author's Hall of Fame September 6 Denver, CO, July 28, 2025 – The Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame has announced the 13 new Inductees to this year's Hall of Fame Gala taking place on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at the Double Tree Hilton Denver Tech Center. Among them is fantasy and romance author Rebecca Yarros. She is the New York Times bestselling author of over twenty novels, that have sold over 12 million copies in the last two years including Fourth Wing , The Last Letter  and The Things We Leave Unfinished. Three days prior to her Colorado Inductions to the Authors Hall of Fame, the Boston Red Sox will be celebrating Fourth Wing night at Fenway Park for East Coast fans. Her words flow with her love of romance and coffee. Her millions of fans look forward to the big screen adaptation of The Things W...

Have you noticed how LOUD everything is these days? Conversations in restaurants can be heard across the room. On public conveyances—trains, planes, ferries, buses—people are screaming. In one restaurant, the server had to lean on our table to get close enough to explain the menu and take our drink orders. Is this because people have had huge hearing loss due to concerts, headphones, and general uproar on the streets? Has an Amazon parasite entered our Eustachian canal? Or is it because everyone now wants their story told so badly that they need to shout it out, fearing otherwise that they'll be lost and not heard in the world? When we watch some streaming programs, switching from another source, we have to immediately lower the sound. I’m hearing, in public conversations, about bizarre family matters, crazed conspiracy theories, and UFOs (the last of which is probably the sanest). What kinds of families do these people inhabit? Are their homes such that they can only achi...

Short story explores themes of enduring human decency in contemporary setting Author P.A. Farrell announces the upcoming publication of their flash fiction piece "Courtesy Never Dies" by Amazine, scheduled for release on August 2nd. The story will be available through the publisher's platform, marking another addition to Farrell's growing body of short fiction work. "Courtesy Never Dies" follows a narrator struggling with a walker through daily indignities and physical challenges, from cruel strangers on the bus to menacing staircases and heavy doors. The story transforms from bitter frustration into unexpected grace when an even more frail elderly man uses his entire body to hold open a door for the narrator. Through this simple act of kindness between two people who understand struggle, Farrell demonstrates that human compassion endures even in our most vulnerable moments, offering hope that decency persists despite physical decline and an often indiffe...

Learning doesn’t end with a diploma—it’s the gateway to constant reinvention. In his compelling TEDx talk “The Power of Lifelong Learning” , Dr. Spalding Jugganaikloo speaks about the transformative impact of education throughout our lives. He challenges the notion that learning is only for the young and instead urges us to adopt it as a lifelong mindset. Through real stories and insights, Jugganaikloo shows how lifelong learning expands opportunities, builds confidence, and fuels personal and professional fulfillment —no matter your age or background. He reminds us that in a rapidly evolving world, learning helps us stay connected, relevant, and purposeful. From reading new books to picking up digital skills or understanding different cultures, each learning experience adds value to who we are and how we contribute. As Jugganaikloo says, “Education is not preparation for life—education is life itself.” What does learning look like for you today—and what could it look like tomorrow?...

Author Charlene Wexler recently won a 2025 Communications Concepts Award of Excellence for her book Farewell to South Shore, published by Speaking Volumes.             " Farewell to South Shore  taps into and articulates a woman's emotions related to dealing with a changing society, particularly its expectations of women," Wexler explained.             In  Farewell to South Shore , she introduces readers to 15-year-old Sherrie, who is growing up in a close-knit Jewish family in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The building in which Sherrie lives is occupied by family with Old World values, in Chicago's South Shore community. Her relatives are loud, argumentative, and quirky, but they are also loving and solve problems with that love — and great food.           ...

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with disabilities from discrimination.  ADA turns 35 years old: 7-26-2025 The Americans with Disabilities Act was to create change in our county as people with disabilities were offered legal protections against discrimination and exclusion.  The ADA framework included access and sent a clear message: disabled people belong in every part of community life.  In 1990, Congress passed the law to end "discrimination against individuals with disabilities." The ADA's purpose was to provide "a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination." It also set a vision, one that is still relevant today: "equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency." . Disability rights are civil rights. From voting to parking, the ADA is a law that protects people with disabilities in many areas of public life. For families who have raised a per...