Story Circle Book Reviews

Such a delight, this book! Delve into a modern woman’s folk tale and enjoy. Personally, I am always a fan of time travel. The time travel here is particularly note-worthy because it involves the ancestry of the protagonist. When Regina, the mother of her great-grandmother, accidently travels from […]

Phyllis Cole-Dai’s muse nudged her to write material that would help readers cope during the pandemic and launched a free weekly newsletter called “Staying Power” on March 18, 2020. With her book, readers have an opportunity to read those musings, which combine vulnerability, courage, insight, and many good […]

Suddenly, your mother blurts out, “When I was twenty, before I met your dad, I got pregnant and had a baby that I gave up for adoption. You have a sister.” That’s what happened to author Kim Heikkila. Her mother, Sharon Lee Moore Wikstrom, revealed—in those words—her startling […]