Tales2Inspire The Topaz Collection: Personal Awakenings

NEWLY EXPANDED AND REVISED

The Topaz Collection brings us an entirely different theme with sixteen more contest winning stories. Each true event brings an epiphany, a sudden and profound personal awakening to its storyteller. Each of these authors found striking clarity and changed perspective from their experience, shown with the subtlety only a skilled author is capable of achieving.

A mama cows dies seconds before giving birth, while a city gal with no experience in animal care is left to bring this newborn calf into the world, She later raises him to a 2000 pound bull with the pride of a mother toward her growing child. Another woman, with no prior experience with horses, buys one on a whim. After a very rocky start with this recalcitrant animal, a neighbor's casual comment awakens her to a new way to communicate with her horse and earn his trust. Moments such as these happen every day, but the most powerful ones are those that suddenly bring us clarity of vision, fresh new perspectives, awakening us to fresh new ideas to embrace in our lives.

If you love true stories of a personal awakenings, connection and quiet resilience, this is for you.

The Topaz gemstone, the symbol for self-realization, truth and forgiveness, is a perfect match for this set of stories.

Tales2Inspire began as an an Authors Helping Authors project, a global story contest created to lift up talented writers while bringing readers exactly the kind of true human interest stories that readers are quietly searching for - stories that remind us of what people are capable of. That original idea, an Authors Helping Authors project, grew into a contest of globally submitted stories, and is part of what makes this collection feel different from anything assembled by a single author or a single publisher. Every story in this collection has earned its place.

The Zodiac Connection: The Topaz is the gemstone associated with two astrological signs: Libra and Scorpio. For specific dates and colorful details, download our free Zodiac chart under GIFTS at the Tales2Inspire website.

The authors of the award winning stories in the Topaz Collection are listed below in the same sequence in which their stories appear in this book:

Charles Musgrave, PhD

Luke Potter

Susan C. Haley

Cecile Bell

Melissa Dellago

Charlotte Snead

Melanie Sue Bowles

Micki Peluso

Jessica Marie

Ian Schagen, PhD

Karen Pirnot, PhD

Adrienne Drake, MD

Glenn Poveromo

and yours truly, Lois W. Stern

Author: Lois W. Stern
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 10/04/2013
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9781492252054

About the Author
When I was 4 1/2 years old, I remember being sent to my room for a nap, but instead of resting, I practiced printing alphabet letters - all over my newly papered bedroom wall. What I most recall about that day was having to stand behind the dinette door, perched next to my mother's old Singer sewing machine, until I apologized for my misbehavior. I couldn't understand why I was being punished for all my hard work, so I stood there for what seemed like hours, rather than say the simple words, "I'm sorry." Fortunately that inauspicious beginning didn't dull my enthusiasm for writing. I share this little story to give you a glimpse into me and my stubborn ways as a child. You will learn about the adult me by reading the "About the Author" pages following each of the two stories I wrote and included within this Topaz Collection.

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