Step into a world where memory glows like a lantern, creativity flows like the tide, and even winter’s silence carries stories worth telling.
Lines and Time: Reflections through Memories, Connections, and Becoming offers a collection of poems and short stories that speak to the soul. These pages trace the shape of a life through moments both fleeting and profound, mornings shared with hummingbirds, evenings warmed by firelight, and winters wrapped in wonder. With tenderness and wit, the collection explores the threads that bind us: family, friendship, loss, growth, and the joy of unexpected adventures.
For those who listen for meaning in quiet places and find transformation in the ordinary.
Joy Don Baker & Terri Goodman, nursing students in the ‘70s like the fictional characters in their Nurseketeers series, are both writers in professional nursing literature. They met in the ‘80s and have remained friends for years. As co-authors, their mission is to share enjoyment, writing, and learning through meaningful stories about diverse nursing characters.
Both are well-established leaders in perioperative nursing. Dr. Baker teaches at the University of Texas at Arlington and served as the editor-in-chief of AORN Journal. Dr. Goodman is an entrepreneur and an approved provider of continuing education as the principal at Terri Goodman & Associates.
Baker & Goodman have produced the award-winning book A, B, & Cs of Author Partnering, the definitive how-to guide that leads readers through creating a partnership, establishing a productive work environment, and producing a work of fiction, non-fiction, or journal article.
Writing is both multidimensional and non-linear. As writers, we bring all of who we are ~ head, heart, and soul ~ to our writing. We share with our readers descriptions of what we envision, our feelings and interpretations, and our thoughts and ideas. What's more, we rarely start with the first sentence and work methodically through to the end. Writing can be a messy process... until it all comes together.
Book Excerpt
Lines and Time
Together, these internal voices pushed the project forward. Mr. Head mapped out the plan. Mr. Guts handled document formatting and structure and also served as a bold editor, slashing content he thought unnecessary. Ms. Heart offered gentle resistance whenever edits threatened to strip the soul of the writing. They worked in unison, though tension simmered beneath the surface.
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