Lillie Ammann, Writer and Editor

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Lillie

Handicapped woman attending a meeting in office October is National Disability Employment Month. That’s a cause close to my heart for two reasons: When I owned an interior landscape company, I employed individuals with disabilities and found them to be conscientious, hard workers. In a previous post, I wrote about a worker who was profoundly deaf. When I had a stroke…

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Lillie

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). If you’re fortunate enough to have no firsthand knowledge of domestic violence, this is a good time to learn about it. You may be surprised to find out that someone you know and respect is an abuser or a victim. Many years ago, I knew nothing about domestic violence. I was teaching a third…

The Entrepreneurship of Writing: Guest Post from Avery Phillips

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Lillie

As with any other group of creative individuals who attempt to live off their art, writers experience many obstacles and challenges in writing for a living. Writing for money is often an entrepreneurial feat: those who attempt to sell their writing must know the business and know how to sell themselves along with their writing to make enough money to…

Memories—Six Years Later

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Lillie

Jack in His “Ham Shack” about the Time Lillie and Jack MetJack Advertising Lillie’s Novel Dream or DestinyJack and Lillie “Just Married”Jack and Lillie in Later Years My father disliked Jack long before he met him. After all, Jack was thirteen years older than me, divorced, and—worst of all—a city slicker. Daddy was convinced he was out to take advantage…

World Alzheimer’s Day

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Lillie

Alzheimer’s disease If you’ve read my blog for a while, you know raising awareness of Alzheimer’s is a cause close to my heart. I saw my grandfather being hauled off to the state hospital (the only mental institution available) when I was twelve years. At the time, the doctors said he had “hardening of the arteries.” Three decades later, my…

Authors, Please Tell Us …

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Lillie

I love a good mystery, but I don’t want important things about the book I’m about to read to be a mystery. Like every reader, I have specific things I like and things I don’t like. Authors will be disappointed if they think their book is so exceptional that readers will love it even when they find elements they don’t…

Pray for the Security of Our Country

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Lillie

September 11, 2018 Prayer Video from Cross Church on Vimeo. Good prayers to pray: A Prayer for Our Nation and Leadership For Our Country (from 1928 Book of Common Prayer): ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favour and glad…

International Literacy Day

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Lillie

September 8 is International Literacy Day. As a reader, I can’t imagine life without reading—I read at least five books a week on average, and reading is my favorite kind of entertainment. As a lifelong learner, I know reading is essential to learning for self-improvement and economic advancement. As a writer, I want everyone to be able to read my…

It Starts with a Good Mattress—How Sleep Can Make You Happier: Guest Post from Michael Denton

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Lillie

The current hustler mindset has everyone interested in making a good living clocking out late every night. The underlying idea is that, if you don’t go to bed dead-tired from the efforts during the day, you didn’t try enough. From a freelancer’s perspective, I completely understand the mindset. After all, we spend half of our time looking for new customers…

Review of Time Flies

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Lillie

Time Flies: Memories of One of the Last Veterans of World War II by Raymond F. Schaaf My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was impressed with Ray Schaaf on our first meeting. Although he was ninety-three years old, he looked, sounded, and acted decades younger. He came to me for help publishing his memoir. I love to help people…

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