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New News: Honorable Mention BETSY’S RAINBOW BALLOONS

Holy Jumping Jugglers!

Remember when I told you I entered a children’s picture book contest, Spring Fling Kidlit Contest 2021? I had to write a story from scratch with only 150 words – no more!

I posted my story, BETSY’S RAINBOW BALLOONS, on Bookity Blog several weeks ago and forgot about it. Tonight one of my CPs (Critique Partners) sent me a message to tell me that I won an honorable mention for my story.

Holy Giggling Grasshoppers!

I can’t believe it. Just like my first graders always jumped for joy when they accomplished something fun, I am jumping for joy now. Yippee!!!

Holy Bopping Balloons!

Congratulations to the WINNERS and the other HONORABLE MENTIONS. Heck, congratulations to all who entered.

AND…. Drum Roll….THE WINNERS ARE!

A big RAINBOW thank you to the contest organizers, Kaitlyn Sanchez and Ciara O’Neal. What a lot of work!

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New News: . . . . . . . ZOOM! Coffee with the Authors @ BIAAZ

New News: . . . . . . . . ZOOM! Coffee with the Authors @ BIAAZ

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I’m so excited to be invited by the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona (BIAAZ), to share my book with you. PRISONERS WITHOUT BARS: A CAREGIVER’S TALE has been called a compelling read, a true-to-life drama, and a heart-warming and inspiring love story. What do YOU call it?

More than fifteen years after my husband, David’s traumatic brain injury in January 2005, we are still searching for the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s there. It’s just still so tiny.

I hope you will join me on Saturday, October 24th at 10:30a Pacific Time for a virtual book club meeting on ZOOM.

It’s FREE! It’s FREE! It’s FREE! It’s FREE!

Please come hear me talk about my book and read a short excerpt.
Bring your QUESTIONS.

REGISTER HERE and you will receive a link to attend.

Can’t wait to see you there.

I’d love to hear what you think of PRISONERS WITHOUT BARS: A CAREGIVER’S TALE. Reviews on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Goodreads are really appreciated. Reviews keep books alive.

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New News: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My New Author Website is Live!

My New Author Website is Live!

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Donna O’Donnell Figurski

I had the website for “Donna O’Donnell Figurski – Author” reformatted. It’s now live. I love it!

To see it, go to donnafigurski.com.

 

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New NEWS: Dr. David Figurski Speaks Out About Coronavirus

Dr. David Figurski Speaks Out About Coronavirus

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Professor David Figurski        Columbia University College of Physicians &Surgeons

 

“In graduate school, I worked with a virus that infects bacterial cells (bacteriophage T1). One T1 virus particle takes about 10-12 minutes to break open the E. coli cell and release over 100 new virus particles. Each new particle can infect a cell and produce over a hundred new virus particles. So, 10-12 minutes later, there are 10,000 viruses. I could do some experiments in the morning and have the results that afternoon.

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To make stocks of the virus, we would infect a late culture of bacteria. A couple of hours later, all the bacterial cells were broken open, leaving only virus.

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Animal viruses, like coronavirus, probably take hours to reproduce, but each infected cell produces at least a thousand new virus particles.

Consequently, I have a healthy respect for viruses.”

David H. Figurski, Ph.D – Molecularbiologist

Columbia University Professor Emeritus

 

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New News: . . . Sanctuary Magazine Features an Excerpt from Prisoners without Bars

Excerpt from Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale
in Sanctuary Magazine

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Donna O’Donnell Figurski

Sanctuary is a magazine that seeks to be a catalyst for the inspiration and motivation of women. In their words, “Sanctuary is a community of like-minded women. We have evolved into a destination where our readers can find enrichment for body, mind and soul and where we can share the best of ourselves in order to inspire others.” I am proud to announce that Sanctuary Magazine has published an excerpt from my book, Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale by Donna O’Donnell Figurski.

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New News: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book Excellence Award!

YAY! I received the Book Excellence Award!

Prisoner without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale
(a heart-wrenching, yet sometimes, hilarious love story)

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FFI am incredibly excited to announce that I have been recognized as a Book Excellence Award Finalist for my book, Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale in the Caregiving Category.

Out of hundreds of books that were entered into the Book Excellence Awards competition, my book was selected for its high quality writing, design and overall market appeal. (Click Book Excellence Awards link above and scroll to page 21.)Happy Girl Book Excellence Award

Out of hundreds of books that were entered into the Book Excellence Awards competition, my book was selected for its high quality writing, design and overall market appeal.

To view my complete award listing, you can visit: Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale Book Excellence Honoree.

thThe book was released in 2018 and is about me, a “forever” caregiver for David, my high school sweetheart, best friend, and spouse after he had a traumatic brain injury. David was not expected to survive his three brain surgeries in January 2005, but he DID! Triple YAY!

Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale is perfect for survivors of brain injury and their family and friends. It will also appeal to anyone who wants to curl up and read a heart-wrenching, yet sometimes hilarious love story.

You can get a copy for yourself at:

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All reviews and ratings are greatly appreciated at:

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New NEWS: . . . . . . . 2019 Caregiving Visionary Award Finalist

New News:    2019 Caregiving Visionary Award Finalist

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th-1YAY! I am one of ten finalists for the 2019 Caregiving Visionary caregiver-word-clipart-1Award, so I’m still in the running. A great big THANK YOU to all who voted for me. Your votes helped immensely. YOU made this happen and I am so honored to be a finalist. Winners will be announced March 1st.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!

 

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New NEWS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Website for Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale

New NEWS: Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale – New Website

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I launched a new website dedicated to my Writing Life. It’s simply called, “donna o’donnell figurski – Author.”

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It tells about Me, Me, Me. Who Am I anyway?

You can learn about my books here.

The site includes my online and print publications. You can even find the links to the articles so you can read them right now.

It shares some of my favorite books–both for adult and for children. How many have you read? What’s your favorite?

It lists Praise for Prisoners. Oh MY Gosh — I can’t believe what folks are saying about Prisoners.

Thanks for reading my book, Prisoners without Bar: A Caregiver’s Tale. Did you know that there aren’t many books about brain injury? But, here are a few good ones.Prisoners without Bars

 

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New NEWS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale wins Award

New NEWS: Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale wins Award

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So proud to announce that my book, Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale, won the Beverly Hills Book Awards in the category of Caregiver.

You can click here to see all the other award winning books.

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New NEWS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale is Born/Published

New NEWS: Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale is Born/Published

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Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver’s Tale was released on November 1st, 2018. It came into the world as expected and right on time.

Weight: 15 ounces

Size: 6″x9″

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