Book Review: From OMAHA to DA NANG, by Michael J. Schneider
Reviewed By Barbara Ann Cerda Impressions “Hey, Mac. Here’s another bullet stopper for you.” – From Omaha to Da Nang This first person narrative is a must read for anyone interested in the history of the Vietnam War and a nation filled with unsung heroes. The author offers an honest conversation of his time as a Vietnam […]
Read MoreHe Tried to Steal the Color from Our Rainbow
By Barbara Ann Cerda | Contributing Writer Sometimes in the ordinariness of our lives, routines become daily rituals. The rituals never prepare us for when a beloved is ripped forever from our arms. Seared with immeasurable pain our souls have no words to express the agony. On June 12, 2016, one man carved from our lives 49 […]
Read MoreThe Promise of Liberation fails the most vulnerable
By Barbara Ann Cerda | Contributing Writer The river of humanity continues its flow to lands offering hope for life and sanctuary. The scenes are hard to know and even more difficult to comprehend. They move by the millions. Each person has a story and each tale its variations on a common theme that threads and connects […]
Read MoreA Writer’s Mandate to Terror
By Barbara Ann Cerda | Contributing Writer A writer’s promissory note is to desert the superfluous while revealing a truth. It is a mandate born as soon as humanity felt the need to record current events. Chronicling became the Pharaohs’ command as they took their scribes into battle. Boasting of defeat and victories on stone meant to […]
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