Thanks to the folks at Lola Magazine, I’ll be participating in this event coming up on Friday, April 12, from 5:30-7:30 at the Bossier Arts Council. You’ll be able to speak with over a dozen local authors and grab a signed copy of their books. Click here for all the event details. Read the full article here. I’ve also enjoyed …
Loving Living Local with Susan Kirton
Check out the spot that aired a couple of weeks ago! Danielle and Susan Kirton discuss the book and mention the book signing held at the Agora Borealis last weekend. Click Here to Watch Video We had a great turnout that afternoon, and left a couple of signed copies at the Agora for purchase.
Which invention is the oldest?
Learn more about our relationship to Sitting in Chairs, the “The Point of The Needle”, or the “The wheel’s many reinventions”
Print copy arrives, Epub is approved
Over the weekend I received the official first copy of the book! On launch day last week I ordered the first copy, but until Sunday had not actually seen it in person. Very cool to see it in “real life” now! The EPUB or Kindle version was also approved for purchase yesterday, so if you prefer reading things on a …
“If I write a book, will they tell me when it comes out?” ~Marge Simpson
I’ve reached an exciting point in this book publishing journey — both paperback and hardcover are available to purchase! The biggest change to what some test-readers may have seen in an earlier iteration is to the title! I’m now calling it the “System Redesign Handbook for a Humane Era” to be super explicit in letting people know what the …
Employee Ownership: A More Humane Way to Conduct Business
In this podcast episode, I learned there is a nonprofit called Project Equity, and they are “working toward a future where employee ownership is a highly utilized business model that promotes equitable enterprise, maintains thriving local economies, and creates quality jobs that help workers advance their goals and increase their wealth.” What a great example of a business model that …
Prioritizing Humans over Automobiles: We’re Taking New York City’s Streets Back — and Then We’re Coming for the Rest of the Country
This is a great example of humans taking back what was once ours – publicly-owned right of way land now dedicated to parking and driving will be making its way back to benefitting all humans (not just those who drive an car).
Luke Crosswalker: Tactical Urbanist
This article was originally published at StrongTowns.org Way back in 2009, with one toddler and a baby on the way, my husband and I moved into what we hoped would be our “forever” home. It was large enough for our expanding family, in the middle of town, and nestled into a residential neighborhood right beside a fantastic public elementary school. …