In October of 2011, Amy Browne of Athens, Pennsylvania published two pictorial books of the flooding, which affected our communities on September 8, 2011. Both books contain the same photographs, but one book is in full color to show the true devastation which occurred. Ms. Browne used photographs of various people including Christel Snyder, Charlotte Evert- Hajduga, and Sandra Fiske. These photographs include Athens Borough, East Side in Sayre, East Athens, Sheshequin, and Ulster Pennsylvania, along with some from Waverly New York. Some of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Athens Township Fire Hall for flood relief and recovery. Currently the books are being sold on Amazon, but Ms. Browne will also have some at her next book signing at the Athens Township fire hall on December 3, 2011. Books will be available at Barnes & Nobles and other retailers in the coming weeks. http://www.amazon.com/Historical-Flooding-Valley-Full-Color/dp/1466442034/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_t_2 |
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Historical Flood of 2011 Books Published by Athens Woman
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Historical Flooding of our Valley Update
On September 8, 2011, my hometown of Athens, Pennsylvania, and the other small towns around us were hit by a devastating flood. In Athens, where the population is 3,000 over half of my town became homeless over night. There are twenty-seven streets here and 19 of them received floodwater to some extent. The flood occurred after Tropical Storm Lee, decided to hang out in our area and dump lots of rain in a few days. The water upstream, and from the hills surrounding Athens and the surrounding areas began to fill the rivers on either side of town. We call our local area the valley and there are many small little towns and villages here, up and down the river. Just below Athens, the Susquehanna and Chemung Rivers merge into one and become the Susquehanna. When a dike broke upstream, the Valley captured its wrath, as the river raged. After dumping 6-8 foot of water locally, the water flowed south and destroyed villages, towns and cities within its path all the way to the Chesapeake Bay. My home sits blocks away from the downtown area, and well as a human being, I knew I had to do something. I was down there cleaning homes in the food zone with hundreds of other people. I also worked in the shelter at the local fire company on the day it became a local Red Cross shelter, many fellow residents were also there helping. So many people were helping to do what they could to help. From collecting donations to sorting and distributing, the tons of clothing, cleaning supplies and food in the shelter to working in the flood raved areas. It was not only the locals but many people out of the local area came to help us. People from other states donated items and came to help clean the mess, and we are thankful. It did renew my faith in Humanity and I wanted to give something back to the community in a unique way. I had seen the devastation with my own eyes and I fear I will never get those images out of my mind. I put together a book of images of the devastation this flooding caused so that we will always remember. I also included some of the stories of community spirit. However, that first book was too small for the reader to see the devastation so I changed the size of the book and it worked fine. This did change the price of the book, I had originally planned to sell it for $8 to keep it affordable to everyone, but the new size cost more to manufacture. The price is now $10 for the black and white version. It is now 8 by 10 and includes over 60 photos. There is also a color version for $20 dollars, and this one allows the reader to fully comprehend the devastation. The few people who seen the eight by ten black and white version were in unanimous agreement that the book should be in color. Each copy includes the same photographs; one book simply has color photographs. Both of these books will be available on Amazon, and please note that shipping charges will be included. I will also be selling these books in person on December 3, 2011 at the Athens Township Fire Hall. At the fire hall, there will be no shipping charges. A percentage of the purchase of either of these books goes to help with flood relief of our valley. Currently I am waiting for the books to appear on Amazon, they should be there shortly. I will post the URLS to both on my wall when they show up there. http://www.amazon.com/Amy-Browne/e/B004EW761G/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=13091... http://www.facebook.com/pages/Circle-8-Writers/163212760355932 http://www.bukisa.com/people/amyjobrowne http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/70226/amy_browne.html http://www.helium.com/user/show/273333 http://twitter.com/AmyBrowne |
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Short Stories, Flood Photo Book and a Book signing
| I tossed together three of my previously unpublished short stories and uploaded them to Amazon. Half of the profits from this $2.99 collection will be headed towards flood relief for our Valley until December 1, 2011. I will tweet that URL when along with the one below. My second solo book was also created and its in its final stages at Amazon. This kindle version is a collection of photographs of the recent devastating floods which ravaged my local area. This kindle version is full of color photos, and sells for $6.99. A print version is forth coming but is taking a bit of time. This edition will be black and white bigger images. The bigger share of profits generated from here will also go to help with local flood relief until December 1, 2011. The reason for the December 1, 2011 cut off day is because I have a book signing on the 3rd and I want to present a check at that time.
The Circle 8 writers group recently celebrated the anniversary release of our first book Consequences. Our sixth book should be out in a few weeks.
I will have copies of my solo print edition of Paisley, along with copies of the photographs of the flood book and copies of the sixth book of short stories by the Circle 8 writer's group. |
bestcovery fishing articles
Finally getting back to work after a devastating flood hit my home town! I have been writing but mostly I have been spending time doing lots of things.
Here are some bestcovery articles which were published since the flood.
http://www.bestcovery.com/best-fishing-line-overall |
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Book 5 “Mothers and Other Strangers” by the Circle 8 Writers Group
| Book 5 “Mothers and Other Strangers” by the Circle 8 Writers Group, I have two short stories.
“The Honey Bees” written for my dad. When some one passes we look for signs from them. They send us the signs to let us know they are okay and at peace. My family got the signs. This is a very sad story that anyone who has lost a parent can relate to.
“Paisley's Choice” is a story about that loveable witch and a choice she needs to make as a child. She has to make a very grown up choice because of her actions.
Kindle version (published 7/4/2011) Print version (published 7/12/2011)
Readers of this book will enjoy stories and poems by Angel Sharum, Robert L. Arend, Theresa Leschmann, Amy Browne, and Jennifer Arend. http://www.amazon.com/Amy-Browne/e/B004EW761G/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1309101310&sr=8-1http://www.facebook.com/pages/Circle-8-Writers/163212760355932 http://www.bukisa.com/people/amyjobrowne http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/70226/amy_browne.html http://www.helium.com/user/show/273333 http://twitter.com/AmyBrowne |