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ABQ Essential Guide: From the iTunes app store

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The proliferation of mobile devices has changed the face of travel guides.  Instead of carrying a weighty book, which often is outdated before it hits the bookstore, travelers now can consult frequently updated apps on their mobile iPhone, iTouch or iPad.
SutroMedia.com and Apple have teamed with local experts to create travel apps for national and international destinations.  Santa Fe * The City Different by Sally Moore and Albuquerque * Essential Guide by Carolyn Flynn provide coverage of two of New Mexico’s major cities.
The multifeatured apps allow searching by name, cost, and distance, and by attractions, accommodations and spas, museums, special events, recreation, and more.  Once a selection is made, a screen appears with a slide show, a locator map with walking and driving directions, a description of the entry, the hours, phone, and web site. There’s room for consumer comments or reviews, and once the app is purchased, the periodic updates are free.   Prices are modest.  
Santa Fe URL   sutromedia.com/apps/Santa_Fe_The_City_Different
Albuquerque URL sutromedia.com/apps/Albuquerque_Essential_Guide
Sutro Media URL  sutromedia.com   

 For interviews, please contact:
Sally Moore, 505-899-2475,  salmoore@me.com
Carolyn Flynn, 505-301-3101    carolyn@carolynflynn.com  

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The Tampa Review to publish ‘Pound of Flesh’

“Pound of Flesh,” my creative nonfiction piece about the impoverishment of the life spirit, will be published later this year in The Tampa Review.

This welcome news flash came while I was at the Associated Writing Programs conference in Denver standing in line to get a latte (which is, I assure you, my only vice) and playing with my iPhone (my other only vice).

“Pound of Flesh” was short-listed in 2009 for the Tom Howard Prose Prize.

“Pound of Flesh” opens with a scene during the performance of “The Merchant of Venice” at the Royal Shakespeare Co. in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, which I saw during the brief residency of the Spalding University MFA in creative writing program.

But I wrote the piece after mentor Bob Finch made me do it. He had tired of reading chapters from my memoir, “Straight to Heaven,” and told me to try something completely different. And so I did!

Read my blog about England, the “London Calling” series.

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First place in ABQ the mag short story contest

It’s on the stands now — I won first place in the Albuquerque the Magazine short fiction contest with “Blood,” a demented little story about a paranoid schizophrenic character. The full piece appears in the issue. You may order an issue online at abqthemag.com.

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Danahy Fiction Prize | I’m a finalist!

I learned today that I’m a finalist for the Danahy Fiction Prize from Tampa Review, a literary journal housed at the University of Tampa. The story is “Pretend,” the one that I brought to workshop in Barcelona, Spain, during the brief residency of the Spalding University MFA program, working with mentor Robin Lippincott and all of my writer friends in the mentor group. Many, many thanks to all of you!

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MINDFULNESS TAMES THE HEART

My co-author, Anne Ihnen, tells me she keeps hearing from her colleagues in the therapy world that they find “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mindfulness” very useful in their practice. JoAnne Ceccarelli-Egan, a marriage and family therapist in Connecticut is among them. She recently added the book to her Web site under recommended reading.

Mindfulness is the antidote when times are hard and the news is bad. Find out how mindfulness can help you cultivate serenity in the face of uncertainty. “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mindfulness is here, and it’s been getting great reviews. Find out more about mindfulness here.

REVIEW ON MOM’S FAVORITE STUFF BLOG
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mindfulness - “As a trained psychologist, I’ve learned all about being observant of behavior. I learned how to see things through a clearer pair of eyes. However, when it comes to my own life and my own family, I find that my goggles get a little fuzzy. This book really helped me to “recenter” my thinking and reminded me that I need time to clear my mind and just live in the moment. My children will always be my most important priority but sometimes I find myself worrying about laundry, work, etc rather than just being with them. Practicing some of the mindful activities from this book has really helped me to clear my head in ways I wasn’t sure how to do.” – Mom’s Favorite Stuff

One of my 9-year-old twins is an early riser. Paul is up the minute the sun pulses over the mountain. Grace, on the other hand, likes to sleep until the last possible moment. It takes some doing, but once she wakes up, she’s drenched in beauty, dewy-eyed and radiant. You wouldn’t think by looking at her that she might need the five Tibetan rites, the five yoga movements that some have called the fountain of youth. Click here for full article.

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Find out in this radio interview about “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mindfulness” with CRN Talk Radio.

CRN talk radio interview

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