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Blog postAccording to the article “Reading Fiction Boosts Leadership Qualities” by Emanuele Castano in the December 2020 U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings:
When we read fiction, our minds treat the characters as if they were actual human beings. Therefore, it is as if we were practicing social skills in real life.
Yet Castano says that all fiction is not created equal — the benefits accrue apparently from literary fiction rather than popular fiction:
Readers of literary fictio -
Blog postGuest post by Howie Beigelman
Howie Beigelman is executive director of Ohio Jewish Communities, the government advocacy, public affairs, and community relations voice of Ohio’s eight Jewish federations and their 150 nonprofit agencies.
Really? Didn’t everybody know?
There are moments of shiva — the seven day mourning period Jewish tradition allows for close relatives — that stick with you even so many years later. One of those was when a very close friend remarked on m -
Blog postOn November 13 I took part for my first time on the monthly Sci Fi Friday Zoom meeting. As the majority of the participants including the founder of the monthly Zoom meeting were in Germany, the meeting was luckily held in English. (Even when I lived in Munich many years ago my German level would never have been good enough for participation in German in this meeting.)
The monthly meetings — announced on Facebook — grew out of the efforts of the producers of the sci fi film GUARDIAN t -
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Blog postWhile I spend a great deal of my time reading both nonfiction and historical fiction books for my various writing projects on Nazi Germany, I felt the article by Ben Knight in the November 16, 2020, edition of the Deutsche Welle (dw.com) provided information important to be shared:
Nuremberg Trials: An important step for Germany to confront its Nazi past
Germany is marking the 75th anniversary of the first Nuremberg trial. Initially, the trials, military tribunals by occupying -
Blog postI am a huge fan of the 1852 novel UNCLE TOM’S CABIN written by white abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, a member of a famous religious family.
In the novel the main character of the slave Uncle Tom remains steadfast in his belief in the goodness of Christianity in order to rise about the brutality of slavery and become an heroic figure. While the term “Uncle Tom” 168 years after the publication of Stowe’s novel has come to have a negative connotation, only those who have not read the -
Blog postToday during a panel discussion of which I was a participant we talked about small steps that could lead to big steps. When asked for an example, I mentioned noticing the people around you so that, if someone is struggling with a door (and both that person and you are wearing a mask), you could open the door for that person. Such a small step!
As I continue to do research for my Holocaust projects, I am always amazed by small acts of kindness. In the book I just read — A LUCKY CHILD: -
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Blog postSeptember 11th this year was the 110th anniversary of my maternal grandmother Fannie – Faige – Dumes at the age of 14 arriving at Ellis Island from Latvia (this photo of Fannie is from 1935). As I’m named for Fannie, I never met her, although I’ve recently been thinking about her.
This is partly because the Dumes family is having a Zoom reunion on October 18 as a temporary solution to canceling the scheduled in-person reunion. As part of the Zoom reunion, each of the seven branches of -
Blog postEvery year on Sept. 1 — I once again reflect on how the gates of escape from what would become Nazi-occupied Europe swung shut on this day of Sept. 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany attacked Poland.
This morning of Sept. 1, 2020, I was especially concerned when I read this article by Toby Axelrod:
“Hundreds associated with anti-Semitic movement attempt to break into German parliament building” — AUGUST 31, 2020
(JTA) — Several hundred protesters, some associated with an anti -
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Blog postWhen I read on August 12, 2020, of the launch that day of a Jewish Netflix — www.ChaiFlicks.com — I immediately subscribed and started my wish list of films I wanted to see. The list included CLOUDY SUNDAY — the 2015 film described on imdbpro.com:
During the tumultuous 1943, against the backdrop of a German-occupied Thessaloniki, two star-crossed lovers struggle to surmount prejudice and fear, as the brutalities against the town’s persecuted Jewish community escalate.
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Blog postWhile many of us are quarantined at home because we are vulnerable to COVID-19, others — whether vulnerable or not — are out protesting (hopefully peacefully) against racial inequality in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Stuck at home and researching another Holocaust-related project, I have been pondering the potential effectiveness of protests and when other means might be more effective.
I do think for Black Lives Matter that peaceful protests can get the media attention needed to s -
Blog postFor information and projects about PTSD -- see www.SolomonsJustice.com
For information about films and TV projects that support our troops along with PTSD info -- see www.InSupportOfOurTroops.com
For information on the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award semifinalist MRS. LIEUTENANT including book club discussion questions and a high school curriculum plan -- see www.MrsLieutenant.com
For information on the Navy thriller LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS -- see www.MollieSanders.co -
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Blog postChapter 5 of dystopian sci fi story THE UPHEAVAL available to read for free on Wattpad at http://budurl.com/Chap5Upheaval
(If you want to start from the beginning – go to http://budurl.com/Upheaval )
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Blog postChapter 4 of dystopian sci fi story THE UPHEAVAL now available to read for free on Wattpad at http://budurl.com/Chap4Upheaval
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Blog postRead short story THE BLOOD GUILT PRICE – prequel to fantasy adventure story ROAD TO ZANZICA – for FREE at BookGrabbr at http://budurl.com/BloodGuiltPrice
You can also read ROAD TO ZANZICA on Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited for FREE at http://amzn.com/B015M48QOK
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Blog postRead for FREE: Chapter 3 of the sci fi story THE UPHEAVAL – the prequel to THE MOTHER SIEGE – at http://budurl.com/Chap3Upheaval
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Blog postRead for FREE: Chapter 2 of the sci fi story THE UPHEAVAL – the prequel to THE MOTHER SIEGE – at http://budurl.com/Chap2Upheaval
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Blog postRead for FREE: Chapter 1 of the sci fi story THE UPHEAVAL – the prequel to THE MOTHER SIEGE – at http://budurl.com/Chap1Upheaval
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Blog postSee blog post at http://budurl.com/talkingdolls
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Blog postThe December 17, 2015, Wall Street Journal article “Talking Toys Are Getting Smarter: Should We Be Worried?” by Geoffrey A. Fowler horrified me. Yes, I’ve been writing near future sci fi stories that deal with totalitarian control of people, but talking dolls connected to the Internet is a serious threat right now.
The subhead of the article is:
“Internet-connected talking dolls like Hello Barbie that can actually converse are bewitching kids but unsettling parents. Are t -
Blog postTHE MOTHER SIEGE: A DYSTOPIAN THRILLER - Coda - Page 1 - Wattpad: All may not be what it seems to be.
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Blog postOn the DoD’s Bloggers Roundtable discussion on December 4, 2014, Major General Allen Batschelet, U.S. Army Recruiting Command commanding general, spoke of the recruitment issues facing all U.S. military branches and especially the all-volunteer U.S. Army.
Only three young men and women in 10 in the targeted age group of 17- to 24-year-olds currently meet the eligibility requirements (morally, cognitively, physically). Soon, due to issues such as obesity, only two in 10 will be eligi -
Blog postFor Military Family Month the DoD Bloggers Roundtable featured Rosemary Freitas Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy.
While Ms. Williams shared numerous programs and resources, when I asked what was the best starting point for someone who needed help with PTSD or TBI, she replied Military One Source at www.militaryonesource.mil/
The Military One Source 24/7 phone consultants at 800-342-9647 are extremely well-trained t -
Blog postRead "Chapter 27: THE MOTHER SIEGE: A DYSTOPIAN THRILLER": Natalie and her escaped group are accused of being a fifth column.
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Blog postThe September 13-14, 2014, Wall Street Journal front page carried the article “Coping With PTSD: Vets Try New, and Unproven, Ways to Heal the Wounds of War” by Michael M. Phillips and Shirley S. Wang.
The headline of the September 12th online version of the article states: “War Veterans Try Yoga, Hiking, Horseback Riding to Treat PTSD: Pressure Builds on Department of Veterans Affairs to Expand Range of Treatments Beyond Drugs and Talk Therapy”
As many of you know, I often wri -
Blog postRead "Chapter 26: THE MOTHER SIEGE: A DYSTOPIAN THRILLER": The females and males are separated.
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Blog postRead "Chapter 25: THE MOTHER SIEGE: A DYSTOPIAN THRILLER": Into the unknown …
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Blog postRead "Chapter 24: THE MOTHER SIEGE: A DYSTOPIAN THRILLER": The attack is launched.
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Blog postRead "Chapter 23: THE MOTHER SIEGE: A DYSTOPIAN THRILLER": The night before the final attack.
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Blog postRead "Chapter 22: THE MOTHER SIEGE: A DYSTOPIAN THRILLER": Finally a new chapter – the attack on the siege site continues.
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Blog postMaster Sergeant Aaron Tippett’s wife, a soldier herself, told her husband he needed help as he ex exhibiting the classic symptoms of PTSD – agitation, sleep issues, anger, outbursts, headaches.
He tried in 2005 but didn’t get the help he needed.
In 2008, after another deployment with cumulative effects, he did get the help he needed. Now he is taking part in the Real Warriors’ campaign of encouraging service members to get help for “invisible wounds.”
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Blog postFinally, something that makes so much sense in order to give veterans better medical care that, once heard, it is obvious that all medical facilities need to do this.
The June 19, 2014, article by Peggy McCarthy in The Courant titled "To Improve Patient Care, CT Hospitals Will Ask: Are You a Veteran?" begins:Connecticut hospitals will be required to ask all patients if they are veterans, under a new state law that takes effect Oct. 1.
The law is part of a nati -
Blog postChapter 27 of my Cold War memoir TALES OF AN AMERICAN OCCUPYING GERMANY begins with a visit to the D-Day beaches of Normandy in April 1972:
Mitch and I stood at the site of the Allied D-Day invasion during World War II — the audacious landing in Normandy that began on June 6, 1944, and eventually led to the end of the war.
We were the only ones here on this windswept French landscape, the five landing beaches spread below us as Mitch explained the invasion to me.
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Blog postHere is my recommended listing of film documentaries, feature films and TV documentaries supportive of our troops. The shows have been vetted by me before being placed on my site InSupportOfOurTroops.com
Click on the name of each film to see a video clip if available along with information about the film:
Film Documentaries
"American Widow Project" Documentary
“Brats: Our Journey Home” Documentary
“Brothers at War” Documentary < -
Blog postIn the “U.S. Watch” column of the May 1, 2014, Wall Street Journal, in a brief article headlined “Veterans Groups Sue to Aid Sex-Assault Victims,” Ben Kesling writes:Veterans groups filed suit in a federal court Wednesday to help sexual-assault victims more easily receive benefits for trauma suffered during military service.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. Circuit Court in Washington, alleges the Department of Veterans Affairs hasn't acted on a petition to reduce victims' burden of proof -
Blog postOn April 10, 2014, I took part as a member of the Department of Defense's Bloggers Roundtable in a discussion by General Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about sexual assault in the military. (At the end of this blog post is the link to the entire transcript of that discussion.)
I asked two questions that my husband Mitch Miller, who follows military affairs very closely, has pondered for some time. Unfortunately, I did not get what I consider satisfactory answ -
Blog postThe February 18, 2014, Wall Street Journal story “Family With a Risk of Cancer Tries to Change Its Destiny” by Bonnie Rochman described a woman who chose to prevent future children from getting breast cancer by undergoing a “controversial procedure to select embryos of hers that were free of a genetic mutation linked to the disease.” The article explained:
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis has long been available during IVF, or in vitro fertilization, to eliminate the risk of passing on -
Blog postOn a Department of Defense's Bloggers Roundtable on January 28, 2014, a new feature of the SECO (Spouse Education and Career Opportunities) site was demonstrated by program manager Meg O'Grady.
MyICP (My Individual Career Plan) is a new self-service career planing tool available for military spouses and also available for 180 days after the military spouse's active duty member has separated from the military.
(The logon for this site is a military spouse's DS logon or -
Blog postFans of the CBS drama “Blue Bloods” know that New York police detective Danny Reagan (actor Donnie Wahlberg) has previously served two tours as a Marine in Iraq. Now these fans know that Danny has not escaped being mentally scarred by his two tours.
The episode “Unfinished Business” — written by Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green — that first aired January 17, 2014, deals with an Army corporal who has served three tours in Afghanistan. The corporal has beaten up his wife and kidnapped his ei -
Blog postThanks to award-winning book author Bonnie Bartel Latino for sharing this compelling video on Facebook.
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Phyllis Zimbler Miller is the author of the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award semifinalist MRS. LIEUTENANT and the co-author of the Navy thriller LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS. Phyllis is the co-founder of the marketing consulting company Miller Mosaic LLC, which works with clients to attract more business. Read her book-related posts at www.PhyllisZimblerMiller -
Blog postRead 'Chapter 21: THE MOTHER SIEGE: A DYSTOPIAN THRILLER' on Wattpad: Teens Jonah and Isidora have to grapple with having sex without the protection of the mandated sterilization of all baby boys.
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Blog postHere is a guest post by Mitty Griffis Mirrer:
The death of a parent impacts the life of a child forever. A new hour-long documentary film -- GOLD STAR CHILDREN: TWO GENERATIONS SHARING LOSS AND HEALING -- takes an intimate look at American children who have lost a parent to war across two generations.
The film follows the parallel journeys of two generations of grieving children – recent war orphans who have lost parents serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and here a -
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Here is a guest post by Theresa Chaze on an important project:
Animal Assisted Therapy has been extremely effective for those who are physically and emotionally challenged, and it has become more widely used in cases of PTSD, especially for veterans.Although almost any animal can be a healer, dogs and horses are the ones that are most commonly partnered with veterans. Dogs have the advantageof being accepted in both cities and rural areas.
However, horses a -
Blog postIn recognition of Military Family Month -- Barbara Thompson, Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy), joined a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable on November 13th to discuss programs the Defense Department is using in order to help our nation's 2.9 million military families.
Because of my ongoing interest in helping to spread the word about people getting help for PTSD symptoms, I
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