Alison Bedingfield Delgado had a conventional upbringing in a suburb of Greater Cincinnati. From an early age, Alison excelled in academics and athletics, graduating class valedictorian from Colerain High School, where she was a member of the four-time state champion cross country team. In her first-time entry into the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon in 2005, … Read more
Meet Jenn and Larry, an ordinary couple who met on Match.com and dreamed of a life together with children, fun, and travel. Then Jenn noticed a lump under her arm. Within a week, she was diagnosed with stage IV triple-negative breast cancer. Life as they knew it would never be the same. Told from both … Read more
Living in Two Worlds is a story of love, loss, and reflection. Vivian, born to an American mother and Chilean father, has an idyllic childhood in her father’s country. With her beloved abuelita (grandmother), her siblings and cousins, and their grandparents’ fundo (large ranch), she enjoys a rich sense of family and long summers of … Read more
I was a fun-loving grandmother who would go out of my way to create wonderful memories and adventures for my grandchildren. Unfortunately, I suffered a very unexpected debilitating health crisis, and it took me a while to get back on my feet. I was thrilled when I was finally able to regain my independence and … Read more
Shame stitched her mouth shut, abuse scalded her voice and religious manipulation taught her that unconditional love must be earned through self-inflicted torture. Tessa understood her failings before she knew her favorite color, “You’re too emotional, too sensitive, you look too much like your mother, and you’re a constant disappointment.” How exacting are the demands … Read more
Looking for Caylie: An Unabashed Memoir of the Battle, Breakthrough, and Future with a Genetic Variant is a powerful story of health challenge, struggle, and a mother’s fight to gain proper medical and educational services for her child, who suffered from a mysterious rapid cognitive regression and mental health deterioration that defied diagnosis. The battle … Read more
What happens when a college student finds herself in need of some extra cash, and she only has time to work at night? Starting in 2019, author Cozette Zimmerman took a fairly generic part-time job working nights as a hospital phone operator while working full-time on her college degree. In that job, she soon discovered … Read more