October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Please visit…

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/PED_20_BCA.asp.

Also, please read reviews of The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer.

http://tagreviews.blogspot.com/

Kirkus has just reviewed The Acorn Stories, the book that led to the stand-alone spin-off The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer.

3-26-07 - April is Cancer Control Month!

Please visit some of these related links. However, links are not endorsements; talk to your doctor about your health and any changes or decisions you might make that could affect your health.

Cancer Control Month, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
April is Cancer Control Month: Take Advantage of Medicare's Cancer Screenings, USA
American Cancer Society: Cancer Control Month Focuses on Advances Against Cancer
ACS: Cancer Awareness Calendar
MedicineNet.Com: Cancer Control Month - April
The Cancer Blog
Susan Madrak: The Cancer Scolds Explain It All For You
Bobby Murcer begins experimental cancer treatments
Blueberries help fight colon cancer
Online Information May Improve Cancer Patients' Opinions About Doctors, Study Finds
Daredevil diver Bill Brown beats cancer
USDA Grants Conditional Approval for First Therapeutic Vaccine to Treat Cancer
The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer
Elizabeth Edwards: Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers

Watch here for more cancer-related links.

3-25-07 - Jan Chandler

Jan Chandler, one of the authors for The Acorn Gathering, is now mostly focusing on science fiction for her writing pursuits. She also has a growing hobby, designing fashions for The Sims. Visit her Yahoo! Group, Skinny Sims, to see that work.

3-19-7 - Blackfeet Indians.

Bill Wetzel, one of the authors for The Acorn Gathering, is a Blackfeet Indian. One of his stories in The Acorn Gathering involves the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana. If you want to read more about the Blackfeet Nation—and about First Nation people in general—please visit some of the following links.

Blackfoot Country—The Online Meeting Place for the Blackfeet People
Blackfoot Culture and History Links
Blackfoot English Dictionary
Blackfeet Indian History
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Blackfeet Indian Stories by George Bird Grinnell
Blackfeet Indian Tribe
Blackfeet Nation
Browning, Montana, Home of the Blackfeet Nation
Constitution and By-Laws For the Blackfeet Tribe Of The Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana
De La Salle Blackfeet School
Facts for Kids: Blackfoot Indians (Blackfeet)
James Willard Schultz Papers, 1867-1969
Montana: Blackfeet
Native Languages of the Americas: Blackfoot (Siksika, Peigan, Piegan, Kainai, Blackfeet
Singer/songwriter/storyteller/lecturer Jack Gladstone
Volunteer in Montana: Serve Blackfeet Nation Youth and Adults
Wikipedia: Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Welcome to Blackfeet Country!

More about Native American Tribes.
First Nations Histories
Native American Charts
Native Americans.Com
Native Languages of the Americas: List of Native American Indian Tribes
Native American Tribes
Native North America
The Topic: American Indian Tribes and
Cultures

3-12-07 - Learn more about acorn recipes, etc.

How To "Harvest" The Abundant Acorn Crop
Cooking With Acorns, A Major North American Indian Food
Acorn Recipes
Acorn Meal
Acorn Soup Recipe
Acorn Meal Recipe
Yahoo! Answers: Are There Any Good Acorn Recipes?
Nupa (Acorn) Soup
Apache Acorn Soup
Wikipedia: Acorn Uses

3-11-07 - If you like The Acorn Gathering, you might want to read more about acorn gatherings. In an upcoming entry, I’ll provide more links related to Native Americans, especially the Blackfeet Indians.

Acorn Gatherings, Acorn Recipes, Etc.
North American Indian Recipes: "Acorn Recipes & Facts!"
Hastings Reserves: Acorns? Are there enough?
Ancient Technologies: Acorn Gathering
Village Life of the Ohlone Indians
California First Nations: Acorns
Chapter 8 of Non-Wood Forest Products from Temperate Broad-Leaved Trees
Acorn Gathering & Preparation
Twined Acorn Basket
Shasta Indians: Subsistence
Pomo Twined Basketry
Smoky Mountain News: Nuts About Acorns
EveryCulture.Com: Hupa
The Acorn Gathering Reviews

2-28-06 - Some recent news and views, involving The Acorn Gathering and two of its authors.

Breast Cancer Resource Directory of North Carolina 3rd edition: Native American Women (The reference to The Acorn Gathering isn’t entirely accurate, but still helpful in getting the word out about this important project.)
Book Help Web: April Is…
BlogSpot: Huda Orfali
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding: Alumni who reside in Middle East/North Africa: Huda Orfali
Huda Orfali: Fisher Prince Press Release
OpedNews: Bill Wetzel
Bill Wetzel: Disturbing the Comfortable
MySpace: Bill Wetzel

2-27-06 - Lubbock, Texas: Saturday, March 24, 2-4 PM. Duane Simolke will sign copies of The Acorn Gathering and The Return of Innocence at Barnes & Noble (6707 Slide Road).

7-22-2006 – Two authors from The Acorn Gathering have new books out: Huda Orfali released Fisher Prince, and Duane Simolke released The Return of Innocence (with Toni Davis).

0-3-2005 – Shawna Chandler (now Shawna R. Van Arum) is editing and writing for All Write Stuff, an e-journal that “explores the world of online writing and publishing.” Visit her site for details.

Note: some of the following articles or press releases are no longer available online at their original URL’s, but might be available via the publications.

1-18-2003 – Nashville, Tennessee: Belmont Circle: Duane Simolke: Publishing to Aid Cancer Research.

11-11-2002–Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University: Texas Techsan: Alumni News: Duane Simolke (Ph.D., English, ’96) Edits And Co-writes Cancer Fund-raiser. November/December 2002, Volume 55, Number 6.

09-25-2002 - Cut Bank, Montana: Cut Bank Pioneer Press: Wetzel's Writings To Raise Money For Cancer Research.

08-08-2002–Big Spring, Texas: Big Spring Herald: Big Spring Native Promoting Effort For Cancer Research Fund-Raising.

08-01-2002– Great Falls, Montana: Great Falls Tribune: Cut Bank Poet Donates Work To Cancer Fight.

08-02-2002–St. Petersburg, Florida: Northwest Neighborhood News: Proceeds From Cure For Cancer Book Benefits American Cancer Society.

07-28-2002–Lubbock, Texas: KLBK-CBS 13: Local Authors Gather To Fight Cancer.

07-08-2002–Tampa, Florida: The Oracle: Alumnus Promotes Charity Book.

Note: some of the following articles or press releases are no longer available online at their original URL’s, but might be available via the publications.

1-18-2003 – Nashville, Tennessee: Belmont Circle: Duane Simolke: Publishing to Aid Cancer Research.

11-11-2002–Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University: Texas Techsan: Alumni News: Duane Simolke (Ph.D., English, ’96) Edits And Co-writes Cancer Fund-raiser. November/December 2002, Volume 55, Number 6.

09-25-2002 - Cut Bank, Montana: Cut Bank Pioneer Press: Wetzel's Writings To Raise Money For Cancer Research.

08-08-2002–Big Spring, Texas: Big Spring Herald: Big Spring Native Promoting Effort For Cancer Research Fund-Raising.

08-01-2002– Great Falls, Montana: Great Falls Tribune: Cut Bank Poet Donates Work To Cancer Fight.

08-02-2002–St. Petersburg, Florida: Northwest Neighborhood News: Proceeds From Cure For Cancer Book Benefits American Cancer Society.

07-28-2002–Lubbock, Texas: KLBK-CBS 13: Local Authors Gather To Fight Cancer.

07-08-2002–Tampa, Florida: The Oracle: Alumnus Promotes Charity Book.

Readers Can Now Gather Copies of The Acorn Gathering

Cancer Curing Authors Invited Back On Jane Prince-Jones Show

Writers Uniting Against Cancer To Appear On Jane Prince-Jones Show

Duane Simolke: Fund-raiser Captures America’s Racial Richness

Bookflash: Writers Uniting Against Cancer