tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70646136437887704332024-03-13T06:15:49.842-05:00Facing the SunAn Anthology of Short WorksWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115002505324651653noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064613643788770433.post-61400379477442910592012-04-09T20:00:00.000-05:002012-04-15T11:35:27.464-05:00The Project<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">GOOD NEWS: Richard has arrived home.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">For the most recent information about this project </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">and for updates, please go to:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In exchange for every donation, in any amount, we gave away <i>Facing the Sun</i>, an anthology of 29 stories, poems, and reminiscences contributed by fellow writers from around the globe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We want to take this time to thank all of you who took the time to donate, to spread the word and to contribute in other ways to make this fundraiser happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>About Richard:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Richard is an award winning writer living and working in Nova Scotia. He has a degree in journalism from The University of King’s College, over a thousand bylines, and a national writing award. His articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines such as <i>Endless Vacation</i>, <i>WINE Magazine</i>, <i>The Montreal Gazette</i>, and <i>The Halifax Daily News</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He has written and edited three daily environmental business publications for Fortune 1000 executives. He blogs at <b><a href="http://www.richardlevangie.com/">http://www.richardlevangie.com/</a></b> where he routinely promotes authors through his "25 Questions" interview feature.</span><br />
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Richard was originally diagnosed with a prolactinoma, a non-cancerous pituitary tumor, in 1994, which caused frequent, debilitating migraines and chronic fatigue.<br />
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Last year, an MRI revealed that Richard’s tumor had doubled in size, that it was more aggressive, and that it was invading his sinus cavity. In an attempt to avoid, or at least delay, an operation, Richard entered an experimental drug trial. Unfortunately, the results were not what he and his doctors had hoped, and on 5 April he was admitted to surgery.<br />
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Thank you,<br />
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J.A. Zobair, Wendy Russ, Stephen Parrish</span><br />
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