Amanda’s Tapestry: The Art of Achieving – by Deb Scott
I met Amanda when she was incarcerated in 2007 at Franklin Pre-Release Center, and she entered and completed the Vineyard Columbus mentoring program. In her words, “If I wouldn’t have had the mentoring...
View ArticleInterview – Christine M. Grote, Author of Dancing in Heaven
RED! the breakthrough ‘zine Interview with Christine M. Grote RED! contributing writer, Elizabeth Bryant, recently interviewed RED! writer and blog/technical consultant, Christine Grote, about the...
View ArticleCincinnati Enquirer reporter Mark Curnutte joins RED! editor at college course
Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Mark Curnutte (left) recently joined RED! publisher and editor Jeffrey Hillard in a literature course called “Cincinnati Authors” at the College of Mount St. Joseph, which...
View ArticlePoint Man – by Karyn B. Alexander
I have a friend who was in the military for many years. His position was “point man.” The point man is the tip of the triangle with the company of soldiers spread out behind in a triangular shape. The...
View ArticleCarriers of Hope: Ohio Justice & Policy Center (by Jennifer Von Gries)
What is unique about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati: current Vice President of Recruitment, Lynn Cameron, at this point in his life had once been a juvenile probation officer for...
View ArticleThe World Without Me – An Interview with Sherrie Kleinholz
The following exclusive interview with Sherrie Kleinholz, author and advocate for the homeless, appears on the eve of the publication of her first book, The World Without Me. The book is an anthology...
View ArticleENCOUNTERING THE OTHER (story by Jessica Baltzersen)
“In our society, we don’t know what to do with people that become other,” says Dr. Kate Lassiter, assistant professor of Religious and Pastoral Studies at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati,...
View ArticleWOOF! (by Patricia N. Wernert)
“How would you like a puppy?” I was asked. Sounds like a pretty straightforward question that is posed everywhere. I would like to share why that very question was anything but ordinary when I was...
View ArticleMY TIME – Column by Melissa Vanover
Before my incarceration, I was not very educated. I dropped out of school in the eighth grade to give birth to my daughter. After that, my life eventually spiraled out of control and into a life of...
View ArticleSURVIVAL POINT – by James Dayton
The following narrative is an excerpt from an impeccable, unforgettable letter by James Dayton to RED! editor Jeffrey Hillard. James Dayton passed away suddenly on August 20, 2013. We knew him as Jimmy...
View ArticleThe Irrepressible Line in Your Poetry (by Jeffrey Hillard)
** The following is also a free bonus article for those that purchased my ebook, STORY’S TRIUMPH: Mining Your Creative Writing for Its Deepest Riches on http://www.Amazon.com. Several years ago, I...
View ArticleMaurice Clarett: ESPN Interview
This excellent interview with former football star for The Ohio State University, Maurice Clarett, aired on ESPN radio’s SVP & Russillo Show on Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Here’s the link to the...
View ArticleEDDIE BAUER AND THE SWINGING STAR (A short story) – by Jeffrey Hillard
Editor’s note: “Eddie Bauer and the Swinging Star” is a short story that will be part of a fiction writing workshop to be held in 2014 in an Ohio prison. It is a Young Adult short story. *** The girl...
View ArticleCincinnati Enquirer reporter Mark Curnutte joins RED! editor at college course
Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Mark Curnutte (left) recently joined RED! publisher and editor Jeffrey Hillard in a literature course called “Cincinnati Authors” at the College of Mount St. Joseph, which...
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