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In 1822, when the Cottage Hotel opened as a tavern and stagecoach inn in Mendon, New York, the music and laughter and friendships that were birthed within its walls soon drew fans from all walks of life.They came for the same reason: to be part of the warm, inviting atmosphere that has always been the hallmark of the Cottage Hotel.These original songs were written as a tribute to this very special place. Come with us. Sing along. Join the dance.And know that when you do 'You Will Never Feel Alone at the Cottage Hotel.'

In Latin, pari means equal; passu means equal step. Here Jay Harden combines them into one word, Paripassu, to mean walking together, side-by-side, hand-in-hand. This is how he and his first wife, Carolyn, lived their life. They met each other as young teens in 1958, married in 1965, and when she died in 1987, at age 42, they had raised two children and spent almost 30 years together. As Jay puts it, "It was the start of a great adventure that seemed to last a very short time." In this second edition of this very poignant and very accomplished collection of poems, Jay Harden celebrates his first love and expresses his gratitude for having met the woman who was to forever change his life.

In Jennie Rose's My Tap Root, Volume II, the often perilous territories of grief, trauma, betrayal, and loss are traveled with a self-aware and fiercely honest heart.Her poems reach deep into our psyches, always with the intention of leading us to a place of recovery and redemption.Line-by-line, poem by poem, she shows us a direct path to discovering our own "tap root" and how to establish a permanent, deep-rooted sense of Self.

When someone we love is ill or dying, it is a difficult time. It is often hard to know what to do or what to say. This book offers simple, practical ways to make home or hospital visits with a loved one more comfortable, more enjoyable and more meaningful for all.Authors Marla Lay and Karen Mireau have over 50 years of experience in caringfor children, adults and elders. They are both devoted to sharing new waysof looking at health and healing.

The many creative adventures of feature writer, photojournalist and columnist Ann Murphy Robson have always been blessed by what she calls her "Irish luck and pluck." These wildly witty and contemplative tales offer zesty, bite-sized portions of the trials and tribulations of our daily experience-always served up with a tasty side order of Ann's signature subversive humor. Ann is also author of "Hand to Hand," a guidebook to caregiving for the elderly. This is her first collection of creative nonfiction.

Eight writers -- four women and four men -- have gathered together to present this soul-stirring collection of contemporary fiction -- one that is sure to whet your appetite for more from these very talented authors.As one of them reminds us: "Here is the voice inside me which says: 'I am shaking the teardrops frozen in time with my literary tremor from a faraway land . . .' I think everyone has stories that are meant to shake or create waves to the uncharted mind."

Emma is a very small,very artistic and intelligent stuffed rabbit.Zoey is a very tall,very artistic and intelligent young girl.Together, they team up and learn about an essentialpart of life . . . Yes! That's right!Going to the potty!Hooray for Emma!

In the 1930s and '40s, winters on the mighty St. Lawrence River were cold - so cold that the waters froze solid and "the black ice was crystal clear . . . you could see the fish swimming beneath it." In this tender and often candid look at growing up in the north country of Upstate New York, a young girl recalls her friends, family, and the many hopes, dreams and challenges that shaped her future life as an artist. A celebration of the poetry of place, Ever After reminds us once again that there is indeed "no place like home."

Author Yolanda Lopez's story of her mother's life and her own childhood growing up in Los Angeles with five siblings is much more than a remembrance-it is a testament to the challenges of single motherhood and of the choices women must sometimes make in order to insure their survival. Filled with heartbreak, secrets, and betrayals, her mother's struggles are an inspiration to anyone seeking to transcend their life circumstances and wishing to find their authentic voice. To Learn More: please visit www.wordswisdomandwonder.com

From magical tales to ghost stories to comedies, author Tathagat Ghosh challenges the limits of human perception with subtlety and wit. Things are not always as they might seem. A drone becomes a surrogate mother.An ancient dinosaur egg thaws to become a predator that shows signs of advanced intelligence.Ghostly house lizards conjure the spirits of the recent dead. Ingenious street-wise boys appear to fly through the air-or disappear altogether. The gravitational pull betweenscience and imagination blurs as twin dimensions compete in outer space. This mystery and magic are central to Ghosh's enigmaticstorytelling.Every turn of the page has the relentless quality of a dream, often chilling in its realism, that jolts us into seeing life in all its depth and mystery. As each short narrative soars and gently leads us to a place where the past, present and future intermingle, we are posed with tantalizing questions about our reality and the boundaries of human nature.

Fourteen-year-old Carrie Oyler craves adventure. Although her remote desert home is full of beauty and mystery, life in their sleepy Mormon hamlet leaves much to be desired for a strong dreamer like her. Carrie often wonders what her future will hold. Will she become a healer like her mother? Will she be allowed to go on a mission and travel the world? Anything would be better than becoming a plural wife, even though it would insure her eternal salvation.When she unexpectedly falls in love with a boy from a Paiute tribe, and then is called upon to aid in his rescue, Carrie becomes trapped with him in an enchanted canyon known as The Maze. The key to their freedom comes from an unlikely source in Renda, who is traveling cross country in search of her own identity-but it may prove to take a combination of the past, the future, and a mother's fierce love to unlock the magic that holds them there . . . in all their yesterdays.

The verses of Maya Mitra Das plumb the alchemy of primeval moons and mist-wrapped mountains; delving deep into the realm of personal myth.Spanning the arc of ecstasy and despair, her poems explore the boundaries of human loneliness as well as the healing power of love.

In this brave and insightful memoir told in verse, Maure Quilter examines her early years in the CSJ Religious Community, her career as a therapist, her thirty-two year marriage, and her unexpected divorce at the age of eighty. As she confronts each Stranger Within, Maure gives us all hope that authenticity and a new and purposeful path can be re-discovered at any age.