Today is International Day of Awesomeness, and we at Story Empire wanted to pay tribute to a special lady across the waters who does so much to support authors. And that lady is none other than Sally Cronin!
There is no one in the blogosphere who is more giving and supportive of others than this lady.
Her Smorgasbord Blog Magazine offers an eclectic variety of content from her own personal stories and journeys through music and time to author features and reviews as well as nutrition guidance and fabulous recipes. If you aren’t following her blog, now’s a great time to remedy that. Just click on the graphic below.
This is just one of her many books.
HERE’S THE BLURB:
“Use a picture. It’s worth a thousand words.” Arthur Brisbane 1911.
An image offers an opportunity to see endless possibilities depending on the viewer’s perspective. Where some might see beauty and joy, others imagine sadness and loss of hope.
In this collection, images and syllabic poetry are brought together to tell a story based on the author’s perspective. The poetry explores our human experiences such as love, happiness, hope, aging, friendship, new beginnings, dreams, and loss.
The world around us is an amazing playground and source of all our essential needs as well as sensory experiences that bring wonder into our lives. What lies beyond the horizon? What surprises will we discover as a garden bursts into bloom? Where do the night creatures live?
At the end of the collection, there are some longer poems celebrating memories of the author’s life of travel, teenage exploits, and love of food!
HERE’S MY REVIEW:
This book is one the reader must sit back and savor. It consists of images combined with a variety of syllabic poetry styles from simple Haiku to complex butterfly cinquain. Each is beautifully done. The author shares her unique perspectives in such a way that the reader is swept up into the scene. The first poem, “Washed Up,” is a great example, filled with stark reality, then hope. My all-time favorite poem is “Our Legacy.”
Writers
seek to inspire
those of us not yet great
to leave behind a legacy
of worth.
Fame and fortune are not required
if we are remembered
for our acts of
kindness.
As a writer myself, that one really hit home. “Silver Lining to Isolation” was another one that hit home as relevant and timely. “Life’s Progression” brings the entire circle of life to completion.
I love this line, “Wrinkles mark passing time…”
The flash fiction stories inserted following the poetry are poignant recollections of childhood and other life events. Every story, every poem, every line is well-written and powerful. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a unique perspective on life.
I hope that intrigued you enough to go check out all of Sally’s books!
So, thank you, Sally, for all that you do, from The Story Empire Group!
Wow, thanks for featuring Sally, it is always good to see her on the other side of the mic. She is a gem and a great support to authors so it is only good and proper we get to know more about her and celebrate her as often as we can. Thanks Jan for featuring her. Rock on Sally xx
We truly enjoyed shining a light on Sally. She does SO much for others, it seemed fitting. Thank you for stopping by and helping us celebrate her! I appreciate it!
My pleasure, She has been on my blog too, and it is always a lovely event. Have a fab weekend. xx
Love seeing Sally getting her due kudos all over the blogosphere. <3
Plastered Debby in the nicest possible way lol ♥♥
It was so much fun, Debby!
You are so right, Jan. You picked the right person to recognize!
Thanks for joining in, John!!
Thanks very much John.. xx
A lovely and well-deserved tribute to Sally who always recognises other authors and bloggers work including me 🙂 x
Thanks very much Carol.. and for all the hard work and creativity that has gone into providing us all such amazing recipes.. you are amazing. ♥
Thank you, Sally and you deserve all the accolades Hugs xx
Thanks for all the comments Carol..♥
I couldn’t agree more, Carol. Thank you for stopping by and adding your kind words for Sally!
It was my pleasure, Jan 🙂 x
A wonderful tribute to an amazing person! Congratulations, Sally!
Thanks again Mark and enjoy your week. xx
I agree, Mark! Thanks for stopping by!
Wonderful review for an amazing lady! Congrats on this well-deserved acknowledgement of your kindness and generosity, Sally {{hugs}}
Thank you, Jacquie, for visiting, commenting, and sharing!!
Thanks for dropping in here too Jacquie and for sharing on Twitter.. still have a very warm glow..♥
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This is such a fun day to celebrate Sally. Thanks for adding to the fun, Jan!
Thanks Beem.. it has been an amazing day. x
My pleasure, Beem. And I agree, it was a super fun day to celebrate Sally! Thanks for stopping by!
I’m just loving all these posts about Sally, Jan. And a wonderful review of her book!
Thanks for doing the rounds Teri.. and always lovely to receive a review from Jan.. hugsx
I am loving it too, Teri! Thanks for stopping by to support Sally!
Sally deserves this honor! She is indeed awesome. Congratulations Sally. Thanks for this lovely post Jan.
Thanks very much Balroop..♥
I couldn’t agree more, Balroop! Thanks for stopping by and adding to the celebration!
I can’t have imagined a better example of writerly awesomeness. Sally must be peacocking.
Lol.. I am trying to keep myself from too much peacocking Jacqui… but perhaps a little preening ♥
Lol, Jacqui. I certainly hope she is peacocking! Thanks for stopping by to lend your support!
Absolutely wonderful to see how you SEers have come together to make this celebration of Sally’s TOTAL AWESOMENESS into a real party! I agree with everything you’ve said, Jan, and love the review, too. And you couldn’t have chosen a more deserving, supportive, and caring person to honor today!
Sally, congratulations on yet another testimonial to how much you’ve done for your fellow writers and bloggers, and how valued you are in our writing community! Thank you for always being … well … AWESOME! I’ve said it many times, and I’ll probably say it many more … YOU ROCK! 🎈✨🎈💖
Thanks my friend, and what a wonderful rollercoaster today of friendship and love. Thank you for yours and support every week with your reblog of the round up and motivating messages.. YOU ROCK too ♥♥
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I completely 100% agree with you, Marcia! Sally rocks! Thanks for joining the party!
A beautiful celebration for Sally, Harmony! It’s such a joy to see the love and light shining on Sally today. Cheers to you, Sally! xo
Thank you so much Natalie.. what a day… and floating on cloud nine. ♥
Thank you, Natalie, for stopping by! And for your contribution to Sally’s recognition day!
A terrific review, Jan, and a perfect way to honor Sally today. 😊
Thanks John and Jan’s review is wonderful. You have all been so generous today… and everyday.. hugsx
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Thank you, John!
Wouldn’t it be lovely if we could sell some books for Sally after all the years of her support to indie authors? Wonderful post and review, Jan. Congrats to our awesome friend!
Thanks Diana and that would be lovely but to be honest… I will take these special words I have been on the receiving end of and treasure those, they have made me feel very special ♥
Well deserved praise, Sally. You’ve cut back on your blogging and I still don’t know how you do it all. Lol. Hugs.
Yes, Diana! I certainly hope we do sell some books for Sally today! Thank you for your comment!
My pleasure. 🙂
Thank you, Jan, for featuring Sally today. She is truly an awe-inspiring person. Today is her day. Congratulations, dear Sally. 💗
Thanks Gwen for your lovely post too… certainly an amazing day and comments left on each post mean such a lot.. ♥♥
I couldn’t agree more, Gwen! Thank you for leaving a comment!
Sally, deserves the recognition. Thank you for being a part of it.
Thanks very much Karen.. an amazing day and so appreciated.. hugsx
I agree, Karen! Thank you for your comment!
So happy to see Sally getting some well-deserved recognition today. And a wonderful review, Jan!
Thanks Joan… Jan’s reviews always treasured…and another lovely post from you guys.♥
Thanks for leaving a comment, Joan! It is a wonderful Sally day!
Hi Jan, what a lovely post in celebration of Sally. I also loved this book. Thank you for sharing and for your sentiment.
Thanks very much Robbie.. it has been an amazing day thanks to Jan and the other members of Story Empire.. I am loving it. ♥
Thank you, Robbie. And thanks for adding your recommendation for Sally’s book!
It’s lovely to see Sally getting all this attention in the blogosphere today. A fantastic post for a truly AWESOME lady, Jan!
Absolutely bonkers Mae to be honest.. I feel a bid fraudulent havin so much attention but it will keep me going through the rest of the year whatever it throws at us…♥♥
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Yes, it is, Mae! Thank you for leaving a comment here!
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Sally is awesome! From her health column to her laughter column to her multiple columns that support other authors, I feel blessed to have been introduced to her. Thanks for spotlighting her today, Jan! 🙂
Thanks so much Yvette that is lovely to hear. ♥
I couldn’t agree more, Yvette! She offers such a wide variety of blog content. Thank you for stopping by today to lend your support!
Wonderful post to honour a fantastic lady! Here’s to Super Sally. Thanks, Jan 💕🙂
Thanks Harmony.. Annette has a lot to answer for lol..♥
Lols! 😂💖
Thank you, Harmony!
Lovely review and feature, Jan. I’m so happy we could give a little back today.
More than a little Staci.. it is a huge boost and won’t need coffee for at least a week… or longer ♥
Me too, Staci! I’m thrilled that we could spotlight Sally today!
Thank you so much Jan.. I feel I have won an Oscar – and with any acceptance speech there are many to thank for motivating over the ten years of blogging and who support by visiting, commenting and sharing. I receive a great deal more than I give and this lovely gesture and feature is an example of that. Thank you too for sharing your wonderful review for Mosaic… this is a Red Letter day for sure..♥♥
I am so glad to hear you say that, Sally! You do so much for all of us and it’s the least we could do to give back. Ten years of blogging an amazing variety of content is no easy feat. Pat yourself on the back, dear lady!
A great post for an amazing lady, Jan 🙂
Thanks so much Denise..I cannot claim all the credit as they say ‘it takes a village’ or in this case the support of a writing community..hugsx
It is a great community and you are a Very strong part of it!
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I agree, Denise!
Well deserved indeed! Thanks for sharing, Jan.
Thanks so much Jill a wonderful surprise and feel very touched by the lovely comments. xx
Thank you, Jill! I agree that Sally deserves the recognition for all she does!
I love these tributes to Sally. So well deserved. Thanks, Jan.
Thanks so much Darlene.. I am loving them as well and an amazing boost ♥
Thank you, Darlene!
Since Sally is always super about recognizing others, I’m glad you folks at Story Empire made such a superb choice.
Thanks very much Pete.. I am thrilled as you can imagine… especially as I am doing what I love.. very touched by the kindness. xx
I agree with you, Pete. Sally does so much for all of us, it was the least we could do. Thanks for joining in the celebration!