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When I wrote Angel Bumps, Hello From Heaven, I never expected the reaction it is drawing. It has happened several times now, unexpectedly. I was at the hairdresser yesterday when I noticed a van parked outside that advertised Hospice for Animals. I’d never even thought about hospice for an animal. An elderly couple walked into…
We were both early for our eight a.m. blood work. I sat next to an elderly woman on a bench in the waiting area in the atrium. I smiled and said, “Good morning.” She returned a hello with a heavy Maine accent. I learned her name was Ruth. She was about five-foot-two, with short gray…
I’m a believer in serendipity. I wasn’t aware of it at the moment, but I was being put in a very special situation. I’m at the age where I run to the TV every time a commercial comes on for memory enhancement. I don’t run for every enhancement commercial, just the memory products. In…
Me: I really don’t like you being gone. I’ve picked up the phone over a thousand times to tell you something that happened. Mom: I heard you. Me: I wanted to tell you about how I actually wrote a book that I dedicated to you. Mom: I know I was so touched. Me: I’ve been…
Here’s a special Angel Bumps story from my friend, Lee Gaitan. Enjoy! I’m not what you’d call a nature girl. While I appreciate the beauty of the natural world, I feel no need to camp out in it or get parts of it directly on me. A “back-to-nature” retreat to me means having fresh-cut…
My mother was always my best friend. As a child, I remember always wanting to be wherever she was. I often remember sitting in the hall, outside the bathroom door, making plans for her evening. I’d stretch my legs across the hall resting my feet on the opposite wall, and talk to the closed door….
Years ago, a friend suggested I listen to a song by Alabama, Angels Among Us. I played that song so many times, I wore out three cassettes. It was a time in my life where I thought I might need my own angel. It was a time when too many things were popping up. We…
Angel Bumps, Hello From Heaven has a Facebook page. If you’ve had a sign from Heaven from a loved one, here’s a place you can share it with others. The stories of signs in Angel Bumps are getting wonderful reviews. In just a short time, the contributor’s stories are helping people talk about their grief….
Here is another chapter from Angel Bumps by Suzette Strandring Today I gave a young man a spirit message from his dead mother. I know, weird. I’m not a small medium at large. I’m not a psychic. It just happened. There I was, waiting for my sandwich-soup combo, and the 20-something-year-old behind the counter…
Here’s a chapter from Angel Bumps, Hello From Heaven Submitted by Shannon Mastronardo In our cozy Pennsylvania neighborhood, we had a tradition of tying Mylar balloons to our mailboxes to announce special occasions: occasions like births, christenings, First Holy Communions, confirmations, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs and holiday parties. Our son Keith, and our neighbor’s daughter…
I’m a writer, an author even. Writers are different people. Writers bear their souls to make you feel. We pull emotions from a place you may not have been aware even existed inside yourself. The reader may weep, feel inspired, get mad as hell, spit out their coffee with laughter. If a reader laughs so…
Me: I really don’t like you being gone. I’ve picked up the phone over a thousand times to tell you something that happened. Mom: I heard you. Me: I wanted to tell you about how I actually wrote a book that I dedicated to you. Mom: I know! I was touched. I’m so happy! Me:…
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