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Category Archives: Guide dogs
Powerful New Song of God’s Love & Awesome Lifetime Opportunity
Do you remember your first Florida vacation? Mine was a bit of a saga for an old homebody. The result, however, was a wonderful trip with the love of my life and a new song, which led to an opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in authors, Bible, Christian, Dogs, Donna Weiss, Faith, Guide dogs, Harvest, memoir, Pennsylvania, Song Lyrics, songwriting, Uncategorized
Tagged author, dogs, Donna W. Hill, Guide dogs, Longreads, novel, Pennsylvania, singer-songwriter, The Heart of Applebutter Hill, WPLongform
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#ShareAReviewDay Tuesday – The Heart of Applebutter Hill by Donna W. Hill
Many thanks to Marcia Meara at the Write Stuff for posting this review of my young adult novel, The Heart of Applebutter Hill.
Posted in adventure-mystery, Education, fantasy, Guide dogs, novel, Service Dogs, Song Lyrics, songwriting, Supernatural Romance, The Heart of Applebutter Hill, TheHeart of Applebutter Hil, Uncategorized, Visually Impaired, Wrighting, young adult
Tagged author, book review, education, fantasy, fiction, Guide dogs, inclusion, learning, novel, poetry, technology, The Heart of Applebutter Hill, Visually impaired, young adult
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The Song & the Songwriter: The 4th Watch of the Night by Donna Weiss
Throughout my life, I occasionally experience a pricking of my ears and an involuntary clunk in my spirit. It’s a language alert, bringing me up short with wonder. I understand that I have just encountered a signpost to some as … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian, Donna Weiss, Faith, Guide dogs, Harvest, memoir, Pennsylvania, Song Lyrics, songwriting, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, blind, Christian, Donna Weiss, Faith, Guide dogs, Harvest, memoir, singer-songwriter, Song Lyrics, The 4th Watch of the Night
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Head-Slappers from the Endless Mountains & the Homer Simpson Doll Caught in the Act
On Saturday, while listening to NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” I heard the true story of a gentleman who tried to kill a cockroach by throwing a gun at it. Sometimes, things happen in my own life that render … Continue reading
Posted in Blindness, Dogs, Guide dogs, Head-Slappers, Homer Simpson Doll, humor, Knitting, Pennsylvania, Rural Life, Uncategorized
Tagged blind, dogs, Guide dogs, Homer Simpson Doll, humor, nonfiction, Pennsylvania, WPLongform
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Getting Ducks to the Duck House: Implications for an Indie Author
Years ago, my husband Rich, my guide dog Hunter and I went on a bit of a lark. Friends of ours from the Folk Lore Society of Northeast Pennsylvania, who go by the name of the Young Geezers, were performing … Continue reading
Posted in authors, Guide dogs, nature, Pennsylvania, PR, Self-Publishing, songwriting, Uncategorized
Tagged author, blind, ducks, Guide dogs, nature, Pennsylvania, self publishing, singer-songwriter, The Heart of Applebutter Hill
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The New Dog Under the Table, Explanations of My Absence and a Request
It’s been almost three years since my last original post. You would think I’d forgotten that I am a writer. In fact, The Hills have had major distractions in the intervening years — many of which have been unpleasant to … Continue reading
Posted in authors, Blindness, Cats & Dogs, Guide dogs, novel, Uncategorized
Tagged author, blind, cats, Guide dogs, novelist, The Heart of Applebutter Hill, Visually impaired
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Retiring Guide Dogs: No One-Size-Fits-All Solution
Weeks before Hunter’s 13th birthday on March 7, 2016, he and Donna walk along their favorite Trail; shows Greening Moss: photo by Rich Hill. Despite the many wonderful things guide dogs can do for their blind handlers, they share a … Continue reading
Posted in Blindness, Dogs, Guide dogs, Uncategorized, Visually Impaired
Tagged blindness, Guide dogs, service dogs, veterinary, Visually impaired, WPLongform, Writers' Life
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