Author: Angel Ackerman
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Marginalized Identities, Disability and Vulnerability
Greetings friends, writers and readers! It’s the first Saturday in December and Christmas is three weeks away. It’s crisp. It’s sunny. Chanukah is coming to a close. The winter solstice approaches. Today, photographer Joan Zachary took a walk with Parisian Phoenix authors Angel Ackerman and Eva Parry at the Karl…
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A Thanksgiving Romp through Parisian Phoenix Updates
It’s a quiet, crisp and very sunny Thursday morning, a particular Thursday morning known here in the United States as Thanksgiving, a holiday with some controversial history. Does the holiday celebrate the survival of the colonial settlers? Does it glorify the annihilation of the indigenous population? Was it merely an…
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Diving into the Holiday Season
If you haven’t already noticed, Parisian Phoenix is a fledgling operation still struggling to find its way and do all the work necessary to expediently get our books into readers’ hands. And we’re at the point where our staff has day jobs and a multitude of creative commitments. That said,…
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The Accidental Podcast
The staff at Parisian Phoenix Publishing tentatively announces their new, and quite accidental podcast, Parisian Phoenix Publishing Presents with Angel Ackerman. Thanks to the automated integration between WordPress and Anchor, Parisian Phoenix experimentally and quite accidentally started a podcast. Founder and Publisher Angel Ackerman and Editor Nancy Scott have been…
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Reflection: Orwell & the trajectory of “isms”
By Johann Strauss George Orwell’s writings have experienced a spike in popularity during the past decade and for a simple reason. Modern societies are becoming ever more like the dystopia depicted in Orwell’s most famous book, 1984. Whether it be mass surveillance, the incessant use of propaganda, perpetual wars or…
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Reflection: Rules of Driving Applied to Life
By Rachel C. Thompson Who remembers drivers education? It appears, as I drive, that few people have. How may remember that crusty, perpetually annoyed instructor or that first day we got to drive without a learner’s permit? But didn’t we quickly forget the actual rules. Some of them were important…
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Chasing a dream in the autumn chill
Originally posted on Angel Ackerman: Sometimes, as members of the human race, we have days that are full of delights from sun-up to sundown. Those days are rare, but often involve a leisurely day with the family, a vacation or a holiday. Then there are days that are good despite—…
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The Valley Ledger promotes Parisian Phoenix
COVERAGE OF THE UPCOMING BOOK FESTIVAL EVENT: The Valley Ledger: https://www.thevalleyledger.com/?p=108714 Happening Next: https://happeningnext.com/event/book-expo-andamp-reading-at-easton-book-festival-eid3a08aipnpt
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First reader review of Manipulations
A reader posted a review of MANIPULATIONS to Amazon.com today, our first, which gives us two five star reviews and a good word.
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