Brummet's Conscious Blog

Publishing the Down The Road (@  Amazon   )  family memoir, Dave and I noticed that both of us developed a renewed respect and increased gratitude for our ancestors.  While we all know in the back of our minds historical events like the Great Wars, the Great Depression, the fight for Equality, and others... we all know that these times sparked massive change across the globe - making our lives so much better today.   However actually reading in their own words how they felt, what daily life was like, I mean - it had such a huge affect on us.  We witnessed Maria (Dave’s grandmother) survive many challenges and haunting experiences before emigrating to Canada to marry Dave's Grandfather. She loved life here, adored her husband and lovingly raised her children to become wonderful people. We discovered a renewed respect for Dave’s grandmother who braved a 2-week journey all by herself. Starting with a long trip by train and passenger ship, then train...

Today, I'm celebrating the publication of my article on James Divine's blog, where I explain the impact of writing, reading or publishing memoirs... https://www.jamesdivine.net/2024/10/19/the-impact-of-memoirs-guest-post ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

5 years after the passing of my father-in law (Frank Brummet) I finally felt strong enough, emotionally, to begin the long process of going through his lifetime collection of poetry, short stories and memoirs. Before he passed, he gave us the rights to his work in hopes that one day we would publish it. Dad had impacted a lot of people in his retired years, as a member of several writing groups that met online and in person, as a member of nonprofit organizations and seniors groups and a senior’s choir... and through Toastmasters as well. It was his desire to leave something behind for those that remembered him and his live readings of his work at open mic and Toastmaster events. So there I was in October 2021, digging through boxes and binders of paperwork, a few self-printed booklets and very old computer files to find every single piece that Dad wrote. Completing the first draft manuscript containing more than 235 poems, was time consuming; aching hands craved warm water on a regula...

Drop in the link below to read my article about the impact of family memoirs, which was published on the Pumping Your Muse Prompts blog run by my writing friend Donna Sundblad   Donna & I met way back in 2010 I think it was, and we have been networking and collaborating ever since.  This article about the impact of memoirs is very personal to Dave and I because we are releasing a trilogy this summer that contains Dave's father's and grandmother's memoirs.   https://pymprompts.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-impact-of-memoirs.html ~~~   Discover the Brummet's Books on Amazon :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~

-- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Our guest on today's episode of the Conscious Discussions radio show: Philip Yaffe was unable to join us this morning to give us tips on How to Write and Speak Like a Professional due to a bit of a cold he picked up. We are in the process of rescheduling with him. So instead, I will offer a Positive Eco-News   discussion revolving around Water Month (May) and will cover issues from bottled water to the health of our water. Check it out by following the links here, or look to the right side of this blog to find live or recently aired Conscious Discussions episodes. -- Writer Interview #16 -- Today's guest author was sent our way from Brandi Drury of BK Walker Books   Urban fiction writer and entertainment blogger, Vogue - was born April L. Blanding. She is holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work and is passionate about her work as a Program Contractor with the Teen Health Center for York County in South Carolin...