elizaPress Publications, elizaBeth Benson-Udom founder, editor & writressworder

Clarity EmergingClarity Emerging (book)

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the fourth year in an on-going blook series made from the author's daily blog, elizaBeth continues the story of her life, her loves, her transformative art pursuits, her work in the world, her life in the suburbs, her angst and longing to find her way to heal herself, others, her community, the earth. this is her honest, in the moment, highly improvisational record of daily life as it lives itself out in bits and bytes that turn into pages of possibility.

Select Sands of Rhyme and Reason by Floriana HallSelect Sands of Rhyme and Reason by Floriana Hall (book)

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In this lovely little book, Floriana's best poems and stories find their way to the marketplace. This is a beautiful piece of literary work shared by a talented writer who has been winning prizes for over over a decade. As a way of ensuring that the world might be a better place for her having walked here, she has been writing & publishing poems and stories that remind readers of a simpler time, the importance of taking time for what matters and celebrating the daily joys of an unfolding life.

BEGINNING WITH CLARITY, July-DecemberBEGINNING WITH CLARITY, July-December (book)

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In the on-going blook series, elizaBeth Benson-Udom recounts the unfolding tale of her 2008 which includes close encounters of the transformational kind with artists, poets, performers, the woman she is and the woman she is longing to become. These encounters are balanced with the real, true love stories of a mother, wife, and striving human being wanting to make good use of her one chance at this whole life. Honest, real, vulnerable and revealing, the author shares the authenticity of the moment and the emotion that floods through every second guess at getting it "right".

BEGINNING WITH CLARITYBEGINNING WITH CLARITY (book)

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The first half of the third year's installment of this author's near daily musings about life, art making, motherhood, and what to do about making a living. This author's journey offers her blathering insights as gained through the first half of her gradual school experience at JFKU's innovative Transformative Arts Program where some of the most inspirational geniuses ever to grace that former ketchup factory hallway find their way to immortality through the inspiration passed from experiences they hold there that translate through elizaBeth's typing fingers. An unfolding, entertaining story of possibility opening up to transform culture through all the ordinary ways in this everywoman's evolutionary journey toward her own revolutionary acts of empowerment and purpose.

Completion Compilation, 2007Completion Compilation, 2007 (book)

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This final book in the launch year of the elizaPress Publication's eclectic anthology series offers a glimpse at the life and death importance of writing, expressing, making. Punctuated with beautiful imagery by Shiloh McCloud, this edition is a soulful expression of creative community at its best. Enjoy poetry, prose, great stories from powerful voices, rich expressions of truth and beauty. Featured writer Faye Adams is flanked by word worlds contributed by elizaBeth Benson-Udom, Marlene Cleckley, Carolee Gearhart, Floriana Hall, Reverend Shiloh Sophia McCloud, Maggie Rankin, Janice D. Rubin, Lynn V. Sadler, Marco Salazar and Charlotte Zuzak.

FREEDOMFREEDOM (book)

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This fifth elizaPress eclectic anthology invites and incites the language of revolution as each contributor offers their take on the fighting word of FREEDOM. A testimony to visual expression and creative collaboration, this book offers unique voices from varying geographies across the American landscape--asking and answering, through their rugged, individualism the powerful and unifying call to freedom of expression.

Again is a Good Thing to Begin-Complete Blog '07 July-DecemberAgain is a Good Thing to Begin-Complete Blog '07 July-December (book)

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the culmination of this year's blog takes the reader through the ups and downs of a summer of in-laws, returning to gradual school, opening an art studio and following the whirlwind of insights that accompany the life journey of artist, writer, wife, mother, elizaBeth Benson-Udom. a well crafted tale, the artist is true to her spontaneous style telling whatever truths show up as she records her journey with words. a great ride, well worth the read.

again is a good thing to begin - complete blog '07 - january -juneagain is a good thing to begin - complete blog '07 - january -june (book)

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this is the second in the complete blog series, a series the author hopes to continue for the rest of her natural life. it chronicles the almost daily reflections, ideas, dreams, hopes, longings, trials of this artist, mother, dreamer, encourage-er, writer, blogger, suburban girl. first published in a daily blog format on the author's website: www.writressworder.com, these entries endeavor to pin the shadow of the butterfly to a virtual wall of words. her efforts are transparent and unedited. they are an attempt to tell the truth. in the telling, though, the writer finds, whenever she endeavors to actually tell the truth, the word work requires some morphing into "not quite". and so, she tells what was the closest to truth on the day she wrote it.

HIMSHIMS (book)

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This anthology explores the writing of fifteen writers from around the world all freely interpreting the theme, HIMS. Featured writer, BEAR, truly a unique voice, offers his remarkable poetry series that explores the nature of a father/daughter relationship that uses the metaphor of what life for them would be like on each of the planets. BEAR's planet poetry is flanked by the true and honest portraits of great HIMS throughout history--both public figures and personal heroes. Everyone from Bob and other husbands, to Liberace, Jesus Christ, and Japan's Shakespeare, Chikamatsu Monzaemon is given homage in this unique HIMnal. Contributing Writers include: Faye Adams, Henry Alley, elizaBeth Benson-Udom, Carolee Gearhart, Floriana Hall, Debra J. Harmes Kurth, Jason Lahman, Nan LaTorre, Juanita J. Martin, Janice D. Rubin, Lynn Veach Sadler, Pallavi Sharma, Richard Weingart, Charlotte Ann Zuzak and by special invitation, Jay Frankston.

DIGGING, eclectic anthology #3DIGGING, eclectic anthology #3 (book)

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This hard won anthology lay deep in the seed. Overdue by eleven days, this book of books is the trifecta--the glorious third--the holy spirit of the new eclectic anthology series for this launch year of elizaPress Publications. This book features the word work of Debra J. Harmes Kurth, flanked by a team of talented contributing writers, including Faye Adams, elizaBeth Benson-Udom, Jason Lahman, Debby Maguire, Anne Nichandros, Janice D. Rubin, Lynn Veach Sadler, Pallavi Sharma, PhD, Katherine Sauceda & Charlotte Ann Zuzak. This book of poetry, tributes, blog entries, profound prose, lists and longings inspires the unearthing of buried dreams. The writings are provocative and ignite the passions of readers and writers alike--illuminating what it is to dig ones self out of the depths of daily living, into the bright light of desire for sprouting from the soil.

Over a lifetime of making, one must choose: to keep it all to one's self, or to risk to share. This is the "stuff"--the books, the words, the musings, the ideas, the anecdotes, the antidotes that seem to have helped me. I've written words nearly every day--words strung into sentences, carved out of stillnesses and left on the waiting page. Here, in this simple way, i risk to share what i have to say. Along the way, i've decided that even the writing game is much more fun to play with friends. This year is the launch year for elizaPress Publications. Already we've published 3 and are in the editing process for the 4th eclectic anthology. writers, artists, wordsmiths and regular people who write stuff down in english collaborate to create extraordinary collections of ideas, images, poetry, blog entries, lists, and other word sparks. Learn more about elizaPress and the themes for future books and the rules of the game on my website: http://www.writressworder.com. Thanks for finding me here, for buying, reading, liking and telling people you like the books you've found here. I am grateful for your kind eyeballs.