Articles by Steve Semken

Native Soulmate

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Steve Semken

Author Zachary Michael Jack is tells about his real-life sequel to his fictional search for love in What Cheer: A Love Story. Native Soulmate reveals where and what his search for local love taught him about the Midwest. Love Fresh. Love Local. What happened during the author’s search for a bride this past year (What […]

The Spirit of Healing

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Steve Semken

A guide to better understand the world around you, through nutrition, medicine, and of course through the power of the plants all around us. A tradition-rich and practical guide. An educational guide to the power and use of plants and trees. If you have your plant identification down, that’s just the start, this guidebook is […]

Train To Nowhere

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Steve Semken

As Seen On Iowa Public Television! This event was widely covered by national news media, major television news networks as well as The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. Now find out what really happened! Eleven undocumented immigrants are locked inside a baking railcar by smugglers and left to die a horrific death […]

An Endless Skyway

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Steve Semken

$21.95 | More Copies On Order Ted Kooser, former US Poet Laureate, on An Endless Sky: Poetry from the State Poets Laureate: “Each poet adds a unique style to the anthology and a unique slant on what it means to write … this book is made for everyone to roam and ramble within. Open these pages […]

Minds Changing … Still Here

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Steve Semken

By Nancy Adams-Cogan As an interfaith chaplain, Nancy has served 14 years in geriatric clinics at a university hospital in the Midwest. These poems reflect on her observations and situations during this time. As a trained chaplain, rather than a nurse, she brings the ability to listen to help patients and others. Using a framework […]