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Celebrating 50 years of existence, Heritage Writers Guild presents a collection of prose, poetry, and art by 42, past and present, members. The works offer a range of human experience: some will make you laugh, and some will make you cry. Everything from fantasy, news articles, real life stories, family tragedies, nostalgia. A sampling of titles: A Saturday night bath, A Pail of Water, a Prescription of Crazy Glue, White Crown Academy, A Christmas Gift (True Story), Welcome to Radio, Kismet. Heritage Writers Guild. Excerpt from The Accident - "I left the exam room and ran right to the emergency room. I had never been to the clinic, yet I instinctively knew where the emergency room was located. Kimi was lying on a steel table. The doctor asked me to acknowledge her as my daughter. I uttered in disbelief, "Yes, this is my daughter." She was barely breathing and was in a severe state of shock. Her eyes were glazed and did not register with mine. They had a distant, dull, death stare. At this moment I knew I might lose my little girl..." Excerpt Farewell to Shel - "Shel Silverstein has passed away, Yet, I can’t say he’s dead. He lives, as usual, by his wit in everything I’ve read. He makes me laugh, yes—still today, when I reread his verse" Excerpt from A Prescription for Crazy Glue - "The address for the sleep clinic was across the street from St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City. I parked my car under a street light and began to walk the short distance along unlit streets. The so-called clinic, away from the flow of traffic, resembled an old college dormitory. A sign by the door read: Ring Bell Technician Will Answer It was 8:00 pm when I rang the bell. My instructions said that the “wiring up” process would take an hour, my sleep seance was to begin at 9:00 pm. Fall asleep at 9:00 pm, not in my lifetime! The door was opened by a giant man in green hospital scrubs, the hulk filled the entire door frame. His nos