I love using Google Alerts to track my life online.  How many David Boles folk are out there in the world?  Who is stealing my stuff?  Sometimes, though, an alert brings good news that touches the heart and when I read this Google News alert on my iPhone, I was stopped:


I clicked through the link to find this wonderful story about the donation of our book — Picture Yourself Learning American Sign Language, Level One — to a local library in memory of Kendra Lennon.

Here’s the full text of the dedication:

The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:

Picture Yourself Learning American Sign Language by Janna Sweenie was given by George and Dianne Davis in memory of Kendra Lennon. Using a whole-body approach, full-color photographs, and a DVD to illustrate the proper way to form words and sentences, this beginning level book makes sign language simple and enjoyable to learn.

Here is the online obituary for Kendra:

Janna and I are incredibly touched and honored that our book was donated to the Clovis-Carver public library in New Mexico in memory of Kendra.  That makes all the hard work and long hours spent creating the book worth it on an entirely new level of being and remembrance.


5 Comments

  1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
    Gordon Davidescu says:

    That’s an excellent story, David. It’s touching when something you create is used for good like this.

  2. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
    David W. Boles says:

    It was pretty humbling, Gordon. When I showed the dedication to Janna, she didn’t know what to say for a moment. It was an excellent moment for us to know our book has meaning beyond us and beyond simple sales.

  3. ANNE – I live and teach on the upper West Coast of the United States. My interests are Philosophy, English, and Social Communication.
    anne90210 says:

    Congrats to you both. That is such a touching story and I sure bet it means a lot to both of you. Keep up good work.

  4. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
    David W. Boles says:

    Thanks, Anne. It was a wonder and a surprise to be part of the memorial.

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