Contributors

The writers behind FamilyResource.com.

• Rick Hanson, Ph.D. and Jan Hanson, L.Ac.

  Rick Hanson, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, Jan Hanson, M.S., L.Ac., is an acupuncturist/nutritionist, and they are raising a daughter and son, ages 13 and 16. With Ricki Pollycove, M.D., they are the first and second authors of Mother Nurture: A Mother's Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships, published by Penguin. You can see their website at http://www.nurturemom.com/ or email them with questions or comments at info@nurturemom.com; unfortunately, a personal reply may not always be possible.

• Rick Rouse

  RLROUSE Handcrafted Birdhouses And Birdfeeders - RLROUSE.COM provides distinctive birdhouses and birdfeeders that are crafted by hand in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. You will also find lots of interesting information about birds and your lawn and garden on their site! Visit them at: http://www.rlrouse.com.

• Ricky Dean Fisher

  Ricky Dean Fisher is a songwriter-poet who resides in the touristy, yet very enchanting Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. He enjoys playing music, skiing the slopes, and swimming in the many lakes.

• Rita Y. Toews

  Let me tell you a little bit about myself.

  I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with my husband and of course my cat. It seems most writers have a cat.

  I think I was born reading. By the time I was in grade four the librarian had me reading books and doing book reports so she could classify the books for the higher grades.

  I started writing my first book when I was 23 and actually got the first chapter written. For some reason I thought that if you had a good idea for a book, then sat down and started writing it, the story would just flow out. Boy, did I get a surprise!

  When I was 49 I decided that if I had an ambition to write, then I better get serious about it. While taking a writing class with the University of Winnipeg I was asked if I wanted to help an older gentleman with his memoirs. That was the beginning of a wonderful relationship with Hungarian author, Alex Domokos. To date we have collaborated on several books together. He jokes that he gives me the bones and I supply the flesh and blood. You will find our joint website at domokos.com.

  Together we have written several published ebooks, including "The Price of Freedom", "Masquerade" and "Prometheus". We have also collaberated on a collection of Christian short stories entitled "Ten Chocolates From the Box". "The Price of Freedom" is available as an audio book. We also have a book in print! "Body Traffic", an RCMP mystery story set in Winnipeg is available at all bookstores.

  As a sole author I have written two wonderful children's ebooks entitled "Kelly's Baby Brother" and "Christmas Stars", as well as two books on bullying — "The Bully" and "Why Me?" "Christmas Stars" was named one of the best e-books for 2002! My children's website is located at: Children's E-books.

  My short stories have been published in "Western Producer", "A Cup of Comfort for Christmas", "Winnipeg Parent", "Zygote" and "Mysterical-e", "Columbia" and "Green Prints".

• Robin Nobles

  Robin Nobles, Director of Training, Academy of Web Specialists, (http://www.academywebspecialists.com) has trained several thousand people in her online search engine marketing courses (http://www.onlinewebtraining.com). She also teaches 2-, 3-, and 5-day hands-on, search engine marketing workshops in locations across the globe with Search Engine Workshops (http://www.searchengineworkshops.com).

  Copyright 2003 Robin Nobles. All rights reserved.

• Roger Sorensen

  Roger Sorensen is a Financial Guidance Counselor with his website at www.slave2work.com. Join his newsletter Centsible Money Basics at www.slave2work.com/newsletter.html.