Anthologies
Let the Clock Run Wild: Wit and Wisdom from Boomers and Bobbysoxers
Compiled and Edited by Jewell Reinhart Coburn and Judy Warner Scher
Let the Clock Run Wild is a treasury of stories and poems, told with style and substance that bear witness to the infinite capacity of the human spirit at any age. The stories “put a smile on the face of life,” as in the humorous account of when we uncover the wonder of rediscovered sex after our adult kids have finally left home. They illustrate what we do “when life hands you a zinger,” when you overcome the obstacle of losing your job. They encourage us, “don’t overlook the obvious” by demonstrating the still present sense of adventure as one intrepid heroine goes hang-gliding for the first time at age 70. They focus on “the gift of endless benefits:” how, with the passion to help others, we can actually change ourselves.
The editors wanted to illustrate, through this amazing collection of talented writers ranging in age from 60 to 88, that with the advances in health care and technology, we are no longer limited by our chronological age, so why not just “Let Your Clock Run Wild?”
“…a delightfully apt title for the engaging, enjoyable, and eclectic array of wit and wisdom found in this wonderful volume…certain to encourage and inspire us all.”
—Hymon T. Johnson, Professor Emeritus, Antioch University, Santa Barbara
“Bonafide geezers, ambivalent candidates for Modern Maturity, even whipper-snappers who only know about Eisenhower and Presley from books and records—rush to read this wonderful, wistful witty anthology. You will laugh and you will cry. And you will surely appreciate better how a pre-digital but vibrant generation found its unique and very American voice, one that changed the world.“
— Dr. David J. Steinberg, President Emeritus, Long Island University
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Authentic Voices: Women of Insight Talk About Real-Life Challenges
Edited by Jewell Reinhart Coburn and Joyce Smith Helyer
Taylor University Press
This anthology contains the writings of nearly 80 different women who attended Taylor University, originally founded as Fort Wayne Female College in 1846, constituting a defining era of female higher education in American history. Women’s voices, with their clear potential to contribute to the essential composition and continuance of many of the most revered and longed for values in human life, have not always been easy to hear.
But no more, not as we journey into the new millennium. Authentic Voices places women’s considerable capability fully within the massive paradigm shift predicted following World War II, launched with zest in the ’60s and ’70s, and becoming ever more normative now in the 21st century.
Perhaps both in spite of, as well as because of, events that have transpired historically, religiously, and culturally, women’s voices can be more readily heard and their messages of peace, civility, stability and compassion — vital complements to existing forces — can now be acknowledged.
“Surely Authentic Voices is a testament to the truism that the heart is a many splendored thing, and that the writer’s willingness to share their lives within these pages is to be honored.”
—Dr. Hazel Butz Carruth Anderson, Chair Emeritus,
Department of English and Division of Liberal Arts, Taylor University
“Women will enjoy this book but so will men who, like me, have been immeasurably enriched by their relationships with women. Mothers, sisters, wives, classmates, colleagues and stimulating rivals in the classroom have taught us that man cannot prosper alone.”
—Jay Kesler, President Emeritus, Taylor University
Available: Taylor University Press