Ann Kagarise Photography
Ann Kagarise Photography
Friday, August 28, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
When choice is taken, survival is the only option. What teens will do for love when adults fail.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Can you say Kristen Stewart, Bella from Twilight?
She actually made a comment on my Examiner page. I have been covering the movie, New Moon, and she actually read my article and made a comment. I know I'm not acting very professional right now, but who cares...lol. I'm excited! I think it's cool! That means the word is out! I'm glad to be able to reach an audience! In the last 2 days a lone, I have had several thousand views so I'm excited!
Thanks all for reading!
Thanks all for reading!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Family
I normally do not get personal on here. This is pretty much strictly professional. the last 24 hours has been a whirlwind for me. I found my sister. I have been looking for her for years. I have wanted to have a relationship with her for such a long time, like all my life. Circumstances separated us and we were not raised together. We have had a lot of missed years. I knew that she was out there and I wanted to find her and I did--on facebook. Wow. I put her name in and she just came up and there she was. Her picture was right in front of me. I knew it was her the second I saw her eyes. My niece was with her and I just saw how beautiful she was.
I was very excited about this, but then about an hour later, I found out the brother I idolized growing up that I had also lost contact with, had died 4 years ago. I was so sad. I absolutely loved Chuck. I know I did not have a long life with him or anything, but I still loved him very much! He was my brother! My full blooded, I thought/think, biological brother.
Then about 5 minutes later, I found out that maybe the dad I thought was my dad all these years, may not be my dad. It is between 3 different men. Will the right sperm donor please stand up...lol. This has been crazy!
But I am very happy that I have been able to talk to my sister and start a relationship with her that should have been all along!
I really do not know what even tomorrow will bring, but I know that today I have a sister. A sister, I didnt have yesterday. She wrote on her facebook today that she is excited to have hooked up with me and she wont let me down like our mom did. That really touched me! I dont even know what to say about that. That is so special to me! That is probably one of the nicest things that have come out of this, so far!
I have gone through my life feeling so mixed up about family. I really do have a family now that I absolutely cherish. The Gearharts are a Godsend to me!!! But I have searched and searched for a connection. A biological connection where I belong, where I know for certain I am one of them. To even just look at them and see that our eyes are the same or know that I look like so and so in the family. I have sat around many families where they say comments like, "oh, you look just like Uncle Bob," or whatever. This was so nice to look at someone and say, you look like me.
I am very thankful right now to be able to say that. She even said that we might be full sisters because of how much we look alike. We really do. I could lose a little weight...lol, but she just gave me an incentive!!!
I look like someone. I have a biological sister that is claiming me as her sister. That is a great feeling!
I was very excited about this, but then about an hour later, I found out the brother I idolized growing up that I had also lost contact with, had died 4 years ago. I was so sad. I absolutely loved Chuck. I know I did not have a long life with him or anything, but I still loved him very much! He was my brother! My full blooded, I thought/think, biological brother.
Then about 5 minutes later, I found out that maybe the dad I thought was my dad all these years, may not be my dad. It is between 3 different men. Will the right sperm donor please stand up...lol. This has been crazy!
But I am very happy that I have been able to talk to my sister and start a relationship with her that should have been all along!
I really do not know what even tomorrow will bring, but I know that today I have a sister. A sister, I didnt have yesterday. She wrote on her facebook today that she is excited to have hooked up with me and she wont let me down like our mom did. That really touched me! I dont even know what to say about that. That is so special to me! That is probably one of the nicest things that have come out of this, so far!
I have gone through my life feeling so mixed up about family. I really do have a family now that I absolutely cherish. The Gearharts are a Godsend to me!!! But I have searched and searched for a connection. A biological connection where I belong, where I know for certain I am one of them. To even just look at them and see that our eyes are the same or know that I look like so and so in the family. I have sat around many families where they say comments like, "oh, you look just like Uncle Bob," or whatever. This was so nice to look at someone and say, you look like me.
I am very thankful right now to be able to say that. She even said that we might be full sisters because of how much we look alike. We really do. I could lose a little weight...lol, but she just gave me an incentive!!!
I look like someone. I have a biological sister that is claiming me as her sister. That is a great feeling!
Friday, August 7, 2009
Wake. Fade. Gone.
The book, Gone, by Lisa McMann, is due out soon. The cover has been released.
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http://tiny.cc/eV7Ie
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
An experience I wouldnt normally have
As a reporter, many times, you have the opportunity to do things you wouldnt normally do. Tonight was one of those times. I had to cover the breast cancer survivor, dragon boaters. I just went to cover it and here, they took me on the boat with them. They paddled me around the Portage Lakes and what a glorious night it was. Very peacful! Like they say, when they are out there, it is not about breast cancer. It is about living!
Monday, August 3, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Top young adult audiobooks!
These are great reads...lol...or great hears...
They really are awesome!
I didnt know about some of them until I did this research!
Check them out!
Thanks!
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They really are awesome!
I didnt know about some of them until I did this research!
Check them out!
Thanks!
http://tiny.cc/Ltsam
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Okay God
Now, all I did was say lead me into a different direction, open up the doors of opportunity and bam, they are just coming like crazy! It's all about the message. That is the most important part of the whole thing! It's all about the person I'm able to write about. The Vietnam Veterans and their contribution. Now, I'm asked to help write a book about kids with cancer. These are all blessings! I am the one that is blessed! If He allows me to go around Ohio interviewing families whose kids had cancer or have it...wow.. These kids have so much wisdom. They 'GET it.' They understand what is important. And to get the opportunity to convey their thoughts and beliefs in their words on the writte page is such an extremely great honor. I'm very thankful! I pray that this does go through! What a great experience! The kids have lessons to teach all of us! And I want to hear it! And write it! To put their faces with their words on a page so they can get their wisdom out for all to hear is a gift! Wow!
Wow!
When it rains, it pours good! I'm so excited! I did a complete photo shoot for the Ohio Vietnam Wall Memorial that opened this year. I have been asked to do all their photos! What an honor, really! I look at that as a complete blessing! I'm going out there tomorrow to do a shoot 2 different times for vets. Also, yesterday was an amazing experience. I always consider it a blessing to be invited into a situation that I have no business being there just because I am a reporter. I have was asked back to Camp Quality this year. It is a camp to allow kids with cancer to be kids again. The director always has such a great heart and is so inviting to me. She leads me to some of the toughest situations and allows me to sit down with these kids. Two years ago, I was able to sit down with a 17-year-old that died only 3 months after our interview. I learn so much from these kids! I appreciate very much Kerri, the director, and all they do at Camp Quality! After that experience, I came home and I was chilling around a fire outside. There were seven kids at my house going crazy!! They were swimming and running around, eating all my food...lol. Then, my neighbor showed me the humming bird hanging around its nest in the tree. I grabbed my camera and captured one of the best photos I have ever seen. This one I'm selling!!!...lol. This is an amazing picture of the humming bird in its nest! Talk about blessings! It was an end to a perfect day!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Yikes!
I have already submitted 2 posts to the Examiner. I did a review on the book, Tweak and I did a piece on the website Voicerisingcleveland.org. If you have a parent of a young adult or are one, you need to check this site out. My posts will have a variety of local literary interests, sites, and activites as well as many national ones. The was one thing that really did disturb me, however. I went into their diary section. This allows teens/young adults to express themselves. They can talk about anything that may be on their minds and just about all of the posts had to do with self-harm and drug addiction. One girl just came out withe subject reading: Help! She put I am a cutter and I am going to commit suicide! I hope they were able to help her.
This shows me how sad our young adults are. Young adult literature shows the state of our young adults. It is scary. I believe that they feel abandoned and are deeply hurting. You can see the fears in their writing. Go on this site and check it out. Read some blogs of some young adults. Go on my space or other social networking sites and see what they are telling the world. It really is scary.
This shows me how sad our young adults are. Young adult literature shows the state of our young adults. It is scary. I believe that they feel abandoned and are deeply hurting. You can see the fears in their writing. Go on this site and check it out. Read some blogs of some young adults. Go on my space or other social networking sites and see what they are telling the world. It really is scary.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
It's Official
I am an Examiner. I'm excited about this new writing adventure. I am officially the Cleveland Young Adult Literature Examiner. I will add the link to my blog soon. I should start to be published by mid-week. If you know me at all, you know that I am a young adult literature junkie. I am either writing them or reading them. I have been working on a young adult book for quite awhile now. Unfortunately, I have not had much time to work on it, but I am changing that. As my kids go back to school in about a month, I am going to be devoting most of my time to working on my book and writing about young adult books and entertainment. I love the job they offered me. I finished my first piece and am working on my second. I am going to have many links for teens, their parents, and teachers. The links have to do with, of course, literature and entertainment, but also I will be writing about issues that teens face today. I will also be providing local and national resources to help.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
A Cancer Center with a Heart
Cancer can be scary and lonely. At the moment of diagnosis, Stewart's will come along side and be a friend. http://www.thesuburbanite.com/lifestyle/x931212097/Stewarts-Caring-Place-helps-cancer-patients
Monday, June 15, 2009
A Mom bird feeding its baby!
This is one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever had the chance to take, right outside by kitchen window! I absolutely have been thrilled that they placed their home right outside my window. I have been watching every second the mom has been sitting on the egg, and now feeding her young one! What an exciting experience that she is sharing with us!!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
The White House Boys by Roger Kiser
The White House Boys is a tough read, but it is hard to put down. I had no idea a place like this, even existed. I came across this book and decided to just see what it was and before I knew it, I was half way through it. You can read this book in just a few hours, but it is very informative. The men in this story are in their 60's now, but the actual White House, where the beatings took place, was just sealed in 2008. The White House was part of a correctional facility where they sent kids who basically had no parents or were sold out. They were basically throwaways. Nobody wanted them. If one died, it would have gone unnoticed. There are many unmarked graves that sit behind this house becuase many children died there. They are unmarked because they did not even know their names. This is real! This is not a made up story at all. As soon as I read the book, I did research, and I found out a great deal of information about this place. The survivors are still just trying to make it through life because of the horrific abuse they went through. If interested, google, The White House Boys and find out more about them. There are videos, news clips, and you can buys this book to read the accounts of boys who are now men who are just trying to survive day to day.
Nobody's Child by Michael Seed
Nobody's Child is a book about a boy who was adopted into a highly abusive home. The best part about the book is this boy, who knew nothing from adults but pain, became a Catholic Priest to the stars and British royalty. He chose to be different and not become what happened to him! It is a must read! It is a fast read! When I put this book down, I felt empowered. You do not have to allow the bad things that happen to you, take you down. You can become something pretty terrific and really make a difference in people's lives no matter what your past is!
Friday, June 12, 2009
George Sisler Memorial Stadium
http://www.thesuburbanite.com/news/x313674875/New-Franklins-field-of-dreams
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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