Books published by Onion River Press

The follow-up title to How to Build Your Art Business with Limited Time or Energy comes How to Communicate Effectively - For Artists abd Creatives, together these two titles from Vermont author Corrina Thurston will escalate any artists or creatives business stratagey to the next level.

Welcome to life on a different planet!And by "different planet", of course, we don''t mean Mars or Saturn or even Betelgeuse 5. We mean Earth which is turning into a different and less familiar planet before our very eyes because of climate change. This book is your field guide to life on this new version of Earth. It gives you the information you need to understand what''s happening and to adapt to a new environment, it empowers you to take action that will change the behaviors that got us into this mess and it guides you in ways to imagine and realize a new world that is better than the one you are inheriting.It''s a big job.Let''s get started.Published by Home Planet Books through Onion River Press.

Corrina Thurston is a professional artist, writer, speaker, and entrepreneur who has also been chronically ill since 2008. In this book she takes what she's learned from her art business and teaches you how to build your art business, even if you have time or energy limitations, like she does. This book is helpful for anyone trying to build their art business, but it's especially helpful if you have a chronic illness, another full-time job, or are taking care of your kids and only have limited time to devote to your art right now.Learn how to:- Be more productive and get more done in the time you have- Prioritize what's most important in your art business- Grow your audience- Make the right goals- Avoid getting overwhelmed- Handle rejection and learn why rejection is a good thing- Create successful art marketing campaigns, online and in person- Build successful partnerships with galleries, retailers, organizations, and other artists- Make passive incomeAnd much more!

Dad looked down at us and spoke slowly. "I''m sorry to be late, but something terrible has happened. It''s about your mother."***Barry grows up in the long shadows cast by his older brother and Vermont''s Green Mountains. He must deal with his father and the horrible message he delivers. Barry lets off steam on ball fields and basketball courts, hunts the local woods, fishes nearby streams and rivers, gets his first job, and buys his hunting rifle. In this New England coming of age story, Barry leaves behind the questions that troubled him throughout high school and college. But following his father''s death, he faces the question that has lingered his entire life.

On a seemingly average December morning, Melissa’s world is turned upside down by a text message that unveils a man’s decade-long admiration for her. This digital domino unleashes an affair that awakens Melissa’s soul and exposes her realization that her marriage has become just another thing in the daily struggle through the monotony of life. In a desperate search for change, she embarks on a journey to rediscover herself and uncover the meaning behind soul mates.In her waking moments, she contemplates all that life could be. When she sleeps, her dreams connect her to something monumental: an omniscient view of a life she lived in the 12th century as a young royal, Abigail.Alive with emotion and intention, both women set out on a path of self-discovery. Along the way, they reconcile their pasts with their presents and grapple with life’s hardest question: Who am I, and who do I want to be? In the end, parallel worlds collide as both women choose their own fates.

These stories take you from Canada to Brazil with all the stops in between and into the lives of unusual characters and through the trepidations of unforeseen circumstance.None of the names herein have been changed to protect the guilty and none of these stories is fiction. They find Slimshanks in various places around the globe caught in situations that range from the miraculous and terrifying to the absurd. Many take place in Latin America among indigenous and campesino cultures. Others ricochet between a wayward dog, a suicidal truck and the algebra between sex and lunch.

Grace is convinced her father is involved in the illegal alcohol trade and fears his activities will lead to his arrest. Should this happen, her grandparents, civic leaders and trusted merchants in town, would be disgraced. And what about her relationship with Jerome? Even if he still cared for her after the family's downfall, Grace would feel unworthy of his regard.With her family's reputation and her own happiness at stake, Grace seeks to discover the extent of her father's dealings with the inscrutable Rafe Ramsey. Has she acted in time to preserve her comfortable life in Chester or have the seeds of her family's ruin already been sowed?

Big-hearted Janie and scaredy-cat Nell return in a spooky Halloween adventure. It's a glorious fall day in Vermont, filled with leaves and pumpkins, when our heroes decide to go exploring. They find themselves in front of the curiously named "Keep Out" manor, where they meet a very frightening creature. Is it a zombie, as Nell has convinced herself? (And can you find him hiding here and there throughout the story?) A chase ensues, but who's chasing whom? Will the duo learn something new about being afraid? Many Vermont locations featured!

From winged seed to towering tree, readers witness the growth of this perennial favorite evergreen as it transforms from an unsure young sapling into a strong and confident steward of the forest, learning about friendship and family along the way. Young readers will delight in figuring out for themselves what Little Pine's gifts are. Closer contemplation will reveal messages to take to heart.

After forty-two years as a jack-of-all trades in the town of Dumster, Vermont, Doc Conger finds himself increasingly out of step with the practice and teaching of medicine. He is reluctantly considering retirement, when an experience in the emergency room makes him realize that he still has something to contribute. As he dedicates himself to the treatment of those whose illness has in large part been contracted by the ministrations of his own profession, he finds new purpose, serving the underserved in the same environment that he started his career more than four decades ago.

In 2018, only 2.2% of venture capital went to women-led start-ups; less than 1% to Black entrepreneurs. The American Dream of achieving prosperity through hard work and initiative has remained elusive for women, people of color, social entrepreneurs, and others marginalized by a system designed ages ago by White men of privilege. Until now.In Moving Mountains: The Power of Main Street Americans to Change Our Economy, Janice Shade uses storytelling and humor to deliver illuminating facts and practical tips. An entrepreneur and ∩¼ünancial innovator since 2006, Janice lays out alternative ∩¼ünancing opportunities for both entrepreneurs and citizen investors. In these pages you╩╝ll ∩¼ünd: • stories of women entrepreneurs and their quests for capital • a history and exposé of the inequities of our start-up capital markets • evaluation of crowdfunding╩╝s past, present, and future potential• sneak peaks at the latest innovations in community-sourced capital• steps you can take today to align your money with your valuesIf you╩╝re disenchanted with Wall Street and the current money system that perpetuates the concentration of wealth among the few, this book is for you. It╩╝s meant to inspire and shed light on the emerging possibility to create economic justice for all. 

This book is Rick Sharp’s personal account of the creation of the Burlington Bicycle Path and Waterfront Park. And it is also the story of how the bike path was then extended across the Winooski River and out to the Causeway to create the Island Line Trail in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Rick was instrumental in the creation of the Burlington Bike Path and Waterfront Park in the early 1980s. In response to a proposal to build two 18-story luxury condominium towers on the waterfront downtown in 1980, Rick joined future Governor Howard Dean and UVM Environmental Studies professor, Tom Hudspeth, to form the Citizens Waterfront Group to advocate for the creation of a bike path on the waterfront instead.This group popularized the concept of the bike path by capturing 75% support from city voters on an advisory ballot item in 1981. In 1984 the Group got a $750,000 bond approved by two-thirds of City voters to fund construction. The path was completed from Oakledge Park in the south to the mouth of the Winooski River in the north in 1989. It is now the #1 rated Attraction for Burlington on Trip Advisor.

"In an insightful and often humorous fashion, Richie Graham depicts daily life on an 1970's B.F. Skinner Walden Two-inspired commone where egalitarianism is the norm for work and play. It's an exciting page turner that is difficult to put down." -John Darby, former Dandelion member"Tell me about the orgies!"What was it like living in a commune? Were there wild orgies? How did they get along sharing everything from food to partners? Find out what commune life was really about. A true, unvarnished account.Based on B.F. Skinner's book Walden Two, many of these egalitarian communes dotted the Americas. Literally, tens of thousands of people visited communities in the Federation of Egalitarian Communities, and thousands more lived in one of these communities. Twin Oaks in Virginia and East Wind in Missouri are still in existence today.Why did Richie Graham join Dandelion? "After reading Walden Two and studying behavioral psychology, I was ready for a change. For far too long I had felt like a 'cultural mutant.' At Dandelion we often referred to ourselves as 'cultural mutants' mostly in a lighthearted way, but there was some truth to it."

With a foreword by Martin Cooper - inventor of the cellphone, this book, written by former professor of Creativity and learning specialist Cinse Bonino, explains how to improve your ability to be creative in useful and productive ways. Discover how to be creative on purpose, not just through happy accidents or in mysterious eureka moments. One Key: SEE, One Key: DO presents learning principles, creative methods, and tips for being intentionally aware that can help unlock your creative potential and let loose your inner creative genius. Learn how to sift through creative ideas and choices in a faster and more conceptually focused manner whether you are a student, a teacher, a stay at home parent, or a creative, business, or scientific professional.Go to: http://seechoosedo.com/sneak-peek-one-key-see-one-key-do for a sneak peek inside."One Key: SEE, One Key: DO is, in itself, a masterpiece of creativity. Whether you are learning to be more creative or teaching others, reading this fine book will open doors you never knew existed." Martin 'Marty' Cooper - inventor of the cellphone

From author Bill Torrey comes Cutting Remarks - Forty Years in the Forest, sharing with readers first hand stories of life in the forest. With Torrey's signature storytelling style, readers are sure to be enthralled.

The Ta Ta Weenie Club is a homespun collection of twenty-one stories which take place in Vermont during the '60s and early '70s, an era before car seats, airbags, and childproof caps. A time and place when a kid could leave the house in the morning to go out and play until dusk with loyal friends and tolerated family. From county fairs and middle school dances, to loving hound dogs, and mean teachers, it was a period where a parent's authority was the law and was backed up by real means. This humorous story collection reveals life's lessons that shaped the future of a young man.

Fun brain teasers using images to form movie titles, book titles, sayings, and general pop culture references. Fun for the whole family. Includes an answer key in the back, but don't cheat unless you have to.

Coffee Grounds for the Worm Bin is a selection of 46 poems from the body of work written by Glenn Reed in the period from 1998-2018. This collection is divided into seven sections, opening with poems reflecting on the author’s early years of life and ending with those illustrating the challenges and changes in perspective of middle age. Glenn’s poetry is heavily rooted in a sense of place, a strong connection to nature, and a deep appreciation for the many special people he has encountered throughout his life.

A whimsical, rhyming tale about a Christmas Eve snow storm which buries one house so deep that Santa winds up passing it by. James and Alisa, the family’s two children, spend Christmas Eve arguing about who will get the most presents. Meanwhile Janie, a big-hearted, lumbering dog, and her sidekick, a little white cat named Nell, brave the snowy night in an adventure to rescue Christmas for the family’s two children.  After failing to grab Santa’s attention on his busiest night of the year, Janie and Nell wrap some of their most treasured pet-toys and set them under the tree for their beloved little humans. Labeling the well-loved toys with scribbled tags, Janie and Nell hope that these gifts will be a last-ditch effort to save Christmas morning. Santa finally does arrive, leaving gifts for James and Alisa. When the kids open the gifts wrapped clumsily by Janie and Nell they conclude that these are very special gifts intended by the dog and cat for each other. The story ends with a happy lesson about love and magic, and sharing from the heart.