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January 17, 2023 13 mins

In today's interview, April speaks to author of “Isn’t that Enough? Musings of Motherhood and the Meaning of Life", Patty Ihm.

More about Patty:

Patty Ihm is an author, former early intervention therapist, and teacher living in Illinois on a farmette where she is mother to many. She and her husband, Dan, have been foster parents to eighteen children. Patty also tends to a flock of hens and roosters, four bee hives, and a thriving garden.   She is the self-published author of “Ode to a Boy,” a poetic tribute to her grown sons. “Isn’t that Enough? Musings of Motherhood and the Meaning of Life” is her debut memoir, revealing Patty’s intricate journal entries about her experiences as a mother to  those in the child welfare system. “Goldie Bird,” a middle-grade, coming-of-age novel, is her first fiction work with Our Galaxy Publishing. Patty’s narrative prose is also featured in the anthology, “Venus Rising: Musings and Lore from Women Writers.”

Pondering Prose is a writer interview series hosted by author and artist April Stults, sponsored by Our Galaxy Publishing.  Our contribution to the writing community is to cultivate conscious conversations and connections about creativity; openly discussing the challenges and triumphs around pursuing the craft. It’s not about the book, but the process to which we create—or don’t.  To learn more, follow us on our social media and check out our websites linked below.

Our Galaxy Publishing- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourgalaxypublishing/ Website: https://www.ourgalaxypublishing.com/  April Stults Books Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprilstultsbooks/   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/StultsApril   Website: https://aprilstultsbooks.com/   Patty Ihm:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pattyihm   Website: https://www.pattyihm.com/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patty.ihm

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