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The Floating $5
Women's Words of Wisdom
by
Bonnie Brightlee
and
Christine Horgan
Before ATMs and e-transfers, if you needed money, you either had to rush to the bank before close or borrow from someone. As colleagues, authors Bonnie Brightlee and Christine Horgan frequently borrowed lunch money from one another. Five dollars here, five dollars there. This continuous exchange became the touchstone of a long-lasting friendship. A friendship that values trust and the wisdom of women. Their desire to pay homage to this wisdom inspired Bonnie and Christine to craft The Floating $5: Women’s Words of Wisdom. Motivational and encouraging, these affirmations show the profound effects these words had on the numerous contributors who share them. From mothers, aunts, and grandmothers to horse-riding coaches and AA sponsors, these wise women guide readers through overcoming personal hardships. They’re reminders that we’re never alone, not when we have their guidance to turn to time and again. Flip to any page and sit with these words worth remembering. No matter if a woman is eight or eighty (or anywhere in between), she has experience from her generation, station, and stage of life. While a woman’s path is individual, our experiences and what we can learn from them contain universal truths. The Floating $5 honours these truths and the legacies of the wise women who came before us.
Both retired educators, professional writers and editors, Bonnie Brightlee and Christine Horgan began teaching communications over thirty years ago. They both served as the managing editor for Dandelion Magazine and contributed to the writing and editing of a college textbook. Bonnie has reviewed and edited several books, while Christine’s poetry has been published in Western Canadian literary journals. Writing has been a means to advance their respective careers and feed their creative natures. The Floating $5: Women’s Words of Wisdom is their first book together. In their spare time, the authors enjoy reading and travelling. Residing in Calgary, Alberta, Bonnie still trains in TaeKwonDo and lives with her grandson and Bernese Mountain dog, and Christine, who is a life-long horse woman, lives with her husband and their four cats.
Contributors
- Author
- Bonnie Brightlee
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- Christine Horgan