Piecing Together Our Lives Patchwork PathText Box: Call for Submissions What's Your Favorite Dad Story? Mention dads or granddads and everyone has a memory or story to share. Choice Publishing Group (CPG) is collecting these stories and memories about, by, and from fathers and grandfathers for their new book Patchwork Path: Dad's Bowtie. CPG is looking for original stories and essays from 250 to 2000 words about fathers and grandfathers. Each submission will be reviewed and considered based on creativity, originality, concept, and style. Reading will be continuous and submissions will be considered as they arrive. Not all works will be accepted. There is NO Entry or Reading Fee. The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2008. Submissions will be selected for publication in Patchwork Path: Dad's Bowtie by Choice Publishing Group president Tena Beth Thompson and bestselling author Gregory A. Kompes. The Patchwork Path story collection titles are all based on quilt block names and have quilt and quilter themes. In addition to Dad's Bowtie (to be published in early 2009), other upcoming titles include Grandma's Choice (2008), Friendship Star (2009) and Wedding Bouquet (2010). Miss Thompson writes about her life experiences with humor. “If I can put a smile on one person's face for a second, easing their pain, I will consider my book a huge success,” she says with conviction. Thompson's book, Separation Survival Guide, When Your Marriage Catapults into Limbo, will be available in 2008. Mr. Kompes holds a degree in English literature from Columbia University, New York, and is the author of the bestselling 50 Fabulous Gay-Friendly Places to Live (Career Press). He is editor of The Fabulist Flash, a newsletter for writers; Eighteen Questions, a Writer's Digest 101 Best Website for Writers 2007 & 2008; Queer Collection: Prose & Poetry; and, the Patchwork Path series. Choice Publishing Group (CPG) publishes books that touch people's lives and offer a respite from everyday pressures. CPG books inspire readers to view life with a positive attitude, count their blessing or make them laugh. For more information, including complete submission guidelines, visit Patchwork Path: Piecing Together Our Lives online at http://www.PatchworkPath.com. What comes to mind when you think of your dad? What’s your favorite “dad story” or memory? Dad’s Bowtie is a Patchwork Path collection of stories and memories about fathers and we want you to share your stories with us. See the Submission Guidelines for more information on how to get your story included in Dad’s Bowtie. Coming May 2009