Tag Archives: Jocelyne Shiner

Molly Needs Your Help

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In getting the word out of her journey of LOVE

as told through her memoir:  My Life as a Mule.

Starting January 15th at 10 a.m. PT & ending Friday, January 17th at 4 p.m. PT YOU can VOTE that you would like to see her story adapted to the screen.

Hollywood producers will be following how many votes each story receives in the TaleFlick Discovery contest AS WELL AS the conversations revolving around each story.

How can you help?

By voting for My Life as a Mule (one vote per person). AND even more importantly, by participating in the conversation regarding Molly’s story.

Click on the icon on the right of the box for My Life as a Mule to vote and click on the conversation bubble to leave a comment or ask a question.

Last week’s winner garnered 4,448 votes. We’ll be jazzed to receive 100! But . . . if you can participate in the conversation and let people know how Molly’s story touched YOUR HEART, we would be most appreciative. <3

Molly's Epiphany Tea

Molly’s Epiphany Tea

With love and aloha from Molly and me,

xoxox Sj xoxox

P.S. And . . . if you want to share this with your friends, well, that would take the cake!!!

Mahalo nui loa!

Prints Now Available

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Jocelyne Champagne Shiner’s AMAZING ILLUSTRATIONS

from My Life as a Mule are now available for purchase by clicking HERE.

Choose either 5 x 7 or 8 x 10 for your high quality Art Paper prints.

They will definitely bring warmth to your home as you savor Jocelyne’s masterful drawings.

Mahalo for your continued LOVE and support.

Wishing you the BRIGHTEST of holiday seasons.

xoxox S j xoxox

Reading 'My Life as a Mule' on an airplane.

Summer Reading Fun

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Whether you’ve got a long flight to somewhere,

or are hanging at the beach with your toes in the sand,

or . . . just want to beat the summer blahs,

Molly the Mule’s journey as experienced in ‘My Life as a Mule’ is the perfect companion.

But don’t take my word for it, read the lastest review on Amazon.

Happy reading . . . and here’s to an awesome 4th of July!

xoxoxo Sj xoxoxo

Radio Interview on KKCR with Tracey Schavone

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Kaua‘i Vibrations’ Host Tracey Schavone Interviews Local Authors on an Upcoming Book Signing & Reading Event on Friday, May 3rd from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Society of Artists Gallery at the Kukui Grove Mall.

Authors Sj Hylton LeHoven (My Life as a Mule) and Laurel McGraw (The Tale of the Savannah Coin) pair up for an interview with KKCR host Tracey Schavone.

Also included in the May 3rd event are FOUR MORE local female authors (click on their name for access to their book/s):

Carol A. Peacock-Williams

Dawn Kawahara

Pamela Varma and

Sally Jo Manea

Come out for an evening for FUN!

Children are welcome!

Green Pueo's 5 star review

“Molly becomes a representation of the enlightenment available to anyone, at any moment.”

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OMG, Green Pueo,

That Molly’s story speaks to you so . . . warms the cockles of my heart. <3

Godspeed on YOUR journey, Green Pueo!

May you SPREAD YOUR WINGS WIDE and SOAR to HEIGHTS BEYOND YOUR WILDEST DREAMS!

✫Sj✫

* A Pueo is “a subspecies of the short-eared owl that is endemic to Hawaii.

5 star review by Green Pueo on Amazon

“This book came to me when I needed it most. It is a romp through Molly’s pastures as she travels along the road to self-discovery. It is less than a novel and more of a journey, a pilgrimage diary whereby a donkey attempts to determine how he feels about issues of personal priority. Rather than following the opinions of a delightful set of brilliantly written animal characters, Molly listens to echoes of her own inner ear signaling to the reader that we each have that power as well unless we choose to surrender it.

This is a world where animals can speak and make us feel that we have entered a safe space where their actions and decisions impact us in new and surprising ways. We read books to escape our fears and the darkness of everyday life, and this book is a positive way to discover that we each have an inner message we are obligated to share with others.

Not sure if this book is autobiographical, but Molly doesn’t surrender to peer pressure or the ordinary life.

The story is a timeless refreshing breath of simplicity and creativity. I enjoyed the short chapters and fun illustrations.

The imagery the author creates reads like an old mythic tale. The playful dialogue told with simple descriptive prose helped me to picture Molly’s world as being hand drawn. Like the step-by-step lines of the pencil, the “Aha” moment comes only after watching a foundation of underlay develop on the author’s canvas. Molly becomes a representation of the enlightenment available to anyone, at any moment.

Molly speaks for us all, lets us know we are each on a different path and when she speaks, it doesn’t sound exactly like a donkey or a horse. Instead, a mule makes a sound that is similar to a donkey’s but also has the characteristics of a horse, starting with a whinny, and ending with a hee-haw! Therefore at the moment of refusal, disappointment, or when we are faced with self-evaluation, one is capable of ‘waking up’ as an individual and seeing the interconnectedness of everything. Molly not only “whinnys” with lightheartedness but also punctuates her message with Hee Haws in the short chapters of this book. Readers of all ages will most likely discover within ‘My Life as a Mule’ that her voice resonates in much deeper ways.”

MAHALO for sharing Molly’s story with friends!

xoxox Sj xoxox

My Life as a Mule is available through Amazon.

Molly's Epiphany Tea

Molly’s Epiphany Tea

Now available on Kindle.

Kindle version of “My Life as a Mule” now available

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Read “My Life as a Mule” on your phone or tablet.

For only $7.77 you can now get your own Kindle version of My Life as a Mule.

And…the MatchBook price is only $1.99.

What’s MatchBook? A program through Amazon.

Kindle MatchBook:

“For thousands of qualifying books, your past, present, and future print-edition purchases now lets you buy the Kindle edition for $2.99 or less. (Textbooks available for $9.99 or less.)

  • Thousands of books are eligible, including current and former best sellers.
  • Look for the Kindle MatchBook icon on print and Kindle book detail pages of qualifying books. You can also see more Kindle MatchBook titles here or look up all of your Kindle MatchBook titles here.
  • Read the Kindle edition on any Kindle device or with a free Kindle Reading App.
  • Print edition must be purchased new and sold by Amazon.com.
  • Gifting of the Kindle edition at the Kindle MatchBook price is not availabl

Learn more about Kindle MatchBook.”

Mahalo for supporting Molly and her friends!

xoxoxoxo

Simply Molly

Simply Molly

BFFs: Molly & Harriet

Just in time for the Holidays!

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Molly and her many friends look forward to meeting you and sharing your (or your friends’) personal space!

You can now bring Molly’s LOVE into your home by ordering PRINTS of Jocelyne’s most magnificent drawings (feathered in the funny, light, AND deep book, My Life as a Mule).

The unframed prints are available in two sizes: 5×7″ or 8×10“.

There’s even an author’s set if you’re having trouble deciding which ones to pick!

Click HERE and you’ll be taken directly to the the digital store.Mahalo for supporting Molly and her friends. They’re sooooo looking forward to being a part of YOUR life!

xoxoxoxoxoxo

✫Sj✫

Easter Bonnet Molly

Easter Bonnet Molly

My Life as a Mule four 5 Star reviews

National Mule Day – October 26th

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National Mule Day is on October 26th.

And what better way to celebrate than to purchase your own copy of My Life as a Mule  (click on the title or HERE to go directly to Amazon).

Not sure if it’s a good fit for you? Read Claire’s review below to get an idea of what’s in store when you meet Molly up close and personal.

I’ve just finished reading Sj Hylton LeHoven’s My Life As A Mule for the second time. It is superb. On the surface, it seems like such a straightforward story with adorable talking animals but there is so much more to it. I now see it as a coming of age allegory with family members and everyday joys and mishaps that we can all relate to. Back in my day, we would call it “deep.” There were plenty of times during the read that I had to stop and think about the deeper meaning of a passage.

Sj tells her story using animals just as Orwell did in Animal Farm but thankfully, there are revelations rather than revolutions, and compassion conquers tyranny. Molly the Mule’s teenage awakenings are not nearly as ominous as pigs on two legs. This is a sweet and sad, and often laugh out loud read and somewhere in the middle, I forgot all the characters were animals.

It’s tough to pin down with regard to “the” audience. I loved it but so did our 9 year old grandson. It’s entertaining and educational on a number of levels and for ages eight to 80. The book is beautifully illustrated by a very talented Jocelyne Shiner and you can even buy prints of her work. A delightful five stars all around.

Mahalo nui loa! xoxoxoxoxox

✫Sj✫

A Baptism

A Baptism

Trust Train cube

A Year Into It…

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Riding the Trust Train

It’s been over a year now since I hopped aboard the Trust Train.

What’s it been like? What have I learned?

Well, there’s too much to tell in one video, but here’s a place to start:

Thank you for taking the time to sit and be with me.

Aloha,

✫Sj✫

 

Jill's Dad LOVEs the book!

Have you gotten your copy yet?

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A man I don’t know at all…

“…is reading the book and LOVES it.

He is laughing. I hope that is the appropriate reaction…”

Yes! It is! My Life as a Mule has been called light. Deep. And FUNNY.

Have you ordered your copy yet? You can get it from Amazon.

Happy reading!

xoxoxoxo

The Camp Eagle

The Camp Eagle