John Oakley Mcelhenney: 5 books

John McElhenney has been writing about his divorce for over four years. In a popular blog, he has revealed things that most people would never allow to become public. He has stripped away the pretense and hiding that is part of surviving and recovering from divorce. In this book of poems from that period,...

In 1929, Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet was published. Ten short letters of encouragement to a 19-year old hopeful poet. And the master gives wonderful advice that still heartens any creative artists around the world. Wonderful advice about craft, not showing your work too soon, keeping the fire...

This dad explains it all to you. Likes, dislikes, hopes, fears. He’s going to share with you his strategy for finding a “next” mate. What he wants you to know about his ex-wife and his kids. While his kids may always come first, the divorced dad needs to make room and intimacy available to a...

Continuing to attempt the perfect love poem, John McElhenney reaches inside in bursts of brilliance and pain. This single dad is still recovering from the greatest loss of his life and trying to makes sense of the new world. Enjoy this collection of poems that continues his journey started with Impossible...

I believe in this Twitter rally cry: I AM HERE, NOW! (I don't believe in auto-scheduled-non-human tweets. If you tweet, you should be there to respond when I RT or Tweet back at you. I believe.) Twitter is the flash-point for so many of the changes in social media, online interactions, and even business...