The Last 72: Essays on Living the Last 72 Hours of Life

by Mustafa Tabanli (Editor)

Overview

This book is the compilation of the best submissions to the essay contest, Last 72, organized by Everest Productions and The Fountain in 2010. As you read along, you will witness an inmate regretting his past life and taking shelter into hopes for God’s mercy, a mother ready to move the entire planet to mobilize for her autistic child when she would not be around for him any more, an immigrant’s thankfulness for a naval officer who saved his mother from the sea, and many other touchy stories and answers for a shaky question.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935295136
Publisher:	Paramus Publishing
Publication date:	10/16/2012
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Mustafa Tabanli is the producer of award winning program Matter & Beyond, a production by Everest
Productions, Somerset, NJ. He has a Ph.D. in physics, and contributes to various publications on issues intersecting religion and science. He lives in Somerset, NJ.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

You Waste It, You've Lost It Joseph J. Salter 1

Captain Bell's Rescue Ha-Thanh Nguyen 5

I am an Immigrant Joanna Bodnar 9

My Treasure Jars Belinda Sturgill 13

For the Sake of Autism Kimberly Parker 17

In a Better Place Dana Gates 21

Being a "New Creature" Sharon Carter 25

As-Salamu Alaikum Patricia Canbolat 29

The First 72 Heidi Peaster 33

Peaceful Beginnings into the Next Life Diana M. Amadeo 37

Dying Would Not Be the End Melinda Callaghan 41

What Love Can Do Margaret Murphy 45

One Last Ride Ginny Richardson-Clark 49

Making a Difference Heather Douglas 53

Last 72 Shyla Dogan 57

I Would Not Want a Million Dollars Laurie Krebs 61

A Small Seed in Their Hearts Andres Robles 65

The Blessing I Was Given Eric Riley Sanders 69

The Letter to Madelyn Deborah Ross 73

One Pressing Issue on My Mind Mary Thompson 77

When God Calls Me Home Leesha White 79

A Doorway to Pass Through AdriAnna Newberry 83

That Speck of Sand Ginger Johnson 87

These Words Are Powerful June A. Ford 89

Follow Your Heart Erica F. Drame 93

This Dream We Call Life Jennifer Folker 97

We Have a Purpose Janice Wagley 101

We Were Born Dying Jonathan Dominic Pisana 105

One Salty Tear Drop on My Tongue Misty Provencher 109

Chicken Soup for the Soul Dale S. Brown 113

Something Else Would Be More Important Jeanette Oruç-de León 117