Abstract Essay, in its fifth season, features a thoughtful and engaging conversation with Lorie Kleiner Eckert, a creative voice who loves words in all their forms—the printed word, the spoken word, and even the quilted word. In this episode, Lorie shares

Lorie Kleiner EckertCHAI ON LIFE: UNPACKING EVERYDAY WISDOM: STORIES OF VULNERABILITY, STRENGTH, AND THE HUMAN HEART:“Chai”:a mystical word in Hebrew pronounced 'high,' making this book HIGH ON LIFE with a Jewish twist!Lorie Kleiner Eckert loves words – the printed word, the spoken word, and even the quilted word.THE PRINTED WORD: Lorie has five books in print plus she writes two blogs. In all of her written work she shares the stories of her life hoping others will find inspiration for their own lives.Chai on Life is Lorie’s newest book. To understand the name, think “High on Life” with a Jewish slant! The book is available for pre-order on Amazon and will be released 4/1/25. It is a compilation of 36 of Lorie’s slice-of-life stories. Each story has a one line lesson as a takeaway, and each lesson comes with an illustration. The book contains 40 full-color images.Love, Loss, and Moving On is part memoir, part unauthorized biography of the handsome British actor, Bill Nighy, and part flight of fancy. In the book Lorie uses her crush on the actor as a crutch to get over the loss of her significant other. (RoseWK Publishing ©2019.)I Need a Man’s Pants to Wash – For three years Lorie wrote a weekly slice of life column that she syndicated to two dozen Jewish newspapers throughout the United States. This book is a compilation of the first 52 columns. (Pelican Publishing Company ©2002.)Get Quiet and Listen is based on the concept of a picture and a thousand words. In this book, the reader gets 12 essays averaging 1000 words. Each essay is illustrated by one of Lorie’s quilts and each of the quilts has words and symbols pieced into the design. (Pelican Publishing Company ©1997.)With This Ring I Journey, is an “adult picture book” that is 32 pages long including 13 pages of photography depicting Lorie’s quilts with words and symbols pieced into the design. (Pelican Publishing Company ©1995.)THE SPOKEN WORD: Beyond writing, Lorie has shared her story-telling skills as a motivational speaker during the years 1994-2004. Her programs had a Show ‘N Tell format that combined her inspirational words with a trunk showing of her quilts as she addressed such topics as the Journey Toward Self-Acceptance and Love, and Having the Courage to Say YES to Life. In ten years of public speaking she addressed more than 250 groups – and over 22,000 people – in 11 states. Her audiences included every sort of organization from PTAs to Procter & Gamble.THE QUILTED WORD: Lorie also showcases words in unique quilts of her own design. In her latest creative endeavor her fiber artwork is now available as giftware in her Etsy shop.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.