Irene J. Steele
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Irene J. Steele is a native of Chicago. Her work has appeared in the anthology West Side Stories and in the collection of Writings by the West Side Writers Guild. Her debut novel, Some Glad Morning, received excellent reviews from book clubs and readers alike. Timothy Talks to Jesus is her first children’s book. She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). Irene and her husband, Tony, reside in suburban Huntsville, Alabama. She loves music, writing, reading, and praise and worship.
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Timothy Talks to Jesus
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Children's Fiction
In Timothy Talks to Jesus, I wanted young readers to experience the childhood dilemma of wanting to talk to Jesus and have Jesus talk back to them. Timothy asks several people how he can talk to Jesus and gets many different responses. Ultimately, he discovers his own personal path in how to do so and is satisfied. 
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Some Glad Morning
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Fiction
I was inspired to write Some Glad Morning by the election of the first African American mayor, Harold Washington, in Chicago in 1983. What stood out to me during this election was the coming together of people from different walks of life connecting with each other and finding commonality. 
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