Good to be Here

It’s good to be alive. Barnes’ writing makes us feel that. Her essays—part poetry, part prose, all powerful—capture the potential, the pleasure, the goodness of a moment, even in the face of pain or death. Each short piece takes only a moment to read but shows how life can be fully lived.

It’s good to be alive. Barnes’ writing makes us feel that. Her essays—part poetry, part prose, all powerful—capture the potential, the pleasure, the goodness of a moment, even in the face of pain or death. Each short piece takes only a moment to read but shows how life can be fully lived. Judith Barnes, Ph.D., is an educator, entrepreneur, speaker and writer. She has had a national consultancy in communication and marketing since 1971 and has taught communication within higher education and industry. When not on a plane, she lives in Albany, New York with her cigar-loving cat.

Judith Barnes is an educator, entrepreneur, speaker and writer with a national consultanc y in communication since 1971. Essays from Good to be Here, the author ’s first book, have been aired on public radio. She was a co-writer and executive producer for The Crux, a short film on personal responsibility (thecruxmovie.com) screened at many film festivals and featured on a public television program. Barnes has a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Communication and an M. S. in Technical Communication from Rensselaer Poly technic Institute; and her work in communication has provided rich material for her second book How Not to Suck at Communication. For more, see judithbarnes.com. Barnes was also a founding officer of a company commercializing micro fuel cells as a future power source, and has been active on behalf of civic, educational and arts organizations in her community. When not on a plane, she lives in Albany, New York with her cigar-loving cat.