Will Turner, Freelance Journalist Profile

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Swingin’ Stangs place fourth at Tallcorn Festival

2 months ago | mvlsun.com | Will Turner

The Swingin’ Stangs placed fourth out of 17 Class 3A bands at the 2025 Tallcorn Jazz Festival at UNI on Thursday, Feb. 20. Will Turner and Carrington Bybee also won Outstanding Soloist awards.
Child Development into teenager-hood

Jan 28, 2025 | medium.com | Will Turner

No alien invaded your teenager’s body, they are still the person you love. Will Turner·Follow3 min read·--Amazon.com: Alien Abduction : Matty Beckerman, Katie Sigismund, Corey Eid, Riley Polanski, Jillian Clare, Jeff Bowser, Peter Holden, Mike Fleiss, …by Will TurnerIt has gotten a bad rap. Teenager-hood. It is the time that connection, love, relationship so far,meets up with access to free will and the developing identity of self. No alien has invaded your child/teen’s body.
Proud to be Irish, proud to be my mother’s son.

Jan 17, 2025 | medium.com | Will Turner

Will Turner·Follow2 min read·--When Irish Eyes are Smiling…Photo by authorby Will TurnerThis morning I say the framed picture of my beloved mother sitting on the bay window shelf in our kitchen. She looks herself-proud and Irish-confident. It is the image of Mom that I remember the most. I kiss my fingertips and touch my mother’s face with them. “I love you, Mom.” I do not always remember to put a captial letter on the word Mom unless I am thinking of her. She is a capital letter Mom.
Falling In and Out of Love with Your Child

Jan 14, 2025 | medium.com | Will Turner

We try not to talk about this. Will Turner·Follow9 min read·--monkeybusinessimages | Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotoCopyright: Cathy Yeuletby Will Turner“The opportunity for bonding at birth may be compared to falling in love — staying in love takes longer and demands more work.”T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.Let’s talk about a topic that usually we (parents, professionals, etc.) deny happens — falling out of love with your children. Any love relationship needs attention to keep the fires of love stoked.
I claim this day, and this year as my own.

Dec 7, 2024 | medium.com | Will Turner

December 7th, 2024 is my 70th Birthday!Will Turner·Follow4 min read·--(Please do not mention anything related to Pearl… to me.)FineArt: AmericaBy Will (William) TurnerI made it. The 7th child of eight children. I refer to myself as “7 of 8”. Yes, I am a Trekky. I was born as the 7th child on the 7th of December. My street address at the time had a 7 in it. The town I was born in, Lee, Massachusetts, was incorporated in 1777. My full name William has 7 letters. I am 7 years older than my younger sister.
The Parent’s Oath

Nov 27, 2024 | medium.com | Will Turner

“Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.” HippocratesWill Turner·Follow9 min read·--Creator: alvarez | Credit: Getty Imagesby Will TurnerParenting has the largest influence on a person’s quality of life emotionally and psychologically.
Digital Asset Mergers And Acquisitions

Nov 7, 2024 | mondaq.com | Will Turner |Rebecca Jack |Thania Charmani |Sara Susnjar

As the digital asset industry matures, so does interest in acquiring the expertise and innovations driving its growth. While many of the considerations for digital asset mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are common to acquisitions of other emerging technology companies, the digital asset industry presents unique hurdles. Industry participants often operate worldwide and many cannot, or will not, restrict access to their technology, entangling them in a global web of laws.
You will not become rich with money from reading this.

Nov 4, 2024 | medium.com | Will Turner

Self-Connection rich maybeWill Turner·Follow2 min read·--Photo by author, Dublinby Will TurnerArticles, emails, and responses on Medium at times make promises of rewards I do not believe they can fulfill. You will earn $100 dollars a month if you only do this, $1000 dollars a month, if you do this, and this. Sign up to learn the secrets of my success.
Human Connections or lost signal

Oct 29, 2024 | medium.com | Will Turner

Can you hear me now!Will Turner·Follow6 min read·--Creator: Abscent84 | Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotoby Will Turner(Warning: there is material in this article that may be triggering)As my wife and I were driving 2.5 hours south on a sunny, October, blue-sky dominant day, to a Connecticut funeral, See:A Ritual of Loss and Mindfulness. Hail a life well lived | by Will Turner | Oct, 2024 | Medium…our radio system reception in our car kept going in and out in patches as we drove.
Please Make it Stop

Oct 25, 2024 | medium.com | Will Turner

When I Lose Trying to “Win”Will Turner·Follow2 min read·--Creator: Lazarev | Credit: Getty Imagesby Will TurnerTwenty-five percent of the time I am with my childhood male friend something happens. I love him. I am happy to be with him, but at timessomeone else shows up in my place. Let’s call him. “Compe-ti-to Bill.”I start to think and act competitively. It is a reflex actionfrom our childhood days of playing competitive sports. Something will trigger me, and old habits will resurface.