| The leaves that fell in June |
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| Octavia Butler once said ... |
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Writers use everything. We can't help it. Whatever touches us touches our writing.
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| Andrea Gibson once said ... |
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My "yes" never fit into the "no" of this world.
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| Darrel Loyd once said ... |
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If today is your past come tomorrow, then make your past your future of today.
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| Carolyn R. Russell |
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1987
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"'We keep the door closed because, well, who knows?' 'It isn’t airborne' is on the tip of my tongue, but my husband squeezes my hand, and we just go in." Carolyn R. Russell's "1987" was recently published in the latest issue of Blink-Ink.
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| Janet Clare |
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Leona and Carol
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"Leona and Peggy were lesbians, but Carol never for a moment thought that should make any difference. She could be dead wrong, but still, it didn’t make sense for Leona not to answer her." Janet Clare's "Leona and Carol" was recently published by Roi Fainéant Press.
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| Skye High once said ... |
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Living in a world of darkness doesn't mean we must surrender, but to survive, we need to occasionally unleash the diva from within.
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Andrew Verlaine
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"I supposed that's a dynamic you can't completely control until it's curtain open." Andrew Verlaine recently interviewed author Gareth Stack about experiences with co-authoring a novel, writing a dramatic play, and more for his Publishing Talks series.
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Annalisa Crawford
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"I met Paul in a Facebook group which I haven’t recently had time to participate in. (Where is time disappearing to, and should we be worried?)," Annalisa Crawford ponders with Paul Lamb during her recent interview with fellow author and groupmate Paul.
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Anne Pinkerton
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"So far, it’s been incredibly relieving and rewarding. Many readers have noted that the honesty really resonates for them, so I feel it was the right choice to pour myself out on the page." Anne Pinkerton recently spoke to Roz Morris for her Nail Your Novel series.
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Catherine Shields
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Catherine Shields was recently a guest on Janeice Garrard's Claiming Your Voice podcast where she discussed her forthcoming memoir, The Shape of Normal, raising a child with a disability, and coming to terms with the situation.
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James Ladd Thomas
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"I feel like I am at peace with the world when I’m writing. I am worn out, energized, and at peace with the world, which explains why I still enjoy writing fiction nearly 40 years after I first began." Kelly Schuknecht recently interviewed James Ladd Thomas for their Meet the Author Monday series.
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Melanie Brooks
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"I lived with the constant fear...but it was this unspoken and even unacknowledged fear in a lot of ways." Melanie Brooks was recently on Rock Your Shine with Susan Casey, where she spoke about her father's illness, the difference between sudden grief and anticipatory grief, her struggles to come to terms with it all, and more.
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| Rusty Allen |
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"Rusty Allen has had a long history with Lewes. So it made all the sense in the world that he would write a book surrounding the city’s background." Rusty Allen and his novel, Ella's War, were recently featured in Bay to Bay News.
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| Rick Bass once said ... |
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My life, I realize suddenly, is July. Childhood is June, and old age is August, but here it is, July, and my life, this year, is July inside of July.
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| by Mark E. Leib |
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Image Breaker
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Tristan Wishnasky seems to have it all: a successful career as a cynical novelist in love with the Void, a romantic relationship with a formidable woman, and admission to the parties and revelries of the glitterati. But just when he’s confident nothing can stop his stupendous rise, he begins to hallucinate mysterious messages telling him he’s wasting his life.
But the messages don’t stop, and he turns to his atheist lover, his oracular psychotherapist, and an ingenious female
rabbi for guidance and direction. Where has he gone wrong? How should he be living?
In his search for self-knowledge, Tristan lurches from the art galleries of the famous to the homeless shelters of the abandoned; from the arms of college dean Vanessa to the bed of struggling actress Barbara; from a career that ignores every claim beyond ego to the company of people trying to rescue the imperiled Earth.
As he learns to destroy every false image that’s ever laid claim to him, he begins to think possible a life that deeply, truly matters.
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| by Joanne Nelson |
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My Neglected Gods
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We all have our rituals and talismans to protect us from the unknown, but will we admit what they are?
Tarot cards, speeding cars, several saints, and old dogs make appearances in Joanne Nelson’s new collection of prose and poetry. She unravels the secular deities giving shape to her days, not only on planes, but in summer crowds, at conferences, and in long post office queues. Whether it’s a bandaid in a pocket, the backup pen in a purse, or a hidden $20 in a wallet for just-in-case, Nelson explores what we carry for comfort. She delves into the Mercury retrograde conundrum and examines the significance of kitchens as holy places. Beer runs through it. There will be coffee.
Join Nelson, author of the memoir, This Is How We Leave, in this humorous and heartfelt journey through life’s often-ignored quiet moments. Ignored until, plate of cookies in hand, they come begging for a chat. All the while, the kids move out, the house gets put up for sale, and loved ones age.
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| by Jeff Billington |
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Chicken Dinner News
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Ryan Shipley wouldn’t have recognized his grandfather if they were the only two people in a room. So when an unwanted inheritance lands in his lap, Ryan is overcome with obligation. Does he leave his life as a journalist in LA to run his grandfather’s weekly newspaper and revive a dying Ozark town, half of which he now owns?
The overwhelming amount of casserole dishes brought to his door, along with being stopped by anyone and everyone to be regaled about the virtues of his grandfather, don’t sway him. But when he starts to fall in love with more than just a girl named Olivia, Ryan sees a future there.
Change is due for this small town, and Ryan is all in. But when there is talk of a chicken processing plant being built on the outskirts, he writes an editorial in its favor and stirs up trouble. An arsonist and a rigid bigot turn the uproar of the townspeople into mayhem. But it only makes Ryan more empowered to guide the town, and with Olivia by his side, they begin to turn the tide.
Charming and humorously thoughtful, Chicken Dinner News is contemporary fiction for open-minded soul searchers that enjoy books by such authors as Richard Russo, Robert James Waller, and Boo Walker.
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| by Carolyn R. Russell |
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Q & A
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Something very creepy is going on inside the Eco Trooper Club's gloomy warehouse.
Quinn Bard has been forced to join a club at her high school in the new town she hates. Her first meeting leaves her questioning her sanity.
Despite her family’s joyfully chaotic home life, things get worse. Quinn is shocked to discover a sinister conspiracy at the heart of the club’s mission, and there’s something very bizarre about the group’s adult leader, Nadine Stent.
Enlisting the help of her older sister Arista, Quinn learns that the club’s student members are unhappy hostages. What mysterious power does Stent hold over them? And what kind of twisted scheme has she dragged everyone into?
In a race against time, the two sisters and new friends work to expose Stent’s evil plot. And together they have adventures funnier, stranger and more thrilling than Quinn ever imagined possible.
If Quinn and her allies succeed, it’ll be a new beginning for her. If they fail, innocent people will go to jail, and families will be destroyed. Including Quinn’s.
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