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A brutally honest book log – January 2015
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
I’m not sure if I will keep this up all year, but I’ve wanted to keep a record of what I’ve been reading for some time. Why brutally honest? Because I pledge to include everything: high brow, low brow, the books I didn’t understand and gave up on, the…
NEWS: Harper Lee to Publish Second Novel
Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
Sequel to Beloved “To Kill a Mockingbird” Due Out in July, 2015 Harper Lee has said that her aim in writing both books was “to leave some record of small-town, middle-class Southern life.” Harper Lee, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of one of the most beloved books of the 20th…
Emer regrets what is past
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
The girl she was is no more, Her past, a scattering of driftwood on an empty strand. He took the easy laughter and the wisdom of her words And gave her back the same, Honey-coated and bright as the sun. But love to him was conquest and nights beneath…
Midweek Crisis
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
Generally, I don’t care what day of the week it is. There is a routine I observe regardless. I guess that comes from many years working in retail and having the concept of weekend totally destroyed. But, if I hate any day of the week it’s probably…
Nurse!!!
Originally posted on The Bingergread Cottage:
Recovering from an ankle op, Ken discovers hospital food isn’t that bad! Some very kind readers have said that my blog provides a bit of help and info about mental health issues, for which I’m very grateful. Up to now, that has been entirely from the patient’s point of…
My story is published! No fantasy, just broken dreams.
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
I just have to brag about this. I have a story in the latest issue of Deep Water Literary Journal. It’s a Cork-based literary magazine and really is ‘literary’, full of great poetry and fiction. Go and have a browe and you’ll see what I mean. My story is…
Available for pre-order: multi-author Box Set: “At Odds with Destiny”
Originally posted on writerchristophfischer:
COMING MARCH 03: AT ODDS WITH DESTINY Available for PRE-ORDER NOW on Amazon, iTunes, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords and Kobo ? ? ? Ten full length novels, including THE LUCK OF THE WEISSENSTEINERS. Bestselling, critically acclaimed, and notoriously creative authors from across the book continuum join forces to bring you At Odds with…
A Foul Day
Originally posted on Pen of the Damned:
It moved! I swear on my mother’s grave I saw it move! Glancing up, I scan the faces surrounding the table trying to determine if anyone else saw the jerking motion. No one seems to have noticed; they’re all laughing and drinking, chattering away happily while waiting to…
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