The divisive tragedy of war pulls a fearless fighter from the vineyard to the front lines in Her Own War by Debra Borchert, a gripping and lyrical work of historical fiction. A French pastoral romance and a wartime thriller, this novel begins with slow world-building and character development, giving readers a probing look into Genevieve’s…
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An Interview with James McKenna: Author of October’s Journey, Winner of the 2023 SPR Book Awards
James McKenna is retired, living in southern Minnesota, and feels it is important for a person to keep active. That being said, he is an author whose style of writing is keenly reminiscent of that style made popular in the 19th century. Tell us about your book. My book is a tale about a young…
America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population
From The Economist: Cairo, a town at the southern tip of Illinois founded in the early 19th century, was given that name because it was expected to grow into a huge metropolis. Located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, it was the transport hub of a region that became known as “Little Egypt” because…
Gladness (in spite of sadness)
For today’s prompt, pick an emotion, make it the title of your poem, and write your poem. I have received so many kind words, messages, hug and heart emojis, and prayers and I thank you all! there is gladness! Grief keens awareness and renewed gladness for life’s simple blessings, doesn’t it? In the midst of…
An Interview with E.K. Larson-Burnett: Author of The Bear and the Rose, Bronze Winner of the 2023 SPR Book Awards
E.K. Larson-Burnett is a born-and-raised Southerner currently living in Katy, Texas, with her husband and their small domestic zoo. She is an avid ink drinker who lives and breathes books – during the day, she works remotely with authors around the world, honing and perfecting books published through Atmosphere Press. By night, she crafts her…
In our lost curved ball world
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What is a Novella? Definitions and Inspiring Examples
When writing a story, one of the first questions you ask yourself is what kind of story you are writing. Is it a short story, a novel, or a novella? While the first two are quite well-known, you might wonder, “What is a novella?” A novella is a story that falls between a short story…
Pain Is Pleasure
Pain is pleasure and pleasure is pain There’s no difference when you ride an emotional train Heart is aching and breaking in two Soul is lost in the wilderness what can you do World keeps turning the planet will survive But I’m lost in outer space more dead than alive Searching for the answer to…
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The First Word Found Behind Each Buckle Belt that one out at breakneck, why don’t you? We’re already all the way back to 2006, and things are generally fine (I rem ember wine and fine dining, Valentine’s and rolls of twine). Papaw, a numismatist, got us alrea…source
Disculate
you’d burn my heart into video it’d keep you spinning frame-after-frame and now I’m twisted: the anomaly of perfectionated language tossed around like frisbees windshear precision & cookiecutter dough something you’d like to dispute a history of arguments and a little less innocence but what is innocence… Can you disculate me…