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Once upon a Christmas by Steve Kerr 12/9/2016 8:48:26 AM
The leafless,naked trees of winter close in on the street
as the temperature falls and snow waits in the heavenly
wings to descend onto our busy Christmas rush below .
The toys in Santa`s sack are colourful ,shining ... more
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William Trevor: The Collected Stories by George Thomas Clark 12/6/2016 9:30:56 AM
Time to bring out an ebook of this heavy volume.
Click here to read:
http://www.georgethomasclark.com/?p=10190... more
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Keep Going by Deborah Ailman 11/15/2016 7:39:44 AM
If it’s one thing I know… it’s that we need to keep going with our writing. We need to keep our finished works out there.
A local book fair might seem like “small potatoes” but you never know who you might meet. You just might make the conne... more
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Come And See Us! by Deborah Ailman 11/15/2016 7:37:52 AM
“filters” the novel will be at the Barnes & Noble located at 11802 N. Dale Mabry Hwy Tampa Fl. 33618 on Saturday, November 19th between 12-2PM. I am so pleased that the book will be included in this prestigious event so come on over and pick up your ... more
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A Song Of September by Steve Kerr 9/2/2016 12:43:40 PM
September is I often think an underated and oft unappreciated
month sitting as it does at the end of the summer hols;It is
not endowed with the much anticipated festivals of dark
winter and lacks the cosiness of late Aut... more
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Our Lives Are All But A Film of Neo- Realism by Steve Kerr 8/20/2016 3:30:09 AM
I awoke around 7.30 am and felt particularly rested and
awake for that time of day.Not feeling drousy or sleepy
headed I switched on the radio and tuned into Sounds Of The
Sixties which today played a few of the more ob... more
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New Short Story by Michael D LeFevre 8/16/2016 12:10:21 PM
My latest story is now posted on the site. It's rather dark and called "I Know What I Saw." Have a read. ... more
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Place by Steve Kerr 8/9/2016 1:12:18 AM
Following the pleasant sun of Saturday todays overcast and
even slightly cold weatheris not welcome .A breeze wafts
gently among the new trees planted within the last couple
of years and whose adolescent,slender tru... more
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Jane Smiley's Wisdom on the Novel by Jess Wells 7/21/2016 6:36:55 PM
Jane Smiley provides outstanding insights into the novel, its history and structure, as well as the writing life, in her book "13 Ways of Looking at the Novel."... more
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Review of Siddhartha by Herman Hesse by Pawan Mishra 7/18/2016 4:53:11 PM
I read this book yet again today, and discovered another layer of truth. A masterpiece that's written in such a simple language, the book deals in great depth with some of the most complex philosophical, spiritual, and psychological themes, without h... more
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Reading and Writing -- Pleasure from the Same Wellspring by Jess Wells 7/10/2016 12:28:26 PM
An interesting piece recently ran in the New York Times Book Review on whether or not it is harder to be transported by a book as you get older. Here's my contention:... more
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June Is Bursting Out All Over by Steve Kerr 6/30/2016 10:53:45 AM
Drip ,drop,pitter,patter :the rain serenades me with its
now,somewhat monotonous song for Summer .I am sick of the
same tune and would by now,July,prefer something a lot
different.
Time to dream of endless Summ... more
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The Cottage By The Sea by Steve Kerr 6/22/2016 10:40:16 AM
The cottage by the sea that used to ring with laughter is
now quite changed and inhabited by other people who I do
not know and have never met .The building set far enough
back not to suffer from sand or unwe... more
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Getting There, Part Two! by Howard Alan Lantzer 5/19/2016 6:17:10 PM
ARGO, my new novel is taking shape. I'm getting close to 40,000 words which has long been the threshold for a genuine novel. I should get there easily; there's much more to tell.
I might post a short excerpt in the next little while. Stay tu... more
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Walking by Richard French 5/18/2016 7:24:02 PM
Though I've never been much of an athlete, I've always enjoyed walking. I've taken walks everywhere school or work has led me and in places I've stayed for a few days or weeks.
When I first began walking as a teenager, I hoped that ideas f... more
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Swift Dam, Review and Reflections by Sid Gustafson 5/14/2016 6:36:31 PM
The best novels, however one defines them and judges them, include the knowledge of something we’ve known little about on the level of expertise that the practitioners have. Consider “Moby Dick.” In this novel Moby Dick is a monumental rebuilt dam ... more
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Fiction and Truth by Richard French 4/24/2016 4:07:55 PM
"What do you do in your spare time?" someone asked me a few years ago.
"I write fiction," I said.
"Then you tell lies."
"I lie through my teeth," I admitted.
Not a sparkling riposte, but the man's question stayed with m... more
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Shakespeare's Puck Pays Us a Visit by Richard French 4/23/2016 7:22:10 AM
Some months ago, I threw away a copy of Shakespeare's plays I'd had since high school days because the cover had come off and some pages were missing. I went to The Book Exchange in Toronto's West End to look for a replacement. I bought a paperback c... more
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And on to A. E. Coppard by Richard French 4/17/2016 4:53:04 PM
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In retirement from full-time employment, I've recently taken on the task of reading books I've bought over the years and haven't yet read. A quick survey told me that that many of these books are American novels and co... more
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"The Opinionists" by Richard French 4/17/2016 4:44:56 PM
The Opinionists is a companion piece, at least in format, to The Hills of the Tigers that I wrote about in my previous post. The two are similar as well in that they both combine art and public life.
I wrote the first drafts of both many y... more
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