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Nativity (An excerpt from The Bystanders)

2021 November 30 by pdh513

Nativity (An excerpt from The Bystanders) By Dawn Major   Synopsis THE BYSTANDERS weaves together small-town eccentricities and characters, beginning with the invasion of the Samples family to Lawrenceton, Missouri. Townie, Eddy Bauman, and newcomer, Shannon Lamb, come of age in the 1980s when big hair is big and Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” blasts over the … [Read more...] about Nativity (An excerpt from The Bystanders)

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Book Annnouncement: 1971 by Matt McGowan

2021 November 8 by pdh513

Book Release Announcement Congratulations to Matt McGowan on the release of his novel 1971 by Auxarczen Press! https://www.amazon.com/1971-Matt-McGowen/dp/B09KN45QLT/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid&sr&fbclid=IwAR1ymti38uWlQtPyMRi-by6rwHsiNtQQKge2RZwpLsx7VzLVXT7J9FhSSJ4 https://www.auxarczen.com/   Summary: Grieving and more … [Read more...] about Book Annnouncement: 1971 by Matt McGowan

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Three Poems by Jenny Crews

2021 November 7 by pdh513

The Crossing Lois had cancer in one of her legs. She tilted when she walked. She said the pain wasn’t too much to gripe about. On white winter days it slowed her up a bit. Lois didn’t like the snow. She liked Africa. She craved hot, windy jeep rides in the jungle, her leg propped up with a brown leather strap to hold it steady, to make her look like a tough old … [Read more...] about Three Poems by Jenny Crews

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Pushcart Prize Nomination

2021 November 2 by pdh513

Congratulations to Michelle Collins Anderson! The editors of Elder Mountain have nominated Ms. Anderson's excellent short story "Extra Innings" for the 2022 Pushcart Prize. https://michelleanderson.me/about.html http://www.pushcartprize.com/ … [Read more...] about Pushcart Prize Nomination

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