Category: Blog
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The French cover!
I love this cover unreasonably. The title translates to “The grandfather and the calf. Lessons of life and hope.” I love the title unreasonably, too. So thrilled at the job our French publisher did. C’est formidable. Merci beaucoup, Belfond!!
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Magnolia Journal!
Today I received my contributor copies for the inaugural print issue of Magnolia Journal. It’s stunning, and I’m thrilled to have my work included. Here’s a bit from the back cover: “In this first volume of a new series dedicated to socially engaged literature by women, guest editor Gayle Brandeis introduces us to powerful storytelling…
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Interview with Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda
There is an excellent–and I mean excellent!–interview now live at the r.kv.r.y. blog with a fascinating discussion about creativity and art as a conversation. Also, if you’re interested in the art of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, check it out. Carolyn is an amazing artist with such varied interests. Dragon in Flight by Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda
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Review of SERENA by Ron Rash
In the opening scene of Ron Rash’s excellent new novel Serena, George Pemberton, ruthless and land-hungry timber baron, returns by train to his holdings near Asheville, NC in 1929, with Serena, his wife of two days, in tow. There to meet them at the station are Rachel Harmon—a former camp employee who is carrying Pemberton’s…
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Mid-American Review reviews Women Up On Blocks
Mid-American ReviewVolume XXIX, Number 2(Reproduced with permission.) Women Up On Blocks: Stories by Mary Akers. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Press 53, 2009. 160 pages. $14.00, paper. The publisher’s note to Mary Akers’ debut collection of short stories describes it as an exploration of “the price women pay when they allow the roles of wife, mother, daughter,…
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My Kindergarten Driver Safety Class
Last night my husband and I completed a six-hour driver’s safety class, taken in order to receive a discount on our auto insurance. It was an eye opener, and I don’t mean the content of the course. I guess I’m naive, but I tend to assume that the majority of people in my town are…
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Negative Scripts
I’ve passed a good couple of weeks as a writer. The writing life (at least for me) most often involves alternating periods of boom-bust, feast-famine, mania-depression…choose your metaphor, but the fact is we writers often go through long periods of working away quietly at the desk with nothing from the outside world, followed by intense…
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Literary Mama!
I’m thrilled and honored to have a new story up at Literary Mama, one of my very favorite ezines.
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Author Exposure Review
I just came across an amazing, generous and thorough review of my short story collection by Joan Hanna over at Author Exposure. What a gift! I *heart* readers. (Check out Joan’s blog and read some of her lovely lyrical poetry there.) Excerpt: “The women in these thirteen short stories will resonate with you long after…
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The Bounty of a Generous Heart
My co-author Andy Bienkowski was interviewed at New Dimensions Radio back in March and they have produced a wonderful hour-long show which you can listen to on June 30th, or download at their Website, Andy is a marvelous speaker. Enjoy!