Posts of Interest
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For a writer, letter writing is not a lost art. In our letters, we practice our craft, learning how our words can touch, amuse, and gall our reader.
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Recent ban requests include the 20th century classics To Kill A Mockingbird (H. Lee), The Handmaid’s Tale (M. Atwood), and The Bluest Eye (T. Morrison). These prize-winning novels tackle tough issues of racism and sexism.
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I follow the most basic writer’s advice: Write what you know.
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Until last week, I’d never sold a story. Not for money. And while my first fee is modest, it required me to produce my first invoice.
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15 October 2021 A recently accepted story, The Streets of Sorrow, is awaiting publication by The Evening Street Press in 2022. Watch this space for details on when and where issues will be available. In the meantime, visit www.eveningstreetpress.com for current issues of poetry, fiction and nonfiction.
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As a writer working in secret for decades, I’ve seldom shared my work with other authors. After a college writing class in which another student dismissed my work in one word, ‘boring,’ I walked away from further opportunities to share my stories.