Solace in So Many Words is two years old, and I am trying to build some new interest in the book. After all we know that its subject matter is timely so the collection is still relevant. When I read about soldiers returning home from Afghanistan, I think of Dave Lachance’s “Nagasaki Shadows.’ Whenever I hear about Texas I think of Buck Odom and wonder how he’s doing ever since I read J. Scott’s Smith’s compelling “Heartbeat,” which renders Buck so well that I think of him as a real person. When I face the mirror, depending on my mood, what comes to mind may be S. Minanel’s “Natutre’s Balancing Act,” or Joan Corwin’s “Details” or Donna Hilbert’s “Flowers.”
We recently received a great review on Goodreads, from a reader named Lily and I copy it here:
“Solace in So Many Words is a treasure. This is a book that I know I will turn to often, to seek comfort in the words and ideas that have been brought together to offer solace to those who need it. There are moments when the pieces in this anthology will resonate more than at other times, and it is because of this that it is a book to keep, and to give to those important to you, who need comfort now or who will need it later, and we all need the idea of solace at some point in our lives, inevitably. This book reminds of what it is to be human, to feel and to need, to laugh and to cry, and to have hope despite incredible pain, or grief, or sadness. There is solace to be found in unexpected places, in small moments and unintentional situations. Solace in So Many Words will have the perfect poem at the right moment, or a great story just when you need to read it.”
If you read Solace in So Many Words and enjoyed it, please consider posting a review on Goodreads or Amazon or Barnes and Noble etc. It would really be a help. THANKS
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