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Solace in So Many Words is “Reviewer’s Choice” in California Bookwatch

07/03/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

July brings the latest review for Solace in So Many Words -- this one is from the Midwest Book Review: California Bookwatch in which we appear in the front page list of "reviewer's choices" with a dozen or so other books, including ones by Bill Moyers and  Sloane Crosley. Here is the link. Here's the review: Solace in So Many Words offers an anthology seeking to define the nature of solace, and offering a collection of literary reflections on what solace means and how … [Read more...]

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Our latest review

06/24/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

We got a new review on the anglobaptist.org blog, which is subtitled “conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form” and is written by Tripp Hudgins.  I have copied it below –  Weighed Words appreciates the nice remarks and promotion! A review: Solace in So Many Words Where or when do you go when you are seeking solace? Are there stories you tell or memories you hold dear? Personally I go right for poetry. But when one is looking for solace we're likely to look … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: anglobaptist.org, Anthology, appreciation, Blood & Honey Review, book, conjectural naval gazing, Contributors, D. J. Lachance, Ellen Wade Beals, J. Scott Smith, jesus in lint form, Poetry, publication, review, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Tripp Hudgins

Our latest review — from Portland Book Review

06/16/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Here's out latest review.  It is from the Portland Book Review. Solace in So Many Words Edited by Ellen Wade Beals Weighed Words LLC, $20, 228 pages How do you define solace? How do you find it? Author Ellen Beals sought answers to these questions and put a call out to writers for fiction, poetry, and essays. The result is a moving anthology, edited by Beals, titled Solace in So Many Words. Everyone experiences loss, whether of a family member, pet, or a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, Blood & Honey Review, Ellen Bass, Ellen Wade Beals, Kathryn Franklin, Poetry, Portland Book Review, publication, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Susan Spaeth Cherry

Michael Constantine McConnell

05/24/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

"Alleys" by Michael Constantine McConnell, which appears on page 140 of Solace in So Many Words, is filled with compelling characters so when I heard there were other published pieces on this family, I immediately read them, and wanted to share them.  "King of the Gypsies" appeared in Blood & Honey Review and "Field Trip" was published in The Cleveland Review. Here, Michael shares "Elegy for Gus,"which was originally published in Conte-- it is a sestina combining … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: "Alleys", "Elegy for Gus", "Field Trip", Blood & Honey Review, Conte, Denton, Detroit, Michael Constantine McConnell, Poetry, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, The Cleveland Review, The Jakeys, TX

More news from contributors

04/26/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Kathleen Kirk has a busy weekend in Chicago --maybe you can catch her at one her events.  The first is Thursday, April 28  to launch Brute Neighbors: Urban Nature Prose, Poetry and Photography at the Book Cellar, 4736-38 N. Lincoln. The next day, Friday, April 29,  she will be part of the The Encyclopedia Show: Creation Myths at the Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $8. Constance Vogel Adamkiewicz has an essay in Snowy Egret and two … [Read more...]

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