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News from Glimpse of Solace artists (Cleary, Coudal, Nance, Buckland) and a call for submissions

04/09/2015 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

News from Glimpse of Solace artists (Cleary, Coudal, Nance, Buckland) and a call for submissions

April showers today; I love the rumble. Here are some updates about the artists whose work has been featured on Glimpse of Solace Daniel Cleary is going to have a show "In Exhibition: Daniel Cleary, new and selected paintings" starting tomorrow April 10  at the Uptown Arts Center, 941 W. Lawrence. Brendan Coudal continues to be inspired by his cats Max and Phoebe . But he also has a number of new projects. Check out all Brendan’s visual art at his website. One … [Read more...]

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Biding my time, resolving to resolve

06/19/2014 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Biding my time, resolving to resolve

Howdy. Ready for the longest day of the year? A couple weeks ago I read my horoscope and it said that after Mercury finished being in retrograde, I will receive good news on the 19th—so today’s a big day for me. I’ll keep you posted. I was happy to hear that Kevin Nance, who has contributed photos to Glimpse of Solace, is having a show of his photography this Friday in Lexington, Kentucky.  I bet you’ve read articles by Kevin Nance – his byline appears in the pages of … [Read more...]

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Glimpse of solace: Brendan Coudal

01/21/2014 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Glimpse of solace: Brendan Coudal

    Today is National Hug Day! There really is nothing better than a good hug. . . O.K., well maybe there are better things, but hugs are right up there! This is the message posted by Brendan Coudal this morning on his Facebook page. This illustration is inspired by his cats, Max and Phoebe, two furry pals who allow him and his wife Nicole to live with them each day. Brendan's cartoons will soon be released world-wide, but until then, please visit … [Read more...]

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Hug it out

01/21/2014 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Hug it out

Today I am happy to post "The Kiss-Me-Quick," a story by Rochelle Distelheim, which I first fell for when it appeared in the Visiting Hours anthology put out by Press 53. I'm happy to say that Rochelle and I are in the same writing group so I have had the privilege of reading her work for some years now. It's been enough years that I have read her novel Jerusalem As a Second Language, witnessed how it was crafted to win the 2012 William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative … [Read more...]

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Looking back, looking forward

05/30/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Looking back, looking forward

If you read my last post you know that Solace in So Many Words is one-year-old. I have been thinking of the highlights from the past year. But before I give that account let me tell you how great it was that last week started with congratulatory flowers, sent by neighbor and mentor Fran Podulka and her husband Phil to celebrate the gold medal award Solace in So Many Words won from the Next Generation Indie Awards sponsored by Independent Book Publishing Professionals … [Read more...]

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