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Prayers and Thoughts & Action and Policy

11/07/2017 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Prayers and Thoughts & Action and Policy

This won't be a long post because I don't have much to report. The news is dismal because there has been another mass shooting. I concur with today's  Chicago Tribune editorial, "How to help prevent the next gun massacre," which concludes: "Each mass shooting in America is its own terrible story that can't be undone. The responsible perspective is to use the shock of the moment to take actions that will save lives in the future." If the world has gotten you down, you … [Read more...]

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News and resources: Kirk, Hilbert, Vine Leaves, and indispensable info

04/25/2014 By Ellen Beals 1 Comment

News and resources: Kirk, Hilbert, Vine Leaves, and indispensable info

I know it’s been a while. Here’s some news. Kathleen Kirk has two poems and “If I Were the Cherry Wood Piano” and "The Body" in the latest issue of Rose Red Review. On April 16, Donna Hilbert’s poem “Gravity” was published on the Silver Birch site. As I mentioned before, a photograph I took ("Cold Heart")  is the cover for the latest issue of Vine Leaves Literary Journal. This paragraph on the journal’s submission page will let you know what the publication is … [Read more...]

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Kudos to contributors: Calderwood, Desilets, Kirk, McConnell, Somlo

06/24/2011 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

As I write this I am thinking of Brent Calderwood -- tonight is his big night. Brent's poem, "The Golden Hour," has been selected by judge Mark Doty as winner of the Atlanta Queer Lit Broadside Contest. Brent will be accepting his award and reading his poem at annual festival's opening ceremony in Atlanta tonight (Friday, June 25) A broadside of the poem will be published by the festival and made available for sale.   Here is what Mark Doty had to say: "This beautiful poem … [Read more...]

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Our next reading event and contributor updates

06/11/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

The big news is there is  another reading event  for Solace in So Many Words-- it will be July 21, Thursday, at 7 pm at The BookMarket, 2651 Navy Blvd, Glen Town Center, Glenview (phone: 847-904-7304).  Contributors who will be reading include: Joan Corwin, J. Scott Smith, Kathleene Donahoo, D. J. Lachance. Weighed Words celebrated the short story in May -- the winner in the collection giveaway was Erika Dreifus although the two runners-up also received Solace in So Many … [Read more...]

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Last days to celebrate National Short Story Month and win a book

05/30/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Weighed Words is participating in The Collection Giveaway Project, which has been organized By Erika Dreifus at Fiction Writers Review. I found out about it from Dan Wickett of Emerging Writers Network. Like the other participating publishers, Weighed Words will give away a book of short stories. We chose Bluebirds Used to Croon in the Choir by Joe Meno because Joe is also a contributor to Solace in So Many Words. As a bonus, a copy of Solace in So Many Words will also … [Read more...]

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