"The Thing Is" by Ellen Bass appeared in Solace in So Many Words and is now available as a poster from Syracuse Cultural Workers. Susan Mahan has three poems in U.M.Ph.!Prose. Her poem "Aunt Mary, Circa 1961" is part of the Boston City Hall Prose and Poetry Exhibit for Spring 2011. Brent Calderwood will be participating in the GuyWriters Presents Pinot & Poetry, from 8 until 9 on Monday, April 25, at the Blush Wine Bar, 476 Castro Street, San Francisco. … [Read more...]
Glimpse of Solace
Doug Stener is a Janesville, WI, photographer and design consultant. This image may help us to remember that spring is just around the corner. Glistening After Rain © Doug Stener Doug took this picture in Door County, WI. If you'd like to see more of his work, you can contact him by email: placesandthings1213 at yahoo.com. … [Read more...]
Our first review
In case you have not heard the news, Solace in So Many Words got its first review. It is from The Midwest Book Review and was also uploaded to our Amazon page (thanks James A. Cox!) and is reprinted here: That bit of knowledge that everything will be alright is something not to be overlooked. "Solace" is a collection of essays, stories, and fiction compiled by Ellen Wade Beals as she offers the contributions of a wide range of individuals as they speak on the crises of … [Read more...]
The OED is awesome
Like most writers, I love words. Back in March the Oxford English Dictionary made the news because of its list newly accepted words and phrases. Tinfoil hat, muffin top and couch surfing were some of the new words the media picked up on, but if you relied simply on what was in the news reports, you have missed out on a lot. The OED site is wonderful, not at all stodgy or fusty, but approachable and well-written. At this point, I can't afford a subscription to the OED, but … [Read more...]
Edith Wharton
In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways. Edith Wharton, A Backward Glance, 1934 … [Read more...]
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