We are lonesome animals. We spend our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story, begging the listener to say -- and to feel – “Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it. You're not as alone as you thought." John Steinbeck “In Awe of Words,” The Exonian, 75th anniversary edition, Exeter University (1930) This Glimpse of Solace was sent in by Ellen K. McKnight (friend of Solace in So … [Read more...]
Kudos to contributors: Calderwood, Desilets, Kirk, McConnell, Somlo
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...]
Our latest review — from Portland Book Review
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...]
John Keats — A thing of beauty is a joy for ever
I get daily poems from Poets.org and today’s seemed to be right for a Slice of Solace. The poem is from The Complete Poems of John Keats, published by the Modern Library. from Endymion, Book I, [A thing of beauty is a joy for ever] by John Keats A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet … [Read more...]
Our next reading event and contributor updates
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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