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Slice of Solace: Samuel Beckett

05/16/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." Samuel Beckett in Worstward Ho   Last night before turning in, I checked my Facebook page to find that writer Okla Elliot posted this quote.  I immediately wanted to post it here. I know I need a reminder to keep trying. Maybe you do too. … [Read more...]

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Two discoveries

05/16/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

This morning I opened my email to find a great deal. May is Short Story Month so Press 53 is having a special on its short story collections.  For 99 cents on Kindle, a number of titles are available. And if you order a printed book,  Press 53 will send it for free.  For more information, visit Press 53 on the web or go to the Kindle store. The other discovery is that a Facebook friend posted a link to an essay by Emily Rapp.  The title is "On Survivor's Guilt" and it may … [Read more...]

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Wally Swist’s new book and Little Eagle’s RE/VERSE

05/15/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Wally Swist who contributed “March Wind” to Solace in So Many Words has a new book out – it is called Velocity and is published by the Virtual Artists Collective. Here’s how the book is described: “These poems offer a distinct sense of gratitude and tribute: the spiritual connectedness experienced in constructing stone sculptures or in stacking a cord of wood; and the simplicity found in the shine of a Shaker wide-plank oak floor or the experience of loss in a favorite … [Read more...]

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Glimpse of solace: Lilacs

05/15/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

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Glimpse of Solace: Tulip

05/08/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

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