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08/09/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

This past Sunday we felt the grace of Grace Place where Solace in So Many Words was the topic at the adult formation hour.  Grace Place is the name for the first floor meeting room of Grace Episcopal Church, which is a storefront church with a second floor sanctuary.  Chicago writers might be familiar with Grace Place because it is a venue during Printers Row Lit Fest. Pamela Miller and I both recalled reading there on previous occasions. Father Ted Curtis gave us a warm … [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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