Solace in a Book

What’s new? Mahan, Kirk, Donahoo, Hilbert, Bottiglieri, Antler, Meno, Corwin and a contest too!

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As usual contributors to Solace in So Many Words have been busy writing and publishing. Susan Mahan has two poems "Voiceover" and "Cabbage Days" in U.M.Ph! Since May, two of her poems with Boston themes have been hanging in Boston City Hall --- they are "Mayday" and "Getting Lucky."  Susan's poem "On the Lower Left Quadrant" is included in the online journal Poetry Porch; the theme was bridges. Kathleen Kirk also has a poem ("Last Step")  in that issue. Fathers was the … [Read more...]

Doug Stener “Winter Hay”

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Doug Stener is a photographer from Janesville, WI.  I used his wintry image in hope that it will keep you cool. Today we have a heat wave and drought but this may be the scene six months from now.   THANKS Doug (and Mary Mosca) for letting us use this beautiful photograph. … [Read more...]

Next Generation Indie Awards Gold Medal reception

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Catherine Goulet, Chairperson of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, sent me my picture from the Gala Awards reception June 4 at the Rose Room of The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Solace in So Many Words is the gold medal winner in the anthology category. The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is the largest not-for-profit book awards program in the world. In its fifth year of operation, the Next Generation Indie Book Awards was established to recognize and honor … [Read more...]

Tom Fiffer “A Measure of Understanding”

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As many of you may have known (or guessed since I haven't updated the site in so long), I have been away on a vacation.  How to nice to be halfway around the world and know that someone is thinking of you.  That is what happened when I was in Thailand and received a note from Tom Fiffer. You may know Tom as TomAplomb (his blog). That's how I got to know him. Tom shares sentiments and insights and he was the first blogger to promote Solace in So Many Words. I encourage you to … [Read more...]