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Tom Fiffer “A Measure of Understanding”

07/18/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: A Measure of Understanding, Anthology, Consolation, Death, Ellen Wade Beals, Insights, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, thanks, Tom Aplomb, Tom Fiffer, Weighed Words

Thank you

06/15/2012 By Ellen Beals

It means a lot knowing you are thinking of me.     from a thank-you card from a recent 8th grade graduate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Slice of Solace Tagged With: Anthology, appreciation, Ellen Wade Beals, gratitude, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, thanks, Weighed Words

All in a row

06/15/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Printers Row Lit Fest was hot and fun. Weighed Words had record sales for a bookfair, and we got to talk with lots of cool people. Stopping by on Saturday was Chicago writer Sharon Solwitz. She's the author of Blood Mary and Blood and Milk (Sarabande) and teaches at Purdue Univeristy and was on hand for the "Neither Fish nor Fowl" reading put on by Northwestern MA/MFA faculty. Sharon Fiffer (friend to Solace in So Many Words) stopped by after her panel on the cozy … [Read more...]

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Next Generation Indie Book Award

06/05/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, Best Anthology, Contributors, Ellen Wade Beals, essays, fiction, Gold Medal Winner, Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group, Indie Award, J. Scott Smith, Joan Corwin, Joe Meno, Next Generation Indie Award, Philip Levine, Poetry, publication, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, T. C. Boyle, thanks, Weighed Words

Blooming congrats

05/30/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Anthology, Anthology winner, Blooming congrats, Ellen Wade Beals, essays, fiction, Flowery praise, Fran Podulka, Gold Medal, IBPPG, Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group, Next Generation Indie Awards, Poetry, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, thanks, Weighed Words

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