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Happy Birthday Happy

05/12/2012 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

Today Solace in So Many Words is one year old. In addition to commemorating that milestone, we also have a new reason to celebrate. Earlier this week we received the news that Solace in So Many Words is the Winner in the Anthology category of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Yippee! The final announcements about the winning books and grand prize winner will be published at the Next Generation Indie Awards website in the next few weeks. I will keep you … [Read more...]

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Butterflies and disappointment

05/03/2012 By Ellen Beals 6 Comments

I woke up this morning thinking it was time for me to post. I have been struck with something like spring fever. Only instead of making me feel energetic and spring-y, I have been ready to cocoon with a book.  How cool it is that this morning I discovered my garden, the bridal wreath bushes and flowering lilac in particular, is attracting lots of butterflies. So I got my camera and began shooting.  I took as many photos as they do at fashion shoots, and I swear a couple of … [Read more...]

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Flitting is fitting

05/03/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

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Thomas Merton

05/03/2012 By Ellen Beals

I come by this Slice of Solace through my sister who got it in an email from a friend who received it as a "WORD OF THE DAY" posting from Gratefulness.Org on Thursday, April 19, 2012. You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope. Thomas Merton         … [Read more...]

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Solace in So Many Words a finalist in ForeWords Book of the Year Award!

04/25/2012 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

ForeWord Reviews is pleased to announce the 2011 Book of the Year Awards list of finalists. Representing more than 700 publishers, the finalists were selected from 1200 entries in 60 genre categories. These books are examples of independent publishing at its finest. Solace in So Many Words is a finalist for the 2011 Book of the Year Awards in the anthology category. ForeWord Reviews' Book of the Year Awards program was established to help publishers shine an additional … [Read more...]

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