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142 OSTRICHES
Set against the unexpected splendor of an ostrich ranch in the California desert, April Dávila’s beautifully written debut conjures an absorbing and compelling heroine in a story of courage, family and forgiveness.
“A vivid, uplifting debut...”
—Publishers Weekly
Recent Blog Posts
Thoughts On Blogging From the Rents
Thank you to everyone who participated in my survey last week. It turns out that about 2/3 of you think a post should be between 100 and 500 words. Not […]
A Poem For Thanksgiving
With the craziness of Thanksgiving upon us, we may not always have time to write, but we can always be soaking up beauty for future reference. Here, a poem from […]
In Search of the Perfect Post
It occurred to me this morning that I’ve been blogging away for over a year without giving much thought as to how long my posts are. I tend to lean […]
Environmental Heritage as Inspiration
I was talking with my mom the other day about inspiration. She’s an artist (working in clay these days – check out her blog: Burning Clay) and she told me she […]
My POD Book Arrived This Morning
My new Print On Demand (POD) book just arrived in the mail. To be clear, this isn’t what I consider a “real” book. It’s not a novel, or even an […]
Literary Journals
I just finished reading the Winter/Spring edition of Gulf Coast. To be honest, I didn’t read every word. I’m not huge on poetry, which it publishes a lot of, but […]
Fear The Frog
About a year ago I wrote a post about avoiding cliché in my writing. This month’s issue of Poets & Writers brings us an article titled “Consider the Orange,” written by Benjamin […]
The Bias Against Print-On-Demand
Here it is – the Month Without Monsanto blog in book form. Well, here’s a mock up of the cover at least. In case you’re new, I created this book […]
Did I Say 100 Days Of Writing?
Today is the first of November and the internet is a buzz with talk of the annual NaNoWriMo challenge. If you haven’t heard, it’s a website that challenges writers to […]