Mary Stone's new "tween" novel now available on Kindle Vella.
Kindle Vella is a new publishing program from Amazon where readers can pay and read per chapter. The first three chapters (called "episodes") can be downloaded free, so you can check out a vast number and variety of books at no cost.
You can read the first three chapters of Mary's book here, and learn more from Mary's website here.
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Vikki J. Carter on how to commit the perfect crime (for your book.)
Vikki J. Carter is a guest on the blog site The Criminal Minds: A Virtual Panel. In her post titled Resources Every Crime Fiction Author Needs Vikki shares a list of resources for crime fiction writers to help them research their next thriller. Find out more, including how to download Vikki's free eBook with the resources from her website here.
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Share your literary news for the October 2021 newsletter by sending to alan@alan-rose.com by September 30.
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Poetry Corner --
"The Truth"
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As the replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial visits Cowlitz County this week, local poet Lorraine Merrin offers this poignant "postcard from the past." The poem is appearing in the September issue of the journal Thema, out of Metaine, Louisiana..
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The Truth
There it was in the mailbox,
a thin glassine envelope
holding a tattered postcard
sent some fifty years ago,
with his new mailing address
so she could write to him
after his unit went back
to 'Nam for a second tour.
She'd always thought
he'd just left her behind,
like his truck and his dog,
and the future they'd planned.
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Vikki J. Carter produces the Podcast Authors of the Pacific Northwest, interviews with writers, editors and publishers, at www.squishpen.com
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Episode 108: Monica Devin (https://www.monicadevine.com)
Monica discusses her adventures in Alaska, resulting in her book that received the Women Writing in the West WILLA Literacy Finalist Award.
Episode 109: William Kenower (https://www.williamkenower.com)
Coach of Fearless Writing, Bill Kenower discusses his latest book for authors, Everyone Has What It Takes.
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Book Review
The Sweetness of Water
Nathan Harris
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During times of great upheaval, old norms and traditions are swept away and people must often find new ways of relating to others, even within their own families.
At the end of the civil war and the early days of Reconstruction, Union soldiers patrol the streets of Old Ox, Georgia, an occupying army to maintain order and enforce the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the enslaved peoples of the South. It is a time of bitterness, disorientation, and uncertainty...
You can read my full review here.
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Books People Are Excited About...
Dayle Olson writes, “In Paulette Jiles’ novel, the reader is introduced to the tumultuous, lawless landscape of post-Civil War Texas, peopled by anarchists, opportunists, the displaced, the lost, and the traumatized. In short, it’s no place for a 10-year-old girl without a home or family..."
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Read Dayle's full recommendation in the September 15 issue of The Columbia River Reader.
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Dayle Olson's 2019 Columbia River poem, “Water Highway/SR 4 at Stella,” was selected for inclusion in Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna’s, Washington Poetic Routes, sponsored by Humanities Washington. Her short story, “What Sets Us Free,” was chosen in 2019 by Seaside Libraries for publication in their annual anthology. Dayle lives with husband David in Cathlamet.
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Excited about a book?
Email me at alan@alan-rose.com with the title and why you liked it, and we'll share it in What Are You Reading? in The Columbia River Reader.
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Photo-reflection
Learning from the Seasons
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In memory of Gary Rose, 1951-2021
Watching autumn do its thing,
slowly overtaking summer,
day by day, leaf by leaf,
blossoms dying without grief.
It's just what they do,
and they seem to know it.
I wonder at how effortlessly,
how perfectly the seasons pass.
No grandstanding, no defiant show,
they just...let...go.
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Note cards from photo reflections available for purchase.
Note cards created from the photo reflections are available on my website. You can view them here.
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Find more news, reviews, interviews, and photo-reflections at www.alan-rose.com. and feel welcome to contact me at alan@alan-rose.com.
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