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Home & Away: The Old Town Poems | by Kevin Miller July 27, 2009 | $9.99 | 12770 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Kevin Miller has worked in the public schools of Washington State for thirty-six years. Miller has taught in public schools in Blaine, Gig Harbor, and Olympia, Washington. He currently teaches special education at Washington Middle School in Olympia. In 1990-91 he was a Fulbright Exchange teacher at Grenå Handelsskole, Grenå, Denmark. Miller lives in Tacoma, Washington. |
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Cruel Summer | by Antwan Crisp July 22, 2009 | Free! | 2845 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: 27 year old African American male who writes about it all. I love love, I hate love and I hope you enjoy my spirals in and out of love and life in general through my words. I love music. I have an addiction to poetry and lyrics. So if you see a quote in my work and think, "that sounds familiar..." it might be. It might be from one of your favorite songs. I think my writing is more lyrical like from a song, rather than a mirror image of say something, Shakespherean. I've been branching out more into short stories lately. And it's kind of fun how the words just flow. |
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Poetry | by Wendy Brumback July 18, 2009 | You set the price! | 1265 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: Born and rasied in Colorado, I love a wide variety of things. I write in several different genres and am working to complete a novel and making plans to start another. I received my BA in Crative Writing in May 2011. In my spare time I enjoy reading, studying my religon, crocheting, quilting, traveling (when I have the money)and entering clothing designs for their contests at Chicstar.com. |
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Goodbye...Goodnight | by Evan Skora July 16, 2009 | Free! | 239 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I believe humans are God's punch line |
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A Rapid Impact | by Frank F. Atanacio July 06, 2009 | $2.95 | 9681 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Frank F. Atanacio was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He enjoys writing and collecting baseball cards. His passion is Mystery novels, and he does have a series of thrillers featuring Nick PT Barnum. His latest effort is Dark Clouds featuring Nick Barnum. He has two daughters, Ronnie and Laura, and a son, Frank Jr. He now resides in the Huntington section of Shelton, Connecticut |
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Time Encapsulated - Sweet Somethings (Poetry of the Soul) | by Dorothy Paula Freda June 29, 2009 | $3.95 | 3957 words | Sample 11% |
| Author bio: About the Author Paula Freda's books range from Fiction and Non-fiction Adventure, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Poetry, Articles, Essays and How-to-Write Instructional complete with Lessons and optional assignments. Homemaker, mother of two grown sons, and former off-the-desk publisher of a family-oriented print small press, (1984 thru 1999), The Pink Chameleon, that she now publishes on line, Paula was raised by her grandmother and mother, and has been writing for as long as she can remember. Even before she could set pencil to paper, she would spin her stories in the recording booths in the Brooklyn Coney Island Arcades for a quarter per 3-minute record. She states, "I love the English language, love words and seeing them on display, typed and alive. A romantic at heart, I write simply and emotionally. One of my former editors kindly described my work, '...her pieces are always deep, gentle and refreshing....'" Paula further states, "My stories are sensitive, deeply emotional, sensual when appropriate, yet non-graphic, family fare, pageturners. My hope is that my writing will bring entertainment and uplift the human spirit, bring a smile to your face and your soul, and leave you filled with a generous amount of hope." |
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Instructions of the Spirit: poems & intimations | by D. Patrick Miller June 21, 2009 | $6.95 | 8586 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Before founding Fearless Books in 1997 to continue the publication of his writing, D. PATRICK MILLER sold three solo projects to major publishers: Viking, Henry Holt, and Dell. He is now the author of nine titles, including his current books Understanding A Course in Miracles (Celestial Arts/Random House, 2008), and Living with Miracles (Tarcher/Penguin, 2011). As a collaborator, ghostwriter, or principal editor, Miller has helped other authors prepare manuscripts for such publishers as Viking, Doubleday, Warner, Crown, Simon & Schuster, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Hay House, Hampton Roads, and John Wiley & Sons. His poetry has been published in a number of magazines and several anthologies. Miller provides professional consultations to literary agents and publishers as well as published and unpublished authors working in fiction and nonfiction. He has worked for many years with the Linda Chester Literary Agency of New York, which recommends the Fearless Literary critique service. He is experienced in a variety of publishing formats, including conventional printing, print-on-demand, and e-books. |
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Vox Vibrato | by Robert Hanshew June 21, 2009 | $3.99 | 15379 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: Robert popped into life in Western Pennsylvania. Traveling, he became fascinated by other lands and lived in London, Dublin, and Warsaw. Tired of the Pirate life, he resettled back to the United States where he resides in the battle-grounds of Washington, D.C. with his wife and two lovely sons. For his "day-job", Robert is a photograph curator and works for the Naval History and Heritage Command. He has written over 300 biographies on Medal of Honor awardees and is doing in-depth research on Diversity in the Navy and Marine Corps for a future global-wide publication. |
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Blink | by Evan Skora May 30, 2009 | Free! | 220 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I believe humans are God's punch line |
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My First Words | by Matt Banks May 29, 2009 | $10.00 | 6859 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: My name is Matt. I have been writing for about 5 years now. I write simple poetry relating to my own personal expirences or fictional situations. I am a simple person who just likes to have fun. I am 22 and work as a Medical Assistant. I have always used writing as something to help me get away. I think everybody has there thing like that. Anyway thanks for stopping in I'd love to know what you think of my work. |
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Goodbye Forever | by Ruben Escobedo May 29, 2009 | Free! | 211 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: not much to say |
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A Perfect Mouse | by Evan Skora May 09, 2009 | Free! | 179 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I believe humans are God's punch line |
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I've Learned More Than U Can 4Get | by Antwan Crisp May 05, 2009 | Free! | 1889 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: 27 year old African American male who writes about it all. I love love, I hate love and I hope you enjoy my spirals in and out of love and life in general through my words. I love music. I have an addiction to poetry and lyrics. So if you see a quote in my work and think, "that sounds familiar..." it might be. It might be from one of your favorite songs. I think my writing is more lyrical like from a song, rather than a mirror image of say something, Shakespherean. I've been branching out more into short stories lately. And it's kind of fun how the words just flow. |
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Oranges | by Evan Skora April 22, 2009 | Free! | 153 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I believe humans are God's punch line |
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The Arrival | by JA Laflin April 16, 2009 | $4.00 | 1719 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: JA Laflin has tried his hand at everything artistic from the recording studio to comic book art. He has written many short stories over the years, among many articles. He currently lives in Beaverton, OR, spending his time writing, drawing, making music, and spending time with his family. |
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POETRY SHEET, VOL. 1, APRIL 09 | by Carla Viniferi April 08, 2009 | $1.99 | 584 words | Sample 20% |
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FAR AWAY AT HOME | by David Bellarosa April 07, 2009 | $4.00 | 9025 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: David Bellarosa is a new American writer -- FAR AWAY AT HOME is his first published work. |
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Pomes - Older and Younger | by John Thomas Ahearn March 15, 2009 | $3.99 | 17430 words | Sample 15% |
| Author bio: Me? What's there to know? |
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SOUL-FULL - Poetry | by Leo Shelton March 06, 2009 | $5.97 | 7399 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: Leo Shelton is a writer, author, poet, educator, scholar, and a self-proclaimed life long learner and student of life. He credits his mom (Carolyn – “Tugâ€) as the most influential connection and influence on his creative foundation. Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, he began to journal, write short stories and poetry at the very early age of 10 years old. It was there, surrounding his emotional development, through the exposure to such substantive and creative arts of Fisk University, his mother and god-mother’s alma mater, and Tennessee State University, his father’s alma mater, that his first interests in the arts took anchor, through such influences as the Jubilee Singers and local playwrights and visual arts. He entered a couple of local and national poetry writing contests, and actually won a couple of awards. This solidified the quest to one day write and publish. Often labeled as a renaissance, he cautiously credits influences of such legends as Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes and Marlon Riggs as having a major impact on his desire and creative expression, because “as powerful as those influences are, music, politics, love, life and so much of my culture, development and exposure, I think, also influences from where the words flow.†He additionally credits such influences as Robert Hayden, Richard Wright, Walt Whitman, and Paul Laurence Dunbar as big ones as well. Asked what or who he is reading or following these days, he comments, “Common, and Mos Def and Floetry are all doing their thing in a way that is bringing poetry to the forefronts, through music and song that is so impressive.†He’s also a huge fan of Terrance Hayes and his work. “And one of my personal favorites is the unbelievably talented, Tim’m West – he and his work are incredibly intoxicating.†With such a respect for the legends and a connection to the new – it’s no wonder this up and coming artists is already being labeled a renaissance force. And if that is not enough, he is an adjunct faculty member at a number of universities, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in business, finance, organizational behavior, management, and economics, and creative writing, and a freelance consultant and course developer. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Management (Magna Cum Laude), an MBA in International Management, an MPA in Government Programs Management (Cum Laude) and an MBA in Financial Management, and he recently completed a Master’s of Arts in Organizational Management (MAOM). He’s completed two years of law school and is currently taking a break from pursuing a PhD program. He resides right outside of the Washington, DC area and is the proud owner of Tugson Press. He’s the author of RHYTHMS – Poetry and Muse, Soul-Full – Poetry, and MBG – Men Who are Black and Happen to be Gay. His work has appeared in Essence Magazine, on DivineCaroline.com, and on GBMNews.com, and he was the first place, Gold Medalist winner of the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) in poetry for RHYTHMS. In addition to this award, Leo’s RHYTHMS – Poetry and Muse, and MBG, were also finalists in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Books Awards. www.leoshelton.com |
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RHYTHMS - Poetry and Muse | by Leo Shelton March 06, 2009 | $5.97 | 14265 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: Leo Shelton is a writer, author, poet, educator, scholar, and a self-proclaimed life long learner and student of life. He credits his mom (Carolyn – “Tugâ€) as the most influential connection and influence on his creative foundation. Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, he began to journal, write short stories and poetry at the very early age of 10 years old. It was there, surrounding his emotional development, through the exposure to such substantive and creative arts of Fisk University, his mother and god-mother’s alma mater, and Tennessee State University, his father’s alma mater, that his first interests in the arts took anchor, through such influences as the Jubilee Singers and local playwrights and visual arts. He entered a couple of local and national poetry writing contests, and actually won a couple of awards. This solidified the quest to one day write and publish. Often labeled as a renaissance, he cautiously credits influences of such legends as Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes and Marlon Riggs as having a major impact on his desire and creative expression, because “as powerful as those influences are, music, politics, love, life and so much of my culture, development and exposure, I think, also influences from where the words flow.†He additionally credits such influences as Robert Hayden, Richard Wright, Walt Whitman, and Paul Laurence Dunbar as big ones as well. Asked what or who he is reading or following these days, he comments, “Common, and Mos Def and Floetry are all doing their thing in a way that is bringing poetry to the forefronts, through music and song that is so impressive.†He’s also a huge fan of Terrance Hayes and his work. “And one of my personal favorites is the unbelievably talented, Tim’m West – he and his work are incredibly intoxicating.†With such a respect for the legends and a connection to the new – it’s no wonder this up and coming artists is already being labeled a renaissance force. And if that is not enough, he is an adjunct faculty member at a number of universities, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in business, finance, organizational behavior, management, and economics, and creative writing, and a freelance consultant and course developer. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Management (Magna Cum Laude), an MBA in International Management, an MPA in Government Programs Management (Cum Laude) and an MBA in Financial Management, and he recently completed a Master’s of Arts in Organizational Management (MAOM). He’s completed two years of law school and is currently taking a break from pursuing a PhD program. He resides right outside of the Washington, DC area and is the proud owner of Tugson Press. He’s the author of RHYTHMS – Poetry and Muse, Soul-Full – Poetry, and MBG – Men Who are Black and Happen to be Gay. His work has appeared in Essence Magazine, on DivineCaroline.com, and on GBMNews.com, and he was the first place, Gold Medalist winner of the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) in poetry for RHYTHMS. In addition to this award, Leo’s RHYTHMS – Poetry and Muse, and MBG, were also finalists in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Books Awards. www.leoshelton.com |
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Seconds To Die | by Frank F. Atanacio Feb. 22, 2009 | $3.95 | 11939 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Frank F. Atanacio was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He enjoys writing and collecting baseball cards. His passion is Mystery novels, and he does have a series of thrillers featuring Nick PT Barnum. His latest effort is Dark Clouds featuring Nick Barnum. He has two daughters, Ronnie and Laura, and a son, Frank Jr. He now resides in the Huntington section of Shelton, Connecticut |
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Pretty/Sick Poems | by Michael Edgerly Feb. 19, 2009 | $2.00 | 1663 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Grew up in lake George N.Y. area and began creating short stories for english class in elementary school. Drifting into painting, drawing and learning several instruments, I found myself back to writing. Earning a degree in Graphical Media Arts and teaching at a college in P.A. I have started work on a novel I hope to push to publishing standard. Most of my work is in the horror field and I now live in Ohio. |
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Last Breath | by Frank F. Atanacio Feb. 09, 2009 | $3.95 | 6707 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Frank F. Atanacio was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He enjoys writing and collecting baseball cards. His passion is Mystery novels, and he does have a series of thrillers featuring Nick PT Barnum. His latest effort is Dark Clouds featuring Nick Barnum. He has two daughters, Ronnie and Laura, and a son, Frank Jr. He now resides in the Huntington section of Shelton, Connecticut |
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A Heartbeat, A Death Note | by Evan Skora Feb. 08, 2009 | Free! | 580 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I believe humans are God's punch line |
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Where Have You Gone, Great Goddess? and Other Poems of Nature and the Spirit | by Travis King Feb. 07, 2009 | $4.95 | 3310 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Travis King is a poet, fiction writer, and essayist from the Pacific Northwest. His works have been published both in print and online. An advocate of copyright reform, he offers most of his work through Creative Commons licensing. |
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The Darkness and the Light and Other Poems | by Travis King Feb. 07, 2009 | $4.95 | 2960 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Travis King is a poet, fiction writer, and essayist from the Pacific Northwest. His works have been published both in print and online. An advocate of copyright reform, he offers most of his work through Creative Commons licensing. |
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Breath in This Dust | by Brad Wright Jan. 31, 2009 | You set the price! | 4306 words | Sample 20% |
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During The End Of Days | by Frank F. Atanacio Jan. 28, 2009 | $3.95 | 5749 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: Frank F. Atanacio was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He enjoys writing and collecting baseball cards. His passion is Mystery novels, and he does have a series of thrillers featuring Nick PT Barnum. His latest effort is Dark Clouds featuring Nick Barnum. He has two daughters, Ronnie and Laura, and a son, Frank Jr. He now resides in the Huntington section of Shelton, Connecticut |
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Sweet | by Dave Morrison Jan. 25, 2009 | You set the price! | 11305 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: Dave Morrison, a high school graduate and above-average guitar player, has published two novels and seven collections of poetry, and lives on the coast of Maine. Visit him at www.dave--morrison.com. Coming in 2011, Clubland, a collection of poems about rock & roll bars, written in verse. |
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Pacific | by Scott R. Welaert Jan. 25, 2009 | $1.99 | 9329 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Scott R. Welvaert currently lives in Chaska, Minnesota, with his wife, two daughters, and dog named Sparrow. His poetry has been previously published in the Chiron Review, Cold Mountain Review, Rosebud, Birmingham Poetry Review, Valaparaiso Poetry Review and numerous other magazines and journals across the country. Scott has also written numerous children's books, and his most recent publications being a children's adventure series, which includes The Curse of the Wendigo and The Mosquito King. |
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Bodywearers | by Connie Colwell Miller Jan. 25, 2009 | $1.99 | 7163 words | Sample 30% |
| Author bio: Connie Colwell Miller is a professional editor, freelance writer, and sometimes English teacher from Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Her published poetry has appeared in a handful of literary journals, including Potato Eyes, Artisan, and The Briar Cliff Review. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato, where her graduate thesis won the Toy Blethen Award for Distinguished Poetry in 2002. Currently she lives in Mankato, Minnesota, with her husband and two children: one feisty, the other feistier. |
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Alius Dies | by Emed Malpom Jan. 24, 2009 | Free! | 181 words | Read a sample |
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Choosing Sides | by Frank F. Atanacio Jan. 19, 2009 | $3.95 | 5207 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: Frank F. Atanacio was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He enjoys writing and collecting baseball cards. His passion is Mystery novels, and he does have a series of thrillers featuring Nick PT Barnum. His latest effort is Dark Clouds featuring Nick Barnum. He has two daughters, Ronnie and Laura, and a son, Frank Jr. He now resides in the Huntington section of Shelton, Connecticut |
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The Little Book of Horror Poems | by Gregory D. Welch Jan. 17, 2009 | You set the price! | 3042 words | Sample 25% |
| Author bio: I'm in a writing mood today... But that's nothing new. Hello, and welcome. Pull up a chair, lean back, relax. Want a green tea? They're my favorite... So, you want to know about me? I was born in the Summer of '84. Was raised in small town, Kentucky---its grown up since then, they're at around 25,000 now. Watch out! I've always had a vivid imagination. My folks sometimes say it's because I grew up away from my older sister, and was mostly alone as a child. Not abandoned alone, but void of other children most of the time. So, I compensated by creating massive adventures in the back yard. I explained why there were twelve different "Batman" action figures in various suits, creating my own league of "Batmen" each with their own backgrounds, abilities and so on.... But that's not why you came here, now is it? No... You want to know when it happened---when I started to write. That my friend started when it started. What I mean is, as soon as I learned something was possible, I did it. I could probably pin a year on it, back to maybe First or second grade. Maybe even earlier, but I won't confirm the old wives tale of us writers having a huge ego. Not yet. I can say I first discovered great stories before I ever started School. Was my mother's fault, and I'm eternally grateful for it. I'll never forget that first reading of H.G. Wells's "The Time Machine." Science Fiction was a thing I enjoyed thoroughly for a stretch. The machines, the possibilities, and the insane explanations. Very enjoyable. But I grew, and my tastes changed. I wrote different things and different times. I even put it off altogether once because of a harsh criticism from a Seventh grade Teacher... I became an active leader in the Church I was attending and during that time Discovered one Mister Frank Peretti. He is a Christian Author with a decent understanding of horror---Supernatural Horror. Long Story Short as they say, I resigned from my positions in Church for my own reasons and not long afterward rediscovered Stephen King. King holds a special place in my dark heart. His works inspire me sure, and challenge the hell out of me. If he can do it, why can't I? Then came others... Clive Barker haunted my deepest soul with his "Hellbound Heart." A tattered old copy I found in a Peddler's mall. I love and adore this book nearly as much as I am terrified of it. Again I saw a challenge, a thing to aspire for. If he could do it, why not I? I write and I write and I write. There is no end, not to passion, not to something written upon the heart---even if it might be shadowed heart. The words come, and they go, but never too far away. I've never felt more alive than when in front of my 'puter banging away like a madman to the vicious songs in my word weaving imagination. I have yet to be officially discovered. But who I am to let that stop me? How's that Green Tea treatin' ya? Need another one? Tell ya what, grab that tea and let's take a trip. Just you, me, and a few good tales... |
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Bless The Vampires | by Frank F. Atanacio Dec. 11, 2008 | $3.95 | 9500 words | Sample 35% |
| Author bio: Frank F. Atanacio was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He enjoys writing and collecting baseball cards. His passion is Mystery novels, and he does have a series of thrillers featuring Nick PT Barnum. His latest effort is Dark Clouds featuring Nick Barnum. He has two daughters, Ronnie and Laura, and a son, Frank Jr. He now resides in the Huntington section of Shelton, Connecticut |
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Comfort Zone Poetry | by hlaxner July 25, 2008 | Free! | 540 words | Read a sample |
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Come, Wewoka & Diary of Medicine Flower | by Edward C. Patterson May 30, 2008 | $0.99 | 11161 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his life long devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring. Works: Bobby's Trace No Irish Need Apply Cutting the Cheese Surviving an American Gulag The Road to Grafenwöhr The Closet Clandestine The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow - Book II Look Away, Silence Turning Idolater Come, Wewoka The Jade Owl The Third Peregrination - The Jade Owl - Book II The Dragon's Pool - The Jade Owl Book III The People's Treasure - The Jade Owl Book IV Are You Still Sumitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher? Oh, Dainty Triolet |
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The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out | by Edward C. Patterson May 30, 2008 | $0.99 | 21419 words | Sample 10% |
| Author bio: Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his life long devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring. Works: Bobby's Trace No Irish Need Apply Cutting the Cheese Surviving an American Gulag The Road to Grafenwöhr The Closet Clandestine The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow - Book II Look Away, Silence Turning Idolater Come, Wewoka The Jade Owl The Third Peregrination - The Jade Owl - Book II The Dragon's Pool - The Jade Owl Book III The People's Treasure - The Jade Owl Book IV Are You Still Sumitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher? Oh, Dainty Triolet |
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