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By dward, on January 15th, 2012
A few days ago, I posted a short story I’d written in remembrance of a crimson rosella that had been killed in a road accident. I have a lot of anger, right down to my very core. It’s because of incidents like these that that anger prevails. If you can understand this, you can . . . → Read More: Technique Masterclass
By dward, on January 15th, 2012
Living in Japan I met a young American man who did an awfully good job of explaining to me the true attraction of baseball. Apparently, that attraction lies in the collecting of the statistics that rule that game. On reading the Baseball Diet Book, I again encountered this theme; a true, undying love of . . . → Read More: Baseball Diet Book Review
By dward, on December 12th, 2011
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. . . → Read More: John Davis – Gigs
By SOL Books, on November 20th, 2011
“This poet’s particular magic is the result of her erotic engagement with language. For her, words themselves, the most ordinary, American words, are charged, sensuous, hot-breathed like Roethke’s orchids, with “Loose ghostly mouths…In her poems our most familiar landscapes, both verbal and geographical, become strangely more intimate, more appealing, more seductive.” —Bluefish Magazine
Eileen . . . → Read More: Bluefish Magazine on Eileen Silver-Lilywhite’s poetry
By SOL Books, on November 10th, 2011
“These are deftly-written retellings of memories, dreams and events. They carry with them that magic of sepia photographs which gives ordinary scenes the appearance of slow elegance.” —Gargoyle Magazine
Eileen is the author of the latest release in our Poetry Series, Mama Joy.
By SOL Books, on November 1st, 2011
Thanks to all of you who submitted to our most recent prose series contest. The doors are closed and the judging will begin soon. We hope to announce the finalists and winning selection in April. Best of luck to all of you.
By SOL Books, on October 20th, 2011
November has a lot going on for it: my birthday, Thanksgiving, it’s National Mustache Month, and for those of us with a book idea or two brewing upstairs, it’s also National Novel Month—time to stop telling yourself that you’ll eventually crank out that novel and time to do it.
Last year, nearly 40,000 people . . . → Read More: National Novel Writing Month
By dward, on October 10th, 2011
After a two month enforced hiatus due to babies and school commitments, my regular blog is set to make a big comeback. Over the next few months I will be critically reviewing each of Sol’s releases. Have begun the big read, let me just say I have been impressed overboard by what I have . . . → Read More: Reviews aplenty
By SOL Books, on October 1st, 2011
For those in the Twin Cities area, there are two events of interest just down the road
For comic book fans . . . FallCon—10/15 from 10am to 4pm State Fair Ground in the Progress Center
For literature fans . . . Twin Cities Book Festival—10/15 from 10am-5pm Minneapolis Community and Technical College
It’s . . . → Read More: Upcoming Events
By SOL Books, on September 20th, 2011
Just a friendly reminder. The due date for our latest prose contest is Oct 31st. For guidelines, visit our website. We also offer discounts on past winners for all who enter.
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