This is one of my very favorite paintings be Daniel Mitsui of St. Michael the Arc Angel crashing down the Dragon. Daniel Mitsui is the artist and Jennifer Bruce and I are very excited to have him as our guest speaker on our Podcast, The Author and the Artist in the Labyrinth, on May 14, […]
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A lovely Italian phrase that translates as " A small cask makes good wine" is an Italian compliment to a short person. I reply by stretching to my 5' 1" height, Grazie! (Art: Philippe Mercier 1689 — 1760)
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I am happy to announce that I have finally taken the plunge and created my independent small press, Leaping Hart Press. It has been an exciting process, watching as each requirement for an LLC falls into place (though not without some anxiety and middle-of-the-night worry.) I am now busy re-reading the original manuscripts
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For years I have been organizing and gathering together the enormous amount of photos and documents from my mother's farm. A farm that now belongs to my brother and I. I am always surprised and charmed by the photos I discover. Here is a small handful of my most recent finds.
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A gorgeous New Cover For The Flight of Michael McBride is coming soon from Jennifer Bruce.
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"Those unharnessed runnersfrom glen to glen!Nobody tamesthat royal blood, each one aloofon its rightful summit,antlered, watchful.Imagine them, the stag of high Slieve Felim,the stag of the steep Fews,the
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More from the archives…these two photos are buried amid others. I had almost despaired of finding them again, and when I was looking for something else, there they were. My father's wife Eva took them one morning at coffee — I think I was 18 or 19 years old. I like them very much,
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I turned 70 on New Year, and I am still adjusting to the idea that I am now an elder. It might be a good time to update the author's photo in the margin.
My Brother and My Mister: Read More »
I have been going back and forth, trying to decide which of my out-of-print novels to reissue after Hannah's Garden. The stand-alone novels seem easier, cleaner, less complicated, and at least well-edited. But how wondrous and strange it is that the Oran Trilogy, a barely edited three-volume sprawling series, continues to be the most asked
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It was with great sorrow that I unintentionally deleted my original post on Italian Insults. I have decided to resurrect this post with research into those fabulous insults again. Fortunately, I have a lot of resources for the endeavor from my novel, The Innamorati. The Insults: Pox face shit eater! Cazzone (Prick)! You Piece
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