Author: Angel Ackerman
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The What and How of Memoir
Through the Arts Community of Easton, I had the opportunity to present a workshop on memoir Monday July 8 at Easton Area Public Library. The workshop was limited to 10 people so that gave me a very intimate space where I could learn about my participants and hopefully create a…
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Cover Reveal for Splintered River
E. H. Jacobs and I are almost ready to give his debut novel, the political drama Splintered River to our design team. In this novel, a white cops shots a young Black man holding a hot dog outside the local convenience store. The resulting tensions allow an opportunistic social justice leader and a…
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Printing and Frakturs at the Ephrata Cloister
Art Director Gayle Hendricks and I visited the Ephrata Cloister yesterday, after a volkssport walk through the town. The Cloister is known for its religious discipline, its colonial roots, and its history of printing and calligraphy. Gayle has a love of all things printing and type. And the Cloister has…
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Errand Day at Parisian Phoenix
I spend most of my day typing. Or reading. It’s the second day of a heat wave so I thought today would be the day to take care of some time sensitive errands. My errands are fun, aren’t they?
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A record of the ERA
We all have subjects that spur passion within us. We all have hobbies. Parisian Phoenix’s art director Gayle Hendricks has always been keenly interested in and a defender of women’s rights, ecology and the environment, the arts, and good type. Gayle lives in her childhood home. Like many people who…
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