Author: Angel Ackerman
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Ten days
Just a quick post to reassure the world that Parisian Phoenix has not forgotten how to construct a sentence. It’s been ten days since I published– and I’ll be starting a new post on Substack later this weekend. They take me hours to write and normally I break them into…
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The Hot Sheet, Coming Soon
Books on the Horizon: Submission calls: There are other projects in development, and more anthologies we’d love to put out. We’re still accepting submissions on the themes: For more information, click here.
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News from the Local Library
Someone in my family has served on the board of trustees for Mary Meuser Memorial Library since roughly 2008 missing only one year-ish. I have returned to the board as of 2023. We recently resumed our in-person meetings post-Covid and this one (which I attended in pajamas because I forgot…
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Launching Summer Reading
On June 14, starting at 11 a.m., Ralph and Joe and I will be at the Mary Meuser Memorial Library Summer Reading Kick Off “Wheels Around Wilson” at Meuser Park, 2240 Northampton Street, Easton, Pa., 18042. The free event will feature vehicles from the borough’s emergency departments and public works…
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Lucky #13
My team— and specifically Gayle— has to chastise me constantly for sharing news and images too early. But I’m excited! And I like to spread the joy! Sure, sometimes it means cover reveals end up not exactly matching the cover on the book, but it also allows you, as readers…
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Anticipation for our Coffee in the Morning
So very soon, we will release our 12th title in 21 months! How is this even possible? How can it be sustainable? Coffee in the Morning: short stories of fiction, fantasy and dreams The book launching, after several weeks delay, is Larry Sceurman’s anticipated short story collection, Coffee in the…
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The trials and tribulations of an art director: searching for the perfect photo
Shortly before Memorial Day a book I designed went to press—Coffee In The Morning by Larry Sceurman. It’s a book of short stories with a photo … searching for the perfect photo
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Let’s Play: Angel Ackerman’s Reflections on Exploring the Connexion between toys and art, embracing how play can keep our minds vibrant
The opening for Let’s Play last night was delightful. The space between the visual and written arts are not as far as you might think. Click to read about Maryann and Joan as they present art that brings new life to toys. One of the challenging aspects of writing for…
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Echo City Capers at the Moravian Historical Society Arts & Crafts Fair in Nazareth, Pa.
“Hustling” has entered the vernacular powerfully as people, faced with a pandemic and a gig economy, have turned to “side hustles” to augment their income. For artists– from authors to painters to musicians– the reality of “hustling” to pursue dreams is more than a supplement to bolster financial gains or…
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cover talk
Art Director Gayle Hendricks takes a minute to talk covers… Back in the late summer of 2022, I wrote an article for the Parisian Phoenix Publishing Blog about covers. I was getting some ideas together for a … cover talk
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