Category: fiction
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Book clubs and beers
I have a lot on my plate these days– as a publisher, as an editor, as an unemployed person and a mom. I try to live my life with honesty and transparency because we, as American citizens, hide too many of our struggles and our fears. Being a creative person…
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Juicy Bits release and some notes on October 6
October 6. That was Friday. I don’t know what you were doing Friday but I was hanging out with our illustrious Nancy Scott working on some clever haiku and in the afternoon I had a job interview. (I have another tomorrow if you’re interested in my transition to whatever my next…
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Homage to Portland, Pennsylvania (or: how setting can enhance voice)
Parisian Phoenix has registered for the third annual Delaware Riverfest in Portland, Pa., August 26. Portland businesses have been struggling lately, primarily because of a road closure of Rte 611 but also weekend parking issues thanks to river tubers who, due to their location in the water, don’t spend time…
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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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Cover Reveal and Blurb for ‘Coffee in the Morning’
Gayle Hendricks has released a peak at the cover for Larry Sceurman’s second book, Coffee in the Morning. The official release date for Larry’s book has not been set, but we expect it to arrive in early May. From the back of the book: Larry Sceurman’s second book, Coffee in…
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Wisdom from the writer of Poison Study, Maria V. Snyder
I purchased Maria V. Snyder’s first book, Poison Study, at the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group Write Stuff conference where she served as keynote speaker. I’ve been meaning to read the book for a decade. Maria gave a very eye-opening keynote address at the conference about her career, and how…
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Books, book reviews and book news
I recently purchased Suzanne Mattaboni’s “eighties novel” Once in a Lifetime and kept it in my purse to keep me company in all the medical waiting rooms. As in my habit, I reviewed the book on Goodreads and tagged the author however I could on social media— and she quoted…
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The Death of Big Butch by Larry Sceurman
A small book with big lessons The story, set in the spring of 1974, encapsulates just a few days in the life of 26-yr-old Jimmy and his growing family, but those days manage to impart more joy, sorrow, and lessons learned than some folks experience in a lifetime. Hard-working, and…
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Excerpts from Angel Ackerman’s Fashion and Fiends paranormal women’s fiction
To purchase: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, direct from Parisian Phoenix. Want to read the beginnings of the Fashion and Fiends novels? Here you go… Manipulations, Book One August 2002Chapter OneLughaidh gripped the crumpled People magazine page against the steering wheel as he stared across the parking lot. It had…
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