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Applause for banning the ban
New Jersey seems to be bucking the book banning trend by banning… book banning. Author Ralph Greco Jr. reflected on this in a recent blog entry on the website, FU I’m from New Jersey. I’ve been watching a lot of The Sopranos lately, so maybe it’s just New Jersey on…
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Round up from Lehigh Valley Ledger
See the original here.
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Kneedler Ave renamed today
Thanks to the research of author Wayne Sherrer for his historical survey of Phillipsburg’s African-American heritage (released in his book in January), Phillipsburg’s Kneedler Avenue will be renamed and recognized today in a ceremony at 1 p.m. The street currently honors former mayor Frank Kneedler. Phillipsburg Town Council voted to…
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SAFETY & SECURITY WHILE TRAVELING SOLO
A Useful Dozen List for the Prepared Traveler By Angel R. Ackerman and Thurston D. Gill Jr. Angel’s introductory note: When I went to Sex Down South in Atlanta in early September, I drove the whole trip alone. I hadn’t traveled alone in 25 years, except for the occasional trip…
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Nancy Scott sharing our anthology with Magnets & Ladders
Last year, Parisian Phoenix tabled at an event with Disability Pride PA at Penn State Lehigh Valley. Nancy Scott wrote about the experience and created an essay of writing prompts that appeared in the current issue of Magnets and Ladders. Magnets and Ladders is a disability-themed publication. You can read…
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Horror & Humor
By Larry Sceurman 66 years ago, in 1958, humorous horror came creeping into my life. My first exposure to humor within horror was the 45 RPM recording on the Cameo Label “Dinner With Drac” by John ‘The Cool Ghoul’ Zacherle. Larry’s Stories is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts…
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Keeping up with Echo City
Illustrator Joseph Swarctz will have all of the Echo City titles at the Tatamy Fall Fest on September 28— so if you are missing a title or haven’t picked up the latest, that’s a great place to get your personalized holiday gifts. Echo City returns to Barnes & Noble on the following dates and in these…
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My Journey to Splintered River
By E.H. Jacobs I imagine that I’m like many writers and many daydreamers — always thinking, “what if?” When Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Missouri, and when subsequent similar tragedies occurred throughout the country, I experienced myself and much of the nation reacting with horror and sorrow.…
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McKenna on the Move
Just a quick post to remind everyone that if you’d like to support McKenna Graf and her sophomore poetry collection, Mortals, Myths and Maybes, published by Parisian Phoenix Publishing in June, here are her August events: On Saturday, August 10, at approximately 12:20 p.m., McKenna will lead a talk at…
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Another young poet’s dive into the Sealey Challenge
By McKenna Graf, author of Mortals, Myths and Maybes. Special Note: McKenna will have a poetry reading at Barnes and Noble Upper East Side at 6 p.m. August 22. The store is located at 87th and Third Avenue (1550 Third Avenue) New York City. I am a reader at my…
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