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Felix and the journey to the top of Ataraxis Mountain
Felix thought if he climbed to the top of Ataraxis Mountain, he would have peace of mind. He packed his gear and set out on his way, sure he had thought of everything. As Felix journeyed up the mountain, he noticed that he was slower than most people and that…
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All’s well that ends well: a writer’s journey (part 2)
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: E.H. Jacobs’ debut political drama will be released in September, in time for the 2024 Presidential Election and the third anniversary of Parisian Phoenix Publishing. I have invited him to share his thoughts on the process and here is the second installment. By E.H. Jacobs A writer, in…
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The source of Hope: our connection to change & the Divine (which can never be lost)
Hope is a complicated and strong emotion. Hope, the desire for certain things to happen, is necessary for a change to occur. Hope can give us strength to keep trudging along to reach our goals. Hope gives us the ability to have patience and to wait for something to happen. Hope is optimistic, the…
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All’s well that ends well: a writer’s journey
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: E.H. Jacobs’ debut political drama will be released in September, in time for the 2024 Presidential Election and the third anniversary of Parisian Phoenix Publishing. I have invited him to share his thoughts on the process and here is the first installment. By E.H. Jacobs As I begin…
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Mortals, Myths and Maybes releases tomorrow
Earlier this week, I headed to the Post Office, one of the less glamorous jobs I have to do, to mail custom bookmarks and our Parisian Phoenix bookmarks to McKenna Graf who plans to stuff publicity boxes for her poetry collection Mortals, Myths and Maybes which launches TOMORROW. When people ask me about the…
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This week and beyond…
Excerpted from this week’s Substack newsletter EXCITING NEWS: We finally signed a contract with Edward Jacobs for his debut novel that we hope to release before the presidential election in November. I guess it’s a political thriller, exploring race relations and what happens if movements grow too extreme… More on that as we…
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Exploring Summer Vacation
A seasonal essay by Larry Sceurman My lovely wife, Barbara, and I were discussing where we should go on vacation. Then, we started to reminisce about the vacations that we had taken in the past. That conversation led us to chat about what vacations we had with our families and…
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Otto the Oak launch this weekend and other news
Parisian Phoenix has the following news to announce: This weekend, in honor of Arbor Day, Echo City Capers will launch The Ballad of Otto the Oak at the Barnes & Noble in Center Valley, Pa. Author Ralph Greco Jr. and illustrator Joseph Swarctz will be on hand 11 a.m. April 27 to sign books and celebrate this story of…
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Welcome McKenna
In other poetry month news, we signed a new poet McKenna Graf. She called herself a “future cat lady” so she should fit in around here… one of the criteria for membership in our Parisian Phoenix club is that you either have to love cats OR be allergic to them (or if you are…
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Renewing Habits
Hi. Does anybody realize we’re at the end of February already? I mean, I guess I did but I also didn’t. I have so many small odds and ends going on that it’s hard to focus on what needs to be told to the world. So bear with me as…
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