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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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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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