Way back when, Steinbeck was mandatory reading: Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row, The Grapes of Wrath — all miserable books, hated by everyone in our class because the novels were so saturated with hopelessness, despair, and outright cruelty. “Oh,” but the teachers said, “it’s about the triumph of the human spirit over adversity.” [...]
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I’ve seen references to this work several times, now, the latest on Janet Reid’s blog.
http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2008/04/anyone-who-tells-you-agents-dont-read.html
FICTION: DEBUT
Scientist, doctor and researcher with over 50 major awards in science and a professor [of] medicine at the Mayo Clinic, Dr. James Levine’s debut RIVER OF WORDS, the surprisingly hopeful story of 15-year old girl whose poverty-stricken family sells her [...]
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This morning I woke up, fed the cats and the birds, but not the fish.
This morning I woke up the computer after keeping it up last night way past its normal bedtime.
This morning I started my writing day by fielding a couple of requests, then grabbed my coffee and settled in for my morning ritual [...]
