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How to Write a Historical Novel and (MAYBE) not be in it….

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Writing the Historical Novel: Reading and Craft talk with Dr. Nandini Bhattacharya–Zoom Nov. 5th 4-5 PM

Sleep no more

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“Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more. Macbeth shall sleep no more.”

Usha Akella I Will Not Bear You Sons

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I have the pleasure of sharing the following new works of art by wonderful writers, with reviews and associated events for their powerful voices

Annus Mirabilis, or Year of Wonders

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Dear Friends and Readers, Is it possible? Is our Annus Mirabilis almost over? Really? 2020 is not going to jump back and take another swipe at us, sink down with us to the bottom of the ocean, turning off our living daylights?

YouTube Channel, Readings, and Travels

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And two night ago I arrived at the Centrum Writer’s Residency in Port Townsend, WA, to write, reflect, self-flagellate (? always!) and look at the Pacific for three weeks.