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Eileen Granfors

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Eileen Granfors lives in Santa Clarita, California. A former army brat who was born in New Orleans and lived in Germany, she and her family settled in Imperial Beach, California, where her mother’s love of body surfing turned her into an avid surfer girl.

Eileen is a proud UCLA alumna. In July, she published her second novel, set in Imperial Beach, "Stairs of Sand."

“Stairs" is the novel I began six years ago, and all my other work has filtered around it. The plot of a mother and a daughter, both with borderline personalities, is full of conflicts and learning.

The youtube video gives you a good idea of what is going on in the novel.” Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SnDv4...

Her first novel, "Some Rivers End on the Day of the...more


We've been in Missouri for a week. It's beautiful weather for kayaking and yard work.

I have had one day to write, so I did manage one of the last chapters for "Sydney's Story." The end is in sight!

This is the second rewrite and will go to my editors before June 1. So say I! read more »
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Chris Bohjalian seeks out difficult subjects. His novels are unique. His novels are passionate. His novels make the horror of violence in the world a series of human interactions. From "Skeletons at the Feast" to "Before You Know Kindness" and "The D...more
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Saw the EW review, and since I love dance stories, bought this on the spot for my Kindle.

Kate Crane narrates Meg Howery's novel, "The Cranes Dance." Kate has known only one love in her life, the love of ballet. But she is older, she is injured, and h...more
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Anne Cherian's "The Invitation" gives us a peek into the modern lives of Indian immigrants to the U.S., their mindset for monetary success, and their worries about their children. In "The Invitation," Vic sends out an over-the-top, glitzy invitation...more
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“Something in the air this morning made me feel like flying. . . "

Spring Flight”
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“Heavy as such things are
After the wordslide, the writing begins."

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“pencils racing across paper, a sound I like." Marisol”
Eileen Granfors, Some Rivers End on the Day of the Dead

“Heavy as such things are
After the wordslide, the writing begins."

From "Word Quake”
Eileen Granfors, And More White Sheets: An expanded text edition

“A dog's good for filling a grief-dug hole."
"In the Shape of Shep”
Eileen Granfors, Flash Warden and Other Stories

“Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
Mary Oliver

“It's not a competition, it's a doorway.”
Mary Oliver

“Whether you say you can or you can't, you're right.”
― Doug Worley

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