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December 26, 2024
Vadom’s Journey
1925. His dream
is to build a horse ranch in the Poconos.
Her dream is him.
God’s plan is
bigger than them both.
Vadom’s
Journey
The Heart’s
Journey Series Book 2
By Sara J. Walker
Genre: Sweet Historical
Romance
Christian Historical Romance set in the same world as my characters in The
Grumpy Guardian’s Redemption.1925. His dream is to build a horse ranch in the Poconos. Her dream is
him. God’s plan is bigger than them both.Pennsylvania, 1925Vadom Stancher travels to the Poconos with only his extraordinary gift for
working with horses and a dream of owning his own ranch. He finds his
chance—and his heart finds the daughter of a wealthy rancher. But when tragedy
strikes, his grief leads him down a path of poor choices that will echo through
years to come.Amanda Devoe, the preacher’s daughter, sees past Vadom’s wounded spirit. One
night of comfort becomes a secret she’ll carry alone to Georgia, where she
builds a new life as a schoolteacher. But some secrets can’t stay hidden
forever.With God’s guidance, can two hearts find their way back to each other? Or will
the past keep them forever apart?Vadom’s Journey is a tale of second chances and the healing power of God’s
perfect timing—perfect for readers who enjoy historical romance with themes of
faith and forgiveness.
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The Heart’s
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Guardian’s Redemption ,
a sweet, historical Christian romance This is a heartwarming Christian tale of redemption and love that touches the
souls of two lonely people in the mountains of 1920s Tennessee.Set in the mountains of Tennessee in 1925, Liam McCord treasures his solitary
existence until a chance encounter disrupts his peace. When he discovers a
battered young woman near his cabin, he’s compelled to shelter her until help
arrives. As a solitary fifty-two-year-old man, he can’t care for her alone, so
he enlists the help of a local spinster.Enter Millie Norton, a resilient woman with a heart untouched by love. She can
see beyond the surface and realizes the patient in the house is not the only
person needing care. Together, Liam and Millie embark on a journey of shared
challenges as they care for the woman and work a change in their community.
Somewhere along the way, the English recluse and the mountain spinster forge an
unexpected bond of love.This heartwarming Christian story of redemption, healing, and the
transformative power of love will leave you feeling uplifted and inspired.
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puppeteer and dramatic story teller, Sara loves both the spoken and the written
word. She has two grown children and resides with their husband of 57 years in
a small Georgia town.
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December 25, 2024
Murderous CONsequences
Sadie Sabatini believes in standing up for the underdog, but
this time around, she’s using all the skills she’s honed as a grifter to defend
her new life and keep herself out of prison.
Murderous CONsequences
A Sadie Sabatini Mystery Book 1
by Nicole Leiren
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Sadie Sabatini thinks of herself as a modern-day Robin Hood
who uses her gift as a skilled con artist to help those who have nowhere else
to turn. Leading this life is rewarding, but the number of enemies are piling
up. Sadie decides to lay low and start over with a new (and legitimate
business) in the small town of Wilson, Texas, situated on a small peninsula in
beautiful Lake Amore.
Trouble is never far behind though and her past catches up
to her in a big way when a friend of a former mark threatens blackmail for his
silence. When he turns up dead and Sadie is the prime suspect, she realizes
this time she must protect herself. Her skills prove helpful as she digs deeper
into the web of revenge, blackmail, and secrets to discover she’s not the only
one with a past to hide.
As the threats mount, Sadie knows she’s closing in on the
truth. She now worries that the few new friends she’s made in town are in
danger because of her. With time running out, can she protect those around her
and find the real killer before this new chapter in her life is conned out of a
happy ending?
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effervescent, USA Today Best-Selling author Nicole Leiren likes to have fun —
in life, with her characters and, of course, her readers. She admits to being
sassy (just ask her mother!) and inspiration for her characters are drawn from
the real-world heroes and heroines she meets while traversing the country.
Nicole enjoys sharing the love, laughter, mystery, and
occasionally a touch of the mayhem she forces her characters to endure—all for
the reader’s pleasure! Her real-world heroes and heroines will keep you turning
the pages until you reach the whodunit or happily ever after (usually both!)
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December 23, 2024
Protected
He walked away to protect her, but now he wants her back.
Protected
Atlanta’s Finest Series Book 8
by Sharon C. Cooper
Genre: Romantic Suspense
hiding in plain sight for years. But when a mishap threatens his cover, he’s
terrified his past will bring danger to the lives of those he loves—especially
Chelsey Bailey. The only way to protect her is to put distance between them,
but how can he live without the only woman who owns his heart?As a parole officer, Chelsey believes in second chances…for her parolees. Not
for Parker—a man who claimed to love her but then dropped her without warning.
While she’s trying to bury her pain in work, Parker comes back on the scene,
begging to try again. The excuse he gives for abandoning her in the first place
is ridiculous. There’s no way he’s some kind of cartel prince on the run from
his murderous father. Right?Parker will never have the life he desires with Chelsey if he doesn’t destroy
his father, but will he survive this time around? And will he and Chelsey ever
get to have the life they’ve been dreaming of?*All books in this series can be read as a standalone.
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romance with a happily-ever-after, whether in books, movies, or real life. She
writes contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and dabbles in romantic comedy.
She enjoys rainy days, carpet picnics, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Sharon’s stories have won numerous awards over the years, and when she isn’t
writing, she’s hanging out with her amazing husband, doing volunteer work, or
reading a good book (a romance of course). To read more about Sharon and her
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Portals of Science and Magic
A heart-pounding adventure, and a conflict that could
shatter worlds.
When science and magic collide so do two realms that were
never meant to meet. When a connection is created between the human and fae
kingdoms, both races must learn to work together to restore the balance.
A Kingdom of Water and Destiny
Portals of Science and Magic Book 4
By Liz Cain
Genre: Urban Fantasy Adventure Romance
Destinies combined. A goddess freed. The possible end of
two worlds lies at their feet.
war that began thousands of years ago is brewing once more. Sacrifices made by
the ancients, and millennia of planning, all comes down to a group of
‘outcasts’ amongst the fae. The fate of the worlds lies with a lower fae
treated as less than simply for being born, twins raised by humans, and a
prince. If the fae refuse to follow them, then their world will perish. A life
of a seer is in the shadows, not interfering with those you love. But Silene
has spent decades preparing for a war that could destroy the world she loves.
Her power has taken a toll, and with the end in sight, she musters her
remaining strength to help her friends and family survive.
Silene will give up everything to ensure the fae world is saved. Even if in the
end it costs her everything.
A Kingdom of Fire and Delight
Portals of Science and Magic Book 3
A lost fae princess. A family united. A world on the
brink of war.
Rebecca works with her colleague to fix the equipment that
can send all the fae home. While Alexy searches for the lost princess, the two
worlds are soon to be torn apart, and something doesn’t feel right. Will Kaval
have to leave behind the love he’s found?
When the dark fae finally break into the lab, all chances of escape to the fae
realm hangs on the brink of collapse. Rebecca and Kaval must fight to survive,
there is little hope they will make it out alive.
Rebecca must dig deeper than ever before to find the strength to save herself,
and the fae she loves. Even if she is only human.
A Kingdom of Earth and Devotion
Portals of Science and Magic Book 2
Forgotten on Earth . A chance to return home. A love she
never expected.
Abandoned on Earth for over a century, Alexy has yearned for
a chance to return home. However, her duty to safeguard the fae world’s secrets
kept her tethered to Earth. Everything changes when she unexpectedly befriends
Rebecca, the co-worker of a brilliant physicist who is on the verge of
unraveling the secrets of interdimensional portals.
An accident transports a fae from Alexy’s homeland to Earth,
endangering his kingdom’s very existence. Alexy must help her friends return
him before his kingdom falls. As unimaginable powers surge through her, Alexy
grapples with the truth she has concealed from her friends. With betrayal and
peril lurking in every shadow, she finds herself standing at a crossroads.
To preserve everything she holds dear and expose her true self, or doom the two
realms. She must decide.
A Kingdom of Air
and Duty
Portals of
Science and Magic Book 1
A scientist’s assistant. A
portal to a new world. A strange male she never should have met.
Venture into the unknown with
Rebecca, the brilliant assistant to renowned physicist Howard Bristol, as they
open a portal to the fae realm. When the portal explodes and leaves behind a
mystery creature, Rebecca must shelter this unusual being, known as Kaval.
In a race against time, Kaval and Rebecca desperately seek a way to send him
back before he attracts dangerous attention. As a malevolent presence hunts the
newcomer, threatening their every move, Rebecca finds herself entangled in a
battle not only against their adversaries but also against the irresistible
pull of this enigmatic stranger. Journey through a spellbinding urban fantasy
where the lines between science and magic blur, and the power of friendship and
love become the ultimate weapons against the encroaching darkness.
Prepare to be swept away by an epic tale of two beings who should never have
met.
Liz Cain is an urban fantasy writer and NHS frontline staff.
She was born in East Yorkshire in the UK and grew up near the sea with her
parents and two sisters. She moved to the midlands, which was much too far
south for her, graduating from Leicester University with a degree in Physics
and going on to complete an MSc in Medical and Radiation Physics. She has
worked in the NHS since 2008 as a Nuclear Medicine Clinical Scientist, helping
with cancer treatment and diagnosis.
She has traveled at every opportunity from Thailand and
Australia to touring national parks in North America. Liz has done lots of
crazy things for charity, including skydiving, running, swimming, and even
cutting off her hair. While out on adventures she finds herself weaving
intricate tales in her head which one day she had to write down.
Liz has loved reading her whole life, growing up with Anne
McCaffrey, Mary Stewart, and Terry Goodkind. Becoming an author happened by
chance when she jumped at the opportunity to help a friend tell a story that
deserved to be told. It inspired her to follow her lifelong dream and now she
has published books with her coauthor Anne K. Whelan in the fantasy romance and
paranormal romance genre, finally taking that last step and publishing by
herself in 2023.
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December 22, 2024
Harry the Pirate Captain
Harry the hairiest strongest pirate and his intrepid crew
are off to battle a Kraken and other hairy adventures
Harry and the Kraken
Harry the Pirate Captain Book 1
by Philip L. Hutson
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure
Harry, the strongest, bravest, and hairiest pirate, is the
legendary captain of the Flying Dragon. He is always on the hunt for adventure
and treasure but never at the expense of his crew or the target of his
pirating. One day, while celebrating a large haul in their favorite pub, a
stranger stumbles in. He tells them he lost his whole crew in a heroic battle
against an evil, man-eating kraken. Harry and his loyal crew don’t hesitate to
avenge the crew and remove the threat. Before they even get out to the open
ocean they encounter a mysterious stranger. The stranger, who isn’t quite what
he seems, keeps the ship’s crew guessing what he will do next. The flying
dragon starts the voyage by trying to avoid detection by spies or pirate
hunters. They are surprised to find a Royal Navy pirate hunter in a Spanish
port where it does not belong. The crew prepares for a fight and a certain
defeat. In what appears to be dumb luck the stranger causes a cannon to fire
and make an incredible shot that disables a Royal Navy man-o-war. Harry and the
Kraken is a lighthearted fantasy and an introduction to Harry’s magical
universe.
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Harry the Pirate Captain Book 2
Legendary pirate captain Harry vows to rescue a crew of
pirates from a Spanish prison. During their journey to rescue the prisoners,
Harry and his crew encounter a group of displaced people with surprising
connections to his quartermaster and their unassuming cargo master. As they
continue their journey, they rescue a pair of brothers from a ghost ship who,
despite their small stature, help save the crew from evil harpies. Just when
their hopes are high, everything falls apart, and Harry and the crew are captured.
Now, Harry must rescue himself, his crew, and the imprisoned pirates he swore
to free. “Harry Breaks a Jail” continues the thrilling saga of Harry
and his loyal band of pirates.
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“Harry and the Kraken”, started out as a response to the
request “Tell me a story” from my grandson. He then gave me the parameters of a
story about pirates and a Kraken. Then when I asked what the captain’s name
should be, he pointed at my hairy legs and said “Harry”.
I started to tell him the story but ran out of time. With a
promise to finish it and send an email to his mother with the rest, I started
working on it. I originally intended it to be a simple one-page story. I
realized it would be much more than that when I got to chapter 4 and hadn’t
really gotten into the story.
The illustrations in the first book, “Harry and the Kraken”
are by my grandson and by some brothers who were early beta readers. The story
is for my grandson primarily so to improve it I had some middle-graders (the
brothers included) read it and give me feedback. Once the brothers read it they
wanted to add more illustrations.
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Rumi and the Retribution
The Da Vinci Code meets Rumi in a
global thriller/mystery
Rumi and the Retribution
Gabriel McKnight Book 1
by
Pooneh Sadeghi
Genre:
Global Thriller, Mystery
You Are What You Seek.
Gabriel McKnight, a decorated former U.S. Navy SEAL and bestselling author,
sees his perfect life come unraveled when he’s named the prime
suspect in a murder case after his twin brother vanishes without a
trace. Now on the run from the law, Gabriel embarks on a desperate
worldwide quest to clear his name and uncover his brother’s fate.
His only ally is Noor Rahman, the scion of a once-powerful Iranian
dynasty whose past intertwines with a mysterious book of Rumi’s
poems left behind by her deceased parents. Together, Gabriel and Noor
decipher cryptic passages suggesting a link between the historic
murders of Noor’s family and his brother’s disappearance. From
the back alleys of Washington, D.C., to the bustling streets of
Paris, and the vibrant vistas of Tehran, they navigate a labyrinth of
danger and deception leading them inexorably to Rumi’s mystical
resting place in Turkey.
But discovery comes with a perilous cost. With every revelation, Gabriel
and Noor inch that much closer to unlocking the sinister truth behind
their parallel destinies. Can they outwit their unseen foes and
decode the final mysteries before they themselves become the final
casualties in this deadly game?
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I was born to a diplomat and housewife in Tehran-Iran then whisked
across the globe to whatever country my parents had been assigned to.
Raised to appreciate various cultures, landscapes, languages, and
viewpoints, my life was one grand adventure until a revolution took
place in my country and turned our lives upside down. Between then
and the age of eighteen I had experienced both the joy, freedom, and
magic our world offers as well as wars, deprivation, and oppression.
My undergraduate studies were in the Middle East and my post graduate
studies were at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France.
So, when did I become a writer? Books had always been my greatest
friends, teachers, refuge, and the inspiration to forge my own
future. In college I realized I wanted to write engaging mysteries
and thrillers. At the same time, I wanted to give readers more than a
story. I wanted to share the rich beauty of Persian literature as
well as that of other cultures. For that I embarked on a
twenty-two-year journey, traveling to various countries, and
experiencing life while establishing a successful career. Gabriel
McKnight and his first story had been on my mind for several years
yet it wasn’t until my mid-forties that I picked up the proverbial
pen. The time had come to share my stories.
The next step was making my dream come true. I queried several agents and
one glorious day in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic my wonderful
literary agent reached out to me with an offer for representation.
She took my story to publishers and before I knew it, we had a
publishing contract –and here we are.
Today, I live in Oklahoma City, USA with my family and two dogs. If there’s
one thing I’ve learned, it’s the power of words. Words can heal,
teach, entertain, inspire, and evoke change. I hope you enjoy
Gabriel’s adventures as much as I enjoyed writing them.
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December 20, 2024
Candle in the Wind
Betrayed…Banished…Alone
Candle in the Wind
by Kim Baccellia
Genre: Diverse Dystopian Thriller
What if you discovered everything you’ve been taught is a
lie?
For most of her life, seventeen-year-old Espie Hernandez’s
world revolved around the Branch of Thomas, a cult-like haven in what’s left of
a war-ravaged America. Their ruler, Reverent Father, keeps them safe from the
Others, those outside the compound who wish to harm them.
Espie questions what she’s been taught and finds herself
banished from the compound. She’s thrust into the harsh world beyond their
walls with the mission to prove the Others actually have a plot against them.
When tensions escalate, Espie must figure out who to trust before everything
she loves is torn apart.
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Award-winning author Kim Baccellia grew up in Sacramento,
California, the oldest of seven. She has a business associate degree from
Sacramento City College, a BS degree in elementary education from Brigham Young
University, and studied post grad bilingual/bicultural education at CSUF.
She’s been a telemarketer, library helper at the Harold B.
Lee library at BYU, assistant manager, sales clerk, tutor, bilingual teacher,
and homeschool mother. Currently the author of four YA novels with another one
coming out soon!
Author of YA paranormal CROSSED OUT and CROSSED FIRE. YA
dystopia CANDLE IN THE WIND. Also the author of the urban diverse fantasy
EARRINGS OF IXTUMEA. Short Christmas Magic in the Holiday analogy MISTLETOE AND
MAGIC. Re-releasing YA fantasy series under new titles in 2026! Currently
working on a historical romance set in Tuscany.
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December 19, 2024
Candy Crone
Candy Crone is a Christmas Short Story standalone in
the bestselling Hawthorne University Witch Series.
Candy Crone
The Hawthorne University Witch Series Book 8
By A.L. Hawke
Genre: Paranormal Holiday Fantasy
Cast in the Hawthorne University Witch Series.While I’m enjoying a spicy caramel apple surprise at our local ice cream
parlor, an old lady in rags rambles nonsense about candy canes to children
waiting for Santa. That distracts me from prepping my young friend Cat for her
college interview at Hawthorne University.Christmas turns into creepy Halloween when all the local children, including
Cat, disappear in the woods. Bryce and I search our forest but become
spellbound. All this voracious casting heralds the arrival of a new witch in
town. The Candy Crone.As the Hawthorne Witch, I hold great power, but with my unborn baby kicking,
the witch exploits my sins and vices through gluttony. Am I nothing more than
my appetites and power as the Hawthorne Witch? Or can I accomplish something
greater? If I can’t sort my stuff out, Cat, my unborn baby, Chandra, and all
these innocent kids living in Hawthorne are toast.Cadence Hawthorne returns in this Christmas novella taking place after
Shadow Cast, book 6, in The Hawthorne University Witch Series. Candy Crone
is a complete self-contained novella not ending in cliffhangers. Some spoilers
cannot be avoided, but the story is a STANDALONE book that can be enjoyed
without reading the preceding novels.Content Warning: Candy Crone contains profanity, adult situations and, of
course, witchcraft.
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A.L. Hawke is the author of the bestselling Hawthorne
University Witch series. The author lives in Southern California torching the
midnight candle over lovers against a backdrop of machines, nymphs, magic,
spice and mayhem. A.L. Hawke writes fantasy and romance spanning four thousand
years, from pre-civilization to contemporary and beyond.
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December 18, 2024
Montuak Romances
Sizzling attractions and romance on the sands of Montauk
Jingle Bell Love
A Montuak Romance Book 2
By P.C. Zick
Genre: Contemporary Romance
the opposite sex. Blind date fiascos until they discover one another.Denny’s wife—the only woman he’s ever loved—died the year before and his
friends are intent on finding him a new love. Jill’s first experience with love
in college left her skeptical that she would ever be able to find love. Both
the widower and the bachelorette hope for a second chance at love.When Denny and Jill find themselves lustfully drawn to one another, they’re
ashamed of their secret encounters. When friends suspect there might be
something between them, they disapprove. Unsure of how they feel about one
another, the attraction continues. To keep things on the downlow, they hatch a
pact to be friends with secret benefits and embark on a hot sexy romance. When
those benefits explode into something more than primal urges, one of them
breaks the pact, and the whole affair and friendship ends up unraveling as the
holiday season approaches. This steamy romance jingles all the bells for the
Christmas season.Denny, a contractor with a desire to become an architect, designs a home with
Jill foremost in his mind. Their love ebbs and flows in this Hamptons romance.Jingle Bell Love is the second novel in the Montauk Romance series,
which feature novels filled with steamy passion, and always, everlasting love.Buy your copy of Jingle Bell Love to begin reading about the
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Love On the Wind
A Montuak Romance Book 2
An explosive passion that surprises them both in this sexy Hamptons romance.Six years of traveling for her reality TV series has left Kiley Nelson, a
dedicated career woman, longing for a place to call her own. Spending a weekend
at her girlfriend’s beach house is the perfect reprieve, especially when she
purchases property to finally settle down. But her peaceful escape is shaken
when she smashes into a car containing the sinfully sexy and infuriated
passenger, Jeff Hammond, who immediately melts her heart.Jeff, staying at his friend’s Montauk home to relax after a trying week of
building a home for a spoiled diva, doesn’t count on sharing his weekend with
the flaky, yet incredibly sexy, Kiley. He agrees to build her house, despite
the tug on his heart as Kiley turns him on in every delicious way.Passionate weekends and shared dreams begin to shape the house they start to
build together as Jeff begins to realize his dream of becoming an architect. As
their relationship deepens, so do the wounds from past hurts, rousing ghosts
from Jeff’s traumatic past when his fiancé cheated on him with his brother.
When a summer storm rolls in at the nearly complete house, they’re forced to
deal with the past before it shakes and cracks the very foundation they’ve
built.Misunderstanding and stubborn personalities threaten to rip apart the fledgling
relationship until both Kiley and Jeff learn to trust one another and are given
a second chance at love.Love on the Wind is the first novel in the Montauk Romance series,
which feature novels filled with steamy passion, and always, everlasting love.Buy your copy of Love on the Wind to begin reading about the
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P.C. Zick describes herself as a storyteller no matter what
she writes. And she writes in a variety of genres, including romance,
contemporary fiction, and creative nonfiction. She’s won various awards for her
essays, columns, editorials, articles, and novels.
Zick offers a variety of nonfiction books, which include a
book on vegetable gardening, a compilation of her essays and short stories from
her decades-long career as a writer, and a primer for writers on taking an idea
and turning it into a published book. She has also published and annotated the
journal of her great-grandfather based on his experiences as a Union soldier
during the Civil War.
Her novels contain elements of romance with strong female
characters, handsome heroes, and descriptive settings. And all of her works
express her philosophy of living lightly upon this earth with love, laughter,
and passion.
She and her husband live in Tallahassee, Florida, where they
enjoy gardening, kayaking, golfing, hiking, and traveling.
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THESE ARE NOT MY WORDS (I JUST WROTE THEM)
THESE ARE NOT MY WORDS (I JUST WROTE THEM)
Donovan Hufnagle
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GENRE: Poetry
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BLURB:
Echoing Chuck Palahniuk’s statement. “Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I’ve ever known,” this collection explores identity. These poems drift down rivers of old, using histories private and public and visit people that I love and loathe. Through heroes and villains, music and cartoons, literature and comics, science and wonder, and shadow and light, each poem canals the various channels of self and invention. As in the poem, “Credentials,” “I am a collage of memories and unicorn stickers…[by] those that have witnessed and been witnessed.”
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EXCERPT
Refurbished
Susan taught me that poetic energy lies
between the lines, white noise scratching
and clawing between images, ideas,
things…
And like a poem,
the chair was molded by my Tio’s hands,
an antique wooden upholstered desk chair.
My Tio moved from Durango, Mexico
to Forth Worth in 1955.
He became a mason and wood worker.
He bricked the stockyards
He built the signs
He died in 2005.
Now,
matted. Worn. Faded floral design. Wood
scarred like healing flesh.
The arms torn, ratted by the heft of his arms
and the stress of the days. The foam peeks
out.
The brass upholstery tacks rusted. I count
1000 of them. With each,
I mallet a fork-tongue driver under its head.
A tap, tap, tapping until it sinks beneath the tack,
until the tack springs from its place.
I couldn’t help but think of a woodpecker.
A tap, tap, tapping into Post Oak,
a rhythm…each scrap of wood falling to the ground
until a home is formed.
Until each piece of wood like the tacks removed
shelter something new.
I remove the staples, the foam, the fabric,
the upholstery straps
until it’s bones.
I sand and stain
until its bones shine.
I layer and wrap its bones with upholstery straps,
foam, fabric, staples and tacks.
New tacks, Brass medallions
adorning the whole, but holding it
all together—
its bones
its memories,
its energy.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Donovan Hufnagle is a husband, a father of three, and a professor of English and Humanities. He moved from Southern California to Prescott, Arizona to Fort Worth, Texas. He has five poetry collections: These Are Not My Words (I Just Wrote Them), Raw Flesh Flash: The Incomplete, Unfinished Documenting Of, The Sunshine Special, Shoebox, and 30 Days of 19. Other recent writings have appeared in Tempered Runes Press, Solum Literary Press, Poetry Box, Beyond Words, Wingless Dreamer, Subprimal Poetry Art, Americana Popular Culture Magazine, Shufpoetry, Kitty Litter Press, Carbon Culture, Amarillo Bay, Borderlands, Tattoo Highway, The New York Quarterly, Rougarou, and others.
Website: http://www.donovanhufnagle.com
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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/These-Are-Not-My-Words/dp/B0DBMN46M4/ref=sr_1_1
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Q & A With …
Any weird things you do when you’re alone?
I debate myself. I pretend that I am debating someone about a controversial topic. Or rather, a topic I deemed essential and that the other person in this imaginary scenario disagrees with. I have verbal matches with a person (they are usually distortions of real people—family, friends, and associates) about a topic that probably has no significance in their or my world. I assume what their stance would be, and I make arguments on the contrary. Is that weird?
What is your favorite quote and why?
I have many, but I really like the repeated line from the Corrosion of Conformity song “Shelter.” The line is “Once in awhile you’d be better listening to the fools for a change.” I am not going to analyze the song, but for some reason I am reminded by one of my mentor’s discussions about Shakespeare and the “fools” in his plays. Though entertaining and maybe a comical retreat from the serious, the “fools” in Shakespeare’s plays are the characters to listen to the most. They are the truth speakers. If you ever want to know what’s happening in a Shakespearian play, listen to the fools. Anyway, I also like the idea that we are constantly bombarded by practical advice. I mean, I am a father of three, so I know how to give practical advice. But the advice from a fool might not be practical, and it could push you in an unexpected direction, which could be the best choice you have ever made.
Who is your favorite author and why?
I always struggle with this question. I have so many authors that I love and that have influenced my writing. From timeless writers such Robert Frost to contemporary authors such as George Saunders. I admire many contemporary writers such as Tyehimba Jess, Kim Addonizio, and the late CD Wright. My favorite novel is probably The Great Gatsby. From a writing standpoint, the most influential writer would probably be Langston Hughes. His thinking about language and musicality in his work has really connected with me. From an entertainment perspective, I enjoy the supernatural, so Anne Rice is one of my authors I read. I also enjoy dystopian works, so the classics 1984 or Fahrenheit 451 are in my wheelhouse.
What, in your opinion, are the most important elements of good writing?
Language. If anything, the words, and their meanings play the most important role. Its funny, I have the book What If by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter on my desk right now. There are like 80+ writing exercises for fiction writers. They focus on beginnings, characterization, dialogue, plot, mechanics, and the like. All these factors are important, and, arguably, not one is more important than the other. But I love a writer, and any writer—fiction, nonfiction, and poetry—who has a poetic mindset with language. To think about each word and how that word plays a role in the narrative or whatever, and how that word plays with the next word holds a special place for me. For instance, I enjoy Sue Monk Kidd’s writing. The Mermaid Chair could be sectioned in literature rather than fiction.
Where did you get the idea for this book?
These Are Not My Words (I Just Wrote Them) has various meanings, personal and universal. The title came from the documentary miniseries The Staircase. The series was about Michael Peterson and his wife’s murder. In the scene when the defense is questioning the sister of the murder victim about the statement she previously gave to police, the defense lawyer reiterates her statement and asks, “Those were your words?” and her response was, “They weren’t my words, it is what I wrote.” I could not stop laughing and for several reasons. Prior to this, I would lightheartedly criticize how my wife would repeat what I just said but switch the language around to fit her needs. Anyway, after the staircase episode, I labeled this action “These are not my words, I just wrote them.” And I like to think my poetry does a similar thing—take a reality and translate it into both authenticity and art. I appreciate the art of documentary poetry, which may include found histories such as the poems in my book that use the WPA narratives from the 1930s. In the case of these poems, mostly, they aren’t my words, I just arranged and directed them, trying to highlight the emotional energy.
I am not inventing any words, at least, I don’t remember making up any new words or using any lost words in this book, so from a practical stance, I’m using someone else’s words in, hopefully, stimulating ways.
