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Shaindel Beers

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in South Bend, Indiana, The United States

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Anne Sexton, Richard Jackson, Anne Carson, Eavan Boland, Joy Harjo

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Shaindel Beers is author of the poetry collections A Brief History of Time (Salt Publishing, 2009), The Children’s War and Other Poems (Salt, 2013), and Secure Your Own Mask (White Pine Press, 2018). Her poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. She is currently an instructor of English at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Oregon, in eastern Oregon’s high desert, and serves as poetry editor of Contrary. Learn more at http://shaindelbeers.com .

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	A Brief History of Time 4.48 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secure Your Own Mask 4.82 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Children's War and Other Poems 4.64 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	6S: The 6S Review, Issue 2 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Undead: A Poetry Anthology of Ghosts, Ghouls, and More by Bianca Lynne Spriggs (Editor), Katerina Stoykova-Klemer (Editor), Tony Barnstone (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sententia #2 by Ryan W. Bradley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Paula Bomer (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Shaindel Beers (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Reader #1 by Elynn Alexander (Goodreads Author), Judy L. Brekke, Brad Burjan 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Away for the Summer (Literature & Fiction)

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Description: A Short-Short Story (only 184 words, no excuses)

Winning a Date with Cindy Swanson (Literature & Fiction)

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Description: A short story, originally published by Ignavia Press.

A Party for Miriam (Literature & Fiction)

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Description: A short story, originally published in Women in Judaism.

The Gift (Literature & Fiction)

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Description: A short story, originally published in Tattoo Highway.

Longing on Hwy 10 (Literature & Fiction)

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Description: Short story, previously published in Compass Rose and by Rural Messengers Press.

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Selected Stories

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