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Smashwords Winter/Summer Sale

During the month of July, Smashwords.com is having a site-wide promotion.  For the southern hemisphere, it’s the Winter Sale; for those of us in the north, it’s the Summer Sale. My titles are available for free using coupon code SW100. … Continue reading

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The Art of the Novella: Seize the Day by Saul Bellow

Originally published in 1957, Saul Bellow’s Seize the Day is considered one of the twentieth century’s finest works of fiction. It chronicles a single day in the life of one Tommy Wilhelm, a failed middle-aged actor, living on a precipice. … Continue reading

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Natural Selection

As part of my continuing experiment with electronic publishing, I have added my short story “Natural Selection” to my eBook store.  When this story was originally published last October in Cantaraville, wrote extensively about how it came to be written … Continue reading

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eBook Store

I’ve made several of my previously published essays and short stories available for purchase and download from Smashwords.com.   Previews of each of my mini-eBooks are available so you can decide if the story works for you before spending your money. … Continue reading

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eBook Week, Meta-Memoir

The Reader is Horizontal As I wrote yesterday, this week is “Read an eBook Week.”  While the printed book is in no danger of extinction, technological innovations, as well as business model innovations, make it clear that the way books … Continue reading

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