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‘The Everlasting’ by Lewis Woolston has been released

The Everlasting and Other Stories, the 3rd volume of short stories by Lewis Woolston, has now been released by Truth Serum Press, in paperback, ePub and Kindle.

(Lewis’s first volume, The Last Free Man, was shortlisted for Best Fiction in the 2020 Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards.)

Childhoods marred by Christian fundamentalism … teenage hearts broken by their first experience of love … the struggles of our early 20s … the disappointments and compromises of middle age … the sad solemnity of our final years …

In this new collection, Lewis Woolston explores the great journey from womb to tomb, and all the losses and loves along the way.

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For a taste of The Everlasting, click here.

‘Rejection Letters’ by Edward O’Dwyer is now published!

Rejection Letters – 100 letters from disgruntled editors to hopeful (but not always talented) poets – has now been released by Truth Serum Press.

Penned by Edward O’Dwyer, the book is a fun and fascinating look at the might have been of poetry journals, when editors really let loose and tell their submitters what they really think!

Available in  paperback  |  ePub  |  Kindle

For a taste of Rejection Letters, click here

 

Praise for Rejection Letters

Who knew anyone could make rejection so appealing?

~ Tanya Farrelly, author of The Girl Behind the Lens and When Black Dogs Sing

 

This collection is the perfect charm against any editor’s ‘No’.

~ John W. Sexton, author of Futures Pass and The Offspring of the Moon

 

I heartily endorse (this) book … and acknowledge the truth therein.

~ Jessie Lendennie, editor, Salmon Poetry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Paris’ is HERE! ‘Great Cities Vol. 1’ is now released!

Oui! It’s true … Paris Great Cities Vol. 1 has now been released.

Available in 3 formats, Paris features the work of 102 writers all reminiscing, remembering, reminding themselves and romancing on the banks of the Seine.

Click here for  paperback  |  ePub*  |  Kindle

*ePubs can be read on all Apple devices, and all eReaders except Kindles.

For a taste of Paris, click here

Featuring the poetry and prose of Carol Adams, Tobi Alfier, Joy Nevin Axelson, Meryl Baer, Linda Barrett, James Bates, Sarah Beckett, Michael Berton, Sandy Bexon, Henry Bladon, Diane Broughton, Sue Burge, Rebecca Burton, William Butler, Roger Camp, John E. Caulton, Emecheta Christian, Conor Christofferson, Jan Chronister, Ana Constantinou, Sheryl Cornett, Luciana Croci, Jeni Curtis, Dorit d’Scarlett, Sarah Das Gupta, Charlotte Davidson, David Davies, Judy DeCroce, Susan Delgado-Watts, Joanie DiMartino, William Doreski, Steve Evans, Peter Farrar, Tom Fegan, C. Jude Ferguson, Amalia Fish, Lara Frankena, Diane Funston, Julia Galosy, Joan Gerstein, Isabel Greenslade, John Grey, Ronald T. Hardwick, Ellen Herbert, Kevin Hopson, Mark Hudson, GP Hyde, Maria Jackson, Tim Jarvis, rani Jayakumar, Connie Johnson, Connie Johnstone, Patricia Joslin, Peter Kaczmarczyk, Katie Kent, Eddy Knight, Lawrence Knowles, Lavinia Kumar, Susanna Lang, Janna Layton, Mike Lewis-Beck, LindaAnn LoSchiavo, Jennifer Magliano, Joy M. Mawby, Mary McAllister, Rob McKinnon, Kathy Miller, Karuna Mistry, Remngton Murphy, Gail M. Murray, James B. Nicola, John Notley, Keith Nunes, Howard Osborne, Mangal Patel, Phillip Periman, Sylvia Petter, Huddlestone Phillips, Martin Phillips, Ruth Powell, Maureen Bridget Rabotin, Marzia Rahman, Martha Rand, Terry Ratner, Janet McMillan Rives, Alex Robertson, Andrew Robson, M.S. Rooney, JA Rose, Paula Rudnick, Ed Ruzicka, Sue Sesnon Salt, Pat Saunders, Monica Sharp, Maryella Sirmon, Amy Soricelli, Peggy Trojan, Townsend Walker, Zhihua Wang, B.D. Watson, Melissa E. Wong and James Ziersch-O’Connor

 

The Absent Bassoonist is released

The Absent Bassoonist has been published. It is the 4th and final volume in Pure Slush’s Music Folio series.

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The Absent Bassoonist features the work of Carol Adams, Pamela Baker, Jamie Bucuy, Sarah Das Gupta, Jane H. Fitzgerald, Ronald T. Hardwick, GP Hyde, rani Jayakumar, Scott MacLeod, Marta Morawiecka, Darrell Petska, Sylvia Petter, Martin Phillips, Matt Potter, Susmita Ramani, S. Roy, Cheryl Snell, Michael Webb, Allan J. Wills and Melissa E. Wong.

For a taste of The Absent Bassoonist, click here