Category: Books
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You are braver than you believe & stronger than you seem…
I’ve been walking around barefoot a lot. Outside, in the yard, to the mailbox — no matter the temperature or weather. It reminds me of that opening scene in Die Hard when John McClain’s seatmate tells him “After you get where you’re going, take off your shoes and your socks…walk around on the rug barefoot…
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Finding Inspiration
When I told a friend last spring that I was writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month, she asked me how I found the inspiration for 30 poems. “It’s like rummaging around in a junk drawer,” I told her. “You’re bound to put your hands on something!” And sure enough, one April, I…
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Waiting Out the Storm at Rock Garden in Branford
We’re happy to report that the poetry chapbook Waiting Out the Storm can now be found at Rock Garden in Branford. This is a great little shop – and not just for books! This eclectic shop offers a wide variety of items including crystals, rocks, minerals & fossils; jewelry; tumbled polished stones; oracle cards &…
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Winter Reading
What else is there to do? VISIT OUR ETSY BOOKSHOP TODAY
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The thing about books is…
“Perhaps the book opened a door; books have a way of causing ripples.” ― Erika Swyler, The Book of Speculation There is a particular joy in the serendipity of books. How one leads you to the next, how one echoes another without your choosing. How someone can ask have you read…? and you have, or…
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2019: The Year in Books
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ― Charles W. Eliot As the years winds down, I have a book in queue (The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler) and the manuscript for a dear friend’s new book…
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A Holiday Toast
“Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life. Avoid too much noise. Read good books, have good sentences in your ears. Be by yourself as often as you can. Walk. Take the phone off the hook. Work regular hours.” — JANE KENYON — Happy Holidays & Heartfelt Best Wishes…
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A book is a gift you can open again & again!
Gift Ideas from Three Chairs Publishing Waiting Out the Storm Written from the shoreline of Connecticut and the wide and windswept beaches of Cape Cod, the poems in this book offer an intimate look at life transitions and how we cope with the unexpected. $15.00 FLOSSING A quirky photobook featuring artistic, ironic images of discarded…
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On Sale Now: Waiting Out the Storm
WAITING OUT THE STORM Poems by Jennifer A. Payne 5.5 x 8.5, Paperback, 44 pages ISBN: 978-0-9905651-4-7 $15.00 (plus tax + shipping) Poems on death, grief, and gratitude, written from the shoreline of Connecticut and the wide and windswept beaches of Cape Cod. Dedicated to the memory of MaryAnne Siok.
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New Poetry Chapbook Explores Death, Grief & Gratitude
Three Chairs Publishing is pleased to announce the publication of its newest book, Waiting out the Storm, a collection of poems about death, grief, and gratitude by Branford writer Jen Payne. Reflecting on the sudden loss of a close friend, Payne returns, as she does in her past books LOOK UP! and Evidence of Flossing,…
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Labor of Love and a New Book
Three Chairs Publishing is pleased to present our newest title: WAITING OUT THE STORM Poetry by Jennifer A. Payne 5.5 x 8.5, Paperback, 44 pages $15.00 (plus tax + shipping) “Not till we are lost, in other words not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we…
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Hi, All Your Readers…
The question gets posed often, by Literary Hub and Shelf Awareness and BuzzFeed: What were your most influential books as a kid? And we all respond: Little Women or The Secret Garden, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or Harry Potter. Even I would start to tell you James and the Giant Peach and The Boxcar…
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