Category: Books
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What is Ambiguous Grief?
Now on Sale: MANIFEST (zine) #13 Ambiguous Grief In these post-pandemic days with the black veil of politics, wars, mass shootings, and climate change draped over our collective humanity, I suspect we are all suffering, in some way, from what clinical psychologist and psychotherapist Dr. Scott Eilers, calls “ambiguous grief.” It’s the realization that something…
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And on the subject of burning books…
“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police…
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Creatively Speaking on Frankenstein, Technology, and Time
The experience of reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein a few weeks ago is still haunting me, and I need to talk about this. First of all, the things we get wrong. You probably know that Frankenstein is the scientist — Victor Frankenstein — not the monster, right? Did you also know that the monster looks nothing…
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It’s International Zine Month!
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL ZINE MONTH! Come along as we celebrate a month full of zine things! Find out about zines, zine libraries, zine history, how to make your own zine and more! International Zine Month 2023 would not be possible without the lovely Alex Wrekk, who came up with the idea in the first place. Visit…
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Creatively Speaking: The Mind Palace
Have you ever watched the BBC show Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch? It’s a fabulous, contemporary reimagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional character Sherlock Holmes. There is plenty of intrigue, suspense, and surprises — even in the retelling of stories that are more than 100 years old! One of my favorite features of the show…
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MANIFEST (zine): Stressed Spelled Backwards Is DESSERTS
Issue #12, Stressed Spelled Backwards Is DESSERTS You know that good feeling you get when you eat dessert? That’s your brain’s reward system releasing dopamine. Researchers have shown that sweets rival sex and cocaine when it comes to dopamine triggers. Think about that. Dessert — it’s as good as sex! That explains a lot, doesn’t…
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MINI (zine): There’s No Such Thing as the Poop Fairy
Issue #1 – There’s No Such Thing as the Poop Fairy: 5 Things to Remember When You Walk in the Woods People love the nature preserve where I often walk. Who wouldn’t? Its wide, criss-crossing trails offer welcome views of the woods and ponds and wildlife. It’s easy to forget that the busiest highway on…
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Now on Sale! Manifest (zine) #11: Great & Small
Issue #11, Great & Small All things bright and beautiful,All creatures great and small,All things wise and wonderful,The Lord God made them all. As we move among the creatures of this planet — every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth — one…
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Lightning in a January Sky!
JANUARY 11Their eyes never lost touch.They sat and talked and laughed for hours.He reached for her hand as if he had done so every day since they last saw each other.That familiar feeling surprised them long into the night.They kissed.There was lightning in the January sky. It’s been more than 15 years since that fateful…
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Creative Gift Ideas
A Gift Subscription to MANIFEST (zine)is a one-of-a-kind gift idea for the holidays! It’s like sending a mini art installation that features interesting images and creative rabbit holes, quotes, poetry, a curated Spotify playlist. Layered with colors, textures, meanings (and music), the result is a thought-full, tactile journey with nooks and crannies to discover along…
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Thank you.
This past year has been a whirlwind for my little publishing imprint, Three Chairs Publishing. In February, I published my fourth book, Water Under the Bridge: A Sort-of Love Story. It kicked off with a warm welcome at the Guilford Art Center on Valentine’s weekend, and was featured by the Independent Book Review as part of “45…
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NEW! LIMITED EDITION ISSUE of MANIFEST (zine)
Issue #10, The Lola Poems “I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats,” writes Eckhart Tolle in his book The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. “Watch any plant or animal and let it teach you acceptance of what is, surrender to the Now. Let it teach you Being.…
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