News from 3 Chairs

  • My Year in Books 2020
    My Year in Books 2020

    I must confess, it doesn’t surprise me that this is the first time in five years I did not meet my personal reading goal of 50 books. There were long stretches of time in 2020 when sitting still was next to impossible, nevermind tasks that required focus and attention-spans. Which is not to say I…

  • Creative Holiday Gift Ideas
    Creative Holiday Gift Ideas

    Click here to discover lots of creative gift ideas from Three Chairs Publishing!

  • Holiday Shopping at Guilford Art Center
    Holiday Shopping at Guilford Art Center

    Looking for an enchanting place to do some holiday shopping? Be sure to visit the SHOP at Guilford Art Center. There are so many beautiful, handmade gift ideas — from colorful pottery pieces and tree ornaments, to yummy scarves and one-of-a-kind jewelry. Also…you can buy copies of my books and postcards there, too! Literally hundreds…

  • Chikmedia Holiday Gift Guide
    Chikmedia Holiday Gift Guide

    Every year, the ladies at Chikmedia put together a list of must have women-owned products you need for the holidays. The 2020 edition includes fab gift items from: Wine Shop at Home Miss Lou Makes Lay & V NSW Jewelry Designs Contribution Clothing Blendi and Three Chairs Publishing! Check out the video now, then head…

  • An Interview with MANIFEST (zine)
    An Interview with MANIFEST (zine)

    Part of the Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair JEN PAYNE is no stranger to the zine phenomenon. Her first zine —The Latest News — came out in the early 1990s during the golden age of Factsheet Five and Mike Gunderloy. Since those early days writing The Latest News, Jen has enjoyed putting her writing out…

  • Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair
    Coin-Operated Press Christmas Zine Fair

    As the cold winter nights draw in, Coin-Operated Press is showcasing fellow zine-makers just in time for the Hollyday season! Their first annual Christmas Zine Fair is online THIS weekend, Saturday December 5 and Sunday December 6. Visit the Christmas Zine Fair to check out our zine-makers at their virtual tables. The folks at Coin-Operated…

  • NEW! MANIFEST (zine): Cat Lady Confessions
    NEW! MANIFEST (zine): Cat Lady Confessions

    MANIFEST (zine) presents Cat Lady Confessions, a full-color exposé that explores the oft-maligned life of the cat lady: crazy or contemplative? recluse or dancing to the beat of her own drum? You decide. Now on sale, this 24-page, color booklet includes essays, poetry, and mixed media collage pieces. You’ll get to make your own Cat…

  • Chikmedia Holiday Gift Guide
    Chikmedia Holiday Gift Guide

    Every year, the ladies at Chikmedia put together a list of must have women-owned products you need for the holidays. The 2020 edition includes fab gift items from: Wine Shop at Home Miss Lou Makes Lay & V NSW Jewelry Designs Contribution Clothing Blendi and…Three Chairs Publishing! Check out the video now, then head on…

  • Love Poems to the Something Greater within All of Us
    Love Poems to the Something Greater within All of Us

    EVIDENCE OF FLOSSING: What We Leave Behind Poems & Musings by Jen Payne 80+ Original & Vintage Color Photographs Would God floss? Do spiders sing? Can you see the Universe in your reflection? Part social commentary, part lament, the poems in Evidence of Flossing: What We Leave Behind are, at their heart, love poems to…

  • What can hibernating bears teach humans?
    What can hibernating bears teach humans?

    As we watch the fall colors wane and this long, long year slowly fades into winter, I find myself thinking about comfort. my grandmother’s afghan draped across my lap cinnamon rolls baking and hot coffee brewing a favorite sweater, its sleeves stretched long and collar pulled up roast chicken and red wine for a while,…

  • Whatcha Readin’?
    Whatcha Readin’?

    This is Joe. Joe reads books. Be like Joe. Visit 3 Chairs Publishing’s online SHOP to buy books today!

  • Even Now: the Solace of Nature
    Even Now: the Solace of Nature

    Waiting Out the Storm Poetry by Jennifer A. Payne “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 are and the infinite extent of our relations.” — Henry David Thoreau Written from the shoreline of Connecticut and the wide…

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