Pond 31 - 2017 |
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JUST A NOTE THAT THE NEXT POND WILL BE SEPTEMBER 1st. ENJOY YOUR SUMMER. - Ken
As you know, StC now has a Patreon page in the hopes that folks out there will show their support and help me take StC to the next level. Please give the Patreon page a look see.
I’m also pleased to announce that StC now has a Facebook page. Thanks so much to the advance contacts who have already liked the page. I’m hoping this too will help spread the StC word. And finally, you can now show your support by purchasing Carp Stuff in the Baitshop. As you can see, I’m trying my best to improve StC, get it out to a wider audience, and ultimately benefit the authors who get published, and even those who don’t. I would deeply appreciate your assistance. - Ken |
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P O E M Jack Harvey’s brilliantly titled ‘Wode Has Erys’ is perfectly voiced to ancient wisdom bearing on modern issues.
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S H O R T S T O R Y I guarantee if you’ve ever shopped for appliances Kate Ladew’s ‘The Washing Machine Agitator’ will ring true.
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S H O R T S T O R Y ‘Palates Change’ by Bano Bozzo is a dark and subtle tale of love. See if you notice all the clues to its underlying theme.
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AUTHOR PROFILE - JIM HAINES Jim Haines has been a supporter of StC from the beginning and has a piece appearing here in an upcoming pond. Like many of us, he has lived several lives during his lifetime and writing has been a theme with variations all along. Here is Jim’s profile.
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P O E M Ekphrastic poem ‘Hometown of Lu Xun, 1972’ by KB Ballentine left a subtle yet compelling impression even before I saw the artwork. Seeing it only added to my enjoyment.
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P O E M Patrick Erickson’s ‘Snowbirds’ is a perfect analogy for that time in life when we begin to assess our future.
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P O E M Past a certain age you begin to experience wonderful spurts of wisdom that come from a lived life. Wendy Bourke’s ‘White Blossoms’ expresses this beautifully.
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Friends of the Carp
American Life in Poetry The Art of Elizabeth Darrow National Steinbeck Center Barking Moose Press    |
AUTHOR'S ROW
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William Swarts
Readers praise William Swarts’ latest poetry collection, Harmonies Unheard: for example, ”Bill Swarts rewards us with poetry of an often delightful earthiness and much ironic humor,” says Black Buzzard Press publisher and poet Bradley Straham. “This is a book not to be missed.” And, University of Vermont English Professor Emeritus Richard Sweterlitsch agrees, “His verses resonate with rich images; his themes are universal.”
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Ken Poyner
A collection of fantastical mini-fictions. A man who encounters mammoth rustlers. Houses that begin to move on their own, forcing the inhabitants to finally introduce themselves to their neighbors. Giant chickens that are hunted for processing in the chicken sandwich industry. And much more.
Humor, irony, mythical realism, surrealism, soft science fiction. |
Ken Schweda
If you enjoy thought provoking, unusual science fiction, that might not even make sense the first time you read it, then this book of short stories is for you.
A summary for them might be: first contact, pig, birds and black holes, conspiracy, more birds, lunacy (or not?), lost time. Your reaction to each story might be something like: ? ? ? , , , ? . . . !!! , , ? |
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Peter Dabbene
You've got spam! And so does everyone else. But what happens when you reply to those spam e-mails?
Peter Dabbene poses as his alter ego, Dieter P. Bieny—a man who gives spammers just enough hope to keep them coming back for more abuse. |
Fred McGavran
The Butterfly Collector has more Fred McGavran stories like those in Spank the Carp.
“The humor is understated and often wicked.” William Pratt, Miami University, World Literature Today. |
Jacqueline Jules
“Jules’ gift is in finding the small moments — green paisley pajamas, carrot cake, the giggle of a nine-year-old boy — and gracefully elevating them to tell the story of a life. If half of all marriages end in widowhood, Stronger Than Cleopatra is a manual for how to go on.”
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Jeanne Julian
The changing seasons provide a framework for these poems that explore the loss and rebirth in the natural world and in the spirit. "These poems challenge and resonate; the reader will be haunted by them." - David E. Poston, author of Slow of Study
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Ken Poyner
Forty-two surreal, irreal, subreal fictions of master bird races, nine foot tall women, chickens and their cell phones, the collection and consumption of oxygen, a surrogate lover for a mermaid.
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Brett Stuckel
Guided by Shadows: A Westward Walk on Spain's Camino de Santiago. Discover the absurdity of Europe’s most famous pilgrim path (a Kindle eShort, ~15,000 words, also available for Nook and Kobo).
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Carol Roan
When Last on the Mountain: The View from Writers over 50 offers nonfiction, fiction, and poetry that range from the heart-wrenching to the hilarious. Who better to bear witness to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune than writers over 50?
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Carol Roan
Speak Up: The Public Speaking Primer is an inspirational guide through the thickets of stage fright, in all its forms, to the freedom of speaking up. The journey begins with a breathing exercise and wends its way through practical advice about the use of space and energy.
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William Quincy Belle
Fate can be kind. Fate can be cruel. However, every once in a while, fate can be funny. This is the lust love story of how one man met the most unusual of women in the most unusual of circumstances.
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