An anthology from members of Northern California Publishers &
Authors, the book Golden Prose & Poetry delivers bold,
imaginative short stories alongside true tales, travelogues and
sentimental free verse. You'll experience a riot of emotions. Both
entertaining and humorous, this book is a must read for a plane
ride, a summer vacation or a stint on the beach. For example, Margo
King Lenson explores the unfulfilled promise of a literary spell in
her story Sexing the Professor, set at Dominican College in Marin
County. Then the book takes readers to Peru, where Kimberly A.
Edwards tells about an awkward train ride in her story Redeemed in
the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Awkward would be a generous feeling
for Jeff Parsons, who reveals what it is like to be nearly naked in
a hotel lobby. Learn to be wary of sleepwalkers by laughing through
his account of a stay at a Pennsylvania Hilton. He writes Ain't
Nothing Gonna Break My Stride. Award-winning writer Frances
Kakugawa shares advice for authors in her essay Junkyard for
Writers, which culminates with a beautiful poem that likens poetry
to a fragile shopping bag. Astrologer Joyce Mason uses Cruel
Embroidery to expose the dangers of bigotry and portray a life that
has been derailed by self-image gone off track. A husband takes the
adept skills of his wife for granted in Norma Jean Thornton's story
of The Challenge. April Edsberg shares her world travel experience
in Circumnavigating Fiji's Mana Island with beautiful descriptions
and fleeting anxiety about sharks. Sacramento writer Doreen Beyer
debuts her work with Sayonara Yorozu, a heartfelt, sentimental
verse about a Japanese store whose owner has died and whose glass
doors have shut. Catherine Byron takes readers to Montana where
genealogical research and a hidden diary reveal a 100-year-old
crime in Rape Coulee. Laurie Hoirup, who has lived her life with a
significant disability, chronicles the difficult work required of a
caregiver and pays tribute to her best friend in My Husband, a
Caregiver. Tom Kando describes disturbing psychological phenomena
in his short story Absolution, exposing his sympathetic protagonist
to love, loneliness, guilt, and paranoia. In Legacy, long-time
psychologist Linda Menicucci explores the relationships of three
sisters and finds love has no boundaries. Matthias Mendezona turns
his attention to poetry for this anthology, writing Music Blends, a
surprising encounter with gypsy rhythms that echo Marvin Gaye.
Vicki Ward takes readers back to the San Francisco Bay Area where
she recounts six-grade memories in My New White Bucks, a
life-defining experience. Tony Marcolongo offers a varsity tale in
The Halls of Radcliffe College, explaining how an 11-year-old
became legendary when his older pals fanned out for a panty raid.
Winner of the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, Kiyo
Sato winds readers through her journey in a white world, her
internment in a World War II camp, and the lessons learned in
Kodomo-No-Tameni, For the Sake of the Children. Denise Lee Branco,
author of horse stories, goes back to the ranch to record the humor
and devotion she witnessed in the eyes of an orphaned red heifer in
Princess of Purpose. Novelist Dennis Potter introduces his new
character Jake Burns, a 10-year-old who is wise beyond his years
and starts out hating his neighbors because they have displaced his
Best Friend. Editor and publisher Terry Burke Maxwell reflects on
her San Francisco roots in Values and Valuables. Set in the rubble
of the historic 1906 earthquake, the story exposes the character of
grandparents she never knew. Mocking modern celebrity culture,
publisher Ted Witt plays biographer for Dee Dee in the story,
World's Most Famous Chicken. A hen who follows a five-step formula
is guaranteed more than her allotted 15-minutes of fame.
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