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Oh my Patriotic Literati!

A cousin of mine, who I have not seen in about 40 years, stumbled upon our site.  (I can run but I cannot hide!)  And she sent me this as proof she is a Sully!  For those of you who have wondered about the banner on our [...]

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Here’s the second submission to our Veterans’ Writing Project. Ed Coonce sent me this story he calls, “The Skivvy House.” In this story, Ed reminds us that the troops in combat zones fight wars on many levels during their deployment.

Ed is not only a writer, he [...]

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I’m here, brother

On July 2, 2011 By

To honor the birth of our nation, it is with great pride that I publish this first submission for our Veterans’ Writing Project. There are others waiting, but I decided this one would be first. I will get the others published after you have had time to digest and critique this [...]

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Drop and Give Me a Story!

On June 17, 2011 By

 

I LOVE THE SMELL OF CREATIVITY FIRST THING IN THE MORNING!

Your mission is simple; get the stories written and e-mailed to me at gary@awordwithyoupress.com. I’ll post ‘em to the website, get ‘em eyeballed by our brothers and sisters, we’ll select the best of the best, and get [...]

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As many of you know, A Word with You Press is conducting a writers’ workshop exclusively for military veterans.  The only common thread is that each participant has served in uniform, and has a story to tell.

I would like to suggest a theme, that will help differentiate this anthology from [...]

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Saturday at 10:00 we are having our second veteran’s read and respond session.  Our veterans have stories that need to be told, and this forum is designed to help them tell us.  Our plan is to provide professional and peer feedback as they read stories they have written, and shape their [...]

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We are free to throw another log on the fire this year and watch the snow fall(or watch the surf roll in three blocks from here) because of the selflessness of our veterans.  One such veteran, Sergio Santos, attended our recent writer’s workshop with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jonathan Freedman.  While [...]

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