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Current Listings:  Memoirs, Poems and Stories for

                               Adult, Children and Young Adult Categories

                              as well as Literary Links

                                                       TABLE  OF  CONTENTS

                                               MEMOIRS:

TRAVEL BACK 100 YEARS TO THE GOLD RUSH ACTIVITY ON THE BEACHES OF NOME, ALASKA VIA A FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT: http://my.awesomenet.net/~elfs2/wave2.html

TO SYDNEY, WITH LOVE :  A special memory of Australia's crown jewel by Jenny Lynch

REMEMBERING GERTRUDE ATHERTON'S GARDEN - A MEMOIR AND LITERARY REVIEW:

  You never know what you'll discover at a library book sale - - -

NEW:

VISITING  GRANDMA - "Over the river and through the hills to grandmother's house we go ."

Not so easy when it's raining and muddy - - - by Joyce Lock

                                              STORIES:

SP RI N G F L IN G

H ave time to read a novella set in the 50's about a college student who wins a date with a beautiful movie star?

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THESE  STORIES BY LISA PLOCH SWOPE:

 CONFESSIONS OF A FAST FOOD WORKER:  Reminds us how important it is to keep our dreams aloft.

A FAILED ADOPTION:   A young couple doesn't fight like cats and dogs, but instead, about dogs and cats.  But there's more to it than that.  Read it over and see what you would have done in their situation.

                                                POEMS:

WE ARE VERY PROUD TO PRESENT:

POEMS BY JOE" - a collection by popular Nagoya poet, Joe Sichi

NEW:   A little humorous play-on-words to spice up our lives during these serious days!

              What's In A Name? by Michael Levy

ALSO,  A REFLECTIVE  ADDITION TO OUR PAGES:

"TOO FAR GONE TO RETURN? " by Jenny Lynch 

OUR EMOTIONS OFTEN DEMAND CREATIVE EXPRESSION:

Read another poem by Jenny.

TO BELONG"   by Nicki Hoffman  -   beautiful images

Read a "RAINBOW OF POEMS"  by CATHY PRATHER  and find out more about Cathy's other work.

                                    THE VILHOTTI  "SERIES"

 Are you ready for some baseball? Well the Greek gods are. But oh, what they do to the game... Link here to get started with:

ONE CRAZY THING  by  Jerry Vilhotti

HOLY WINDS  by  Jerry Vilhotti

If the recent serious events are getting to be too much and you need to lighten just a little bit, this may do the trick.  It is part of a group of poems with a similar theme by Jerry Vilhotti.  Link here.

BABE'S GHOST by Jerry Vilhotti

The playful Greek gods are at it again, putting a curse on the team that lived to regret the day they gave the Babe away.

GREAT NEWS:  THE JINX WAS BROKEN IN 2004 !

Link here please.

DEVIOUS  WAYS   by  Jerry Vilhotti

Mighty Spectators get involved in the game again.

IT'S  ABOUT  MASUMA ?

Now, join the fun with this inning from Jerry Vilhotti, featuring the Winged Victory herself.

WE KNOW YOU'LL LIKE THIS ONE BY VILHOTTI:

MORTALS PLAY

  Link here for stories:

ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS:

                               LINKS:

You'll find more to read at Rob Hopcott's Online Fiction and Poetry Website:

http://fiction.hopcott.net/links/onlinefictionandpoetry.html

ANOTHER GREAT LITERARY LINK:      PUBLISHED.COM

  FREE ONLINE TUTORING SERVICE FOR GRADES K-12 - NOT A HOMEWORK SUPERVISION SITE, BUT A SERVICE TO HELP THE STUDENT TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM AREAS.

Have you ever been curious about the background of the famous painting, "THE ANGELUS", by J. F. Millet?  You'll find a few answers here. 

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                                           COTTAGE INDUSTRY:  A LITERARY POTPOURRI.

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