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Meet Author Greg Stone February 8, 2023 and February 22, 2023

Greg Stone

Greg Stone is the author of Dangerous Inspiration. Synesthesia alters detective-turned-novelist Ronan Mezini’s perceptions. But can it help him find the killer? Wednesday, February 8, 2023 (7:00pm - 8:30pm): Trinktisch, 87 Leonard Street, Belmont, MA 02478 Wednesday, February 22, 2023 (7:00pm - 8:30pm): Trinktisch, 87 Leonard Street, Belmont, MA 02478 For more information: Dangerous Inspirations: A Book Reading & Beer Pairing (with Author Greg Stone)

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Leave a Review! (or, Developing a Culture of Praise)

I think most writers wrangle with the feeling that their writing is garbage, from time to time. Our own inner critics take our rough drafts and compare them incessantly and unkindly to the great works that exist in the world. And this is a normal part of the growth process. Read something polished, pick up those tricks, apply them to our works-in-progress lather-rinse-repeat. But another thing happens, sometimes. Sometimes the critics get you. I just recently completed a gig, writing blog posts for a software company. It's work I've been doing for decades, but this time I got a hold...

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In Memory of Flavia Idà

Flavia Ida memorial 2022 (blog)

We are saddened to report that author Flavia Idà passed away on November 4, 2022. Flavia was the author of the novels The Iron and The Loom (Il ferro e il telaio), The Names of Heaven, Children of the Wrong Time (Figli del tempo sbagliato), The Last Speck of the World (L’ultimo granello del mondo), the short story "Mercy", and provided the translation for Building Baby Brother (Costruendo il fratellino). Flavia was also known for her work with the Italian Consulate in San Francisco, as a translator. Her passion for the Italian culture, and for helping descendants of Italian immigrants...

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Meet Author Marlene Anne Bumgarner November 5 and 6, 2022

Marlene Anne Bumgarner is the author of Back to the Land in Silicon Valley. When Marlene and her husband moved to a rural plot of land in 1973, she thought of herself as simply a young mother seeking an affordable and safe place in which to raise her child. Saturday, November 5, 2022 (2:00pm - 3:00pm): Morgan Hill Library, 660 W Main Ave, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Sunday, November 6, 2022 (3:00pm - 4:00pm): Tortilla Flats, 4616 Soquel Dr, Soquel, CA 95073

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