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Morale Boost

January 20, 2024 by barbara1055 4 Comments

I entered a competition recently, the 2023 Bookmark Story Contest, sponsored by Yountville Arts, Friends of the Yountville Library and the Napa County Library. The contest was inspired by Ernest Hemmingway’s famous 6-word story, Baby Shoes. Fellow writers at the time had challenged the author to write a story using only six words. My challenge … [Read more…]

Two Bunnies and a Library?

April 28, 2023 by barbara1055 4 Comments

Does it seem odd that both of my books were inspired by trips to a library? In my first book, The Bunny Poets, I was at the St. Helena Library for a special event involving several published poets. Since the library is a bit of a drive, three friends and I had decided to carpool. … [Read more…]