Monthly Archives: October 2015

Credo Man

Posted on October 25, 2015 by carolkean

A week of my life wasted trying to write a short story no longer than 7,000 words. CREDO MAN  by Carol Kean The credo is simple: If no one talks, everyone walks. You have nothing to gain by talking to … Continue reading →

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I have no place to call ‘Home” – Friedrich Schwarz – #YiddishTango

Posted on October 16, 2015 by carolkean

“You are not wanted here.”  We all feel alone in the world, at some time or other, exiled, alienated, lost. Nobody captures that better than Jewish musicians of the Holocaust. Friedrich Schwarz and his music – with the names and music of … Continue reading →

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Kitsune Onna: The Fox Woman

Posted on October 13, 2015 by carolkean

This gallery contains 16 photos.

Neil Gaiman’s fox-wife goes back a long way. Tales of men marrying trickster wives are as old as myth itself. Every culture has its own version:

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Ray Young Bear, poet of the Tama, Iowa, Meskwaki Nation

Posted on October 9, 2015 by carolkean

 Ray Young Bear is the great-great grandson of Mamwiwanike, who in 1856 purchased from the state this land along the Iowa River near Tama that became the Meskwaki Settlement. —The mystical inner life of a Meskwaki poet by Mike Kilen, mkilen@dmreg.com … Continue reading →

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#BookCovers for #IndieAuthors: #Vote if you would on your favorite “look”

Posted on October 9, 2015 by carolkean

Let’s say Carol’s Book Reviews is published as a book (by Groundhog Press). Covers must be printable “in gray scale,” and what that entails, I’ve yet to find out. I originally tried to get a silhouette of BBC (The BustyBookCritic) with … Continue reading →

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The Oddville Press: Promoting today’s geniuses and tomorrow’s giants @Oddville_Press

Posted on October 7, 2015 by carolkean

Oddville’s tree photo (left) reminds me of daughter Claire’s (2008):   @Oddville_Press The Oddville Press publishes the very best of the best in Fiction, Poetry and B&WArtwork ~ Promoting today’s geniuses and tomorrow’s giants. The Oddville Press is staffed by hip young gunslingers … Continue reading →

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How do you get Carol to read and review your book?

Posted on October 4, 2015 by carolkean

Over the years, I’ve risen from a reviewer ranking of one among millions to the top 5,000 Amazon reviewers. This took a lot of time and effort on my part. I am not “for hire” and I shudder at ads aimed at getting authors … Continue reading →

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