short stories
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Released Today! “Stella – Beyond the Colored Line,” by Yecheilyah Ysrayl
Book Launch! Beyond The Colored Line is Available Now! Continue reading
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Writer’s Quote Wednesday – The Short Story
My Writer’s Quote Wednesday for this week is in honor of the Short Story. Wendell Harris says: “…the short story is a ….presentation of a moment whose intensity makes it seem outside the ordinary stream of time, or the significance is outside the ordinary range of experience.” —Wendell Harris I really like how Harris spoke… Continue reading
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Queen
We are south of Senegal, maybe Guinea, maybe Ghana, or maybe as far east as the Congo. In any event, there is a woman and she’s smiling; putting her body and her hands to work to the multitasking of the rhythm of hips, rolling shoulders and the calming beat of the sounds that influence them.… Continue reading
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Story Time…
… with EC 🙂 So, Stella has gone through her first stage of editing and I am now in the rewriting stage, so I thought I’d have some fun and engage in a little reading. Speaking of which, I’ve thought about an audio book. Well, more like a passing thought in which I’ve lingered slightly,… Continue reading
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The Short Story
“The short story….. wakes the reader up. Not only that, it answers the primitive craving for art, the wit, paradox and beauty of shape, the longing to see a dramatic pattern and significance in our experience.” –V. S. Pritchett “I have always enjoyed short stories and have now found them to be an added joy.… Continue reading
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Beyond The Colored Line – Part 2 of Book 2
**************************** Disclaimer: The following post is excerpted from a book written by Yecheilyah Ysrayl and is property of Yecheilyah Ysrayl. No part of this publication may be reproduced, or stolen. Permission is only given to re-blog, social media sharing for promotional purposes and the case of brief quotations embodied in the critical articles and reviews… Continue reading
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Beyond The Colored Line – Part 1
Today is the debut release of Part 1 of Book #2, “Beyond The Colored Line” in the Stella Series.Below is a reminder of what this book series is all about: Stella is a work of Historical fiction, and is distinctive in its focus on one woman’s road to self-discovery against the backdrop of the African… Continue reading
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