Posted on: January 5th, 2012
No, it’s not the Nobel, but Carolyn Howard-Johnson wanted to create an award for books of excellence. “Here & Abroad” is my chapbook of short stories. “Holiday” was previously published in Caveat lector, and “Paris Blues Redux” won Best Fiction from the Chaffin Journal.
Here’s a link to Carolyn’s winning 2011 list: http://www.myshelf.com/backtoliterature/column.htm
You can buy the book at Cervena Barva’s Lost Bookshelf: http://www.thelostbookshelf.com/fictionbooks.html#Joan%20Gelfand
Or, on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=joan+gelfand&x=0&y=0
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Posted on: December 30th, 2011
After some deliberation, we decided it might feel really good to catch up on our neglected projects this last week of December. We’re anticipating a busy January with Adam’s work, rounding the corner of the last revision of my novel and ramping up the Hunger/Poetry Project. In addition to his full time job as VP/Product, Adam’s been advising three start-ups. After commuting to LA all year, a week at home sounded really great. Turns out, it was the right thing to do. I got sick right before Christmas (cold/cough – that nasty bug that lays you not all the way down, but low) so I was really glad to be home. And Adam has done some great projects: cleaned out my office of all non-functional electronic equipment, cleaned out the garage, worked with our gardener to put in a new rose garden, and made some good progress on his work. On top of all our domesticizing, we saw a few really good movies – “The Help,” and “The Debt” on DVD, and “My Week With Mariilyn” – in the theater. We’ve visited our kids, had lunch with friends, did some improvements to our BNB and rested! A lovely ending to a very, very hectic year. We hope you all go into 2012 with renewed spirit, warm hearts, optimistic outlooks and energy to do what you love.
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Posted on: December 16th, 2011
Just back from a lovely reading in Davis at the beautiful John Natsoulas Gallery on 1st and E streets. Jenny Hollander and I performed to a great crowd of poets and locals – the only folks left in town since school had gotten out earlier this week. Thanks to Andy Jones for the invitation – and for winning us a Poets and Writers grant.
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