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Bob Sommer

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Also writes as Robert F. Sommer

Recipient of the 2019 Thorpe Menn Literary Excellence Award, Robert F. Sommer's essay collection, 'Losing Francis: Essays on the Wars at Home,' fuses his eloquent meditations on nature, art, and grief with the political and social backdrop of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Whitney Terrell, author of The Good Lieutenant, describes Losing Francis as "a vibrant, indispensable document of life in our time.” Sommer is the author of two novels, Where the Wind Blew (Wessex 2008) and A Great Fullness (Fomite 2016). His essays and stories have appeared in many literary and scholarly journals. He teaches part-time at a regional university and works for the Sierra Club’s Kansas Chapter in support of its mission to ...more

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	A Great Fullness 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Losing Francis: Essays on the Wars at Home by Robert F. Sommer, Bob Sommer (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Wind Blew 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zombie Power Plant it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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'Zombie Power Plant' recounts the Sierra Club-Kansas Chapter victory over coal-burning utility

For over fifteen years the Sierra Club-Kansas Chapter waged an epic battle to prevent a new coal-burning utility plant from breaking ground in Holcomb, Kansas. "Zombie Power Plant" recounts that saga in a new release by Fomite Press in its 'Tracts' series. Ebooks free except for Kindle ($0.99). Print copies $3.99. Order here: https://www.fomitepress.com/tracts.html Read more of this blog post »

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