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Ginger Dehlinger

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Born

Klamath Falls, Oregon, The United States

Website

http://gdehlinger.blogspot.com

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Poetry, Memoir

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Wallace Stegner, Annie Proulx, Mary Oliver, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, ...more

Member Since

October 2020

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Ginger Dehlinger is a native Oregonian who writes about whatever comes to mind. She has self-published two novels, BRUTE HEART set in Oregon and NEVER DONE in Colorado. Her most recent publication (GINGER SNAPS: TASTY MORSELS OF POETRY & PROSE) is a collection of her short stories, poems and creative non-fiction.

"I'll never be famous," she tells people, although her writing has received a few kudos. BRUTE HEART, was a finalist for the 2012 Big Al's Books 'n Pals People's Choice Award. "Last Ride," an essay starring a tumbleweed, won first prize in the 2011 Rising Star contest for Pacific Northwest writers. A short story, "Francine" was First Runner-up in THE SATURDAY EVENING POST's 2022 Great American Fiction Contest.

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	Never Done 4.11 avg rating — 28 ratings — 4 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
	Brute Heart 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Nevermore (Nightingale & Sparrow, issue no. IV) by Juliette Sebock (Goodreads Author) (Editor), K.B. Ballentine (Contributor), Gaby Bedetti (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	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
	Family, Volume II by Robin Barratt (Editor), Ginger Dehlinger (Goodreads Author) (contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	The Goose Girl's New Ribbon it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Ginger Snaps: Tasty Morsels of Poetry & Prose 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Best Short Stories from The Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest 2022 by Patrick Perry (Editor), Ginger Dehlinger (Goodreads Author), Jackson Jodie Daviss 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Chaos, A Poetry Vortex by Marc Rosen (Editor), Ginger Dehlinger (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Heron Clan VII by Doug Stuber (Editor In Chief), Ginger Dehlinger (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Gyroscope Review (Summer 2023) by Constance Brewer (Editor), Ginger Dehlinger (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Fun with My Name

Before I published my first novel, Brute Heart, I asked several writer friends whether I should use my given name (Virginia) or the name friends and family called me. One author I respected opted for Virginia, referencing Virginia Woolf, however I didn't feel comfortable even having my name mentioned in the same breath as that noted author. In the end, I copyrighted the novel as Virginia Dehlinger