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Eric Vance Walton

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in Columbus, Ohio, The United States

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http://www.ericvancewalton.net

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Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction

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Paramahansa Yogananda, James Altucher, James Thurber

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June 2012

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Eric Vance Walton is an acclaimed American poet, novelist, and blogger. Eric won a 2005 Thurber Treat Prize for his fable The Heiress and the Pea. Eric's poetry, essays, and short stories have been published widely in literary journals, magazines, and he has authored eight books.

He has taken instruction at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis where his focus was fiction, self-publishing, and poetry. He has also attended numerous writing workshops including a short fiction course taught by C. Michael Curtis, editor of The Atlantic magazine. He also has appeared on a local Twin Cities CBS affiliate WCCO television to promote his children's books.

Other credits include collaborations with Twin Cities' artists Juan T. Parker and Kristi Casey ...more

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	One Word at a Time: Finding Your Way as an Indie Author 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Alarm Clock Dawn 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	The Perfect Pause: Meditating Your Way to the Ultimate You 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	The Perfect Pause: A Beginner's Meditation Guide and Journal 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	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
	Mindful Moments: Living Your Best Life In Imperfect Times by Eric Vance Walton (Goodreads Author), Ophelia Fu (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
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THE LUCKY ONES (an original poem)

Crack that spine,
embrace the void
of the blank page,
catalogue all of your
watchful fallacies.

Freeze each of your
anxieties on paper
and all the other things
that sculpted you
into who it is
you really are.

Neurosis broken down,
boxing shadow puppets,
seeking wounds to revisit
platitudes with attitude,
shame and blame,
a growing chorus
of insidiousness,
just hear that choir sing
and the peculiar
hurts that bring
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Deep & Simple: A Spiritual Path for Modern Times

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Wildly into the Dark: Typewriter Poems and the Rattlings of a Curious Mind

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