Reina Lisa Menasche

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Reina Lisa Menasche

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I wrote my first book at the age of seven. Granted, it was a short book, with a cover crafted of orange construction paper featuring a sleeping cat drawn in crayon. The title was: Tiger the Lazy Cat. This first effort of mine was rather a sleepy tale (or tail?), about--yes, you guessed it--a cat that slept a lot. Not a thriller. Actually the cat in the story slept the entire time that his owners were on vacation in Tucson.

I've learned a lot about the craft of writing fiction since that simple handwritten book. I've learned to develop plot, and keep the story active, and bring in human characters who might actually talk. I wrote more stories. My Grandpa paid me a silver half- dollar for one, making me a paid author. In high school I complete
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Average rating: 3.96 · 47 ratings · 19 reviews · 3 distinct works
Silent Bird

3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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Twice Begun

3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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The Spirit of Shy Moon Lake

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EMPTY NEST

Listen to the crow, brilliant in dappled light

Outrage pulsing to and fro,

With fluff and caw sharp in her eyes

And reproach a tone of deep forlorn.

My Nest is Empty,

don’t you know?

A twitch of feet and wobbly grit

Leaves rattling as they part

The long stretch of yard

Bare and grim with bursting heart.

Will he lift his wings just so,

And dip and soar

Or hide in hollows dark and dry,

Then burst forth with beak

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Roger Conlee Reina Menasche's "Twice Begun" is a well-crafted debut novel, a riveting story of a young woman dealing with hope, suspicion and betrayal in her search for meaning and contentment. It's a great read, a hard one to put down.


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