Steven Clark

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When did I begin telling stories? Probably when I was a child and, late at night before the blue TV screen (I was born in 1952, so this was in the fifties), Mother was tired of telling me stories so I told her my own as ice tinkled in our tea glasses, and she lay back on the sofa to listen, pillows and blankets nestled around her. She slept on the sofa a lot. it was a tepid marriage.
Before I set pen to paper, a lot of things happened. I did the kid thing. I got an education, went to college for awhile, joined the army and went to Germany. I finished my B.A. at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1980, and became, as a bilious old man said to me one night in the shadows of a Civil War re-enactment, another goddamned English major who th
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Steven Clark Karen: Good to hear from you, and your venture into lit. fic. sounds promising. Thank you for your compliments.My memoirs can be seen on my author pro…moreKaren: Good to hear from you, and your venture into lit. fic. sounds promising. Thank you for your compliments.My memoirs can be seen on my author profile, but they are: On Old 67, The Road to Boston, My Boston Marathon. A new (final?) set of memoirs, The Xena years, will be out soon. I suggest you read my latest Goodreads review, My Only Story, by Monica Wood. One of the best books I've read this year. I know you'll love it.(less)
Steven Clark Hello, Karen. I just published My Boston Marathon, life in Boston from 1985-1994. This month I expect to publish vol.4 of my memoirs, The Xena Years.
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Hello, Karen. I just published My Boston Marathon, life in Boston from 1985-1994. This month I expect to publish vol.4 of my memoirs, The Xena Years.
If you're interested, go to countercurrents publishing. I do reviews there, and Aug 27 I reviewed Widow Clicquot, the film. Good movie Also glad to see that your Tracking the Audience has good reviews. Neat cover.(less)
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