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Green: Selected fiction, nonfiction, poetry & prose from The Association of Rhode Island Authors
Selected short fiction, nonfiction, poetry & prose from The Association of Rhode Island Martha Reynolds, Jill Fague, Theresa Schimmel, Debbie Kaiman Tillinghast, Tim Baird, Pam Carey, Kevin Duarte, Hank Ellis, Barbara Ann Whitman, Jess M. Collette, Stanley D.M. Carpenter, Deborah Halliday, BJ Knapp, Joanne Perella, Guy Natelli, Deb Zannelli, Brian Power, Sam Kafrissen, Regina Andrews, and K. Eric Crook.
162 pages, Paperback
Published August 18, 2021
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March 12, 2022
Each year since 2016, the Association of Rhode Island Authors (ARIA, of which I am a proud member) produces an anthology from submissions from its over 300 writers. The 2021 volume, Green, is particularly strong, with fiction, memoir, and poetry among the pieces included, well worth your while in acquainting yourself with talented writers from Rhode Island.
A few highlights in a beautiful garden of prose and poetry:
"It's Not Easy Being Green," by Terry Schimmel. This gifted writer wrote a heart-wrenching but lovely story about a little boy with autism, Sam. Her matter-of-factness succeeds in drawing empathy without being maudlin. Sam’s charts and emoticons are a wonderful touch in helping the reader to understand.
"Teaching In Bunny Slippers," by Jill Fague, about a veteran teacher adapting to remote learning during the COVID pandemic. From its pitch perfect title to its final word, this piece is marvelously written and immensely engaging, deftly working her “green” teaching year into the larger narrative. I love her hashtags! And her self-deprecating humor. Fague states that she “gave grace whenever possible,” an aesthetic that makes this teacher, this story, sing and live, and which brought a lump to my throat. I would love my children to have had this teacher
"Green Diamond Perfection," a poem by Brian Power. This love letter to baseball is outstanding in every way: theme, development, wording, cadence, details. The author captures beautifully the game and the love of baseball.
"Drought of '82," a sonnet by Deb Halliday. The poet's withholding of the theme until the very end, this poem packs a thematic punch. Brilliantly written with evocative detail.
A few highlights in a beautiful garden of prose and poetry:
"It's Not Easy Being Green," by Terry Schimmel. This gifted writer wrote a heart-wrenching but lovely story about a little boy with autism, Sam. Her matter-of-factness succeeds in drawing empathy without being maudlin. Sam’s charts and emoticons are a wonderful touch in helping the reader to understand.
"Teaching In Bunny Slippers," by Jill Fague, about a veteran teacher adapting to remote learning during the COVID pandemic. From its pitch perfect title to its final word, this piece is marvelously written and immensely engaging, deftly working her “green” teaching year into the larger narrative. I love her hashtags! And her self-deprecating humor. Fague states that she “gave grace whenever possible,” an aesthetic that makes this teacher, this story, sing and live, and which brought a lump to my throat. I would love my children to have had this teacher
"Green Diamond Perfection," a poem by Brian Power. This love letter to baseball is outstanding in every way: theme, development, wording, cadence, details. The author captures beautifully the game and the love of baseball.
"Drought of '82," a sonnet by Deb Halliday. The poet's withholding of the theme until the very end, this poem packs a thematic punch. Brilliantly written with evocative detail.
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