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Tag: Stories

February 22, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Bedtime Stories, a guest post by Vanessa L. Torres

“Tell me a story, V. Cuz we know you’ve got one.” This is the greeting I get every time I arrive for my shift. And of course, I oblige. In a job like firefighting, these little moments are a necessity.

September 20, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

The Strength in Family Stories, a guest post by Alda P. Dobbs

Although my grandmother and great-grandmother are no longer living, writing and publishing my book, Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, has brought me closer to them than ever before.

August 16, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

The Ways Stories Find Us, a guest post by Lesa Cline-Ransome

I imagine some of us, like archaeologists on an excavation, head out digging for stories, unearthing layers until we uncover the treasures we were searching for buried beneath the surface. But others, like me, let the stories find us.

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Writing What Haunts You, a guest post by Anuradha Rajurkar and the Class of 2kBooks

April 8, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Class of 2k Books authors share what issues just wouldn’t let go, leading to the writing of their debuts. Their answers were as thoughtful and compelling as their novels.

The Made-up Parts Have the Most For-reals in Them, a guest post by Grant Farley

March 16, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Within this house lurk mysterious triangles. This blog is about one such mystery.

A Life Already Saved: The Power Librarians Hold, a guest post by B. B. Alston

January 19, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Debut author B. B. Alston talks about the revolutionary and life-saving power of seeing yourself in stories.

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