A free black man in London wanders too close to the docks on the wrong day.A woman gives birth alone in a barn loft near an Australian outback crossroads.A mother removes her apron, walks away from her family, and tells her secrets only once.  In Paula Marie Coomer's Jagged Edge of the Sky connections of blood and circumstance emerge from a kaleidoscopic narrative in which these and other characters navigate rugged personal terrains of loss and hope. The resulting literary landscape is spare and challenging as the Australian outback, mythical as the American West. With a relentless eye, Paula Marie Coomer flinches from neither the gruesome nor the humorous in this fractured tale of loners, siblings, parents, and lovers. ". . . intriguing, complicated . . . A lusty, tragic tale for readers who are willing to work for its satisfying moments of connection."   ---Kirkus Reviews 

Jagged Edge of the Sky

Literature & Fiction

Coomer, Paula Marie

Genre Fiction

Booktrope

Paula Marie Coomer started 2010 as a vegetarian. And she hasn't gone back since.   Are you a vegetarian? Want to become one but don't know the next step? Or do you just want to expand your culinary horizons?   When literary author and former nurse Paula Marie Coomer discovered she was headed toward health problems, she knew she had to make a change in her life. As 2010 approached, she made her decision: she would take back control of her health and start the New Year as a vegetarian.   As the year progressed, Paula and her fiancé Phil started losing weight, feeling better, and saving money on food, all while planning their wedding and dealing with life's everyday joys and struggles.   In Blue Moon Vegetarian, Paula shares her personal journey to vegetarianism in a conversational and inspirational manner that's like sitting down for tea with your closest friend.Follow her story and learn:Tips and guidance for starting and living life as a vegetarianAffordable ways to get the ingredients you needOver 50 simple and satisfying recipesNutritional tips to boost energy, fight sickness, and make you feel greatTrying life as a vegetarian doesn't have to be hard. Blue Moon Vegetarian will spur you to action; follow Paula's journey and take the next step toward a new and improved you.Recipes featured in Blue Moon Vegetarian include:Main DishesBaby Lentil Stew East Meets West Burritos Eggless in Clarkston Five Beans Neat Loaf Oatmeal/Cottage Cheese Burgers Oatmeal-Walnut Burger Oatmeal-Walnut Loaf Paula's Lasagna Al Forno Phil's Fabulous Three-Bean Nachos Phil's West Texas Greek Company Supper Red-Hot Four-Star Two-Bean Burritos Spicy Chili Bean Stew Spicy Goulash Spring Fever Tesla's Rice   Side Dishes, Soups, and Breads Garden Lentil SoupGarlic-Thyme Farm CheeseGrandma's Pan BreadGreat (E)scape Vichyssoise Grilled Vegetable PolouHerbed French Lentil Soup Hot Tomato-Basil CasseroleIcebox Soup Kentucky Potato Salad for a Crowd Phil's Famous Baked Beans Phil's Hot-and-Spicy Stir-Fried Green Beans Sweet Lentil Polou Three-Bean Cheesy SpoonbreadBreakfast Brunch Florentine Paula's Version of the World's Best Granola Phil's Mellow Yellow Scramble Phil's Pepper-Onion-Garlic-Cheese Omelet Skillet Cakes   Lunch Bloodroot Stew With Grilled Sunflower Sandwiches Five Bean Sandwich Spread Mighty Fine Taco Salad Phil's Daily Hemp Shake Phil's Vegetable Roll-ups   Dessert and SnacksAgave Caramel Corn Banana-Peach Crunch Elegant Dessert GorpMaui Mix Next Stop NirvanaProtein Balls Pumpkin Pudding

Blue Moon Vegetarian

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Blue Moon Vegan

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Cooking by Ingredient

Booktrope Editions

From the back cover:"I always like to warn people that Summer of Government Cheese is not your basic easy reading. Some of the stories experiment with form. People get raped. Women are murdered. Some people are gay. Some are not. Some are Native American. Some are liars. Some are old. Some are suffering betrayal at the hands of those they love. Some are migrant workers. Some are intellectually disabled. Some are crazy. Some are suffering post-traumatic stress. Some are suicidal. Some are Mexican people being enslaved by American corporations. It doesn't bother me to hold up the dark mirror. We all have that side of us, and I happen to think it's healthy to own up to it. As they say, one way to dispel darkness is to expose it to light."                                                                                               -- Paula Coomer "Paula Coomer's fine work is characterized by a palpable sense of place as well as by a strong compassion for, indeed love for, her idiosyncratic characters. Summer of Government Cheese is rich with, tension, poignancy and surprise. Paula Coomer is a writer to watch out for"                                                              --Valerie Miner, author of After Eden and Winter's Edge "Paula Coomer's stories are as sparkling and unexpected as found pennies, with their promise of pleasure in turning the next page"                                                              --Mary Blew, author of All But the Waltz and Jackalope Dreams "What has charmed me for years about Paula Coomer's stories evinces itself here in spades: her joyfully comic yet genuinely humane engagement with a fi1ctive bus full of quirky and lovable characters; her meandering narratives that never lose their true course; and the drop-dead gorgeous lyricism that continually possesses her and transforms one's sense of what language is and can do."                                                             --Lance Olsen, author of Anxious Pleasures and Calendar of Regrets

Summer of Government Cheese

Short Stories & Anthologies

In Nurses Who Love English, Paula Marie Coomer chronicles the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to the emergence of war and a life wobbling under the impact of world events: the loss of livelihood, a year of unemployment, record gasoline prices and mega-inflation, and a return to hospital nursing after having been a contracted university instructor, with its accompanying strain on a 50-year-old body. In the shadows, events that should have been celebrations become emotional struggles--the empty nest, children marrying and becoming parents themselves, finding late-life love.     Lyrical, emotional, and, in the words of award-winning poet Paisley Rekdal, "at once carefully wrought and yet full of spontaneity . . . both tough-minded yet fragile," the poems in this collection are powerful, graceful, and reveal the conflicting perspectives of a poet of Midwest upbringing who hails from a Kentucky mountain heritage, independent-minded yet vulnerable, a woman struggling to survive a difficult time in history alone in the rural Intermountain West.

Nurses who Love English

History & Criticism

Stephen F. Austin University Press

A free black man in London wanders too close to the docks on the wrong day. A woman gives birth alone in a barn loft near an Australian outback crossroads. A mother removes her apron, walks away from her family, and tells her secrets only once. A woman in a California living room sobs as her husband informs the assembled adult children that the youngest is only half-brother to the rest. A mental health agent in Idaho struggles with addiction, bureaucracy, and an affection for one of her charges, a dark-haired transient from Australia. In Paula Marie Coomer's Jagged Edge of the Sky connections of blood and circumstance emerge from a kaleidoscopic narrative in which these and other characters navigate rugged personal terrains of loss and hope. The resulting literary landscape is spare and challenging as the Australian outback, mythical as the American West. With a relentless eye, Paula Marie Coomer flinches from neither the gruesome nor the humorous in this fractured tale of loners, siblings, parents, and lovers.

Literary

Fawkes Press, LLC

<p>In Blue Moon Vegan, Paula Marie Coomer partners with baker Jan Calvert to raise the culinary bar with over one hundred original recipes, all of which are based on plant-derived ingredients and are also gluten-free. Ranging from luscious side dishes such as "Butter-Dill Salad" and staples like "Paula's Lasagna al Forno" to scrumptious breads, snacks, pastries, and innovative main courses such as "Squash Blossoms in Cashew Cream," these easy-to-follow recipes will inspire both new and experienced vegans as well as omnivores looking to add a few meatless meals to the menu. The book also includes dozens of pages of nutrition and cooking information, based on Coomer's background in nursing, Calvert's experience running her own gluten-free bakery, and their mutual struggle with gluten intolerance.</p>

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Jagged Edge of the Sky

Blue Moon Vegetarian

Blue Moon Vegan

Summer of Government Cheese

Nurses who Love English

Jagged Edge of the Sky

Blue Moon Vegan