<p>Side by side English and Spanish poetry</p>

At the Edge of the River, Al Lado Del Rio

Garcia-Dávila, Armando

Running Wolf Press

The Healdsburg Literary Guild is delighted to publish this new book, Healdsburg Alive!—Eight Sonoma County Writers Pay Homage to a Great Northern California Town. It follows a number of previous Guild publications, including Present at the Creation and three books entitled A Day in the Life of Healdsburg, in addition to several poetry chapbooks. This new book provided writers in the Healdsburg area with a four-session workshop in which to hone their writing skills along with an opportunity to publish their pieces. Armando Garcia-Dávila, Healdsburg’s 2002–2003 Literary Laureate, led the workshop. The price of admission included marvelous meals prepared by Armando. The workshops met four times in 2010—once in each season. Armando opened sessions with a discussion of writing prompts, techniques, seeds, and subjects the participants might consider. Writers were then on their own for about three hours to wander Healdsburg and surrounding areas in Sonoma County, looking for inspiration for a story or a poem. Although the stated premise of the workshop was to write a piece that matched each season, writers followed whatever muse grabbed them and led their pens in preparation of a first draft. The group then reconvened and writers read their drafts. A lively discussion followed, offering each writer comments, ideas, and encouragement. Armando then selected and edited pieces for the book. And voila, we have Healdsburg Alive! We hope you enjoy it.

Healdsburg Alive!: Eight Sonoma County Writers Pay Homage to a Great Northern California

Literature & Fiction

Beckman, David

Jeremiah, Simon

Mechling, David

Mechling, Mona

Peasley, Chris

Taylor Jr., Waights

van Veen, Margo

Literary

McCaa Books

<p>Bless Me Father, For I Have Sinned is just that, a story of twin boys, who remind you of the Hardy Boys and Huck Finn, mixed with the adventures of Don Quixote. They manage to walk a tightrope of suspense while spending most of their early school years worrying more about the darker Hell that the priests and nuns promised them. Yet, they somehow manage to succeed in capturing friends by their insatiable desire for laughter and just plain fun. The climax is a testament and acknowledgment of what children really want. I wish they had been my neighbors while growing up."</p>

Bless Me Father, For I Have Sinned

Humor & Entertainment

Garcia-Davila, Fernando

Humor

McCaa Publications

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