"Palm Readings" is a collection of short fiction by seven women in Southern California, edited by Eve La Salle Caram. In addition to short stories these women of vairous cultural backgrounds, "Palm Readings" also contains a detailed chapter of fiction writing exercises and editing techniques which will be of use to educators and beginning writers. The seven women whose stories are collected here have come to Los Angeles from a number of cultures Stel DeLen and Louinn Lota born in the Philippines, Anita Santiago in Venezuela, Mara Amparo Escandn in Mexico; one is a third and another a fifth generation Californian (Susan Lee and Marnell Jameson) and one (Jacqueline Jaffe) did most of her growing up in Los Angeles. Some have written for years and published widely, others have just begun to write. For several, publication in these pages is a first. For all their differences, coming to terms, in fiction and creative non-fiction, with their identity and their values seems a common thread. All but one have taken courses in The Writers Program, UCLA Extension. Mara Amparo Escandn is a teacher in that program, as I am, and Marnell Jameson is a teacher of writing in the Public Relations Program at UCLA Extension.
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I was quickly drawn in to these beautifully written and poignant stories of different cultures, and greatly affected as I read on. -- Fred Roos, Producer of Godfather II and III, The Secret Garden and The Black Stallion
Palm Readings is blessed with themes, rhythms, and voices as fabulously rich and unpredictable as Los Angeles itself. These are stories told without a political agenda and with a great deal of freshness and style. -- Linda Venis, Director, UCLA Extension Department of the Arts and the Writers Program
Palm Readings is blessed with themes, rhythms, and voices as fabulously rich and unpredictable as Los Angeles itself. These are stories told without a political agenda and with a great deal of freshness and style. -- Linda Venis, Director, UCLA Extension Department of the Arts and the Writers Program
About the Author
Eve La Salle Caram has taught fiction writing in UCLA. Extension's Writers' Program for fifteen years, and writing and literature in the English Department of California State University at Northridge. Her novels, "Dear Corpus Christi" and "Wintershine" were published by Plain View Press. A new novel, "Rena, A Late Journey", is forthcoming.
Susan Bright is a poet and the publisher of Plain View Press. Author of fourteen collections of poetry, she has won the Austin Book Awards for "Far Side of the Word", "Tirades And Evidence Of Grace" and "House of the Mother". She was a consulting editor for this collection and contributed the cover photograph, text photographs and a series of revision exercises for fiction writing in the Essential Beginnings section of the book. A new collection of her poetry, "Next to the Last Word", is forthcoming.
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Stories from Women of Diverse Backgrounds Charm,
By Carolyn Howard-Johnson "Author 'This is the P... (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)
This review is from: Palm Readings: Stories from Southern California (Paperback)
"Palm Readings: Stories from Southern California" is a collection of stories written by talented women from the Los Angeles area. It is a sort of tribute to the diversity of Los Angeles and--by extension--of our nation.
From the foreword and a short piece called "To the Palm" by the editor, Eve LaSalle Caram, the reader is aware that this book is also a love song to Los Angeles. If not a direct attempt to cast a ray of understanding on this beautiful city, it works to clear away many of the cliches that gather around this city's image. It is, after all, a city of unique neighborhoods and artists as diverse as any city of 16 million. And it is full of glorious palms--those trees that are a perfect metaphors for Los Angelenos. They are not indigenous but have come to thrive in shallow soils, sandy shores and plenty of sun. ----- Reviewed by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, award-winning author of This is the Place, Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered and THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER: HOW TO DO WHAT YOUR PUBLISHER WON'T, chosen by USA Book News as its "Best Professional Book of 2004." Learn more at carolynhowardjohnson.com.
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Wonderful stories!,
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Amazing stories by LA women that reflect the richness of our culture. The two selections by Anita Santiago are exceptional.
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