“I think if you get the art right, the politics will come along naturally after it. But if you try to make politics the most important part of the piece, then the piece may come off as preachy or didactic and is probably going to have a weaker political effect, ironically, than if you try to deliberately put the politics in there.” ~ Ann Pancake, author of Strange As This Weather Has Been
“Now, with the arrival of the piano, the hour has again changed and become even noisier. It’s when one of us sits and practices, drinking wine, and then the other does. In a way, we are offering our version of lullabies although, ironically, the one song that I’m not allowed to play is Braham’s ‘Lullaby.'” ~ Joe Mills
“Finally, one night, as I sat staring at the TV with absolutely no clue what I was watching, I turned to my husband and said, ‘I think I need to talk to someone.’ He looked at me, really looked at me, for the first time in many weeks, and nodded. ‘Yes,’ he said. ‘I think you do.’ And so it began.” ~ Sandy Ebner
REVIEWED BY A.E. WEISGERBER Rattle of Want | Gay Degani | Pure Slush Books | November 2015 | ISBN 978-1-925101-67-6 A great collection to keep
“When I stand in my kitchen, and turn the knife with thumb and wrist into the fresh shiny stuff inside, I realize that, like the onion, life unfolds in a similar fashion. The petals of my own peel away collecting in a heap on my cutting board. I can see them better this way. They expose a new perspective on the past, pungent yet sweet on my tongue.” ~ Carrena Sherrill
“We have had our own power struggles over the years, but with her I know the pulls and tugs are just a part of how we move forward together. I think of us like two rocks tied by string and hurtling through the air. When we hit something, we go in different directions, but wrap quickly to the same point. Together, we are a weapon. Apart, we are just rocks. I do not mind being a rock, but it is more fun to be a weapon with her.” ~ Laura Jean Moore
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