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Sunday Afternoon

by Nick Stonaker Ned grew up in church. He and his family rarely missed Sunday, and never for silly reasons like rain, sleep, car problems, or sickness. If Ned missed a service, it meant there was no feasible way to attend. His family even played hooky for his grandmother’s funeral…

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The Penmen Profile: Graphic Artist and Novelist Mira Jacob

Rebecca LeBoeuf When a young woman returns home to find her father talking to dead relatives, she realizes there are secrets that have been haunting her family, stemming from a trip to India that was cut short 20 years prior. Mira Jacob’s debut novel, “The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing,” was…

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Jarrett J. Krosoczka: How a Boy Became an Author and an Artist

Jarrett J. Krosoczka has been passionate about storytelling through words and pictures since he was a kid.  He began his professional career by illustrating educational readers for a national publisher while still an undergraduate at Rhode Island School of Design. Then, just six months after graduation, Jarrett received his first contract…

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