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A Wolf Speak's
by Julie Ann Shapiro
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September 17, 2008 03:11 PM EDT -- Wolves have entered our subconscious. They're on the TV, the Net. It's more than politics. I think these majestic, beautiful animals are trying to convey a message. The wolf as an animal totem . . . more
September 14, 2008 08:50 PM EDT --   When did you first get the idea for the book, 50 Frogs, 5 Babes and One Dog? My friends always told me to write about my internet dating experiences. One night, it came to me-the first . . . more
September 03, 2008 08:49 PM EDT -- This summer I had the opportunity to go to Istanbul. While there I learned that Turkey has direct censorship and that it's a crime to speak against the government.  It's one of the reasons . . . more
Waiting for G
by Julie Ann Shapiro
views: 16 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
August 28, 2008 11:36 PM EDT -- Futuristic Perspective on Fuel Crisis    In the rain-ish dew we sit waiting for a gas truck from Texas. People are stomping their feet and cursing. So many stations went out of business . . . more
August 24, 2008 10:25 PM EDT -- Every third person I know is looking for work. Most are writers, business consultants, web developments, anyone in marketing and a ton of sales people from the mortgage industry. They say unemployment . . . more
July 28, 2008 10:01 PM EDT -- I walked from the Swiss Hotel along the Bosphorous Harbor meandering towards the New Mosque. My feet touched a path mixed with cobblestones and smoothened concrete. Pastel colored buildings in varying . . . more
June 28, 2008 01:20 AM EDT --   Sal, a finder of misplaced objects notices the sunglasses, flip flops and boxers left on the pathway heading to the beach. They are his gifts today, so gallant is he of these strays seeking ownership. . . . more
June 16, 2008 11:06 PM EDT -- Over the years I've been fascinated by seeing solitary shoes in unusual places. A poem I wrote five years ago grew into a short story, and then evolved into my novel. In that novel, Jen-Zen . . . more
June 11, 2008 08:05 AM EDT -- The green digits on the alarm clock flashed: 5:30 am. Awake again! Brad kicked the covers off and wiggled his legs from side to side bumping into the wall.   A scab on his knee opened up blood . . . more
May 31, 2008 01:54 AM EDT -- Swatches of Chinese silk in vivid red and lavender fly through the air. My grand daughter in her mid-thirties reaches for the cloth. I see in her mirror a shape forming; a slim, gray haired woman with . . . more
May 18, 2008 04:15 PM EDT -- Mameve Medwed has a true gift for bringing real families to life. Reading this book felt like sitting down for tea with a friend who invites you into her family with warmth, humor and a hug as you share . . . more
May 17, 2008 02:50 PM EDT --   The afghan blanket Grandma knitted when Brad went off to college curled in a ball around his feet.     Pulling the blanket up over his head, sleep came and with it an unsettling . . . more
 
Julie Ann Shapiro

Author of Jen-Zen and the One Shoe Diaries

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