Category: EIF – Experiments in Fiction
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Three Maladies to Heal in “Three-Penny Memories”
Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF – Experiments in Fiction, 2022) is mainly about my caregiving to my mother, who suffered from Alzheimer’s. However, two other health conditions/ diseases are crucial parts of my memoir. Mom took care of me when I had measles encephalitis when I was 6 going…
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Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir by Barbara Harris Leonhard
Thank you, Gabriela, for publishing a poem from my new poetry book! I appreciate all that you do! You can access the publication in the link below. Congratulations to Barbara on the publication of her fantastic book Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. The book was published recently and I ……
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My Encephalitis Story Featured on the Encephalitis Society Site
Here is the link to my story. The rest of my blog is about how my case of encephalitis relates to my care for Mom when she was navigating Alzheimer’s. https://www.encephalitis.info/barbaras-story In my debut poetic memoir published last week on Amazon (Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir), I tell about my…
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Our Tears Bent the Sun
My Zoom book launch went very well, but unfortunately it wasn’t recorded. Therefore, we won’t have a YouTube video. If you look back through my posts, I have one with links to four audio recordings from the book, and I’m considering making some short videos for YouTube, which I will…
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Out Now! ‘Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir’ — Experiments in Fiction
Ingrid Wilson, my publisher (EIF- Three-Penny Memories) posted this before my Zoom Launch event started. My reading went very well. Unable to sleep, I stayed up most of the night promoting the launch and outlining my reading. Despite my lack of sleep, I felt energized by the love and support.…
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Three-Penny Memories is live on Amazon!
The day has arrived when my baby is delivered into your welcoming arms! Thank you, everyone, for all your growing support in the past few weeks. I’ve posted readings, more memories and background stories, and reviews of Three-Penny Memories on my blog. Today there is a Zoom launch party hosted…
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‘Three-Penny Memories’ launches tomorrow!
It’s with great gratitude and joy to see my debut poetic memoir launch tomorrow on Amazon. The Zoom launch party invite is included in my publisher’s post here. I hope you can attend. It would mean the world to me. My poems are heartfelt and revealing, so I feel vulnerable.…
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Does Grief Ever Die?
For several years, with the help of supportive siblings, I was Mom’s main caregiver as her case of Alzheimer’s progressed. I had finally convinced my mother to move closer to one of her seven kids, and she chose me. When I told my uncle that news, he asked, “Barbara, do…
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Three-Penny Memories ~ A Poetic Memoir, by Barbara Leonhard … a review — rivrvlogr
I am so grateful to Ken Gierke for his reflective and positive review of my debut poetry book, due out on Saturday, October 15 on Amazon. I’m humbled by all the thought and understanding Ken put into his review. Please read on …. Three-Penny Memories ~ A Poetic Memoir by…
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Audio of 4 Poems from “Three-Penny Memories” and Invite to Our Zoom Launch Party on October 15!
In the past four weeks, I’ve posted audio of four poems from my debut poetic memoir, “Three-Penny Memories”, which launches on Amazon on October 15. Here are links to those posts if you would like to listen again and read about the poems. Scroll down for the Zoom link to…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 