Category: Writing
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Letter from the Director of Masticadores
Big news from Juan Re Crivello, the Director of Masticadores. I’m so grateful to be a part of this growing community and team of editors. Today we have crossed 250 thousand visits in 2022. It is an annual milestone that makes us very happy! We also want to wish you…
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“Hidden in Childhood” (Ed. Gabriela Marie Milton) Coming Soon
Gabriela Marie Milton has only produced best sellers. Her writing is soul song, rich with luscious imagery. Her anthology, “Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women” was a huge success. Now she has formed her own publishing company, Literary Revelations, and her first publication is an anthology entitled “Hidden…
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“Missouri River Walk: A Video” by Barbara Leonhard
My husband, Dierik, and I used to take long walks in the local parks, like Rock Bridge State Park, Gans Creek, and Three Creeks. We rode our bikes on… “Missouri River Walk: A Video” by Barbara Leonhard
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“My Gratitude: How an Owl Woke Me Up” by Barbara Harris Leonhard
Way back in the 1960s, my family moved to Roanoke, Missouri. Dad had accepted a teaching position at Central Methodist College (now a university). He… “My Gratitude: How an Owl Woke Me Up” by Barbara Harris Leonhard
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“The Bittersweet” by Barbara Harris Leonhard
Originally posted on MasticadoresUsa // Editor: Barbara Leonhard // : https://youtu.be/xcIGpQKaOUc Dancing in midair in delirium? without falling. What holds me – A leaf on a tiny thread of a spider’s weaving? Am I suspended by my dizzying? uncertainty and fear? Or is it? a divine umbilical beam spinning me?…
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EIF Titles: Kindle Sale!
My publisher, EIF- Experiments in Fictions, is having a sale of its Kindle books! Just in time for the holidays! Ingrid Wilson, owner and editor of EIF, has had a great first year with best sellers! Congratulations, Ingrid! It has been a year since I launched Experiments in Fiction as…
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An Insightful Review of Three-Penny Memories
I’m humbled and grateful for this review written by Aarik Danielsen, the Arts and Culture Editor for the Columbia Tribune. He’s an amazing writer, and I felt moved to tears. He truly witnessed my soul. https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/entertainment/books/2022/11/05/how-columbia-author-barbara-leonhard-faced-griefs-pointed-questions/69610771007/ Barbara Harris Leonhard Amazon Best-Selling Author Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, (EIF-Experiments in Fiction,…
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Now Open for Business: Literary Revelations Publishing House – Call for submissions: Hidden in Childhood: a poetry anthology — Short Prose
Gabriela Marie Milton has a new publishing house and is seeking submissions for an anthology! Now Open for Business: Literary Revelations Publishing House Dear Readers, I am thrilled to let you know that Literary Revelations Publishing House is now open for business. We are dedicated to publishing the best poetry,…
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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…