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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

    December 14, 2022
  • Memoir Writing

    “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

    November 24, 2022
  • Review
    Poetry Book Reviews: Barbara Harris Leonhard and River Dixon

    Poetry Book Reviews: Barbara Harris Leonhard and River Dixon

    My gratitude to Dawn Pisturino for her insightful review of my poetic memoir, Three-Penny Memories (EIF – Experiments in Fiction, 2022). Dawn you heard my voice and saw my heart! (Photo by Hayley Maxwell on Unsplash) Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir by Barbara Harris Leonhard (2022).        Available on Amazon.com.…

    November 19, 2022
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    “The Bittersweet” by Barbara Harris Leonhard

    “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?…

    November 18, 2022
  • Book Success EIF – Experiments in Fiction Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir Writing

    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…

    November 18, 2022
  • Bloomsbury Radio EIF – Experiments in Fiction Memoir My Mother Poem Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir Video
    Video Reading: “Mom and I Play Lassos with Our Hysterectomy Scars”

    Video Reading: “Mom and I Play Lassos with Our Hysterectomy Scars”

    Nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Ingrid Wilson, Editor and Owner of EIF, Experiments in Fiction. This poem is in my debut poetry collection, “Three Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir”, which opened on Amazon as the #1 Release in Family Poetry. Since then it has been on and off the…

    November 17, 2022
  • Awards EIF – Experiments in Fiction Writing

    “Mom and I Play Lassos with Our Hysterectomy Scars” Nominated for a Pushcart Prize! — Experiments in Fiction

    I’m so honored to have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Thank you, Ingrid, for publishing my book and going the extra mile to nominate “Mom and I Play Lassos with our Hysterectomy Scars” for this prestigious prize. I’m truly grateful! It is my pleasure to announce that I have…

    November 11, 2022
  • Poetry Publication Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir Writing
    An Insightful Review of Three-Penny Memories

    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,…

    November 6, 2022
  • Writing
    Now Open for Business: Literary Revelations Publishing House – Call for submissions: Hidden in Childhood: a poetry anthology — Short Prose

    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,…

    November 2, 2022
  • EIF – Experiments in Fiction Healing Memoir My Mother Publication Writing
    Three Maladies to Heal in “Three-Penny Memories”

    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…

    October 24, 2022
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