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Author Archives: Elizabeth Jennings
Flash Fiction, Button Style No. 7
Here’s the seventh Flash Fiction, Button Style. It’s a little coming of age story for Halloween. Many thanks to Celia B. for the puppy button. October, Ninth Grade “Trick or treating in high school?” Cassidy picked at her cafeteria … Continue reading
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Tagged button, coming of age, Dorothy, Flash Fiction, halloween, high school, teenage, toto, wizard of oz
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My Take on Inspiration…Plus, a Reading Tonight!
Today, I’m thrilled to have a guest post on Amy Willoughby-Burle’s website. Amy is a respected short-story writer who now lives in Asheville and was kind enough to write a blurb for my book. It was so wonderful, I … Continue reading
Last chance for a goodreads giveaway!
From now until October 8 you can enter a goodreads giveaway for a signed copy of The Button Collector. The contest is open to readers in many English speaking countries plus a few more. Here are the details: The Button Collector … Continue reading
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Tagged Buttons, fiction, giveaway, goodreads, mother-daughter relationships, novel, Short Story, Southern fiction, women's fiction, writing
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Button Club in the Spotlight
The past few years, I’ve taken a break from newspaper writing while I worked on my fiction, taught at the community college, oversaw the creative arts journal for a girls’ boarding school and did the million plus daily details involved … Continue reading
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Tagged button collecting, Buttons, journalism, newspapers, north carolina, western north carolina
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Button Flash 6: Flapper Girl
For my sixth Button Flash–250 words in one hour–I’m having a go at a little fan fiction. This is a first for me! Thanks to Judy B. for the sparkly button. Flapper Girl Will brushed off his tux before entering … Continue reading
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Tagged button collecting, Buttons, daisy buchanon, fan fiction, fitzgerald, flapper, Flash Fiction, gatsby, heartland, jazz age, wealth
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Button People Profile: Western North Carolina Button Club
Dear readers, the time has come to let you in on a secret. I am an imposter. You see, even though I’ve written a book entitled THE BUTTON COLLECTOR, I know next to nothing about real button collecting. It’s true … Continue reading
goodreads giveaway for AUTOGRAPHED copy
I’m hosting the second goodreads giveaway for THE BUTTON COLLECTOR. This time the giveaway is for an autographed copy and it is open to most English speaking countries, plus a few more. (…including Namibia, which I clicked by accident!) So … Continue reading
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Frame Tale Spotlight: It Chooses You
Here’s my third frame tale spotlight, which focuses on It Chooses You, a book by Los Angeles filmmaker Miranda July. Note that this is a non-fiction entry–read on to see why I thought it was worthy of a little … Continue reading
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