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Marissa Cohen, Writer: Barbara Grier - The Death of a Visionary
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Marissa Cohen, Writer. Award Winning Writer, Educator, and Pushcart Prize Nominee. Friday, November 11, 2011. Barbara Grier - The Death of a Visionary. Barbara Grier Dies at 78. Barbara Grier, the visionary founder of Naiad Press, died tonight at the age of 78. Naiad Press (sold to Bella Books. In recent years) was according to the AP Wire, "the world's largest publishing house of literature about gays and lesbians.". To emulate. I think a part of me wants to be Barbara Grier when I grow up. Or the It-Ge...
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Marissa Cohen, Writer: Second Edition Book Shop: A Clean Well-Lighted Place...in a New Space
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Marissa Cohen, Writer. Award Winning Writer, Educator, and Pushcart Prize Nominee. Saturday, August 31, 2013. Second Edition Book Shop: A Clean Well-Lighted Place.in a New Space. Award-Winning Second Edition Book Shop in a New Space! I like to think of myself as a connoisseur of bookstores. From the heaven that is Portland's Powell's City of Books. To San Francisco's sprawling Green Apple Books. But in order to visit my favorite bookstore, I never have to travel far. Second Edition Book Sho. A clean, coz...
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Marissa Cohen, Writer: Pushcart Prize Nomination for "Cancerland"!
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Marissa Cohen, Writer. Award Winning Writer, Educator, and Pushcart Prize Nominee. Monday, November 11, 2013. Pushcart Prize Nomination for "Cancerland"! Last month, I got some very exciting news that " Cancerland". Was nominated by the amazing staff at Lunch Ticket Magazine. For the Pushcart Prize for Nonfiction! The Pushcart Prize series has been called "a distinguished annual literary event" by The New York Times. Main page or google "Pushcart Prize nominations" to learn more. July 5, 2015 at 6:02 PM.
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Marissa Cohen, Writer: Cancerland, published in Lunch Ticket Magazine
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Marissa Cohen, Writer. Award Winning Writer, Educator, and Pushcart Prize Nominee. Monday, July 22, 2013. Cancerland, published in Lunch Ticket Magazine. In June, the superb online magazine of Antioch University's MFA program, LunchTicket. Published a very special and honestly, gut wrenching piece. It's taken seven years to even get the concept down and once again, I returned to the subject of cancer, caregiving, and how it forms a world all of its own. You Might Curse Before You Bless). Ukulele Lessons:...
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Marissa Cohen, Writer: Short Story "Awake" on "Facets of the Heart Radio" Monday, 1/7!
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Marissa Cohen, Writer. Award Winning Writer, Educator, and Pushcart Prize Nominee. Sunday, January 6, 2013. Short Story "Awake" on "Facets of the Heart Radio" Monday, 1/7! On 1/7/13, Tune in to "Facets of the Heart. BEFORE it hits stands in 2013! How Can I Hear "Awake"? Tune into the Blogtalk Radio Show " Facets of the Hear. T"on Monday Jan 7th at 10 pm EST/ 7pm PT as DJ Solaris. Last year, no worries. You'll be able to read it here in the spring of 2013. Can't wait until Monday night to hear it LIVE?
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Marissa Cohen, Writer: "Cancerland" NOMINATED FOR "BEST OF THE NET" AWARD!
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Marissa Cohen, Writer. Award Winning Writer, Educator, and Pushcart Prize Nominee. Monday, August 5, 2013. Cancerland" NOMINATED FOR "BEST OF THE NET" AWARD! Cancerland" is being nominated fo r Sundress Publications' "Best of the Net Award". I'm beyond excited and honored. Today, I got the official notice from Lunch Ticket Magazine. That my nonfiction piece "Cancerland". Is being nominated for the prestigious "Best of the Net" Award. A special, special thanks to fellow writer Allie Marini Batts. That rea...
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Marissa Cohen, Writer: Reasons Why the Little House Books Are Still a Must Read for Kids (and Adults!)
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Marissa Cohen, Writer. Award Winning Writer, Educator, and Pushcart Prize Nominee. Friday, April 12, 2013. Reasons Why the Little House Books Are Still a Must Read for Kids (and Adults! Are We There Yet? They Seemed To Say. Lesson 323 of Childhood: YELLOW MEANS LITTLE HOUSE. (Ignore Bambi.). One of the things I did to celebrate my poem "Caregiver Burnout" being published in The Cancer Poetry Project 2 that was reviewed favorably in The New York Times. Little House on the Prairie. And The Hunger Games.
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Marissa Cohen, Writer: Martin Luther King and James Taylor
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Marissa Cohen, Writer. Award Winning Writer, Educator, and Pushcart Prize Nominee. Sunday, January 20, 2013. Martin Luther King and James Taylor. Here's James Taylor singing "Shed a Little Light" which begins "Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King.". And here's MLK in the speech that would rouse the world from its slumber and electrify a generation. Celebrate freedom and connection today. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates 2.2: FeedWitter. View my complete profile. In June...
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Marissa Cohen, Writer: Writing: Creating Your Life
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Marissa Cohen, Writer. Award Winning Writer, Educator, and Pushcart Prize Nominee. Thursday, March 22, 2012. Writing: Creating Your Life. In a few days, I'll join forces with. April Claxton and Deb Nutitle. My Co-Inspirers for our Secret Behind the Secret event in Weston, Florida. For more daily tips, join Happy Ganesh on Facebook. I'll be talking about the wonders of writing. How to do it. How to use it. More importantly, how to trust your heart. Writing is an act of faith. 2) Stay in the present tense.
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Marissa Cohen, Writer: Blog Tour Monday
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Marissa Cohen, Writer. Award Winning Writer, Educator, and Pushcart Prize Nominee. Monday, April 21, 2014. I've been invited to take part in "Blog Tour Monday" by author and host of. The Liz McMullen Show. Liz McMullen. I'm tagging two amazingly talented authors:. You Might Curse Before You Bless. Whistling Past the Graveyard; I Stand Here Shredding Documents). Next Monday, they will answer these questions on THEIR websites or blogs, and each nominate two other authors. Here's my "Blog Tour.". Because I ...
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