EXCITED!

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As a writer, apart from creating my stories, I love meeting new people, traveling to new places, and listening to readers about their passion for characters and novels. I am finishing details for 2018 and ALL the new places (and some old ones) where I’ll be participating in book signings, and I can barely contain … Read more

RANDOM THOUGHTS

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Oftentimes I feel this passage was written solely for me. Today, as I write, it keeps intruding into my thoughts. Does this happen to you? Do you have a quote that applies to your life?

MY INTERVIEW ON FEATHERED QUILL

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If you’re curious about my short story collection, The Fish Tank: And Other Short Stories, this is a wonderful interview about the craft, with in-depth questions about the stories in it. Go to:  http://www.featheredquill.com/reviews/interviews/alonso_int.shtml

THROW BACK — EVOLUTION OF A WORK IN PROGRESS

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Now this is a throw back! I found this handwritten draft of the current novel I’m writing while organizing and throwing out old papers. I wrote this in 2000, when I was at university, working on my Bachelor’s and then my Master’s. The story was originally planned as a short story, but then I developed … Read more

SPOTLIGHT REVIEW AT FEATHERED QUILL FOR THE FISH TANK

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Very excited about this and my interview with them will come out shortly as well. Best Christmas gift for an author. This is the short blurb — Quill says: The Fish Tank is at times fun, exhilarating, haunting and intriguing. The author has done an excellent job of capturing the essence of the short story genre in … Read more

VERY NICE REVIEW FOR THE FISH TANK: AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

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What a wonderful pre-Christmas gift!!! Thank you for this wonderful review.  out of 5 starsA Priceless Gift December 19, 2017 Format: Kindle Edition|Verified PurchaseThe Fish Tank: And Other Short Stories Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra’s The Fish Tank and Other Short Stories will capture your heart and imagination. Each short story transports you to a different time, a different place. From Section … Read more

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

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As a world traveler, and one who has lived in two continents, I know how blessed we are here in the United States. How blessed for the jobs we  have. But this is a special, yearly opportunity: it is a time given for reflexion, inner scrutiny, and prayer, but especially for gratitude. May God shower … Read more