"Clare and her oldest friend from college had been planning this visit for the past three months. But only yesterday, her arms full of towels and pillows, Clare realized that it was too soon for her husband's study to become a guest room. First she needed to talk through her anguish and anger at finding him there, slumped over his desk beside the empty vials of pills, finding his folded note that said "Clare." A widower finds his stolen ..."
Getting to Know the Weather(1st Edition) (Carnegie Mellon Classic Contemporary Series: Fiction) by PamelaPainter Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2008 by Carnegie Mellon University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88748-487-2, ISBN: 0-88748-487-5
"This is a virtuoso performance, graceful and brave and full of feeling. aAlicia Baker,The NewYork Times"
"What If? is the first handbook for writers based on the idea that specific exercises are one of the most useful and provocative methods for mastering the art of writing fiction. With more than twenty-five years of experience teaching creative writing between them, Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter offer more than seventy-five exercises for both beginners and more experienced writers. These exercises are designed to develop and refine two ..."
"The first print edition of literary magazine Pangyrus includes stories from Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter, poems by Kim Stafford, David Rivard, Kiki Petrosino, and Jennie Barber, and essays by Timothy McCarthy, JD Scrimgeour, Eric LeMay and Carmen Nobel. Plus much more!"
Wouldn't You Like to Know(1st Edition) by PamelaPainter Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 2010 by Carnegie Mellon University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88748-527-5, ISBN: 0-88748-527-8
"---Ron Carison Pamela Painter has perfected the short short. Here is a brilliant chronicle of the human condition, moving, complex, wholly original, and huge fun to read."
What If?(2nd Edition) Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays, PamelaPainter Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2003 by Longman ISBN-13: 978-0-321-10717-6, ISBN: 0-321-10717-9
"washing their shoes in the washer, all their feet were bare, purple, and Albert was
still singing to him, singing now I'm cleaning their shoes. ... Tom Brady He was
calling for a Mrs. Patterson to tell her that she might win a million dollars in a
vacuum-cleaner catalog sweepstakes. I said ... Abby Ellin Secretly I'd taken all
the engraved matchbooks from the tables — Lorraine and Gregory, April 29,
1952 — and smuggled them out of ..."
"Since its first publication in 1982, The Divorce Handbook has sold over 200,000 copies. In this new and fully revised edition, specialist in family law James T. Friedman covers, in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format, all the issues involved in negotiating a separation and divorce--how to choose a lawyer; how to arrange child custody, support, and visitation; how to prevent financial hide-and-seek; what to expect of the divorce pr ..."
"An essential to any writer's library, What If? is comprised entirely of specific exercises intended to help the reader master the art of writing fiction. The exercises isolate the various elements of fiction - dialogue, plot, characterization, point- of-view, etc. - and present specific problems to solve through writing. Directed toward both beginners and professional writers, this book addresses topics such as discovering where to s ..."
The Long and Short of It(1st Edition) (Series in Short Fiction) by PamelaPainter Paperback, 202 Pages, Published 1999 by Carnegie-Mellon University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88748-286-1, ISBN: 0-88748-286-4
"Twenty-five stories on a wide range of subjects. The story, Dud, is the confession of a Hollywood publicist, The Story of Hu is on a Chinese concubine, while Feeding the Piranha, is on the way children play divorced parents."
Getting to Know the Weather(1st Edition) by PamelaPainter Hardcover, 117 Pages, Published 1985 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-01195-5, ISBN: 0-252-01195-3
"A reissuing of Getting to Know the Weather, stories by Pamela Painter."
BERNAYS(3rd Edition) WHAT IF _p3 by Anne Bernays, PamelaPainter Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 2009 by Longman ISBN-13: 978-0-205-61688-6, ISBN: 0-205-61688-7
"Organized by the elements of fiction and comprised primarily of writing exercises, this text helps students hone and refine their craft with a practical, hands-on approach to writing fiction."
What If?(Updated) Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays, PamelaPainter Paperback, Published 1995 by Watson-Guptill Pubns ISBN-13: 978-0-8230-5005-5, ISBN: 0-8230-5005-X
"Organized by the elements of fiction and comprised primarily of writing exercises, this text helps students hone and refine their craft with a practical, hands-on approach to writing fiction. "
What if? Writing exercises for fiction writers by Anne Bernays, PamelaPainter Hardcover, 230 Pages, Published 1990 by Harpercollins Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-06-270038-4, ISBN: 0-06-270038-3
"What If? is the first handbook for writers based on the idea that specific exercises are one of the most useful and provocative methods for mastering the art of writing fiction. With more than twenty-five years of experience teaching creative writing between them, Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter offer more than seventy-five exercises for both beginners and more experienced writers. These exercises are designed to develop and refine two ..."
"These "healing visions" arise forcefully against the backdrop of our seemingly ever-darkening world. All proceeds will be donated to groups fighting for women's rights, everywhere." --"
"SmokeLong Quarterly, one of the oldest and prominent online publishers of flash fiction, has collected the "best of the first ten years" in this anthology of 56 pieces, each one a smoke-long. Also, after each piece, the editor/guest editor who chose that particular story for the anthology explains why s/he chose it, including past editors Kelly Spitzer & Kathy Fish, Founding Editor and Publisher Dave Clapper, Senior Editors Tara Laskows ..."
"Thumbnail Magazine's 4th issue is a collection of fine literary flash fiction and visual art from established and emerging writers and artists. Guest Editor: Tara L. Masih; Founder, Editor-in-Chief: Michael Dean Anthony; Editorial Director: Andrew Keating; Series Editors: Beth Couture, Ryan Taft; Issue 4 Contributors: Eleanor Leonne Bennett, Ashley-Elizabeth Best, Salma Ruth Bratt, Lauren Brazeal, Randall Brown, Kim Chinquee, James Claf ..."
"Authors: Steve Almond, David Barringer, Joel Best, Kate Hill Cantrill [excerpt], Kim Chinquee, Brian Clements, Robin Dare, Mark DeCarteret, Stephen Dixon, Chanel Dubofsky, Emily Fridlund, Jen Heller, Steve Jones, Donald Mangum, Brian ..."