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Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh Release date: 2008 / 468 pages Synopsis (from back cover): “At the heart of this vibrant saga is an old slave ship, the Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, its purpose to fight in China’s vicious nineteenth-century Opium Wars. As for the crew, they [...]

Well, another month has flown by…  Time for another Tiny Tale! As I wrote last week, this month’s selection is a little different, because I have chosen the first chapter of a novel — Sweet Smoke.   I would like to try to use the wiki space again, but feel free to simply leave a comment, [...]

  Hello and Happy Tuesday…  Believe it or not, August is drawing to a close…  which means another installment of Tiny Tales will soon be upon us!  In addition, I have two other exciting events occuring in early September, both of which involve free give-aways: the paperback release of Matrimony and a TLC Book Tour [...]

photo credit: j.fisher Welcome to our second meeting of Tiny Tales!  Here is our story for August: The Ethical Dilemma of a Sandwich Down the Pants  by Kelly Shriver. I found this story at storySouth which recently posted the Top Ten Stories of 2007.  I chose this particular story for a few reasons:  The Title!  The Length!  The Possibility [...]

photo credit: Unhindered by Talent Hello everyone!  Thank you so much for your interest in this new endeavor!  I hope everyone found Say Yes thought-provoking and discussion-worthy Here are my initial questions to get the discussion started: Normally when we read a story, we tend to feel closest to and empathize with the narrator (since we witness the events [...]