BOOK CLUB CLASSICS!

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 are a [...]

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, too!     So, [...]

 
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 stop.
First, [...]

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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 of [...]

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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 [...]