Category: Author News
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The REAL Poem From Souls Triumphant
Long ago, when I was an idealistic college student at Illinois State University, I studied at a coffee shop in downtown (now called uptown) Normal. That coffee shop was the inspiration for Illumination, Joe’s favorite coffee shop in my novel Souls Triumphant. There is a scene in the novel where Joe sits in Illumination and jots down…
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Barnes and Noble Book Signing, October of 2005
A few years ago the Reading Raiders of Bloomington High School invited me to be their guest speaker at a fundraiser. Here are some pictures chronicling the event. All Photographs Copyright © Kristen Foley 2005 All Rights Reserved
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On the Shelves, November of 2005
Imagine my surprise, when, in November of 2005, I was surprised to see my short story collection The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume I on the Barnes and Noble bookshelves. It was a surreal–and very welcome–sight! Of course, I brought Kristen back the next night to take some photographs of this watershed moment. All Photographs Copyright © Kristen…
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Help Me Support the Bloomington High School Reading Raiders!
Friends, Come to the Bloomington, IL, Barnes and Noble on December 5th and help support the Bloomington High School Reading Raiders Book Club! They are having a fundraiser where, if you use a provided voucher, they will receive 15% of all sales. I will give a talk entitled “The Power of Literature” at 7:30 p.m., followed…
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“Keeping Up with Claus” – A December/January Short Story for Town and City Magazine
Town and City Magazine has just released my short story entitled “Keeping Up with Claus.” I think most of you will find yourselves relating to it on one level or another, especially if you’ve ever had a Christmas that didn’t quite go as expected. You can read it simply by clicking the following address: http://www.townandcitymag.com/departments/lit.html…
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“Christmas at the Cemetery” – My December 60 Plus News & Views Short Story
If you’d like to read my latest short story, “Christmas at the Cemetery,” it can be found in the December issue of 60 Plus News & Views. You can find 60 Plus News & Views, a free periodical, at virtually any Bloomington-Normal medical facility. You can also find it at the following locations: Suds Subaru on the corner…
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Meet Dr. Nekros!
I’m very pleased to announce the arrival of Dr. Nekros, a ghost hunter tracking down the demon who disfigured him, all while trying to ditch his ex-wife! Dr. Nekros will be the lead character in a serialized story that I hope to span a three-year period. The first year, which I call Volume I, will…
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