Welcome to #Author, Pat Garcia’s Home! – @pat_garcia #RRBC

Welcome to My Author Website

 

Everything must change; nothing remains the same, a song sung by Nina Simone.

As a writer, I know these words to be true, yet they are still hard pills to swallow. Sometimes, change creates a glorious high where my cup of joy runs over. However, there are times when the opposite takes place and I drown in the sea of disappointment trying to keep my head above water. In such times, I want to hide. The pain is unbearable but a hiding place cannot be found. This is where my belief system comes in. It plays the most existential role in my life. My belief system helps me to see, not from my emotions, or my limited intellect, or from the circumstances that are dragging me down. 

These are the thoughts that run through my mind as I sit at my computer creating a welcoming post for my author website and newsletter.

This site will showcase my writing with links to the blogs I write on, my works in progress, my short stories, my creative non-fiction, my poetry, my flash fiction, and of course, give me a swift kick to get out my newsletter which comes out four times a year. You may also sign up for it below or on the Newsletter button within the website.

I hope my website and my newsletter will give you a tiny iota of an idea about how my brain ticks, something that I have to admit, I am still trying to figure out. But more than that, I hope you find something that will give you strength to keep going. 

So, welcome, I am glad to have you here.

Shalom aleichem,

 

 

 

 

Pat Garcia

 

15 thoughts on “Welcome to #Author, Pat Garcia’s Home! – @pat_garcia #RRBC”

  2. Bette A. Stevens – Central Maine, USA – "I'm a writer inspired by nature and human nature!" ~ Bette A. Stevens Bette A. Stevens is a retired teacher, a wife, mother of two and grandmother of five. Stevens lives in Central Maine with her husband on their 37-acre farmstead where she enjoys writing, gardening, walking and reveling in the beauty of nature. She advocates for children and childhood literacy and for monarch butterflies, an endangered species. Stevens’s children’s activity book, THE TANGRAM ZOO and WORD PUZZLES TOO! was first published in 1997 by Windswept House Publishing, Mt. Desert, ME; a second edition was self-published by the author in 2012. AMAZING MATILDA , Stevens's second children's book, self-published in 2012, won a 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Award (Honorable Mention for Excellence in Children's Literature - Ages 6 and older category) and placed #9 on The 2013 Gittle List TOP 10for Self-published Children’s Picture Books. Stevens has written articles for ECHOES, The Northern Maine Journal of Rural Culture based in Caribou, Maine. In 2013, the author published her first book for the YA/Adult audience: PURE TRASH, a short story of a boy growing up in rural New England in a family whose poverty and alcoholism mark him as a target for bullying by young and old alike. This short story is a prequel to Stevens's debut novel, DOG BONE SOUP, A Boomer’s Journey released in January of 2015.
    Bette A. Stevens says:

    Hi again, Pat! Stopping by to subscribe to your newletter, my friend. Have a great week! 🙂 xo

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    1. Bette A. Stevens – Central Maine, USA – "I'm a writer inspired by nature and human nature!" ~ Bette A. Stevens Bette A. Stevens is a retired teacher, a wife, mother of two and grandmother of five. Stevens lives in Central Maine with her husband on their 37-acre farmstead where she enjoys writing, gardening, walking and reveling in the beauty of nature. She advocates for children and childhood literacy and for monarch butterflies, an endangered species. Stevens’s children’s activity book, THE TANGRAM ZOO and WORD PUZZLES TOO! was first published in 1997 by Windswept House Publishing, Mt. Desert, ME; a second edition was self-published by the author in 2012. AMAZING MATILDA , Stevens's second children's book, self-published in 2012, won a 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Award (Honorable Mention for Excellence in Children's Literature - Ages 6 and older category) and placed #9 on The 2013 Gittle List TOP 10for Self-published Children’s Picture Books. Stevens has written articles for ECHOES, The Northern Maine Journal of Rural Culture based in Caribou, Maine. In 2013, the author published her first book for the YA/Adult audience: PURE TRASH, a short story of a boy growing up in rural New England in a family whose poverty and alcoholism mark him as a target for bullying by young and old alike. This short story is a prequel to Stevens's debut novel, DOG BONE SOUP, A Boomer’s Journey released in January of 2015.
      Bette A. Stevens says:

      P.S. Couldnd’t find a subscribe to your newsletter link, Pat… Help! Thanks… xo

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      1. Hi Bette My Dear,

        I will get back to you. I am working on that now.

        Sending you a huge hug.

        Shalom aleichem

  3. Your comment on my blog post drew me here with the reminder that “everything must change. Nothing remains the same. Thank you for again reading my blog post. You are a kind woman, Pat!

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    1. Thank you, Marian. I‘m not always punctual when another author post a blog post because I am caught in writing my stories or reading. But there are certain blogs that I don’t forget and I comment when I have the time. Your blog belongs to that group.
      Have a lovely month of June and take care.
      Shalom aleichem 👧🏾🥰

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  4. Bette A. Stevens – Central Maine, USA – "I'm a writer inspired by nature and human nature!" ~ Bette A. Stevens Bette A. Stevens is a retired teacher, a wife, mother of two and grandmother of five. Stevens lives in Central Maine with her husband on their 37-acre farmstead where she enjoys writing, gardening, walking and reveling in the beauty of nature. She advocates for children and childhood literacy and for monarch butterflies, an endangered species. Stevens’s children’s activity book, THE TANGRAM ZOO and WORD PUZZLES TOO! was first published in 1997 by Windswept House Publishing, Mt. Desert, ME; a second edition was self-published by the author in 2012. AMAZING MATILDA , Stevens's second children's book, self-published in 2012, won a 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Award (Honorable Mention for Excellence in Children's Literature - Ages 6 and older category) and placed #9 on The 2013 Gittle List TOP 10for Self-published Children’s Picture Books. Stevens has written articles for ECHOES, The Northern Maine Journal of Rural Culture based in Caribou, Maine. In 2013, the author published her first book for the YA/Adult audience: PURE TRASH, a short story of a boy growing up in rural New England in a family whose poverty and alcoholism mark him as a target for bullying by young and old alike. This short story is a prequel to Stevens's debut novel, DOG BONE SOUP, A Boomer’s Journey released in January of 2015.
    Bette A. Stevens says:

    Hi, Pat! I would like to send you a copy of PURE TRASH… Need your email! <3

    Reply
  5. Shirley Harris-Slaughter – I love old buildings and history. That's why I ended up writing about the history that surrounded me all of my life - "Our Lady of Victory, the Saga of an African-American Catholic Community." Plus our church had closed and the school is torn down, so I felt it was imperative that we preserve the history or it would be lost forever.
    Shirley Harris-Slaughter says:

    Hi Pat. Just want you to know I got my copy of “Turn the Light On.” Now have to add it to my TBR. Congrats!

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  6. markbierman – Born and raised on a farm near Brockville, Ontario, Mark Bierman's childhood consisted of chores, riding horses, snowmobile races across open fields, fishing trips to a local lake, and many other outdoor adventures. He was also an avid reader of both fiction and non. Transitioning towards adulthood also meant moving from the farm and into large urban areas that introduced this country boy to life in the big cities. After a short stint as a private investigator, he moved into the role of Correctional Officer, working at both Millhaven Institution and Kingston Penitentiary, until it closed.
    markbierman says:

    Hi Pat, I’m so glad to hear that your new release is doing well, that you are learning new things, and that RRBC has your back (I expected them too:) ) Your trailer was excellent and I wish you success with the book!

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  7. jinlobify – LA – Joy, now retired, was a music teacher, trained in Santa Cecilia, Rome, and obtained her Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Michigan, USA. She has written and published extensively on national and internationalscholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. Her short story I Come from Utopia was published in African Voices, Spring/Summer, 2007, pg. 18, and her first English novel; Mirror of Our Lives: Voices of Four Igbo Women was published in 2011, and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Contest in 2012. She has also two books published in the Italian language. She is a trained musician, and taught music for 35 years. She writes and records folk songs. Her new book: The Legend of the Walking Dead: Igbo Mythologies is a journey into the mysteries of life and death of the Igbos of Nigeria. She loves reading romances and mystery stories.
    jinlobify says:

    Hi, Pat, I am on your Author Page, searching for your books. Let me have some titles. Thank you.

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    1. Hi Joy,
      I don’t have a published book out yet. My first book will be released on February 14th. The title is Turn The Light On and it is a short story.
      Shalom aleichem,
      Pat

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  8. D. Wallace Peach – 30 Miles beyond the edge of civilization, Oregon – I'm an adventurer in writing, peering under rocks in my garden for secret magic. I can't stop writing. My stories want to explode from my head. They demand my attention and surge from my fingertips faster than I can put them to paper. I love what I do.
    D. Wallace Peach says:

    Congrats on the new site, Pat. Change is a constant. I think the sensitivity you describe, the highs and lows, become fodder for a writer’s stories. We are the purveyors of pathos, hope, passion, and victory. Happy Writing.

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    1. Please, excuse me for my late reply. Yes, I agree. I believe a writer that wants to reach people’s hearts must be willing to be vulnerable to some extent.
      Shalom aleichem

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