I’m behind in sharing published pieces. Here’s a single-page spread that came out in the November ’14 issue of HighFive magazine. It’s fun to do the images for these fun, little poems!
LEFTOVERS is anything but
leftovers! From beginning to end it has a neatly skilled and clever plot twist. You certainly don’t need to have lived in
1950s America to enjoy this novel. The settings and
mores are all there for you to see in this well-written story about life as it was back then.
No matter what decades you’ve live through you might have experience some of what
Vivian has. Through a mix of drama and comedy you see Vivian, a sweet and kind person, rise above all that threatens to keep her down including marital problems and a heartless mother, come to realize she needs to do what she needs to do to control her own life and make it what she wants it to be.
We all know someone like her or have been where she has been, and like all of us, Vivian
needs a good friend or two for support. She finds no better friends than the brother and sister duo of Stew and Babs. Babs is always ahead of the game and willing to share her knowledge with her childhood friend. While Stew just might be the right guy for Vivian. At first I didn’t think Stew was the right guy, but slowly, long before Vivian knew, I came to see that he was a perfect one for her.
Having read other stories by this author I have to say again
Arthur Wooten knows storytelling.
Arthur Wooten is a critically acclaimed novelist and playwright. His novels include
Birthday Pie, and
On Picking Fruit, and
Fruit Cocktail and
WISE Bear William: A New Beginning,
a children’s book.
(reviewed by JD Holiday)LEFTOVERS can be bought at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Leftovers-A-Novel-Arthur-Wooten/dp/0985052929/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332801337&sr=8-1Arthur Wooten's site:
http://www.arthurwooten.com/And at:
http://bostonbookbums.com/2011/06/08/arthur-qa-arthur-wooten/ THAT'S
The OUPblog and Link Love are taking the day off to recover from Thanksgiving. Enjoy your leftovers and be sure to come back Monday, we know you will need distraction after the holiday weekend!
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If I could have anything here on my plate.
It wouldn't be something I'm likely to hate.
I'd be happy with something green as an apple,
Or anything related to soda or snapple.
I am happier still if it isn't too squishy,
Or ends up too spicy or even too fishy.
Celery's fine and so is potato,
And there's carrots or even tomato.
I said I like beans and even mom's chili,
But giving me this is just short of silly.
Why not meat or a portion of trout?
Just give me a meal that isn't a sprout!
©GingerNielson 2007
By: Paula Becker,
on 1/22/2015
By: JD Holiday,
on 3/26/2012
By: Rebecca,
on 11/23/2007
By: Ginger Nielson,
on 2/2/2007
I can't wait to read this book - Arthur is such a great writer, and as you say, his books are witty, fun and poignant - a wonderful balance of life.