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Last year, there were 729 challenges to library, school and university materials and services, according to the American Library Association. Photo: The Nashville Public Library’s banned books library card 06 April 2022 | CNN Staff The Nashville Public Library (NPL) is hoping to give out 5,000 free “banned books” library cards to local readers by…
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Photo: James Porteous 25 September 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media WeNeedToTalk (Part Five) Read an excerpt from He Said, She Said. Serialized now on #substack ‘He Said, She Said’ – An engaging and humorous short fiction collection of Studs Terkel-style tales of faith, love, life, and sometimes, even redemption. #fiction #ebook #WritingCommunity #kindle…
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Photo: James Porteous 24 September 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media WeNeedToTalk (Part Four) Read an excerpt from He Said, She Said. Serialized now on #substack ‘He Said, She Said’ – An engaging and humorous short fiction collection of Studs Terkel-style tales of faith, love, life, and sometimes, even redemption. #fiction #ebook #WritingCommunity #kindle…
20 September 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Trial by Twitter It is all the rage now, of course. But is it fair? Or even necessary? Read ‘He Said, She Said’ https://linktr.ee/jamesporteous https://bit.ly/3zcbPsi Thank you for your continued support of indie artists
Photo: James Porteous 18 September 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media ‘He Said, She Said’ – An engaging and humorous collection of Studs Terkel-style tales of faith, love, life, and sometimes, even redemption. Sample From ‘He Said, She Said’ Short Fiction Drive, She Said https://linktr.ee/jamesporteous https://bit.ly/3zcbPsi
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22 August 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media There’ll be peace without end Ev’ry neighbor a friend With ev’ry man a King (Castro Carazo / Huey P. Long) By the time former Louisiana Governor and Senator Huey P. Long wrote the words ‘peace without end,’ he was well on his way to establishing a…
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This is an excerpt from my forthcoming anti-memoir memoir entitled All of Me. JP 14 August 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Solitude. The word sounds so… lonely. So barren, so helpless and hapless. We do not like to talk about solitude. Or think about it. Especially while we are living in the state…
10 August 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Yes, Boris it does. And time will tell if he does anything other than reading soberly. I am betting he will not. The Fake Empire is also “sober reading” but this work of fiction also serves as a ‘wake-up’ call ahead of #cop26. We remain, half…
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The Good Lord is so fed up with his flock of Hapless Humans. They destroyed the planet and now The Davos Dandies are building hundreds of Freedom Bunkers to shield the 1% and ‘preserve democracy.’ 17 May 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Introduction to The Fake Empire The Good Lord is so fed…
