Location: United States
Member Since: Dec. 24, 2008

Duane Simolke


Biography

Duane Simolke wrote the books The Acorn Stories, Degranon, Holding Me Together, and New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio. He co-wrote The Return of Innocence and The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer. DuaneSimolke.Com includes some of his writing, as well as a variety of links.

Where to find Duane Simolke online

Website: http://www.youtube.com/user/AcornUniverse
Twitter: DuaneSimolke
    MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/duanesimolke
    Blog: http://duanesimolke.blogspot.com/

    Where to buy in print

    http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?r=1&SZE=10&afsrc=1&WRD=duane+simolke&SRT=S&Z=y

    Books

    Fat Diary    by Duane Simolke
    Price: Free! 8400 words. Published on April 29, 2012. Fiction.
    A West Texas librarian makes fun of herself and the other people in her town, while writing about her reasons for wanting to lose weight. This short story also appears in The Acorn Gathering, copyright 2002.
    Selected Poems    by Duane Simolke
    Price: $0.99 USD. 5780 words. Published on May 8, 2010. Nonfiction.
    This short eBook includes the gay love poem “Home,” the strange story of “The Gardener,” and the comical “Angels and Razors,” as well as thirty other poems. These works also appear in Duane Simolke’s longer anthology Holding Me Together: Essays and Poems.
    Holding Me Together: Essays and Poems    by Duane Simolke
    Price: $3.99 USD. 44970 words. Published on February 10, 2010. Nonfiction.
    Winner, StoneWall Society Pride in the Arts Award. This collection, quoted by many authors and Web masters, includes the multi-part essay Reactions to Homophobia, followed by poems and short essays on a variety of topics, such as writing, AIDS, religion, violence, family, friendship, and gay relationships. Holding Me Together counters homophobia, celebrates gay love, and promotes gay pride.
    Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure    by Duane Simolke
    Price: $2.99 USD. 78920 words. Published on October 27, 2009. Fiction.
    Winner, StoneWall Society Pride in the Arts Award. The brilliant scientist Taldra loves her twin gay sons and sees them as the hope for Valchondria's future, but one of them becomes entangled in the cult of Degranon, while the other becomes stranded on the other side of a doorway through time. Can they find their way home and help Taldra save their world?
    The Acorn Stories    by Duane Simolke
    Price: $3.99 USD. 62110 words. Published on December 24, 2008. Fiction.
    From romantic comedy to razor-sharp satire to moments of quiet reflection, Duane Simolke’s award-winning tales transform a fictional West Texas town into a tapestry of human experiences. “A lush tangle of small-town life branches out in this engrossing collection of short stories.” –Kirkus Discoveries. “If you liked WINESBURG, OHIO…rejoice.” –Watchword.

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