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Dec.14.2012 The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa I was introduced to the writing of Mario Vargas Llosa in Cochabamba, Bolivia in 1980 in part because he had written his great novel, Conversations in the Cathedral, in Cochabamba (he was not welcome in his native Peru at the time.) My host said I therefore had to read it and gave me his...	Nov.05.2012 Weaving Words, Weaving Heart-A Reflection on Hurricane Sandy and Peru Today, I pulled a water-stained book off the shelf that still smelled musty from the Denver flood that ravaged our home 47 years ago. I thought of those whose homes were in the path of Hurricane Sandy, and of the irreplace- able things we lose. Then I turned to a small chapbook sitting...
Feb.25.2011 SOMERSET, the novel by J.P. Cunningham nominated for GA Author of the Year, First Novel category Somerset, the novel by J.P. Cunningham is one of a half-dozen nominees for the Georgia Author of the Year Award, First Novel Category concerning 2010. The GA Author of the Year Award was first established in 1964.	Feb.25.2011 SOMERSET, Second Round contestant in ABNA SOMERSET, the novel by J. P. Cunningham yesterday advanced into the Second Round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. 5000 original entrants reduced to 1000 Second Round contestants as of February 24th, 2011.
Jun.24.2010 A Boy, a Girl, and a Fountain The spring I turned twenty-two, I was desperately trying to recover from a ravaging love affair that had changed me from a girl who was somewhat confident for her age and mostly happy, to one who was completely demoralized. It was not only the relationship itself, but the reactions to the demise of...