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"The nineteenth annual Goose River Anthology, 2021 is a fine collection of the best poetry, fiction, and essays submitted to us from all parts of the United States. There are over 70 talented authors represented in this volume. Many are seasoned writers while some are being published for the first time. Don't miss your chance to experience this rare treasure. Sampling by Wendy Galgan, Boothbay, ME False Dawn Rice paper walls glow grey. I wake the children, bathe and dress them, give them calming herbs steeped in boiling water, sing to them until they drift to sleep in their chairs. His letter waits on my dressing table. Ebony on ivory tells me, ""No married man may fly."" Above it, he stares from a picture sent from the air base. Around his neck, black ink on white silk, he wears my name, the name that prevents his flying. I sit at the table, reach up to twist my hair, anchor it with combs - ivory woven into ebony - careful to keep my movements slow, graceful in this, as in all things. My hair in place, I don my wedding kimono, adjust the obi, slip on my sandals. The light is tinged with gold now, but dawn still has not come. No birds call. I wake the children, lead them, drowsy and sweet-smelling, one on each side, back to the river that sings. We step in. Silk rises to billow about our ankles, shins, waists. The boy goes easily, his hair slick beneath my palm. The girl balks, looks up, but bends to the hand at her nape. I stand, one hand on each head, count long minutes. I wait to see them float. At last I sit, ease back until the riverbed presses between my shoulders. The sun rises, a golden ball between two dark shapes that were my children. My eyes open, I see a silhouette against the sun. My husband, grim-faced with joyful eyes, at his plane's controls. I drown so he may fly."

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My copies of the 2020 anthology arrived today, and again I'm so gratified to have my poem included with the works of such talented writers. The cover is, as usual, really eye-catching and beautiful. Please extend my compliments to the photographer, Betsy Fairfield. I am, of course, so honored to have my commentary presented on the back cover of the book along with that of Juliana L'Heureux. I have often been most impressed by her writing skills displayed in past anthologies. Your mastery of editing and publishing is manifest again in this latest anthology. Thank you! -John Hagan Deborah Benner's Goose River Anthology published annually always contains innovative, unique, profound, inspiring, engaging, and often humorous short stories, essays and poems from a variety of fine writers, expressing the entire range of human experiences. I send copies of the Goose River Anthology to my family and friends each year as Christmas gifts. They are delighted for after reading the book, they begin to understand and appreciate the gems in their own daily experiences. The editing is excellent. Highly recommended reading and sharing for all occasions. -Dorothy Weiss, writer Goose River Anthology, every year, is a book of rare and heartwarming poetry and short stories; words on a page that allow readers to witness and sense what over 75 writers try to capture . . .the magic of a diverse and everchanging world. The journey is the reward. As one of my readers claims: Communication through the written word is miraculous. A heartfelt thank you to Deborah Benner-an editor who is extremely prompt and lets you smile when she answers. What a ride to publication, I am now published for the fifth year (2014-2018). Thank You Goose River Press! -Trudy Wells-Meyer trudy.wells@cox.net Looking forward to reading the multitudes of diverse stories in each Goose River Anthology is a pleasant annual anticipation. The poems and stories elicit a full range of emotions as one reads onward. Perfect for beach reading, a gift for those who have everything, or stocking stuffing at Christmas, these little books keep me coming back year after year to enjoy the rich stories authors share from all over the USA. -T. Blen Parker swangomaine@gmail.com Essays and articles published in Goose River Press anthologies are uplifting. Talented writers fill each edition in the series with diverse contributions consisting of lovely poetry, entertaining fiction, non-fiction, special shorts about travel and creative personal experiences. My collection of the excellent anthologies fills a featured shelf in my office bookcase. -Juliana L'Heureux

"My copies of the 2020 anthology arrived today, and again I'm so gratified to have my poem included with the works of such talented writers. The cover is, as usual, really eye-catching and beautiful. Please extend my compliments to the photographer, Betsy Fairfield. I am, of course, so honored to have my commentary presented on the back cover of the book along with that of Juliana L'Heureux. I have often been most impressed by her writing skills displayed in past anthologies. Your mastery of editing and publishing is manifest again in this latest anthology. Thank you! -John Hagan Deborah Benner's Goose River Anthology published annually always contains innovative, unique, profound, inspiring, engaging, and often humorous short stories, essays and poems from a variety of fine writers, expressing the entire range of human experiences. I send copies of the Goose River Anthology to my family and friends each year as Christmas gifts. They are delighted for after reading the book, they begin to understand and appreciate the gems in their own daily experiences. The editing is excellent. Highly recommended reading and sharing for all occasions. -Dorothy Weiss, writer ""Goose River Anthology,"" every year, is a book of rare and heartwarming poetry and short stories; words on a page that allow readers to witness and sense what over 75 writers try to capture . . .the magic of a diverse and everchanging world. The journey is the reward. As one of my readers claims: ""Communication through the written word is miraculous."" A heartfelt thank you to Deborah Benner-an editor who is extremely prompt and lets you smile when she answers. What a ride to publication, I am now published for the fifth year (2014-2018). Thank You Goose River Press! -Trudy Wells-Meyer trudy.wells@cox.net Looking forward to reading the multitudes of diverse stories in each ""Goose River Anthology"" is a pleasant annual anticipation. The poems and stories elicit a full range of emotions as one reads onward. Perfect for beach reading, a gift for those who have ""everything,"" or stocking stuffing at Christmas, these little books keep me coming back year after year to enjoy the rich stories authors share from all over the USA. -T. Blen Parker swangomaine@gmail.com Essays and articles published in Goose River Press anthologies are uplifting. Talented writers fill each edition in the series with diverse contributions consisting of lovely poetry, entertaining fiction, non-fiction, special shorts about travel and creative personal experiences. My collection of the excellent anthologies fills a featured shelf in my office bookcase. -Juliana L'Heureux"

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Deborah J. Benner has been in the publishing industry since 1985 and created Goose River Press in 1999. The first Goose River Anthology was published in 2003. Goose River Press publishes a wide array of genres including but not limited to: poetry, short stories, novels, children's books, cookbooks, workbooks, anthologies, and more.

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