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Welcome to Connieann's Corner

Rest your fingers for a while, lean back, and relax. I've been writing for a few years and have had short stories published in ezines , print magazines, anthologies, and a couple Chicken Soup For the Soul books (The Cat Really Did That? and Running for Good). I'm currently working on a memoir that includes some of the stories available here on my blog.

I live in North Central Florida. I hope you will read a bit, and we can get acquainted.

When I hit a block in my writing, I turn to art. Although not very good, it gives me great pleasure, and I can get "lost" in it just like I do in my writing.

So grab a cup or a glass of whatever rocks your boat and nose around a bit. But don't waste too much time because today only comes once, and I know you have important things to do.







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  • The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian
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  • Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
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  • The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
  • Natasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood by Suzanne Finstad
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  • Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
  • The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
  • Blood, Bone and Marrow: A Biography of Harry Crews by Ted Geltner
  • The Watchman by Robert Crais
  • Suspect by Robert Crais
  • My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
  • Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
  • Defending Jacob by William Landay
  • The Leftovers by Tom Perrotti
  • The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr
  • Follow You Home by Mark Edwards
  • Trust Me: Voices from the South by J.W. Robitaille
  • Dead Wake by Erik Larson
  • A Childhood by Harry Crews
  • Bastards by Mary Anna King
  • The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
  • Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
  • The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
  • The Blue Moon Cafe Anthology edited by Sonny Brewer
  • The Bride and the Buccaneer by Darlene Marshall
  • Bear-Trapped: In a Trashy Hollywood Novel by Wendy Thornton
  • Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
  • Etta Mae's Worst Bad Luck Day by Ann B. Ross
  • The Sacrifice by Joyce Carol Oates
  • The Return Journey by Maeve Binchy
  • Dream When You're Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg
  • A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
  • The Morning Light by Ann Moore
  • Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
  • God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
  • The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud
  • The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
  • Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee
  • Solomon's Oak by Jo-Ann Mapson
  • The Girl On the Train by Paula Hawkins
  • The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
  • Room by Emma Donoghue
  • Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon
  • The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
  • The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
  • Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
  • Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline
  • The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin
  • Unleashed by David Rosenfelt
  • Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
  • Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
  • Bodies in Motion and at Rest by Thomas Lynch
  • Felicia's Journey by William Trevor
  • The Day We Met by Rowan Coleman
  • The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
  • The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
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  • How It All Began by Penelope Lively
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