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Duane Simolke

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Duane Simolke wrote The Acorn Stories, Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure, Sons of Taldra: A Science Fiction Adventure, Holding Me Together, and New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio. He co-wrote The Return of Innocence: A Fantasy Adventure and The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer. Simolke lives in Lubbock, Texas.

Writing published in nightFire, Mesquite, Caprock Sun, Midwest Poetry Review, International Journal on World Peace, and many other publications.





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Duane Simolke Sons of Taldra, the sequel to Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure. The first several chapters are at Goodreads.
Duane Simolke I had always wanted to write a sequel to my novel Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure. From a reference in that book, I knew it would involve aliens…moreI had always wanted to write a sequel to my novel Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure. From a reference in that book, I knew it would involve aliens. Since I already had Native American characters, I decided to draw from Native storytelling for the aliens in Sons of Taldra: A Science Fiction Adventure.(less)
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Duane Simolke Sangria, Thanks for the invite, and for adding my book.
Duane,
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Duane Simolke Thanks! My readers at GoodReads seem interested in Degranon, with 60 of them adding it to their To Read list.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...

Now one of them might win a copy!


AuthorIsland Hi Duane!!

Just wanted to let you know that your sci fi adventure DEGRANON is the www.AuthorIsland.com Book of the Day today!!

Thanks for offering up a copy to one of our lucky readers today!


AuthorIsland Now available: THE ACORN STORIES - Duane Simolke's award-winning tales transform a fictional West Texas town into a tapestry of human experiences - check it out at www.DuaneSimolke.blogspot.com


AuthorIsland Readers! Last day to get your name in the hat for Duane Simolke's sci fi adventure DEGRANON - check it out www.AuthorIslandTikiHut.blogspot.com !


AuthorIsland Happy Monday Duane!!

Thanks so much for being our special guest blogger this week - and thanks for offering up a copy of DEGRANON for one of our lucky readers this week!

This week at www.AuthorIslandTikiHut.blogspot.com , we welcome author Duane Simolke to the Tiki Hut to talk about his science fiction novel DEGRANON: A Science Fiction Adventure.

Majoring in English, Duane Simolke received degrees from Belmont University (B.A., 1989), Hardin-Simmons University (M.A., 1991), and Texas Tech University (Ph.D., 1996). His doctoral dissertation was on Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio. StoneWall Society gave Pride in the Arts literary awards to The Acorn Stories, Degranon, and Holding Me Together. AllBooks Reviews gave The Return of Innocence a Reviewers Choice Award.

Simolke also edited and co-wrote a fundraiser, The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer.

Learn more at www.duanesimolke.blogspot.com

WIN - Leave Duane a comment or question this week at the Authorisland Tiki Hut and your name goes in the hat for a free ebook of DEGRANON.


AuthorIsland Hi Duane!!

AuthorIsland.com is celebrating your anthlogy - THE ACORN GATHERING today - what a great cause!

Thank you for putting this together.


Anthology Edited By Duane Simolke Benefits American Cancer Society

The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer.


Author and editor Duane Simolke presents an unusual fiction collection. From a scandal-rocked town in West Texas to the Blackfeet Indian reservation in Montana, these short stories take readers to surprising places in America and the human heart!

Join the fight against cancer by purchasing this fundraiser by authors Jan Chandler, Huda Orfali, Duane Simolke, Timothy Morris Taylor, Shawna R. Van Arum, and Bill Wetzel. All author and editor royalties go to the American Cancer Society!

These stories range from gritty and controversial to gentle and touching. Starting with the West Texas setting from Duane Simolke's collection The Acorn Stories, this new anthology takes readers across several landscapes, during times of trouble, change, hope, and triumph. Edited by Duane Simolke.

Learn more at www.DuaneSimolke.blogspot.com


Leaundra Oye! Duane, thanks for the add. Take care...Leaundra


AuthorIsland Hi Duane!!!

Welcome to AuthorIsland.com - so glad to have you with us and to celebrate we're throwing you a Cyber Launch Party today for your fantasy adventure THE RETURN OF INNOCENCE over at www.CyberLaunchParty.blogspot.com!

Best of luck with the book and thanks so much for offering up a copy of it as a prize today!


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