Author Archives: Tiffanie Gabrielse

Picking a Fight

My Green Manifesto: Down the Charles River in Pursuit of a New Environmentalism by David Gessner As a writer who travels frequently from our port city to Boston, Massachusetts, I’m constantly looking for ways to join the two cities I … Continue reading

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The Writer Who Danced With Words:

Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams Reading at Pomegranate Books 4418 Park Avenue Sat. 2/18 • 7 p.m. Many find the importance in the power of language. The Port City’s very own Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams takes it to the nth degree. … Continue reading

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Redefining the Valentine:

“Vicious Valentine: ‘De-cat-itation’ and ‘We Must Have Loved Long Before This Life’” by Joel Finsel Reading on February 15th, 7 p.m. Old Books on Front St. 249 N. Front Street Move over, “My Funny Valentine”! Old Books on Front Street … Continue reading

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Coming Back for Seconds:

He’s back! And this time New York native, author, teacher and photographer Chris Forman serves our Port City a second helping of his beloved, fun and whimsical reads from “The Port City Mystery Series.” Published last September, I was lucky … Continue reading

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Lay Lady Lay

Anne Barnhill “At the Mercy of the Queen” www.anneclinardbarnill.com Two months ago at Chapel Hill my husband and I awaited the ultrasound tech to finally reveal the results we’d had been dying to hear—whether baby number one was a boy … Continue reading

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Love a Marine

Valentine Cards For Marines Deadline: January 20th Onslow County Parks & Recreation Dept. 1244 Onslow Pines Road As the busy, bustling holiday season comes to an end, it’s common for the pace at which we ship care packages to our … Continue reading

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Touched for the Very First Time:

Madonna and Me by Laura Barcella www.madonnaandmebook.com For approximately 30 years, Madonna has been at the epicenter of media focus, has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, launched her own record label, been featured in an Oscar-winning film, authored … Continue reading

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Year-End: Books

It’s that time of year again, when we are inundated with countless cheesy television shows that tell us what has been the best or the worst of the last 365 days. They are all over VH1 and MTV, the channels … Continue reading

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Treasures of Words

A Year With Hafiz Reading by author Daniel Ladinsky Old Books on Front Street • 249 S. Front St. 12/17, 7:30 p.m. • FREE Known internationally for his renderings of notably one of the best Persian Sufi lyrical poets of the … Continue reading

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The Reflective Years

The New River High Tide $10 available at Jacksonville Council for the Arts • 826 New Bridge Street Once in a while, a writer comes along who not only writes for the mere enjoyment of pairing the perfect set of … Continue reading

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