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Congrats To Kim Kelly Stamp, New Parasol Pubs Owner of ‘The Penny Pub’

Congrats To Kim Kelly Stamp, New Parasol Pubs Owner of ‘The Penny Pub’

Our newly-revamped Parasol offering is going to delight you!
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Debra G. Harman, MEd.
The Narrative Arc Contest Winners

The Narrative Arc Contest Winners

Happy Birthday to Parasol Pubs’ amazing readers and writers
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Debra G. Harman, MEd.
We Were Our Own Captains

We Were Our Own Captains

A brief note on running aground with your father — at sea and in life
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The Shearwater Chronicles
My Rent Ran $90 Per Month

My Rent Ran $90 Per Month

I could live on practically nothing
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Michelle Teheux
When You Grow Up With Rich Celebrities and Poor People Living on the Streets

When You Grow Up With Rich Celebrities and Poor People Living on the Streets

And one of them was your mother
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Michelle Marie Warner
A Dozen Items To Consider When Submitting to The Narrative Arc and Information About New Pay Scheme

A Dozen Items To Consider When Submitting to The Narrative Arc and Information About New Pay Scheme

We want your work to shine! and please read the attached article
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Debra G. Harman, MEd.
Submission Guidelines for The Narrative Arc

Submission Guidelines for The Narrative Arc

Memoir and personal essays are our genre
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Debra G. Harman, MEd.
Parasol Pubs Presents at Medium Day May 12th & Cash Prizes Contest Winners Announced

Parasol Pubs Presents at Medium Day May 12th & Cash Prizes Contest Winners Announced

We invite you to attend our presentation!
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Debra G. Harman, MEd.
Hot off the Press
Cash Prizes Contest To Celebrate Parasol Publications One-Year Birthday

Cash Prizes Contest To Celebrate Parasol Publications One-Year Birthday

We have a lot to celebrate, with great editors and writers
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Debra G. Harman, MEd.
You Can’t Go Home Again

You Can’t Go Home Again

But sometimes home sends you a letter
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Hannah Andrews
The Workshop Window

The Workshop Window

A comfort blanket in the night
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Sana Sparks
The Watchmakers Heirs

The Watchmakers Heirs

A legacy of capturing moments, and moving forward
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Chaotically Lottie
I Was Alone In The Dark

I Was Alone In The Dark

With ‘perfect victim’ spelled in neon on my back.
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Sana Sparks
All the Kindness in a Glass of Water

All the Kindness in a Glass of Water

It doesn’t take much to help someone in pain
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Mynah Marie
Falling Down the Mountain

Falling Down the Mountain

In which I f_cked around and found out.
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christina hughes babb
A Challenge to Be Cheerful

A Challenge to Be Cheerful

I hear my mother’s voice
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Katharine Valentino
Trading Love Notes With My Wife

Trading Love Notes With My Wife

A true story of romance, subterfuge, and penguins
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Chris Yanda
The Birthday That Still Haunts Me

The Birthday That Still Haunts Me

My friend almost lost both her parents but we don’t talk about it
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Hannah Andrews
Starting Over… And Over… And Over…

Starting Over… And Over… And Over…

The many beginnings of a family in 2000s America
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Andie Adams
I Found Comfort and Peace in the Darkness

I Found Comfort and Peace in the Darkness

The mountain is a strange, serene place at midnight
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John Pucay
Death in Ibiza; The Darker Side of the White Isle

Death in Ibiza; The Darker Side of the White Isle

When a dream holiday becomes a horror story
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Debra Urbacz
Handcuffed at a Party for the Host’s Amusement

Handcuffed at a Party for the Host’s Amusement

An adventure I could have done without
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Jenna Zark
Wasabi Shouts: My Journey Into Taekwondo in Tokyo, Japan

Wasabi Shouts: My Journey Into Taekwondo in Tokyo, Japan

I dared to try something new and fell in love
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Mad Midori
Three Things That Make a Life Fully Lived

Three Things That Make a Life Fully Lived

Living to the fullest despite life’s difficulties and responsibilities
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John Pucay
Shunned and Abused, My Mother Escaped To Return For Me

Shunned and Abused, My Mother Escaped To Return For Me

And I am grateful every single day
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Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Great Stories at Parasol Pubs

Great Stories at Parasol Pubs

Thanks, writers, for some outstanding essays in The Narrative Arc, Travel Memoirs, Imogene’s Notebook, and Walking Camino
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Debra G. Harman, MEd.
A Meeting at The Seahorse Inn

A Meeting at The Seahorse Inn

The end of anything is the beginning of something
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christina hughes babb
Coming Back to My Pre-Pandemic Self Was Much Harder Than I Imagined

Coming Back to My Pre-Pandemic Self Was Much Harder Than I Imagined

I gave myself a big challenge in 2023
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Ellen Eastwood
Thankfully Yours: A Holiday Fairytale

Thankfully Yours: A Holiday Fairytale

Complete with a damsel in distress, an evil beast, and a handsome prince
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Jojo Teckina
A Tale of How I Became a Fishkeeper

A Tale of How I Became a Fishkeeper

The water tank by the old rice mill
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Prasanna Srinath Subhasinghe
Rock Bottom Drunk

Rock Bottom Drunk

The person I became was unrecognizable
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Katy Langston
My Mother Wanted Me to Perform For Her, but I Couldn’t

My Mother Wanted Me to Perform For Her, but I Couldn’t

What your artistic children wish you knew
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Jenna Zark
I Was The Oldest Person In The World

I Was The Oldest Person In The World

Or so I thought a decade ago
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Janice Macdonald
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