Welcome to Patti Marxsen's Website
Thanks for stopping by to learn about my books (listed below), recent publications, and activities. As ever, I welcome your interest, your feedback, and your orders! If you are interested in a reading or other form of commentary, please contact me personally via email at thewritewoman@gmail.com

RECENT PUBLICATIONS: "ARCHAEOLOGIES - An Essay"
I'm delighted to be a part of a new publishing venture established by Midge Raymond and John Yunker, ASHLAND CREEK PRESS. This new "independent" will be focused on print and online publications with a global perspective and themes related to the natural environment. My essay, "Archaeologies" is one of their first "Kindle Shorts" to appear:
http://www.ashlandcreekpress.com/authors/patti_marxsen.html
http://www.ashlandcreekpress.com/shorts/archaeologies.html

"The Art of Writing the Travel Essay" with step-by-steps tips appeared in the August 2010 issue of The Writer Magazine. Back issues are available from http://www.writermag.com at $6.95.


WORKS-IN-PROGRESS: Please see my BOOK TALK page.

LINKS TO ORDER PUBLICATIONS BELOW:
http://www.educavision.com
http://www.alondrapress.com
http://www.AshlandCreekPress.com

Tales from the Heart of Haiti includes nine short stories, each with its own moral dilemma. This collection, minus the final story that I added later, was a finalist in the 2008 Paris Prize for Fiction. The book, and a Teacher's Guide created to go with it, can be ordered from America's premier Haitian-American publishing house, Educa Vision Inc., by contacting www.educavision.com	This Teachers Guide is meant to be used by teachers of high school or college, and/or book club leaders. It includes historical background, discussion questions, analysis frameworks, and ideas for research projects. Available from www.educavision.com
Island Journeys: Exploring the Legacy of France includes seven essays on islands with French connections. In each case, I focus on the culture, history, and unique experience of "floating worlds" that are faraway and yet within reach, at least for the armchair traveler. This book was a finalist in the Writers' League of Texas Nonfiction Book Awards (2009). Please order from www.alondrapress.com	My first book-length translation came out in 2010 from Penobscot Press. This combination of memoir, history, and biography was authored by Jo and Walter Munz, and first appeared in German and French. Albert Schweitzer's Lambarene - A Legacy of Humanity for Our World Today is available from www.alondrapress.com
This memoir-essay published as a "Kindle Short" by Ashland Creek Press works with the metaphor of "shards" as I revisit the personal history of divorce played against the history of Gaza. To order (for Kindle or as a .pdf) please go to Amazon or see the link to Ashland Creek Press above.