Aline Soules

Poet and Fiction Writer

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Aline Soules’ work has appeared in such publications as the Kenyon Review, Houston Literary  Review, Poetry Midwest, Galway Review, and Flash Fiction Magazine.  Her books can be seen below or through the menu bar and her book reviews have been accepted by Tupelo Quarterly, Heavy Feather Review, Colorado Review, L.A. Review, and others.  She earned an MFA from Antioch University Los Angeles in both poetry and fiction, and teaches creative writing for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.

She completed a novel set in World War II, The Arne House, and a novel set in the Midwest U.S. in the late 1960s and early 1970s, We Won’t Go, for which she is seeking an agent. She is also working on a poetry manuscript.

 

Recent publications

    • The Curse of Blue Silk, accepted by Flash Phantoms, Dec. 8 2024 with promise of publication by the end of this month. Previously selected to be read online at Flash Fiction Forum, May 8, 2024 
    • “The Art of War,” 3rd Place in the Paradox category, “Dark Green War,” 1st HM in the People category, & “Central Valley,” 4th HM in the Poems of California category, 104th annual Ina Coolbrith poetry contest, December 7, 2024.
    • “Retirement,” in Lifespan v. 10. Adelaide, Australia: Pure Slush, 2024.
    • Nocturnals, shortlisted in the winter 2024 contest held by Flash Fiction Magazine.
    • “At the Open Window,” 1st Place in the Love category, and “Dream,” 2nd HM in the Journeys category, 103rd annual Ina Coolbrith poetry banquet, December 2, 2023.
    • “Winter Train Ride,” 2nd place in the People category, 96th Annual Poets’ Dinner, Ina  Coolbrith Circle, June 3, 2023

My Books

Evening Sun

Here is a sample from my chapbook. Elegy for a Day Long shadows mark the march of light to dark, the end of one moment after another.   The clang of the morning alarm is a memory, as is the trudge to … Read More about Evening Sun

Meditation on Woman

Here is a sample from my book. Comma A woman looks out the open window of her office and pauses.  The sounds of her co-workers’ voices recede.  The click of keyboards almost disappears.  The telephone dulls to a … Read More about Meditation on Woman

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