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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

    • Review of Love Letters to Ukraine from Uvaya, by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis. Compulsive Reader, May 1, 2025. https://compulsivereader.com/2025/05/01/a-review-of-love-letters-to-ukraine-from-uyava-by-kalpna-singh-chitnis/
    • The Nocturnals, flash fiction in Flash Phantoms, March 2025. https://www.flashphantoms.net/march-flash-fiction-horror
    • Review of God is a River Running Down my Palm, by Jeremy Ra and Aruni Wijesinghe. Compulsive Reader, Jan 23, 2025. https://compulsivereader.com/2025/01/23/a-review-of-review-of-god-is-a-river-running-down-my-palm-by-jeremy-ra-and-aruni-wijesinghe/
    • Review of Exhibitionist, by Shari Caplan. Tupelo Quarterly 34, posted Jan 13, 2025, https://www.tupeloquarterly.com/reviews/a-celebration-of-literary-criticism/exhibitionist-by-shari-caplan-a-review-by-aline-soules/
    • The Curse of Blue Silk. In Flash Phantoms, January, 2025. https://www.flashphantoms.net/january-flash-fiction-horror Previously selected to be read online at Flash Fiction Forum, May 8, 2024 
    • “The Art of War,” 3rd Place in the Paradox category, 104th annual Ina Coolbrith poetry contest, December 7, 2024.
    • “On the 25th anniversary of your death,” 2nd place, Oprelle, 2024 “Matter” Poetry Contest.  My other submission, “At the Open Window,” was a finalist.  Announced July 25, 2024 https://oprelle.com/pages/2024-matter-poetry-contest-winners
    • “Retirement,” in Lifespan v. 10. Adelaide, Australia: Pure Slush, 2024.
    • “At the Open Window,” 1st Place in the Love category, 103rd annual Ina Coolbrith poetry banquet, December 2, 2023.
    • “Fingers,” HM, Flash Fiction Magazine, spring contest, published July 25, 2023. Also selected to be read at Flash Fiction Forum, Oct. 11, 2023. https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2023/07/25/fingers/#more-116246
    • “Shock,” Flash Fiction Magazine, November 8, 2022. https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2022/11/08/shock/ 
    • “Night of Thick Clouds,” The Galway Review, August 5, 2022. https://thegalwayreview.com/2022/08/05/aline-soules-night-of-thick-clouds/

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

The Size of the World

This work focuses on family and the unique and special relationships each of us has with that complexity.  This dual collection, featuring Aline Soules (The Size of the World) and Nancy Ryan (The Shape of the … Read More about The Size of the World

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