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
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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
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- 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
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- “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.
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- A Review of The Never End: TheOther Orwell, the Cold War, the CIA, MI6, andthe origin of Animal Farm by John Reed. Compulsive Reader. October 1, 2024. https://compulsivereader.com/2024/10/01/a-review-of-a-review-of-the-never-end-the-other-orwell-the-cold-war-the-cia-mi6-and-the-origin-of-animal-farm-by-john-reed/
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- A Review of Penultimates: The Now, The Not Yet, by Thomas Farber. Compulsive Reader. September 16, 2024. https://compulsivereader.com/2024/09/16/a-review-of-penultimates-the-now-the-not-yet-by-thomas-farber/
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- “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
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- “Retirement,” in Lifespan v. 10. Adelaide, Australia: Pure Slush, 2024.
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- Nocturnals, shortlisted in the winter 2024 contest held by Flash Fiction Magazine.
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- “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.
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- “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
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- “Winter Train Ride,” 2nd place in the People category, 96th Annual Poets’ Dinner, Ina Coolbrith Circle, June 3, 2023
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- “Shock,” Flash Fiction Magazine, November 8, 2022. https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2022/11/08/shock/
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- “Night of Thick Clouds,” The Galway Review, August 5, 2022. https://thegalwayreview.com/2022/08/05/aline-soules-night-of-thick-clouds/
My Books
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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