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Barbara Alfaro
- Location
- Berlin, Maryland, United States
- Birthday
- May 28
- Company
- http://www.BarbaraAlfaro.net
- Bio
- Author of "Mirror Talk," a memoir about a Catholic girlhood and working in theatre and a poetry book called "Singing Magic."
MY RECENT POSTS
- "Mirror Talk" Makes Final Cut!
May 25, 2012 07:46PM - Shirt by Robert Pinsky
May 22, 2012 11:46AM - Ridiculously Cute!
May 08, 2012 08:59AM - Lilacs and Blueberry Pie
May 07, 2012 12:50PM - A Poem for Lucas
May 04, 2012 05:22PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “An excellent post! I
don't know which offended me
more,
Romney's $10,000 bet
with…”
February 02, 2012 01:07PM - “Thanks for reading and
commenting. The docs by Ken
Burns are
excellent and
accura…”
January 31, 2012 02:14PM - “A wonderful poem! There
really are marriages like this
but I
suspect not many.”
January 31, 2012 02:11PM - “What a fun post. I shop
at Walmart and wear jammies -
but not
at the same time
(a…”
January 18, 2012 08:26PM - “Hi Erica, I watch almost
all the PBS shows you
mentioned. I'd
be lost without
PBS…”
January 17, 2012 03:23PM
MAY 25, 2012 7:46PM
"Mirror Talk" Makes Final Cut!
I'm delighted to say my memoir Mirror Talk is one of the
finalists in the Discovery Awards competition sponsored by IndieReader. Winners will be
announced June 3rd. Wish me luck!
MAY 8, 2012 8:59AM
Ridiculously Cute!
I don't usually post ads on my blog, like HP needs my help, but
this is simply too cute!
MAY 7, 2012 12:50PM
Lilacs and Blueberry Pie
Originally titled "Sidekick,"
this post was published on my blog last Mother's Day.
The little girl lying face up on the living room floor is me. My mother is lying beside me and we are both pedaling away on invisible bicycle wheels.The radio is on and I must like the song cause/… Read full post »
MAY 4, 2012 5:22PM
A Poem for Lucas
TRANSITIONING
For Lucas who would not
cry.

“The doctors call it transitioning,â€
your mother tells me.
“Some infants don’t cry when
they come from the wombto the room and he wouldn’t so he had to be put on oxygen.â€
She kisses your forehead and pats your side assuringly.
Born early, six p/…
MAY 3, 2012 7:57AM
Poets, Poe, & Me
The following
excerpt is from the introduction to my poetry book First Kiss.
Poets are different from other people, perhaps not always in the exotic and idealized way Shelley describes in his essay "A Defence of Poetry" but they are more sensitive than others. They respond to their lover’s voice, th/…
APRIL 22, 2012 4:14AM
"First Kiss" Poetry Book is Free Today
Free copies of First Kiss, the Kindle edition of my
poetry, are available Sunday, April 22nd. You can click on the book
cover to the right for a copy or simply click here.
Treat yourself to a complimentary book of poems for National Poetry Month! And have a lovely Sunday.
Treat yourself to a complimentary book of poems for National Poetry Month! And have a lovely Sunday.
APRIL 21, 2012 7:30AM
Emily Dickinson, Indie Author?
This post, originally titled
“Would Emily DickinsonHave
Self-Published?†first appeared on my friend Rolando
Garcia’s blog.
“What do you
write?†someoneasked recently.
“Poetry,†I answered.
“And I suspect only professors and otherpoets
read poetry, but it’s what I love
– so there!â… Read full post »
APRIL 16, 2012 10:52AM
Larry and Me!
Free Kindle
editions at Amazon
Oh, not Sir
Laurence Olivier, another chap named Larry. First, a word (well,
more than one) about self-publishing. Publishing is the fun part of
being an indie author but promoting the book - not so much! Today,
instead of promoting my own books, I'm going to t… Read full post »
APRIL 14, 2012 10:47AM
Guest Post & First Kiss Review
My guest post called "Would Emily Dickinson Have Self-Published"
appears on my good friend Rolando Garcia's blog along with his
generous review of the Kindle edition of my poetry book. I hope
you'll take a moment to visit Rolando's
Blog and read both my post and his review.
What do you think…
What do you think…
APRIL 12, 2012 7:56AM
Guest Post on Claire Hennessy's Blog
Kindle editions available at Amazon
My friend Claire Hennessy featured
"First Kiss," the title poem of my poetry book, on her blog
today.
Claire is a wonderful writer with a dynamite sense of humor. Here's the link to her blog Crazy California Claire.
Claire is a wonderful writer with a dynamite sense of humor. Here's the link to her blog Crazy California Claire.
APRIL 4, 2012 2:11PM
Being Sixty-Nine and Not Jumping Off a Hilltop
Being an older woman in anageist culture is
a lot like wearing an evening gown to a baseball game orbeing a
vegetarian at a pig roast. I’m used to not
fitting in. At sixteen, Iwas reading Shakespeare when other girls
were thumbing through the pages offashion magazines. I always cared
about… Read full post »
MARCH 29, 2012 9:52AM
"Diving into the Wreck" by Adrienne Rich
MARCH 17, 2012 7:14AM
A Face That Launched No Ships
As you can see from
this mug shot of my dog Pip that I used as a book cover for my
collection of ten-minute comedies, Pip is not Helen of Troy. I am
promoting this Kindle edition by offering free copies today and
tomorrow, March 17th and 18th. I hope you… Read full post »
MARCH 10, 2012 11:35AM
Shelley the Robot
In an extremely
generous review of my poetry book First Kiss, the reviewer
mentions my short story about a well-read robot named Shelley and a
disobedient dog named Muggie. The story appears in the online
magazine The Greensilk Journal. It's called "Resistible
Impulse" and you can read it at http://w… Read full post »
FEBRUARY 14, 2012 7:28AM
A Romantic Comedy for Valentine's Day
Here is a short romantic comedy that I put together quite a few
years ago. I can assure you the actress playing Mumsie is much
greyer now.
Click on the red "Accept Invitation" and then be sure to click on "YesDVD Chapters" (and not "Music Video Highlights").
Click on the red "Accept Invitation" and then be sure to click on "YesDVD Chapters" (and not "Music Video Highlights").
FEBRUARY 12, 2012 1:17PM
Free Kindle Copies of "Mirror Talk"
Free Kindle copies today of my memoir "Mirror Talk"
about a Catholic girlhood, growing up on Long Island, and working
in theatre. Simply click here.
FEBRUARY 6, 2012 7:39AM
Super Bowl - The Good, the Bad, and the Scary
Beckham in his undies, Madonna wearing a headdress bigger than a
punch bowl, and Clint Eastwood threatening to kick the butt of the
whole world! Welcome to the Ego Parade! Oops, I mean Super Bowl
Sunday.
The Audi vampire ad showing headlights so bright they are like sunlight was the funniest commercia…
The Audi vampire ad showing headlights so bright they are like sunlight was the funniest commercia…
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 11:06PM
First Kiss
Copies of "First Kiss" are available at Amazon.
FEBRUARY 1, 2012 12:36PM
Romance is in the Air and Online!
For the month of February, the online
magazine Lost in
Fiction is publishing
interviews with bestselling authors, special guest blogs, and
sponsoring a Kindle Fire give away as part of their "Lost in
Romance" event.
I'm delighted that my poems "First Kiss" and "In the Poem" are published in today… Read full post »
I'm delighted that my poems "First Kiss" and "In the Poem" are published in today… Read full post »
JANUARY 15, 2012 8:47PM
Downton Abbey
Like the scene in Jezebel when all the slaves surrounding
the Louisiana belle Bette Davis are singing ever so happily and
merrily away, Downton Abbey's inference that a life
of being "in service" can be a happy one is a hard sell. The show's
equally questionable premise that some servants are so…
JANUARY 5, 2012 10:25AM
Isabel Allende Interview
From time to time I will be posting interviews that appear in the online magazine Lost in Fiction. The following Isabel Allende interview by Lucy Hannau is the first of these interviews.
Isabel Allende
Interview by Lucy Hannau, Lost in Fiction Editor
19 books, translated into 35 languages. More than 5… Read full post »
DECEMBER 31, 2011 5:05PM
"Manhasset Stories" by Suzanne McLain Rosenwasser
A
Review by Barbara Alfaro
If you remember ice cream
parlors, soda fountains, luncheonettes, and five-and-ten-cent
stores, then this memoir of growing up in a Long Island
neighborhood during the 50’s and
60’s will delight you.
Two of the most moving stories in the book are “Queen Mary†and “/… Read full post »
DECEMBER 21, 2011 10:53PM
"The Sun Zebra" by Phantomimic
A review by Barbar/… Read full post »
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