1: Flat regions on either side of the forehead 2: Places or things regarded as having within them a divine presence 3: Devices in looms that keep cloth stretched to the correct width during weaving 4: Buildings reserved for a highly valued function: libraries, temples of learning 5: Phil Temples.
The manuscript of my next novel “Local Motive” is now finished. Thanks to the modern miracles of A.I., I have corrected hundreds of punctuation and spelling errors. The story is a police procedural mystery set in my hometown of Bloomington, Indiana, whose working title was previously “B-Line.” I’m now setting about the tedious steps of finding a publisher.
“Local Motive” will be my seventh full-length novel.
I’m one-third of the way through the first draft of my upcoming novel “B-Line.” It’s a murder-detective story that takes place in my hometown of Bloomington, Indiana. The plot follows two detective partners — a male senior detective who is close to retirement, and a 28-year-old female detective who has recently transferred to the force from another police department.
The longer project is a welcome change from all the recent micro-fiction collections I’ve produced.
My latest micro story collection “Luckenbach and Other Stories” is now available for purchase on Amazon.com and Big Table Publishing!
Many thanks to Doug Holder for placing a copy of “A Slice of the Bards” with the University of Buffalo Library Special Collections!
Dear Doug,
On behalf of the University at Buffalo Foundation, I personally thank you for donating the following publication to the Poetry Collection:
- A Slice of the Bards by Phillip E. Temples (Wilderness House Press, 2026)
It is a pleasure to add this title to our collection. Please know how much we greatly appreciate your generosity.
Donations such as yours enable us to continue serving as the library of record for twentieth- and twenty-first-century poetry in English. Each year the collection supports with its materials a wide range of scholarly publications, opens its doors to visiting researchers from around the world, and assists the educational activities of undergraduate and graduate students at UB and elsewhere. Furthermore, the collection hosts numerous lectures, conferences, readings, and other events, making it an active research center for the study of modern and contemporary poetry.
With thanks and all best wishes,
James Maynard, PhD
Curator, The Poetry Collection
University at Buffalo
420 Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
The final draft for my latest story collection is being prepared and the cover art is complete. Just one more blurb to collect. Look for Luckenbach and Other Stories, coming soon from Big Table Publishing in San Francisco.
“Luckenbach,” my new collection of micro fiction, has been accepted by Big Table Publishing. I sent my draft edits yesterday.
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