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Category: Land of Make Believe

Posted on March 6, 2025Updated on March 6, 2025
Land of Make Believe

“Nap Time Read”

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Paul Gibson's canine, "Brody" and The Land of Make Believe copy

 

 

“Just read a few to Brody for nap time.”  —Paul Gibson

Posted on March 3, 2025
Land of Make Believe

A Vote for “The Land of Make Believe”

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Boston College Professor José Bento enjoying Phil Temples’ latest collection “The Land of Make Believe” available from Amazon. https://temples.com/the-land-of-make-believe/

Prof. José Bento reading "The Land of Make Believe"

Posted on February 14, 2025
Land of Make Believe

“The Land of Make Believe and Other Stories” Now Available on Amazon

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I’m pleased to announce that my latest book, “The Land of Make Believe,” a collection of approximately 170 micro fiction stories is now available for purchase on Amazon at: <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DX71FTRR/ref=sr_1_3>. (Artwork by Susanne Riette.)

The Land of Make Believe cover art

Posted on February 11, 2025Updated on February 11, 2025
Land of Make Believe

“The Land of Make Believe” to Debut Soon

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I’m putting the finishing touches on “The Land of Make Believe,” a collection of approximately 170 micro fiction stories published on Kindle Direct Publishing. 

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“Encased in a plastic liner, Fluffy’s reward poster had withstood the elements for years. Thanks to Daniel’s trusty chainsaw, a small section of telephone pole containing Fluffy’s likeness was suddenly transformed into concept art. The stump and poster sold for $6.2 million to a wealthy Chinese businessman, but the $50 reward for Fluffy went unclaimed.” —Fluffy Redux

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“The boy desperately wanted to escape his abusive homelife in rural Nebraska and join the traveling circus. But when he found out how much elephant shit he’d have to shovel to earn his keep, the farm chores and occasional beatings didn’t seem so bad.” —The Grass is Always Greener

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“The writer finds himself blocked from working on his seven hundred-page tome as a result of taking the lamotrigine his psychiatrist prescribed. Defeated, he sets aside the manuscript and begins turning out page after page of haikus.” —Literary Constipation

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“I watch the water droplets slowly inching their way down the window, moving in jagged patterns. Sometimes they face resistance and come to a halt. Other times, they collide and combine with their peers, racing to the bottom. Gravity ultimately assures their collective fates. Like death and taxes.” —Gravity 

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