tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372140098012132602024-03-13T20:45:35.098-07:00Heath Dollar: Across the Texas LineMusings of a Wandering Texicanheathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.comBlogger511125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-27471401459078675092024-03-13T06:19:00.000-07:002024-03-13T20:44:33.439-07:00Writers in Performance at Lone Star College<p>I am looking forward to visiting Lone Star College on March 21st. Many thanks to Cliff Hudder, David M. Parsons, and LSC for the opportunity.</p><p>If you will be in the Houston area, please stop by and join the conversation. Hope to see you there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtZqqhugxnecEz8vvJWdv_J8nhMceVwHv2rSh5vJWy_UaOo83ryG5kvMcPTW-Xdnk_wNV7AJsAOmU6je3m7vbq66vf07K8CNwh9ffTJNqamZaSQbyRTv1RxTObDS3I9fePppmWnVgMuaTrB1hOIeXmMWtkBSEIES1U_zgPA972e_LgnrMkDTxtd3be0is/s1726/Lone%20Star%20College%20Writers%20in%20Performance%20Heath%20Dollar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1726" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtZqqhugxnecEz8vvJWdv_J8nhMceVwHv2rSh5vJWy_UaOo83ryG5kvMcPTW-Xdnk_wNV7AJsAOmU6je3m7vbq66vf07K8CNwh9ffTJNqamZaSQbyRTv1RxTObDS3I9fePppmWnVgMuaTrB1hOIeXmMWtkBSEIES1U_zgPA972e_LgnrMkDTxtd3be0is/s320/Lone%20Star%20College%20Writers%20in%20Performance%20Heath%20Dollar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-10199733645475987342023-07-15T19:52:00.004-07:002023-07-15T20:01:21.931-07:00Reading in Europe<p>Greatly enjoyed my reading in Rumburk, Czech Republic, on June 30. Many thanks to Cajovna Na Kopecku (Teahouse on the Hill) for hosting and to my dear friend Robb Burns for organizing and moderating the event. Also, thank you to Honza, Honza, and Roman for the excellent musical entertainment. And, of course, I would like to thank all of the friends old and new who attended. It was wonderful seeing everyone. </p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Lato, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWsxpv41ss2CMfX9RNqHvldDtJk6Jkij2L9Mght3RLTWcSyn4fruHqE110TQXv9gtHwVKQ3OVH0L01MHhb8sLnzNwucJF7kKI5iNgWoUBTK4aslhDBmWXbhLwjuMPJ1dmaSDGo32uNStFiIDRYUr8xq9CN0lZrTJcyt0Rd5C5UwU0_AHJk9f_D8kET1aF/s4032/Reading%20in%20Rumburk%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWsxpv41ss2CMfX9RNqHvldDtJk6Jkij2L9Mght3RLTWcSyn4fruHqE110TQXv9gtHwVKQ3OVH0L01MHhb8sLnzNwucJF7kKI5iNgWoUBTK4aslhDBmWXbhLwjuMPJ1dmaSDGo32uNStFiIDRYUr8xq9CN0lZrTJcyt0Rd5C5UwU0_AHJk9f_D8kET1aF/s320/Reading%20in%20Rumburk%202023.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-17772715050566194392023-05-01T19:53:00.002-07:002023-05-01T19:53:29.222-07:00TIL Awards Banquet<p> I am grateful to become a member of the Texas Institute of Letters. Many thanks to the TIL.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZY-SrEQJV2AaAeTr_S3D6dHVqeCT1q8SbFFG9sXN_c02slTI0S2Jkdbn0ehu5eNq9TEGUatUZrFD7jbp9cIxkx2oe_-FUNp1h6b5VXa8vACRtW5khgMMFExEURrM05d1iqAxQGi_ZmCtttdtVXG9cQOoMlUnyIRcZcjhku454FCfkWzjG-Qghkbm7QQ/s3592/TIL%20Induction%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3592" data-original-width="2864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZY-SrEQJV2AaAeTr_S3D6dHVqeCT1q8SbFFG9sXN_c02slTI0S2Jkdbn0ehu5eNq9TEGUatUZrFD7jbp9cIxkx2oe_-FUNp1h6b5VXa8vACRtW5khgMMFExEURrM05d1iqAxQGi_ZmCtttdtVXG9cQOoMlUnyIRcZcjhku454FCfkWzjG-Qghkbm7QQ/s320/TIL%20Induction%20(2).jpg" width="255" /></a></div><br /><p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-66072736609445971802023-03-04T17:44:00.002-08:002023-03-04T17:46:18.784-08:00Texas Institute of Letters<p>I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the Texas Institute of Letters for the opportunity to become a member. I am greatly looking forward to attending the TIL's annual banquet this April in Corpus Christi.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://texasinstituteofletters.org/twenty-six-new-members-elected-to-til/" target="_blank">Twenty-six New Members Elected to TIL</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQqaxiJ89CxSMbOsIXQmWJAUUNMgVHsUmSetbaBSbw-leyf011rBw6_0oZo9Q_heSjIK2A4AnPAkpD6Uw7PlAC3mOt2u3mmSDSNht9QrnvtkUd8t3OSU758nHPnLa6Dx5iZMCosxcUAzapgs9cqdDRAJJWoMBXc-Enu0ah8k8EtiOiH16gt0yJ-t3Jg/s4032/Corpus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQqaxiJ89CxSMbOsIXQmWJAUUNMgVHsUmSetbaBSbw-leyf011rBw6_0oZo9Q_heSjIK2A4AnPAkpD6Uw7PlAC3mOt2u3mmSDSNht9QrnvtkUd8t3OSU758nHPnLa6Dx5iZMCosxcUAzapgs9cqdDRAJJWoMBXc-Enu0ah8k8EtiOiH16gt0yJ-t3Jg/s320/Corpus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-74641963556013665122023-02-05T18:54:00.003-08:002023-02-05T19:01:46.734-08:00Fort Worth Reads<p>Looking forward to my upcoming event at the Northwest Branch Library on February 16th. Hope to see you there in-person or via Zoom. To join the conversation online, please follow the link:</p><p><a href=" https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/library/events/author-series-dollar" target="_blank"> https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/library/events/author-series-dollar</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxsaNLqQQhJHz9JBtEx3iPe4ENUgAQ18F2YYlg4YAY-rHzRQrg4Ng1ti_PPP0to8ID5x7bVgPgKqP9JKb13hDz3LQxBHc31M8CJoXt2vmD2FjBPk2_NcwxJrXVcQB5A3st15QmPheUNC5bov94a5pCUPt_KsSh7yTspo6qCs1pls10EHWmDIGdr8AsQ/s1024/454014924-fwpl-authorseries-twitter-dollar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="1024" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxsaNLqQQhJHz9JBtEx3iPe4ENUgAQ18F2YYlg4YAY-rHzRQrg4Ng1ti_PPP0to8ID5x7bVgPgKqP9JKb13hDz3LQxBHc31M8CJoXt2vmD2FjBPk2_NcwxJrXVcQB5A3st15QmPheUNC5bov94a5pCUPt_KsSh7yTspo6qCs1pls10EHWmDIGdr8AsQ/s320/454014924-fwpl-authorseries-twitter-dollar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-84019630527783624262022-11-20T08:49:00.002-08:002022-11-20T08:52:04.398-08:00Words on a Wire<p> Many thanks to Daniel Chacón for having me on Words on a Wire, the literary radio show he hosts on NPR affiliate KTEP El Paso. Please follow the link below to hear the show as well as our extended conversation.</p><p><a href="https://wordsonawire.org/podcast/page/3/?et_blog" target="_blank">Words on a Wire</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJYg1bfKTN8QoCdO5R321q0YHXw2dEDYySHc9ECmxpP3kSI_SrHU7hcV9ubAC_kuJGNzGGFR49tsW8fjijBKH8vnjPALineD5Wvofc5-tBMi19Fy44zdGrp9lbju_LU10T5a4GTGlOJ6vXhXlKqBIMjjmOxO-TzgqK_0LGT8pZ7XZf8MhkmV8osFS7aA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="417" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJYg1bfKTN8QoCdO5R321q0YHXw2dEDYySHc9ECmxpP3kSI_SrHU7hcV9ubAC_kuJGNzGGFR49tsW8fjijBKH8vnjPALineD5Wvofc5-tBMi19Fy44zdGrp9lbju_LU10T5a4GTGlOJ6vXhXlKqBIMjjmOxO-TzgqK_0LGT8pZ7XZf8MhkmV8osFS7aA" width="314" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-7191857319202303722022-11-13T18:59:00.002-08:002022-11-13T18:59:53.521-08:00Texas Book Festival<p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Both thrilled and honored to have been on the Texas Institute of Letters' award winner panel at the Texas Book Festival in Austin with (l-r) Lise Olsen, César L. de León, and Diana Lopez. Grateful to have had the opportunity.</span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiQE4ILX17O2_KU6YK_a8HvLIKhZJwz0vXz5-PP5cmXJ5U0d4n3a0h3Ik5ne1ponbUfUoS21pG4XnpNu6UVcr39b2EHQ2pzXDu032gxUGYIfxQJAws6mUZBaf1XC6DlXTBqvJh_5hfjuXPhBEVdlAMzZI4t7DuKrhXVEmcJQe-Y8vnGZSRd3DIsS9dpA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiQE4ILX17O2_KU6YK_a8HvLIKhZJwz0vXz5-PP5cmXJ5U0d4n3a0h3Ik5ne1ponbUfUoS21pG4XnpNu6UVcr39b2EHQ2pzXDu032gxUGYIfxQJAws6mUZBaf1XC6DlXTBqvJh_5hfjuXPhBEVdlAMzZI4t7DuKrhXVEmcJQe-Y8vnGZSRd3DIsS9dpA" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-16323738302094616942022-09-05T14:43:00.001-07:002022-09-05T14:43:53.748-07:00Dallas Event at Deep Vellum Books<p>Looking forward to discussing <i>Old Country Fiddle: Stories</i> with author Richard J. Gonzales at Deep Vellum Books in Dallas on November 17th from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. If you have the time and are in the general vicinity, I do hope to see you there.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deepvellum.com/events/2022/dollar-gonzales">Deep Vellum Event</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6Zw9vUWebDZPznJO2TpUDO11e2ihqitwJOJHhxkUq0wDGFFq8ZxVIdSQmWrrXCZOIq-9P57PORYfoT7kORGMP2R0cxWMj8GIXlM9fU0wV370FefZTb5Wk8N4aa2ajr48gStMYXw8I1qAfscHbbKCvoX-9fIDXas7sc72yOyfgBOWsghp07fQ50ZYeug" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="2080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6Zw9vUWebDZPznJO2TpUDO11e2ihqitwJOJHhxkUq0wDGFFq8ZxVIdSQmWrrXCZOIq-9P57PORYfoT7kORGMP2R0cxWMj8GIXlM9fU0wV370FefZTb5Wk8N4aa2ajr48gStMYXw8I1qAfscHbbKCvoX-9fIDXas7sc72yOyfgBOWsghp07fQ50ZYeug" width="189" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Deep Vellum Books is located at 3000 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75226.</div><p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-77082715839557589432022-07-25T20:39:00.004-07:002022-07-25T20:39:54.965-07:00A Fire to Light Our Tongues<p>Honored to be included in the new anthology entitled <i>A Fire to Light Our Tongues: Texas Writers on Spirituality </i>(TCU Press)</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6Ys4om0Wa0B0wY7OCBHrHNtxhgpyeaMxHpt2ujYmo-Hlo2IQB8bFw4wrUbR2fRk5K5Iu6addPMTQ8e0qOCme9dip0nWSaoGB8PuXnOdBZkp5rL3aUfEQXgi5lWsBC3Vv1gF5at_siknbpiSmwLZSSd9Triaqbx13s-zNnR86E9n0mkHCo3oj9_I_Uww" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3869" data-original-width="2997" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6Ys4om0Wa0B0wY7OCBHrHNtxhgpyeaMxHpt2ujYmo-Hlo2IQB8bFw4wrUbR2fRk5K5Iu6addPMTQ8e0qOCme9dip0nWSaoGB8PuXnOdBZkp5rL3aUfEQXgi5lWsBC3Vv1gF5at_siknbpiSmwLZSSd9Triaqbx13s-zNnR86E9n0mkHCo3oj9_I_Uww" width="186" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-14862398803023430982022-06-04T18:26:00.002-07:002022-06-04T18:54:35.920-07:00San Antonio Book Festival<p> Greatly enjoyed the San Antonio Book Festival. The sessions were outstanding, and San Antonio is a wonderful town. Many thanks to the Writers' League of Texas.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmiM-dpH98MnZSYkuJBPAKJHd8UrFRYg6bTdq2y_St5SaV-YVv5Ux36wjwrhnFS_cFjOrx3YlD8t7tAoYrshjFcVjjxHp0ysVkFRU5CfmM5Z7OdKHEm-l9316QP5e_YKNFK9lYSTIfZay2lrpPkhUzc2jjcrsYH6S6KYbmXZxvzVlCkvWahE0FuK6lpA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="1381" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmiM-dpH98MnZSYkuJBPAKJHd8UrFRYg6bTdq2y_St5SaV-YVv5Ux36wjwrhnFS_cFjOrx3YlD8t7tAoYrshjFcVjjxHp0ysVkFRU5CfmM5Z7OdKHEm-l9316QP5e_YKNFK9lYSTIfZay2lrpPkhUzc2jjcrsYH6S6KYbmXZxvzVlCkvWahE0FuK6lpA" title="Writers' League of Texas Booth at the San Antonio Book Festival" width="146" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-53974306848029160902022-04-27T17:33:00.002-07:002022-04-27T17:33:41.631-07:00Texas Institute of Letters' Awards BanquetGrateful to have had the opportunity to attend the Texas Institute of Letters' banquet in El Paso on April 23rd, where<i> Old Country Fiddle: Stories </i>was recognized as the winner of this year's Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction. <div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiom_5B3QRF22mWtj0A5cSfq6tUt1rK0hV-e89mESWGHMSLNEb0rwubqhqbAkStrLUwKOFvb7rn8WFugTe51KCGqtr7_LeDSOO2F7un-h5oJFIZY9WDUcjVED3WGrEtqtYViyRLAUA1Cwoy8KRNgkOjeXniU5G5NXV_fONLogalfB6Dc0YBjr9Duo_DwA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="734" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiom_5B3QRF22mWtj0A5cSfq6tUt1rK0hV-e89mESWGHMSLNEb0rwubqhqbAkStrLUwKOFvb7rn8WFugTe51KCGqtr7_LeDSOO2F7un-h5oJFIZY9WDUcjVED3WGrEtqtYViyRLAUA1Cwoy8KRNgkOjeXniU5G5NXV_fONLogalfB6Dc0YBjr9Duo_DwA" width="178" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-91265299381886163412022-03-17T19:11:00.004-07:002022-03-17T19:30:31.821-07:00Southern Literary Review's March Read of the Month<p>Many thanks to <i>Southern Literary Review</i> for naming <i>Old Country Fiddle</i> the March Read of the Month. To read the review, please find the link below.</p><p><a href="https://southernlitreview.com/">Southern Literary Review</a><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeuqZP8K3uiGSVUBTK3T53AjSdNP0Tle5Yz3ApQFph4VR0C3umrCY-3lj_vmbkvN-lEtV7-crSeUcOCB6SuK_awJhutUMbetPi8PxBrQ1Siz5LSfsgsgggwTDudFG9jFXUUxNcTxVeu7ao5poTYbQJjoUUG9tev-AKYxQCSHnRBWwQ8XIE0b-gu9IEvA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeuqZP8K3uiGSVUBTK3T53AjSdNP0Tle5Yz3ApQFph4VR0C3umrCY-3lj_vmbkvN-lEtV7-crSeUcOCB6SuK_awJhutUMbetPi8PxBrQ1Siz5LSfsgsgggwTDudFG9jFXUUxNcTxVeu7ao5poTYbQJjoUUG9tev-AKYxQCSHnRBWwQ8XIE0b-gu9IEvA" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-36124132032695418522022-03-01T18:14:00.002-08:002022-03-01T18:14:57.239-08:00Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction<p>I would like to share my deepest gratitude to the Texas Institute of Letters for naming Old Country Fiddle the winner of the 2022 Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_r_YgHe9wyGkTBtjdwJ5yA7fB3-qW3clizJBzn_F2IjnChUavAVH8pbJnr5RYonD1w5sF9plaHKCjh8A_uuk6jQAi2rzo3IedvNPgW4N0f60njfLJFUbmXjUovBhvjrfBneFw_88-TvawDAcuzElFSGsjmUWop69Zp0uqvZPrMLCRXN3ySzNqj_e_oA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="155" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_r_YgHe9wyGkTBtjdwJ5yA7fB3-qW3clizJBzn_F2IjnChUavAVH8pbJnr5RYonD1w5sF9plaHKCjh8A_uuk6jQAi2rzo3IedvNPgW4N0f60njfLJFUbmXjUovBhvjrfBneFw_88-TvawDAcuzElFSGsjmUWop69Zp0uqvZPrMLCRXN3ySzNqj_e_oA" width="248" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-72245089150612711362022-02-07T18:59:00.002-08:002022-02-07T18:59:50.779-08:00Authors and Artists Event<p> I am pleased to announce that I will be reading a story from <i>Old Country Fiddle</i> at the Bridgeport Public Library on Thursday, February 24th for the Authors and Artists Night. The address is 2150 10th Street Bridgeport, TX 76426, and the program starts at 5 pm. If you have the time and inclination, please come out and join us. Many thanks to the Bridgeport Public Library for including me in this event. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IYOK9SFjh_mfA8u3Bi0KGPwSgO1TqiVBoy75DEP-rhTHgWzW2uoqhiDYZkHGvRtB9yX3B0o5pHaa4r6E7Znc-PPtK9Bl5-KICYo7JgXb-jOjehZVUFAIYxezHI8VJzCl28bMpgp1RuawcfvtIqaw6Oy7i3njaJKDu-fCBC1KNgER9QctE7N6dVRXBg/s4032/Road Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IYOK9SFjh_mfA8u3Bi0KGPwSgO1TqiVBoy75DEP-rhTHgWzW2uoqhiDYZkHGvRtB9yX3B0o5pHaa4r6E7Znc-PPtK9Bl5-KICYo7JgXb-jOjehZVUFAIYxezHI8VJzCl28bMpgp1RuawcfvtIqaw6Oy7i3njaJKDu-fCBC1KNgER9QctE7N6dVRXBg/s320/Road Image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-90464033176358318992021-11-11T18:29:00.003-08:002021-11-11T18:29:25.754-08:00Book Signing<p>I am looking forward to the Indie Author Book Fair at Patchouli Joe's Books and Indulgences in Denton, Texas, on Saturday, November 13th. If you have the opportunity, please stop by between 2 pm and 5 pm and say howdy. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83XY6vFuT9p7yjHe2iSnwffSTmFFoG7sVBa4d-F3AyAORKss0pJWWpdsnnOtor9K9M9Jx1GQvoliDezqJ2Pn3ERaIJJIcJtTmBIOazhnySoCNPqSj8AkEJjANlWruAt2a2cI28nfyKiww/s2048/Denton+Mural.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83XY6vFuT9p7yjHe2iSnwffSTmFFoG7sVBa4d-F3AyAORKss0pJWWpdsnnOtor9K9M9Jx1GQvoliDezqJ2Pn3ERaIJJIcJtTmBIOazhnySoCNPqSj8AkEJjANlWruAt2a2cI28nfyKiww/s320/Denton+Mural.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-62005549523073191092021-10-27T16:25:00.004-07:002021-10-27T16:33:09.752-07:00Old Country Fiddle <p>I am thrilled to announce that my latest book, <i>Old Country Fiddle</i>, was just released by Red Dirt Press. This collection includes many new stories as well as previously published pieces such as "Ink upon the Furrows," which won the <i>Texas</i> <i>Observer </i>Short Story Contest and was named a finalist for the Kay Cattarulla Award for Best Short Story by the Texas Institute of Letters. Many thanks to Amy Wilson and Red Dirt Press for publishing the collection.</p><p>If you would like to purchase a copy, please click the link below.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684898935/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_glt_fabc_RAZXD4S9FNZAY4J6GWD3">Old Country Fiddle by Heath Dollar</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwp3z8pbLhpz3KXKZYm6_31xszdZAcuZzaABvcu07Ob7bwa_URwD_EuUHnoo-81bEFYI-4seowiKtFPQRGplBQ_dX1CHkJJHM-KTcI_YYH_70A-0M4PA_eHWZB_STgMux20zyF8As0Zb4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="401" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwp3z8pbLhpz3KXKZYm6_31xszdZAcuZzaABvcu07Ob7bwa_URwD_EuUHnoo-81bEFYI-4seowiKtFPQRGplBQ_dX1CHkJJHM-KTcI_YYH_70A-0M4PA_eHWZB_STgMux20zyF8As0Zb4/" width="172" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-92102262525015800642021-09-04T04:26:00.000-07:002021-09-04T04:26:15.035-07:00New Short Story Collection to be Released in October<p>I am thrilled to announce that my latest short story collection, <i>Old Country Fiddle</i>, will be released by Red Dirt Press in October. Many thanks to Amy Wilson at RDP for choosing to publish my work.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aYEu46gWj7hJDtg6jhwG-hXlOaL7GM2h1YOSPaiar3OuS_FDV_MYDxheB7keRf0378-x-8FW1THV7YVWYxz9b45nDsISyH_5BQy0lHa3ra9e_7FO19t72KIfkrUT7mgfHZLATzvwhVZX/s560/Old+Country+Fiddle+Cover+Image.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="401" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aYEu46gWj7hJDtg6jhwG-hXlOaL7GM2h1YOSPaiar3OuS_FDV_MYDxheB7keRf0378-x-8FW1THV7YVWYxz9b45nDsISyH_5BQy0lHa3ra9e_7FO19t72KIfkrUT7mgfHZLATzvwhVZX/s320/Old+Country+Fiddle+Cover+Image.PNG" width="229" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-4988872481421769322021-07-01T19:48:00.002-07:002021-07-01T19:48:51.721-07:00Short Fiction Update<p>Thank you to American Short Fiction for naming my submission a semi-finalist in the American Short(er) Fiction Contest. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzdHhvl7HlM2fVVQwBAiNF0sAXKgNVR9lJ4TmBuhDqlDl4TQTAVem5KPykPO7ihKOq2SLLsLhdzWkoiDL_O5bKEioxpKy9BOkhXYx0dKBTaem9f10CP6Nmc8RbYjNWENlDTlSYhF5QBjx/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzdHhvl7HlM2fVVQwBAiNF0sAXKgNVR9lJ4TmBuhDqlDl4TQTAVem5KPykPO7ihKOq2SLLsLhdzWkoiDL_O5bKEioxpKy9BOkhXYx0dKBTaem9f10CP6Nmc8RbYjNWENlDTlSYhF5QBjx/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-48457752442402647472021-01-01T14:27:00.002-08:002021-01-01T14:27:10.634-08:00New Story Published by The Dead Mule<p>Many thanks to The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature for publishing one of my new stories this morning. Apparently the black-eyed peas are doing their magic. Happy 2021, y'all!</p><p><a href="https://deadmule.com/heath-dollar-fiction-january-2021/">https://deadmule.com/heath-dollar-fiction-january-2021/</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7O6l_OsOaehVBNiqgC8jM5uJKXOcubC3wrLgIPnZOZW_jjqlNBf7yX4GlXtMtFCsVzubSsu5VMxIlcLwOv__oTC1FxIKDhBEmNSf1Nhdp5s6stDCq9Tw6Slab_6HQBcoAgLpKAQYBsME/s2048/Donkey+in+Yard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7O6l_OsOaehVBNiqgC8jM5uJKXOcubC3wrLgIPnZOZW_jjqlNBf7yX4GlXtMtFCsVzubSsu5VMxIlcLwOv__oTC1FxIKDhBEmNSf1Nhdp5s6stDCq9Tw6Slab_6HQBcoAgLpKAQYBsME/s320/Donkey+in+Yard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-45438198907240412262020-12-04T17:33:00.030-08:002020-12-04T17:43:33.217-08:00Gary Wilson Short Fiction Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many thanks to the fine folks at <i>descant</i> for including my story, "Down from the Mountain," in the current edition. I would also like to thank the guest judge for naming this story the winner of the Gary Wilson Short Fiction Award. Can't wait to read the journal in its entirety.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw49FafSFRtIBwlWgLkylcyM6cKBeVlnWat61quAf48FtelPweKwotSbIGtrj9k6LZNlq16OK1AC9I149Gs4dnOXfpVUwrK19KM_NCwMculSNyX7cDXuEXlDWyYZMmOr3HlpGQ2TlokQsl/s2048/descant+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw49FafSFRtIBwlWgLkylcyM6cKBeVlnWat61quAf48FtelPweKwotSbIGtrj9k6LZNlq16OK1AC9I149Gs4dnOXfpVUwrK19KM_NCwMculSNyX7cDXuEXlDWyYZMmOr3HlpGQ2TlokQsl/s320/descant+2020.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-11159156660860252362020-10-16T18:46:00.001-07:002020-10-16T18:46:28.162-07:00A Fond Recollection<p>This afternoon I was thinking about how much I enjoyed reading at the Texas Book Festival Lit Crawl in October 2018. Many thanks to the Texas Observer for having provided me the opportunity. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5C_C8Q3-mmMLrF-KFHVLbnEcH484uSRPr54MW4GqbybSZYOUnvMpEioE9ei54el4fJ16CPezoD1qD7edlbXjCaTXk1xROuhk8uUrGGiWcpzsd_Ohiv3Ea-N9Z0rOsL_UsP32qGdi7ohvx/s2048/Texas+Book+Festival+Lit+Crawl+Reading+2018+Edited.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5C_C8Q3-mmMLrF-KFHVLbnEcH484uSRPr54MW4GqbybSZYOUnvMpEioE9ei54el4fJ16CPezoD1qD7edlbXjCaTXk1xROuhk8uUrGGiWcpzsd_Ohiv3Ea-N9Z0rOsL_UsP32qGdi7ohvx/s320/Texas+Book+Festival+Lit+Crawl+Reading+2018+Edited.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-11647310548964487392020-09-12T20:53:00.000-07:002020-09-12T20:53:11.082-07:00Forthcoming<p>Pleased to announce that a new story set in Waylon County will be published by the Dead Mule School of Southern Literature in 2021. Many thanks to the editors for opting to publish the piece.</p><p>Here is a picture of a donkey Martina took in Fredericksburg a while back since neither of us happened to have a photo of a mule.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooo3mISzVz9PCua8wsa74M0-R2PwI72j2hFS6sITUTSlJRsHI6F1QmIlPwvNsby4x8T8Cn4tJ87zxLk1O13XkPW4NnBzxs2eYLZ0iJdhLyd6gxlZr9CYFm3D8SGH8ByoSESWl9ULUutnu/s2048/Donkey+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1529" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooo3mISzVz9PCua8wsa74M0-R2PwI72j2hFS6sITUTSlJRsHI6F1QmIlPwvNsby4x8T8Cn4tJ87zxLk1O13XkPW4NnBzxs2eYLZ0iJdhLyd6gxlZr9CYFm3D8SGH8ByoSESWl9ULUutnu/s320/Donkey+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-68808015966828543732020-08-22T13:31:00.000-07:002020-08-22T13:31:13.335-07:00A Bit of Sunshine<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Although 2020 has not exactly been a banner year in many respects, it has been a good one on the literary front. So far, five of my short stories have reached publication and a sixth one is due to be released this fall. I am truly grateful for this bit of sunshine in an otherwise challenging year.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKKBsAUT89ngEAl2y1bWEl5IKd_XEiJZDhyjeNeiyTG6xbZRK2XaXgKitkz9s7pz-_AQ3grFe0NcrdL2kkVukToaWMiCDdAF8AhrWj3BJVLQRunqx9GljGuFtfr5RP_BPDaTNtsh1tktr/s1080/Oak+Tree+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKKBsAUT89ngEAl2y1bWEl5IKd_XEiJZDhyjeNeiyTG6xbZRK2XaXgKitkz9s7pz-_AQ3grFe0NcrdL2kkVukToaWMiCDdAF8AhrWj3BJVLQRunqx9GljGuFtfr5RP_BPDaTNtsh1tktr/w384-h512/Oak+Tree+%25282%2529.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p>heathddollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413877552591024124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-837214009801213260.post-49966386323460980752020-05-14T19:56:00.000-07:002020-05-14T19:56:08.734-07:00Published in DublinPleased to announce that a new story set in Waylon County was published by <i>The Blue Nib</i> today. This is my first short story published outside of the US, and I would like to thank the good folks at <i>The Blue Nib</i> for choosing to publish this piece.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lone Star Geyser (circa 1995)</td></tr>
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