{"product_id":"stepping-stones","title":"Stepping Stones","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarianne Brems\u003c\/strong\u003e has an MA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. She is a long-time writer of nonfiction and her publications include textbooks in her teaching area of English as a Second Language and several trade books. She began writing poetry in mid-life to capture essence and order in random events of daily life. She has a special interest in writing poems that examine curious aspects of the physical world. She is the author of the chapbooks \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eIn Its Own Time \u003c\/i\u003e(Finishing Line Press, 2023)\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eUnsung Offerings \u003c\/i\u003e(Finishing Line Press, 2021)\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eSliver of Change \u003c\/i\u003e(Finishing Line Press, 2020). Her poems have also appeared in several literary journals including\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e The Bluebird Word, Front Porch Review, Remington Review, Green Ink Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eScarlet Leaf Review. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives, cycles, and swims in Northern California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ewww.mariannebrems.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 78 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (May 8, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43220583514174,"sku":"ogr1787287156127","price":14.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/0075\/8846\/files\/stepping-stones_1.jpg?v=1787287161","url":"https:\/\/urbanglamboutique.shop\/products\/stepping-stones","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}