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Saturday, June 7, 2008

Bobby's Trace Breaks out of the Triptych

Once upon a time, I wrote a triptych of novels called In the Eyes of the Species. These meant to live together in happy harmony. However, I found, after several revisions that they played better apart than together. Imagined as three coming out stories, these were tri-panels in a gay alterpiece,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Now Available - Come, Wewoka & Diary of Medicine Flower

I am happy to announce that Come, Wewoka: Poems on the Trail of Tears has been released with its companion piece, Diary of Medicine Flow: Cherokee Aphorisms in both paperback (ISB: 1438227639 ) and kindle (ASIN: B001A7HMT4 ) formats. The Trail of Tears left a deep mark on the Cherokee nation, a mark... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Coming Soon from the Pen of E.C. Patterson

Late May 2008 In preparation, for release on Kindle and Paperback in late May is my new volume of poems and aphorisms inspired by my Cherokee experience. Come, Wewoka: Poems on the Trail of Tears, is a poetic recounting of the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma Territory. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Step Up to the Counter for Another Sample

I know you can sample the Kindle version on my poetry collection, The Closet Clandestine, and soon you will be able to Search Inside the Book for the paperback version, but with so many morsels within this work, and it being a sunny Wednesday in May, I thought I'd toss another free sample on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Poetry is Not Your Cup of Tea, you Say? Then imbibe some Moonshine!

It always surprises me how author's can attract readership with novels and non-fiction, and chase that readership away with poetry. Yet, at the core of every good writer, stands The Poet. Now, I don't want to flatter myself by saying that my core is poetic and, ergo I am a good writer. That is a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 5, 2008

Poetry is Not Your Cup of Tea, you Say? Then imbibe some Moonshine!

It always surprises me how author's can attract readership with novels and non-fiction, and chase that readership away with poetry. Yet, at the core of every good writer, stands The Poet. Now, I don't want to flatter myself by saying that my core is poetic and, ergo I am a good writer. That is a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Ch'i Lin and the Cup - A Flash Story

The following story (500 words) won 2nd Prize in a Flash Contest at Whim's Place in 2006. I thought I would share it with my readers: Ch'i Lin and the Cup SHE REACHED OUT and took the cup, her eyes closing, shutting the world out. She would not see the edge as it touched her lips and made bitter the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Cherokee "Talking Leaves"

To me, readers and writers are a single unit. My motto has been "From my mind to your imagination." Reason: My work is not complete until it connects to a reader, and the reader needs to invest themselves in the book to complete it. My writing, like Koontz's writing, and King's, and Dicken's and... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Rainbow Reviews Gives No Irish Need Apply 5 Stars

The following is from Rainbow Reviews on my novel No Irish Need Apply: "No Irish Need Apply by Edward C. Patterson is light homoerotic contemporary romance. Kevin and Louis may know what prejudice feels like, but otherwise their childhoods are vastly different. Kevin has always gotten along fine at... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Review of Bobby's Trace on Rainbow Reviews

The following review of Bobby's Trace was posted at Rainbow Reviews (4 Stars): "Perry suffers unending grief at the untimely loss of his lover, who isn't quite as gone away as Perry believes. Bobby's gone: bright, sparkly, creative, lovable, never-miss-a-trick Bobby, and Perry, Bobby's survivor,... Sign in to see full entry.

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