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MT. DIABLO MEMBERS IN THE 2020 LITERARY REVIEW
Huzzahs to five of our own!
FICTIONFran Cain |
FICTIONRobert Poirier |
MEMOIRMarian Lonsdale |
PHOTOGRAPHYJill Hedgecock |
PHOTOGRAPHYSuzy Orpin
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Alfred Garrotto 
Alfred J. Garrotto has released his latest novel, Bishop Myriel: In His Own Words. This unique novel ushers Victor Hugo’s fictional character, Bishop Myriel, out from the shadows of the Les Misérables stage play to the front-and-center position to which Hugo’s famous novel assigns him.
Hugo hints in his novel that the bishop was writing a volume on Christian duty but left it unfinished. Garrotto steps in to cleverly elaborate on the bishop’s detailed Scriptural outline—thoughtfully provided by Hugo himself—and composes a work of theological reflections as if penned in the good bishop’s own hand. Calling himself the ghostwriter in this tri-level authorship he shares with Myriel and Hugo, Garrotto quickly immerses his readers in the voice and heart of Bishop Myriel through a series of autobiographical vignettes. The charming formality of the bishop’s narrative and pitch-perfect style befitting an early nineteenth-century writer render the ghostwriter invisible and magically transport the reader to the very feet of this humble priest, wise beyond his years and devoted to Christian service.
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Lucinda Jackson
Scientist and Business Executive Lucinda Jackson’s memoir, Just a Girl, Growing up Female and Ambitious, will be available on October 8, 2019
Bob Poirier
Bob Poirier’s short story, Malone, has been selected for publication in the 2019 California Writers Club Literary Review.
