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Local Author Talk: An Evening with Elissa Matthews

Connect with local author Elissa Matthews on her new book, a collection of short stories called "Bittersweet and Magic".

Local author, Elissa Matthews will discuss her new collection of short stories, "Bittersweet and Magic" and share information on how the creative process works, how a short story is born and how a short story collection comes together. Elissa Matthews was born and raised in New Jersey and began work right out of school at the phone company -- in New Jersey. At some point she got fed up, launched on a journey of discovery, and explored a bit of the world, holding down a variety of jobs. One frigid day in November, at 5 in the morning, climbing into cold water scuba gear looking for a dead body, she realized that maybe a 9 - 5, climate-controlled job in an office somewhere wasn’t as bad as it sounded. She now has a stable job, a husband, two children, three cats, and lives in New Jersey, twelve miles down the road from where she grew up. She has published one novel, Where the River Bends, and a collection of short stories, Bittersweet and Magic. Her short stories and poetry have appeared in several journals and anthologies, including Red Rock Literary Review, Lilith, and Art Times.

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