Mixed-Media

About the Book

Mixed-Media combines poems and short stories expressing the variety of the author’s life experiences. They include narrative poems: “Ambience Francaise,” and “Shades of Hope;” and “Dialogue in a Dark Alley,” a short story.

Barr appreciates the continued support and critical analysis of the Sanibel “Island Writers” group.

About the Author

Laura Hays Barr studied fi ction writing with Professor Edwin Petersen at the University of Pittsburgh. “Don’t stop writing,” he urged. Throughout her life, she heeded that advice. She moved to New York, worked for an advertising agency and took short story courses with noted anthologist Martha Foley at Columbia University. She married and with her husband moved from a hectic urban life to the more tranquil atmosphere of Long Island, where their three children were raised. Lately, she has divided her time between Maine and Florida.