Stay updated with breaking news from Joanelle mulrain. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Acclaimed Author & Poet Palmer Smith Launches her Southern Poetry Collection with The Butterfly Bruises News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Acclaimed author, professional creative writer, teacher, and poet Palmer Smith launches her Southern Poetry Collection of 80 poems and five short stories in The Butterfly Bruises ($18 U.S.) on May 15, 2021. Press Dionysus, a London, England-based independent publishing house, is working with IngramSpark for U.S. distribution. Book Cover (PRNewsfoto/Palmer Smith) Growing up in New York City, her mother packed up Palmer and her brother each summer for a road trip journey down the East Coast to visit extended family. Through the years, she experienced the sights, sounds, and smells of that Southern sojourn. She sewed together those memories into a general meditation on animals, the ocean, miscommunication, childhood, a Northeastern vs. Southern American culture ....
Lynne Sladky / Associated Press The city of Jacksonville is asking for patience as the hotline to set an appointment for COVID-19 vaccinations in Duval County has been frustrating callers since it went live at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. In a Facebook post Wednesday, the city says its phone lines are working but the high volume of calls is keeping people from getting through. Residents are urged to continue calling back to try to schedule an appointment. Health care workers with direct patient contact and people 65 or older who live in Duval County are now eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Department of Health in Duval County announced Tuesday. The hotline, at (904) 253-1140, is the only way to make an appointment. There is no online reservation system, as there is in Clay County. ....