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By chance or fate - or maybe something else - two young, imaginative strangers become cross-country pen pals in the spring of 1964. Through the course of their nine-year correspondence, Fenn Rainbow Crispus-Wellsby and Zorro Anderson grow from shy middle-schoolers to adventurous young adults, sharing tales of family, friends, secrets, travels, troubles, triumphs - and a lonely pet pterodactyl. As Zorro's letters grow longer and increasingly fantastical, Fenn seems to play along with supernatural stories of her own. How much is true? Will they ever meet in person? What do Guam, sharks and Paul Simon have to do with everything?All the answers are in the mail.

Yzabeth Anderson-Nichols grew up hearing her father Zorro Anderson's many fantastical stories - among them the tales of a legendary correspondence with his childhood pen pal Fenn Crispus-Wellsby. After Zorro's passing, Yzabeth mails a letter to Fenn and receives an unexpected response that opens doors to new mysteries, friendships and discoveries from the California shoreline to the Connecticut swamp - as the strange case of a vanished family could unearth secrets from everyone's past.

If confession is good for the soul-as the proverb goes-then Carl Schroeder's soul must be doing quite well after his year-long series of weekly confessions on his Facebook page, using the hashtag #CarlConfessions. From swindling his first-grade teacher to getting caught by police while drawing Greek god-themed graffiti on a school wall, from prodding a United States Senator into making him a peanut butter sandwich to incurring the wrath of a collective of angry web software developers, Carl shares 60 incriminating and embarrassing short stories that are 100 percent true-to the best of his memory. Will he ever regret making them public? Probably. Carl Schroeder is a writer and composer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

""Between the Lakes: Original Piano Compositions by Carl Schroeder"" is a piano sheet music collection of nine original solo piano works written by Minneapolis-based composer Carl Schroeder. Highlights include the sparkling ""Shining in the Shadows,"" the nostalgic ""Southwest Memories,"" and the triumphant finale piece ""The First Finish Line."" ""Between the Lakes"" is ideal for intermediate student and amateur pianists. Complete contents: ""Midnight Daydream,"" ""Left Behind,"" ""Journeys,"" ""Shining in the Shadows,"" ""Pictures of a Grand Canyon Sunset,"" ""Without a Whisper,"" ""To the Mountain,"" ""Southwest Memories"" and ""The First Finish Line."" Visit the composer's website at carlschroeder.com.

If confession is good for the soul-as the proverb goes-then Carl Schroeder's soul must be doing quite well after his year-long series of weekly confessions on his personal Facebook page, using the hashtag #CarlConfessions. From swindling his first-grade teacher to getting caught by police while drawing Greek god-themed graffiti on a school wall, from prodding a United States Senator into making him a peanut butter sandwich to earning the wrath of a collective of angry website developers, Carl shares 58 incriminating and embarrassing short stories that are 100 percent true-to the best of his memory. Will he ever regret making them public? Probably.Carl Schroeder is a writer and composer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

""88 Keys: Piano Music by Carl Schroeder"" is a piano sheet music collection of 10 original solo piano works written by Minneapolis-based composer Carl Schroeder, as performed on the CD of the same title.Highlights include ""Mississippi River,"" a lyrical musical reflection on North America's longest river; ""Birmingham,"" composed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; ""88 Keys,"" which uses each of the piano's 88 keys exactly once; ""Christine's Lullaby,"" an elegy written in memory of the youngest victim of the September 11 terrorist attacks; and ""Snowflake Song"" and ""Wisdom,"" both adapted from the composer's choral work ""Two December Carols.""Complete contents: ""Mississippi River,"" ""Jenny's Song,"" ""Birmingham,"" ""Fenn's Theme,"" ""88 Keys,"" ""Memories from the Hill,"" ""Christine's Lullaby,"" ""Snowflake Song,"" ""Wisdom"" and ""Switch Track."" Visit the composer's website at carlschroeder.com.