Donna Barten

“Every woman extends backward into her mother and forward into her daughter.”

Carl Jung

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Sepia Brown Nostalgia

Old photographs figure large in my second novel, Imprint and Inheritance. Colleen shows Julia old photos from 1920 – 1960 to reminisce, and one particular photo is the inciting incident for the novel. Most were black and white, but the earliest photos were sepia-toned. As I wrote, I wondered if black-and-white photos turned sepia with…

Hidden Aches

And Thank You For Asking- It’s a Long Game I just finished my second novel, Imprint and Inheritance. It’s hard to say “finished” when I’ve been intensely writing and editing it for about four years, and at some point in the future it will surely be edited again before any of you see it. But…

The Enduring Magic of Little Golden Books

Do you remember reading Little Golden Books when you were a child, or reading them to children and even grandchildren? This institution of American children’s books began in 1942 during World War II and, after 82 years, it’s been read by generations of children.  In 2013, the Smithsonian even put together a special exhibit about…

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