• Main Street Rag I read poems from my chapbook Time Carries All Things Away.
Upcoming Events
Barnes & Noble Book Signing, April 8, 2023
Barnes & Noble, Richland Mall, 3400 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC. Noon til 5 PM
St. Andrews Shepherd's Center - Feb. 28, 2023
Armchair Travel presentation, I discuss living in Brussels, Belgium.
At the Pecan Festival in Florence, SC, November 2022.
Death Rituals in Antebellum South
October 18, 2022
Four Seasons History Club, Moncks Corner, SC
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Read Across America Signing, March 4, 2023
At Elephant Ear Gallery, Sumter, SC. I along with local authors will sign books
Authors for Literacy - December 10, 2022
At Lexington County Library, I along with other local authors discussed writing and sign books. Columbia, SC.
SC Pecan Festival - November 5, 2022
Florence, SC
About Me
Writer
historical fiction, poetry, children's books
I grew up near the Edisto River (SC) and graduated Pelion High School and University of South Carolina.
Cities that have been home to me are Sumter (SC), Virginia Beach, Chicago, Atlanta, Richmond, Columbia (SC), Brussels, Belgium, and currently, Lexington, SC.
PUBLISHING - my short stories, novels, and poetry have appeared in journals such as Plum Tree Tavern, Crack the Spine, Hiram Poetry Review, and Broad River Review. My books are available online at Amazon, Cuidono Press, and poetry at Main Street Rag.
Art in the Park, Sumter, SC, April 22, 2023
Regional celebration of artists and craftsmen. Booth and books.
Bonnie on Youtube
• Authors Corner Interview with Dr. Kasie Whitener of the SC Writers Association. Filmed October 2021
Click Bonnie Interview for an interview hosted by Curtis Rogers of theSouth Carolina State Libraryheld March, 2018. Covers my background and novelWhat Missing Means.
•Detatched Member A recording of my reading the poem "Detached Member," originally published by The Five-Two.
Hangin' With An interview withG.W. Pomichter. This took place on Skype, and you'll notice technical challenges. Filmed June 9, 2016.
Bonnie R. Stanard
Writer
Copyright Bonnie Stanard
Mildred Shumpert Rawls, my mom
Holiday Party and Story Contest - Dec. 14, 2022
Local authors, readings, cocktails. The Aristocrat, 1001 Washington St., Columbia, SC.
Women's Day- January 29, 2023
At Columbia Metropolitan Center. I along with Kasie Whitenerand Jerry Pate will sign books.
Melrose Art in the Yard, SC, April 16, 2023
Sunday, April 16, 2023 from 1 to 5 pm in the Historic Melrose neighborhood, Columbia, SC.
Audio Interview
Library Voices SC
> Short story "Mercedes at the Airport appears on page 62 of New Readers Magazine, issue 19 (September, 2022), titled The Tower. My years of living in Brussels, Belgium, provide the background for this story. It's easy to download the file for the magazine and open with Preview or Acrobat.
Selected Appearances
Halloween Flash @ the Bar - Oct. 26, 2022
The Aristocrat, Columbia, SC
CONTACT ME
Muddy River Poetry Review, 3 poems: Uneasy Most of the Time; Yellow Pears; Clouds By Degree https://muddyriverpoetryreview.webs.com/Bonnie%20Stanard.pdf
Triggerfish Critical Review, Poem: Common Story Among Strangers
https://triggerfishcriticalreview.com/common-story-among-strangers-bonnie-stanard
The American Journal of Poetry, Poem: In the Shade of Cherry Trees
http://www.theamericanjournalofpoetry.com/v6-stanard.html
Moon Magazine, Poem: The Payoff
http://moonmagazine.org/bonnie-stanard-payoff-2019-08-31/
Slant, a Journal of Poetry, page 103, Poem: Mother Tongue
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WMbfK_liQSf8QsaflERaHCrYAEXVUn0G/view
Book Recommendations
In 17th Century France, if you crossed the line to "politically incorrect" according to the Catholic Church, you might well burn on a stake in the village square. Most onlookers would think you deserved it. Spiritual tyranny is as difficult to overcome as political or physical tyranny.
My list of books that show the destructive power of blind obedience to religion is online at Shepherd's website for books. Of course Béjart's Caravan is on the list.