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buddingpoets

Budding Poets: Youth of Johnson County

ed. by Becky Burkheart

Poetry of Johnson County, Texas, held a poetry writing contest for the youth of the county. Many excellent entries were received. The best of these are included in this volume.

Cover art-Brooklyn Sarmiento

pub. 2015

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Budding Poets II: Youth of Johnson County

ed. Pat Hauldren

A book of Poetry written by students in grades 2-12 in Johnson County, Texas. There are a variety of creative topics and styles.

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Mars: The Next Frontier

Mars: The Next Frontier
an Anthology of Space Poetry

ed. Patricia Ferguson

Proofed by Pat Hauldren

Poems from a variety of ages and experiences focusing on exploring and settling Mars and on the planet’s place in cultural ambiance and folklore, hosted by The Space Society of North Texas, a chapter of the National Space Society (NSS).

pub. 2016

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Short & Twisted
Christmas Tales

ed. Becky Burkheart

proofed Pat Hauldren

It’s been watching … it’s coming to town and sliding down your chimney. Kringle or Krampus? Of this world or not? Aliens, elves and reindeer, zombies and hard-boiled detectives. Which ghost of Christmas is coming for you?

If you love Halloween but are so-so about Christmas – these stories are for you. Scary, funny, sweet or sad – they’re all TWISTED.

pub. 2017

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Western Tales

ed. Becky Burkheart

proofed Pat Hauldren

Saddle up and hang on for a wild ride! Cowboys, robots, donkeys and a prostitute with a heart of gold. Spirits, local legends and ancient mythology – is anything what it seems to be?

pub. 2020

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Generating Gorgeous Genre-Using Genre Elements and Tropes to Enhance Your Stories

Start Date: Monday, July 6, 2026
End Date: Friday, July 31, 2026

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Your readers crave the essential elements that make their favorite genres irresistible—and it’s your job to deliver them brilliantly. Genre fiction thrives on tropes: those familiar yet powerful building blocks that readers expect and love. Master these elements, and you’ll have the tools to craft stories that satisfy genre expectations while standing out from the crowd. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to identify, adapt, and elevate classic genre tropes to create fiction that keeps readers hungry for more.

She’s running from the darkness. But what lurks inside her is darker.

The debut novel from award-winning author Pat Hauldren explores questions of who we think we are vs the truth of who we are, and the price we pay no matter the path taken.

Life is not simple for Zarachiel, freshly escaped from her drug-dealing foster parents in deep South Texas. In Dallas, she stays off the grid. She finds a new family in Gracie, from whom she leases an extra bedroom, and Katie, Gracie’s four-year-old daughter.

The cartel attacks just as Zarachiel makes contact with her biological father. They want what she stole from them.

Amid chaos and survival for both her and her new family, Zarachiel discovers her true nonhuman self as she fights for her freedom and the freedom of humanity.

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