Barbara Worton
Author, poet, playwright, blogger, songwriter, cookie baker, pasta sauce maker, daughter, wife, sister, aunt, friend and just a grown-up kid who can't stop telling stories.
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Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life
To be seen and not heard was never going to happen for Barbara Worton, a.k.a. Chatterbox. Each story in this collection is a moment to refresh and presents a mirror for readers to reflect on their own pasts, presents, and futures.
And Now A Word From…
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“Barbara Worton’s delightful, far-ranging collection [is] the outpouring of a writer who has been ‘watching, cataloging and analyzing’ her whole life… Worton employs a keen power of observation, ready sense of humor, and formidable memory…”
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“As a filmmaker, I know the power of personal stories to connect people… Barbara’s stories have that power. They get in your head and get you thinking about your own life and what it means to be human.”
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“Barbara’s cinematic writing takes us through the door into…her home in 1950s Long Island. You can smell the sauce, see the plastic slipcovers…, and feel the fingers pointing at you as Barbara uses her voice to remind us of where we came from.”
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“With a pen that is both delicate and fierce, Barbara Worton illustrates life’s beautiful contrasts… Chatterbox honors the curious specificity that memory affords us… and invites the heart and head to wonder, remember, and hope.”
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“Barbara Worton’s collection of stories is as satisfying and rich as her grandmother’s Sunday Sauce… Her prose is bubbling over with sensitivity, wit, and humor… Expect to leave her world feeling more connected to our own.”
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