Mischelle Anthony

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Or, The Mountain Mourner</I> is available from Syracuse University Press.  Mischelle is founder and coordinator of Luzerne County's Poetry In Transit program that places local writing and visual art on public buses.   </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>[Line]</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Gourmand" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Palatino" >is a 52 page hand-stitched paper book with spine - $14.00. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> TO ORDER  <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>[Line]</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Gourmand" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ordering By Mail"><U>To order through mail click here.</U></A>     </div> <bR> <div> ON-LINE          <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ordering By Mail"><U> </U></A>                              </div> <bR> <div> From the US      <B> <form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/sc-but-01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!"> <input type="hidden" name="add" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart"> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="fhp@foothillspublishing.com"> <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Line"> <input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="11-07"> <input type="hidden" name="amount" value="14.00"> <input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"> </form>  </B></div> <bR> <div> From Canada      <B> <form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/sc-but-01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!"> <input type="hidden" name="add" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart"> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="fhp@foothillspublishing.com"> <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Line"> <input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="11-07"> <input type="hidden" name="amount" value="14.00"> <input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="2.75"> <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"> </form>  </B></div> <bR> <div> From Other Countries           <B> <form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/sc-but-01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!"> <input type="hidden" name="add" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart"> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="fhp@foothillspublishing.com"> <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Line"> <input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="11-07"> <input type="hidden" name="amount" value="14.00"> <input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="5.00"> <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"> </form>  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>