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<\/a>I am saddened to hear, this morning, that recent Lavender Ink author\u00a0William Bradley<\/a>\u00a0has died. While it was obvious to me, both from the writing in his book of essays, Fractals<\/a><\/em>, and from our personal correspondence when we were putting the book out, that his health was failing and his condition likely terminal, he always downplayed it, treating his mortality with understatement and even humor. This is part of the power of his work, also. I’m sharing a note from\u00a0Steven Church<\/a>, who knew him much better than I did and who brought him to the press, for which I am very grateful.<\/p>\n

Read Steve’s compelling memory of William here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To honor William and to make his work as accessible as possible, now, we have reduce the price of Fractals to $12.50. Click here<\/a> if you want to buy the paperback. We have also reduced the price of the ebook to $5.99. Click here to get the kindle version from Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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