“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
Margaret Mead
“The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.”
Thomas Paine
Gallows Hill can be found here in ebook.
Gallows Hill in paperback can be found here.
An interview about Gallows Hill can be found here.
Please follow the following links to find my novel:
Thank you!
The book trailer:
Maledicus:Investigative Paranormal Society Book I
My radio interview:
To continue this series, I wanted to invite major characters from British mythology. As before, I am imagining what it would be like to invite a few fictional characters to a dinner and have conversation with them.
(This is the first page of the extant original copy of Beowulf, written in Old English.)
Today’s guests are Beowulf, King Arthur, and Aragorn, all kings from British epics: Beowulf by an unknown poet, Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. These books range from the Dark Ages, circa the mid 800s to the Middle Ages, circa 1485 to the contemporary world in the mid 1900s. These texts are all important to me, both as a reader and as a teacher, because I have used all of these books in different college classes, primarily in the Wescoe School of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. While covering a very long historical range, they all deal with the difficulties faced by leaders especially when the fate of their kingdoms rests in their decisions and actions.
(King Arthur and his knights)
For this entry, we would dine again at a traditional British pub, and we would be seated around a fairly large, wooden, round table. This seems appropriate, given the attendees.
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I would like to ask these three kings what it was like to lead soldiers actively into combat. Unlike the leaders of contemporary armies, they faced death directly with their fellow fighters. I would also ask them what they see the main responsibilities of leaders to be. I would also like to ask them if they consider fate to be real, or are they in control of their own destinies? Given the variation in optimism and pessimism that ranges in their attitudes, their approaches to facing the difficulties of life and death would be fascinating to explore.
I would certainly be curious to see how these three warrior kings spoke with each other. I think a checking of the swords at the door might be a very good idea.
I was honored to have been included in a lovely event this week: Harvest of Ideas: A Celebration of Lehigh Authors reception hosted by the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries.
This was an annual recognition of Lehigh University faculty, including adjunct faculty, who have had works published and placed into the library collection. The event itself occurred in Linderman Library’s Bayer Galleria, which is a room of stunning beauty. In the photograph, I am standing in front of a fireplace that was once a functional heating system. The wood paneling and bookshelves that fill the large space complete the extraordinary atmosphere of the room.
In addition to a wonderful spread of food and drink, the faculty books were put on prominent display on tables along the main wall of the room. I am honored to have my book on writing essays included.
I was also delighted that a jazz combo of Lehigh undergrad students performed during the event, and they were excellent! These young adults sounded like they had been performing jazz for many years. I closed my eyes, and I imagined an old, smoke filled room with such musicians playing!
It is always a wonderful feeling to receive recognition such as was given here, so I offer my thanks to the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries, the staff who prepared everything, and the wonderful librarians! Thanks to all!
Gallows Hill can be found here in ebook.
Gallows Hill in paperback can be found here.
An interview about Gallows Hill can be found here.
Please follow the following links to find my novel:
Thank you!
The book trailer:
Maledicus:Investigative Paranormal Society Book I
My radio interview:
Hello to everyone! I recently had an excellent guest post from Josh Gross, a wonderful blogger. I am sending out a request to anyone who would like to join the ULS, the Underground Library Society, and who would like to write a guest post about it. This is an organization begun in my First Year Writing class last semester at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. When asked, my students said that they would like to have this organization continue, and I am very pleased by their sentiment. So, I hope to keep it alive in the blogging world.
If you decide to write a guest post, all that is needed is for you to choose a book you would become if we lived in a world in which books were illegal. Then, you would write a post about that book and why you would pick it to memorize. I am not saying you would actually have to memorize the book, but it is what you would do if we lived in a world of total censorship.
The ULS is a small attempt to battle censorship and book banning.
So, would any of you like to do a guest post? Please let me know.
I have thanked writers before, and I will again, but it is also important to recognize the other crucial element in a writing relationship, and that is the readers. Without readers, books are simply words on a page, without being seen, known, imagined, or interpreted.
I love reading as much as I love writing, and I hope that readers continue to indulge in whatever kind of writing they enjoy.
To me, reading is one of the most important joys in life, along with romance and food. I read every day, and I often have as many as five books going at one time. I teach English Literature, so reading is also part of my work, but I always have at least one book around that I consider my dessert reading. And since I love desserts, I am not, in any way, diminishing those books. They simply serve a different purpose from the literature I teach.
My mother instilled the love of reading in me when I was very young, and I cannot remember not being able to read. It is a joy that will stay with me the rest of my life.
I am, therefore, on both sides of this creative relationship: writer and reader.
So once again, to those without whom writers are nothing, thank you! And please keep reading.
Thank you to all readers!
May is Get Caught Reading Month! This is a wonderful idea begun by the Association of American Publishers, and I support it completely.
So please let someone see you reading, especially children. It will encourage them to read also!
Personal Blog
This is the website for the pre-existing writing of Christopher Pryor, a writer that writes mostly in Oregon. He is currently writing a novel in verse that he is publishing serially on the blog page of this website. He wanted me to tell you that he wishes you nothing but green lights and blue skies and that he hopes you will enjoy the poems. But only to those having taken a moment to read them. He can be reached proximally or distally at christopherpryor52 @ gmail dot com.
Briefe an einen geliebten Menschen
musings of a midlifer
Be with you
Stories by Aminat
Scary stories & Twisted tales
MichelleBookAddict here Reading 1 Page A Day... and other little things I love
Creative Writing
It's what you learn after you know it all that counts
Luxury for Comfortable Living and Good Life Through Designs, Style, Travel, Food
Books and music - It's all about words!
Atmospheric Mind Flow
Let’s talk about our perfectly dysfunctional life!
My author, crafter, artist, and project blog.
Writing Through This Crazy Life
Just another WordPress.com weblog
Watch it or Skip it
My dreams are my inspiration for my writing.
Savouries, sweetmeats, and assorted nibbly things
Sunshine and inspiration for the globally minded
This site is a blog where I reflect on my learning as a student on the MA in Technical Communication and E-Learning at University of Limerick.
Some sharings along the road
100% of interpretations are your own.
Has sentido que...
Make Hugs Not War.
Where procrastination and life’s muses collide head-on
Proud to be a Navodayan
THE CREATIVE PALACE FOR ARTISTS AND AUTHOR RESOURCES
Serendipity Happens
Finding spiritual enrichment in retirement
The official blog of J.R. Underdown
Thoughts, experiences, personal musings.
𝔖𝔯𝔢ć𝔞 𝔫𝔦𝔧𝔢 𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔩 𝔯𝔞𝔷𝔲𝔪𝔞, 𝔳𝔢ć 𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔩 𝔪𝔞š𝔱𝔢!
The paltry sum of a life on the road
Rambling Journeys in Britain with John Bainbridge
A website to share with you primarily some of my poems, speak about writing and inspiration. Additionally, this is a place to talk about some of my other passions including taekwondo, reading, travelling and how to live your life to the fullest, by bringing in the surface the best of yourself every day. Blog articles are published weekly on Sunday evening CET. Whenever time allows, I publish in between posts and poems, so please follow my Blog to receive notifications per email.
Lipsa de comunicare este mai profundă și mai nocivă decât orice altă lipsă. Prețuiți ceea ce aveți deja! Pornesc într-o nouă zi din viață…fie ca aceasta (și toate celelalte)să fie o zi bună Pentru Tine LUME!
Capturing life.
Your right and left brain can work together sometimes. Art, writing & the outdoors are what I love!
immagina un mondo di amore teatrale
E*X*P*L*O*R*A*T*I*O*N*S
Con music-pedia personale filmata incorporata risuonata dal sottoscritto.