There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away. Emily Dickinson Good old Emily certainly knew the value of a book. And it doesn’t much matter if that book has virtual pages or pages you can actually turn. Either way, it can contain the stuff our dreams are made of, break the boundaries of reality, and take our imaginations where they have … Continue reading In the Realm of an Alternate Universe with Jamie Marchant
Wringing something beautiful and life-affirming out of the tragedies of everyday life is a gift. But it is a gift that Holden Robinson believes we have all been given. You only need to recognize it and make use of it. As she has. She has taken the gift further than most of us can or even desire to. In the process of healing herself from … Continue reading Becoming Holden
I admire people who can successfully juggle important and demanding roles. So, I must admit being in some awe of John R. Lindermuth when I started interviewing him. In my mind, John qualified among the very first emancipated men: He took on the role of both father and mother to two children, raising them on his own, while managing a full-time career. His children have … Continue reading The Wisdom of John R. Lindermuth
He looks, he sees and filters his perceptions through his own lens, then spins them into stories he must, somehow, give life to on paper (more likely a computer), and then share with others. You might say that Matthew McFarland is thoughtful in this way. Sometimes, to the extent that he might seem like he is elsewhere even in company with those he loves. And … Continue reading Into the Thoughts of Matthew McFarland
Samantha Holt is a mother. But unlike most mothers, she is an author of romance novels set in medieval times. And unlike most writers of historical romances, her sense of history was awakened early and, perhaps, inevitably—she was born and raised in a village adjacent to where Jane Austen grew up. Hampshire, a county in Southern England has been home to Samantha (who now lives … Continue reading Samantha Holt, Writer and Mother
Escape Into Reality 