“After all, the only rule of travel is, Don’t come back the way you went. Come a new way.”— Anne Carson, Plainwater: Essays and Poetry We are at the insane time of year when so much happens in so short a period. It is less than two months until the New Year, weeks away from … Continue reading Just Around the Corner…
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And Just Like That
It was one of the loveliest days in early autumn, and the general atmosphere had a tendency to subdue every feeling of the heart and threw me in a thoughtful mood. ~Charles Lanman, "Musings," 1840 As we leave the long days of summer I continue to work on revising and completing my novel “Trade Winds” … Continue reading And Just Like That
Summer
“The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last forever.” ― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web As we head toward the dog days of summer I have been working on revising and completing my novel “Trade Winds” as well as drafting short story ideas. From those, a new short story, Paper … Continue reading Summer
Where ya been?
Sometimes catching up on a neglected task can be difficult. That’s where I found myself over the last week. For the past year, I have been concentrating on a variety of new short stories, in particular, the short story “Angels” as well as querying my first novel, “The Forest Hill Crow Society”. “Angels” is a … Continue reading Where ya been?
And so it goes…
I am at heart a storyteller. Through photography I can lead you to an image, but in the end the picture is one moment in time, subjective to the viewer. Writing allows me to take you by the hand and explore multiple aspects of characters with stories that demand to be told, many of whom … Continue reading And so it goes…
Code of Silence
Launched exclusively on Amazon Uncle Louie thinks he is a gangster and his rare visits are punctuated with his infamous “let me tell you a story.” For most families Thanksgiving Dinner is about family and food, maybe a game of football in the front yard and of course pumpkin pie. When Uncle Louie and … Continue reading Code of Silence
Duane M. Engelhardt 