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My Place Under the Sun:
The Mighty Pen
The Mighty Pen
I've been fairly consistently and independently writing stories and poems since I was in the third grade. I gain incredible inspiration not only from life's journeys, but from other writers as well.
THE BOOKSHELF
Take a peek at the bookshelf to see what I'm reading now:October 2001
- Ice Bound by Dr. Jerri Nielsen
- Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
- Coast Road by Barbara Delinsky
September 2001
- Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist Debunks our Favorite Fallacies About Wildlife by Warner Shedd
- Venus Envy: A Sensational Season Inside the Women's Tennis Tour by L. Jon Wertheim
- Firefly Beach by Luanne Rice
- Sound Tracks by Marcia Simpson
- A Secret Affair by Barbara Taylor Bradford
August 2001
- The Ice Storm by Rick Moody
- The Way Forward is With a Broken Heart by Alice Walker
- The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan
July 2001
- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
- Richard Hittleman's Yoga: 28 Day Exercise Plan
- The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan
- The Rise of Life on Earth by Joyce Carol Oates
- The Day of the Storm by Rosamunde Pilcher
- Jimmy's Girl by Stephanie Gertler
- Beyond Innocence by Jane Goodall
July 2000
- White Teeth by Zadie Smith
- A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
THE MUSE
And here are some of my favorite writers who've inspired me over the years:- Maeve Binchy-the author who made me fall in love with Ireland.
- Mary Higgins Clark-who brought me to love a gripping mystery
- Joyce Carol Oates-one of the most prolific and esteemed modern American authors; her works are intellectually and emotionally stimulating masterpieces.
- Amy Tan-the woman who brought China to creative life in my heart.
- Sylvia Plath-Check out a comprehensive site on this emotionally complex writer.
- Neil Gaiman created the graphic novel series Sandman, which includes some of the most intelligently and creatively crafted writing I've seen. His novel Neverwhere also deserves a read.
- William Shakespeare at Here Lieth a Pitious Shakespeare Page, a site that gives new life to the mighty Muse.
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez-Maconda: A Gabriel Garcia Marquez Web Site. His novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the most incredible books I've ever read.
FROM THE HEART
And now, writings from the personal archives:- My Bleeding Heart-original song/poems from my personal collection
- Best of Silicon Valley 2000--I contributed some reviews for this special issue of the Metro.
- Underneath the Skin-a few words on America's obsession on ethnicity that was published in The Hartford Courant
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