![]() ![]() Who are your favorite authors and/or characters? After two more novels with the same characters, I thought I’d said all I had to say, but then Theo, who was only 19 in The Weaver, started letting me know he was all grown up and it was time to tell his story. I wrote its “parent novel,” The Weaver Takes a Wife, twenty years ago, and I got so attached to that book’s hero, Ethan Brundy, that I couldn’t stop writing about him. ![]() The Colorado Sun CloseĮach week, The Colorado Sun and Colorado Humanities & Center For The Book feature an excerpt from a Colorado book and an interview with the author. ![]() A Colorado author thought she was done with characters she created 20 years ago. ![]()
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![]() ![]() There remains for us yesterday’s street and the loyalty of a habit so much at ease ![]() Perhaps there remains for us some tree on a hillside, which every day we can take into our vision That we are not really at home in our interpreted world. Not angels, not humans, and already the knowing animals are aware I would be consumed in that overwhelming existence.įor beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror, which we are still just able to endure,Īnd we are so awed because it serenely disdains to annihilate us.Īnd so I hold myself back and swallow the call-note of my dark sobbing.Īh, whom can we ever turn to in our need? ‘ Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels’ hierarchies?Īnd even if one of them pressed me suddenly against his heart: The First Elegy from the Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke translated by Stephen Mitchell from the German original ![]() If this says nothing to you about relating, about conflict, read it again….or maybe its just my lenses… Here is Stephen’s rendering of the first part of the First Elegy from the Duino Elegies. I have always enjoyed the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, though I only read him in translation, especially the marvelous translations of Stephen Mitchell. ![]() ![]() The gift of the dreamer becomes a burden when Selene learns what her mother will require of her.ĭamien has the power to control water, lifting barriers to protect his people from those who would harm them. ![]() Now Selene has been given the power of a dreamer and the burden of the people of Ravenwood. Selene has always done as her mother ordered from the time she was young. Mark of the Raven calls to the ultimate decision of doing what is right. Which will she choose? And is she willing to pay the price for the path chosen? Book Review: The other path holds shame and execution. One path holds glory and power, and will solidify her position as Lady of Ravenwood. Her dilemma comes to a head when she is tasked with assassinating the one man who can bring peace to the nations, but who will also bring about the downfall of her own house. ![]() For the last hundred years, the Ravenwood women have used their gift of dreaming for hire to gather information or to assassinate.Īs she discovers her family’s dark secret, Selene is torn between upholding her family’s legacy–a legacy that supports her people–or seeking the true reason behind her family’s gift. ![]() As a dreamwalker, she can enter a person’s dreams and manipulate their greatest fears or desires. Lady Selene is the heir to the Great House of Ravenwood and the secret family gift of dreamwalking. The Ravenwood Saga: Book Review: Mark of the Raven, Flight of the Raven, Cry of the Raven by Morgan Busse Mark of the Raven: Book one ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Wishing Well A girl of marriageable age makes a wish that affects her future in ways she doesn’t quite imagine. Heartless Melody The story of Peter Piper when he was a simple rat catcher, his first love, and how he got his enchanted pipe. The Arctic Mermaid A mermaid, an enchantress, and a king find their stories entertwined as the mermaid takes on an impossible quest and uncovers a story that could change the course of a kingdom. A poor man makes a bargain that ends up costing more than he bargained for. The Naiad's Curse This story felt like a fairy tale version of The Good Earth or The Golden Thread. Sea Ghost of the Isle An American girl moves to Scotland and finds ghost stories coming to life around her. Kiss the Frog When an enchanted frog tries to find a maiden to kiss him and break the enchantment, he ends up learning more than he bargained for. The Bridge A woman learns a terrible secret and must decide if she will hold on to the past and her bitterness or move forward and accept good life for herself. The Kelpie of Loch Linnhe A knight helps a maiden return to her home, but things may not be all they seem. Will he find a way to win her approval or make his own way in the world? 3. Merrily Merrily Zane should inherit his mother's ship and crew, but she has other plans. Daughter of the Selkie King A girl learns her parentage and must decide whether she is meant to stay on land or sea. ![]() This watery collection included ten stories: 1. ![]() ![]() Self interest is certainly another way to say, pay attention to yourself. I’d say this phrase is an affirmation for our purpose. 2023 - The Year of Paying Attention to Ourselves. The book, “And There Was Light,” was written by I received it as a gift from my daughter and just had to use it for our spirit book for the 2023 purpose and phrase of the month. ![]() #wordoftheyear #wordofthemonth #abrahamlincoln #abrahamlincolnquotes #honestabe #abe #personalawareness #selfinterest #payattention #2023purpose #newyear #newmoments #mediumsoftiktok #fypspirituality #fypspiritual #channeledmessagesħ2 Likes, TikTok video from Donna Boyle, Medium "2023 PURPOSE AND OUR PHRASE OF THE MONTH FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN “Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self interest.” I’m pretty sure this one blew my mind. Comment with a □ if you absolutely love Lincoln’s way of making things clear for us. Moral sense, to begin making sense of your thoughts, emotions, deeds, and awarenesses. ![]() ![]() 2023 PURPOSE AND OUR PHRASE OF THE MONTH FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN “Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self interest.” I’m pretty sure this one blew my mind. ![]() ![]() ![]() But when a big science conference goes haywire and Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support (and his unyielding abs), their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. ![]() Which is why Olive is positively floored when he agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor and well-known ass. So, like any self-respecting woman, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. Convincing Anh that Olive is on her way to a happily ever after was always going to be tough, scientists require proof. candidate, Olive Smith doesn’t believe in lasting romantic relationships but her best friend does, and that’s what got her into this situation. When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman’s carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.Īs a third-year Ph.D. ‘Contemporary romance’s unicorn: the elusive marriage of deeply brainy and delightfully escapist.’ Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners With an exclusive new bonus chapter… from Adam’s POVīased on the available information and the data hitherto collected, my hypothesis is that the further I stay away from love, the better off I will be. ![]() ![]() As things heat up in the press, vicious lies spread like wildfire and neither is sure what to believe. When Tamera unexpectedly ends up as Wyatt’s real estate agent, sparks fly-until they find out her best friend and his nemesis are the same guy. If you love opposites attract romances, then youll love Match Me if You Can. All Editions of Match Me If You Can 2019, Hardcover ISBN-13: 9781950018062 2018, Trade paperback ISBN-13: 9780998166773 Books by Lindzee Armstrong Mix n Match Starting at 10.30 Chasing Someday Starting at 11.88 Not Your Match Starting at 11. It features snappy dialogue, complex characters, and laugh-out-loud scenes. ![]() Without a relationship weighing her down, it’s only a matter of time before her acting career takes off and she can quit selling houses to pay the bills. This full-length contemporary romance can be read as a stand alone and comes with a guaranteed happily ever after. ![]() Now she’s got a big-time Hollywood talent agent, famous quarterback best friend, and a determination to never again let a man derail her life. When Tamera discovers her boyfriend and sister’s secret affair, her heartbreak propels her to reality TV star fame. With his life in total upheaval, he’s only certain of one thing-he’s never falling in love again. Now he’s starting over in a new state while praying the scandal doesn’t get picked up by the press. ![]() ![]() After falling for the same girl, Wyatt ends up blamed for a career-ending move that gets him traded from his dream team to the b-list Los Angeles Coyotes. Match Me if You Can (No Match for Love #7) by Lindzee Armstrong – Free eBooks Downloadįootball star Wyatt James messed with the wrong quarterback, and now he’s paying the price. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Also included are two Christmas stories: ""No Planets Strike,"" a relatively sweet tale in which genetically modified animals aid the next Christ child, and ""And When They Appear,"" which is less sweet, involving wonderful, mythic figures who visit, but cannot save, a small boy from a world gone mad. This conceit is ultimately negated, however, by the most tired of clich s in the closing story, ""Ain't You 'Most Done,"" which is set in the same world. ![]() Opening with ""Bluesberry Jam,"" Wolfe (The Book of the Long Sun series, etc.) creates an intriguing speculative future in which an entire culture arises from people who have been stuck in a traffic jam for decades. Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach, this collection of Wolfe's stories published in the 1990s contains death by overdose, suicide, Armageddon, cruelty to animals, abuse of children, children willing to falsely accuse fathers of sexual abuse and a plethora of vampiric female figures eager to suck the life out of men. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But Artemis, she that loves wild things of the field, was wroth with the Kings: and when all their host was gathered at Aulis and would sail with its thousand ships, she made adverse winds to blow so that the ships rotted and the crews lost heart. ![]() Before their palace appeared a portent, which the seer Calchas interpreted to them: the two eagles were the Kings themselves and the pregnant hare seized in their talons was the city which held Priam’s son and Helen and her wealth. When that Helen had fled with Paris to Troyland, her husband Menelaüs and his brother Agamemnon, the sons of Atreus and two-throned Kings of Argos, sought to take vengeance on him who had done outrage to Zeus, the guardian of the rights of hospitality. PAPYRI FRAGMENTS AGAMEMNON, TRANSLATED BY HERBERT WEIR SMYTH DRAMATIS PERSONAEĭATE. ![]() ![]() ![]() Centuries later, Upon emerging from their underground dwellings, they find their civilization is gone-replaced with the most fearsome beasts to ever walk the Earth… Dinosaurs! Xenozoic Tales is the classic story of a post-apocalyptic future where mankind has retreated to vast subterranean cities to escape a world ravaged by environmental calamities. Mark Schultz’s Xenozoic Tales: Artist’s Edition HC THE TRUTH IS… in here! Team up with Mulder and Scully as they unravel mysteries only seen in comic books! This first collection features stories like “Not to be Opened Until X-mas,” “Firebird,” “Trepanning Opera,” “Silent Cities of the Mind” and more. The X-Files: Season 10 #1-Subscription Variantįor subscription customers only… enlist at your local comic shop! A variant cover by Dave Johnson! Only for loyal subscription box customers! *2 regular covers will be shipped in a 4-to-1 ratio (4 Carlos Valenzuela, 1 Photo) The X-Files: Season 10 also sees creator Chris Carter return to the fold as Executive Producer! ![]() But when AGENTS MULDER and SCULLY reunite for a new, ongoing series that ushers THE X-FILES into a new era of technological paranoia, multinational concerns and otherworldly threats, it’ll take more than a desire “to believe” to make it out alive. ![]() ![]() |