Ernest Dempsey is starting a new magazine called Recovering the Self, on self-help/growth/development. It will be published by the Loving Healing Press and will include articles, essays, stories (both fictional and true), journal entries, book reviews, short plays, interviews – virtually anything on the theme of healing/recovering from a trauma, setback, or loss. Feel free…
Two Candles by Ernest Dempsey My writing pal Ernest Dempsey is also known fondly on Riehlife as “our man in Pakistan”—you can find many blogposts about his work on Riehlife under “Read On” and read his poems under the “Writing Matters” archive categories. I asked him to tell us the story behind the creation of…
“Deep listening from the heart is one half of true communication. Speaking from the heart is the other half.” —Sara Paddison, author Hidden Power of the Heart When I sent this quotation to my friend Grace Madison (she is the mother of Curt Madison, one of my high school chums who know bases in Alaska),…
I asked my friend Ernest Dempsey (pen name of Karim Khan) to write some personal notes about the recent Pakistani elections. I was always so impressed that each time we corresponded, he was busily scribbling away on his poetry collection and other literary endeavors. His latest is inclusion in Howard Wu’s anthology “Random Thoughts,” one…
1) You can go to Amazon’s product detail page for “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” to search inside. 2) On sidebar of Riehlife you can browse sample poems and read background information on photos and talks at readings. Sightlines Janet Grace Riehl iUniverse Inc. ISBN: 0-595-37499-9 Genre(s): Poetry Reviewed by Ernest Dempsey Death sometimes brings about…
Karim Khan (writing under the pen name Ernest Dempsey) has appeared on Riehlife before for a three-day spread when we discussed his book of brilliantly warped short-shorts called “The Biting Age.” Now he has a new book of poetry out titled “Islands of Illusion” and one of his poems is even being considered for nomination…
I chose this excerpt because I feel it shows Ernest Dempsey’s ability to play with ideas. This is only the first page of his short satire, “Imaginative.” –JGR _____________________________________________ Late in the night, Muria heard some unusual noise in the kitchen while taking the only dustbin to the opposite corner of the living room for…
“Humor is peace in the true sense of the word,” says Ernest Dempsey in Part II of our Riehlife conversation as our thoughts roam over such topics as the important influence of his brother and how Pakistani culture views writing/writers.–JGR JGR: I know you’ve been working on your first book, “The Biting Age” for five…
“Essentially, I am living in Pakistan only physically.” This is one of the interesting revelations from the conversation Ernest Dempsey (Karim Khan of Pakistan, author of the new collection of satirical stories, “The Biting Age”) and I share today and tomorrow on Riehlife. Part I takes in the territory of humor in the family and…
This week I’m featuring Ernest Dempsey and his new book The Biting Age. We’ll be chatting about writing, his life in Pakistan and the virtual world. I’ll also be bringing you an excerpt from his book. Here’s my review of Ernest Dempsey’s The Biting Age: Ernest Dempsey’s mind dances on the pages of the Biting…