“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…
Reader Views features my father Erwin A. Thompson on their homepage this week. This is the article released on PR Web today: Born in Schuyler County, Illinois, in 1915, Erwin A. Thompson has lived on the bluffs of the Mississippi River for nine decades in the house his grandfather built in 1863. A unique gem…
Further confusing Grace, it was Trumpeter who twice tried to step the group down from his minute of turbulence. Maybe the imp had tapped his forehead, too. On the bridge—she drove ten miles per hour but there was no long delay—he told, in flat tones, the story of a Catskill Mountains meditation trip he had…
Today we continue our conversation with L. D. Gussin, author of The Seeker Academy. JGR: I am impressed that a male author wrote such a believable heroine in Grace Hudson. She’s my favorite thing about the book. How did you create her? Is she based on someone you know? Did she just come into your…
On April 9, 2007, I reviewed L. D. Gussin’s novel The Seeker Academy. I titled my review: “Hunger for Connection Met by Grace” (the book’s heroine, and my middle name, as well). I hope you’ll take a look (or another look) at the review this week as I devote several days to this work. If…
In Part I of my interview with L.D. Gussin, he talks about his writing background, his writing process, and question of place as background for The Seeker Academy. For an enjoyable read, go to www.theseekeracademy.com and check out his own personal seeker’s journey. JGR: Tell us something about your background as a writer. L.D.Gussin: I’d…
On March 31st I posted an overview of Eric Maisel’s Ten Zen Seconds approach. You’ll enjoy many features of the official Ten Zen Seconds official site. You may also wish to learn more about Eric Maisel’s work at his regular website. Eric and I have lots to discuss, so I’m just going to swing right…
After Ernest Dempsey reviewed “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” on TCM Reviews, we struck up an email correspondence. We began to find out that even though we are from different generations (I am old enough to be his mother), and different cultures (he lives in Pakistan, and I’m in the USA), that we shared many values…
Reader Views is featuring Daddy ‘n me this week. Just scroll down to the bottom of the page, and boom–there we are, photos and all. It might not be there later, so here’s what they say: Father and daughter authors present Family Story Workshop and Reading An old-timer at 91 years-young, Erwin Thompson, author of…