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August 2011

On writing and publishing

The Writer’s burden

Those of us who are lucky enough to spend most of our time writing know what a phenomenal rush it is to write something and feel really good about it. “Ah!” you think, “he is going to talk about the burden of editing.” Well… no. I love editing. It gives Read more

By Robert P. French, 15 yearsAugust 23, 2011 ago
OBOE

Oboe – Chapter 2

The doorbell’s ring makes the words Avon calling spring unbidden into my head. Before the last chime has faded the door is snatched open. She sees us and casts a desperate look around and behind us. I know what, or rather whom she is looking for. I hold up my Read more

By Robert P. French, 15 yearsAugust 22, 2011 ago
OBOE

Oboe – Chapter 1

The thought of crossing this line fills me with dread. I feel rooted to the ground. I know that once I move I will be changed forever. Steeling myself—or am I just delaying the inevitable?—I look up at the trees. They are old growth, moss covered monsters that have stood Read more

By Robert P. French, 15 yearsAugust 14, 2011 ago
Book reviews

The Righteous by Michael Wallace

The Righteous is a murder/mystery thriller set in a splinter, polygamist  Mormon community in Utah. When a young woman, the third wife of an elder, is murdered, rather than report it to the police, the community ask a young Canadian from the same sect to investigate. Jacob is a medical student Read more

By Robert P. French, 15 yearsAugust 9, 2011 ago

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