The Stone, the Shell, and the Lance
BY LAWRENCE HALL (See William Wordsworth, Prelude, Book V, line 70 and following) Mathematics were always quarried stones to me A chaos of integers, carries, and sums Cascading down a dusty, crumbling slope And piled up as a useless heap of rubble But words, layered words, curving and dancing words Are shimmering shells in stilly...
Author Interview: Elena Maria Vidal
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in the countryside outside of Frederick, Maryland, “fair as the garden of the Lord” as the poet Whittier said of it. As a child I read so many books that my mom had to put restrictions on my hours …...
Interview with J. M. Hochstetler, Historical Fiction Author
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Avellina Balestri: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. J.M. Hochstetler: I’m the daughter of Mennonite farmers and grew up on a farm near Kokomo, Indiana. My first language was the Indiana variant of what’s commonly called Pennsylvania Dutch, now officially Pennsylvania German because it...
Interview with Lynne Tagawa, Historical Fiction Author
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Avellina Balestri: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Lynne Tagawa: I’m a science teacher by training. I taught in small Christian schools and then taught my own children (four boys). I came to writing late in life. Avellina Balestri: What first inspired you to start writing? Lynne Tagawa:...
Interview with Samantha Wilcoxson, Historical Fiction Author
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Avellina Balestri: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Samantha Wilcoxson: I grew up in rural Michigan, where books were my best friends. It was only natural that I would eventually start writing them myself, though I stubbornly waited until my thirties to make this realization. I still love...
Interview with Paula Lofting, Historical Fiction Author
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Avellina Balestri: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Paula Lofting: I have been writing fiction for some years now. I started when I went to uni later in life than most people to start training to be a mental health nurse. I have a lovely family of three …...
Exploring William Lindsay Gresham: Interview with Biographer Clark Sheldon
Biographer Clark Sheldon talks about William Lindsay Gresham, C.S. Lewis, Joy Davidman and more.
Charles Williams: Why He Matters and How to Learn About Him
Williams’ complex work and complex personality make him a difficult, yet important figure to study.
The Writers Group
BY VANESSA PARRY
In a book lined room, already bursting with words, there is still space for more.
