by Lee Purcell | Apr 21, 2024 | Discover
Many books deal with the craft of writing, outlining literary techniques, plot devices, character development, story pacing, and so on. Fewer titles, however, delve into the heart of writing. What does it take to go beyond the ordinary and enter that special realm...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 18, 2024 | Discover
Grappling with the nature of existence seems to be a preternatural pursuit for humans. Quoting from the Book of Bokonon (referenced later), this is how it goes: Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly,Man got to ask himself why, why, why?Tiger got to sleep, bird got to...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 25, 2022 | Discover, Narration
Written by Lee Purcell, narrated by David Purcell, Under the Church is situated in a small northern California town, not far from Weed, trapped in the backwaters of time where curiosity and fear abound in equal measure. Under the Church by Lee Purcell, narrated by...
by Lee Purcell | Oct 29, 2021 | Discover, Narration
English author Montague Rhodes James (M.R. James) earned respect as a medievalist scholar in the early 1900’s at King’s College, Cambridge, and, later, Eton College. Today, he is primarily remembered for his ghost stories, which blended the familiar Gothic...
by Lee Purcell | Sep 13, 2021 | Discover
As avid followers of media—as I suspect those reading this post are apt to be—we’re all familiar with awards for achievements in the communication arts, from books to films to animations and to music and more. At one end of the spectrum in rich media pursuits,...
by Sarah Lipton | Nov 28, 2019 | Discover, Excerpt
Jim Infantino is currently hard at work on his second book in The Wakeful Wanderer’s Guide series and kindly agreed to share an audio version of chapter 2, read by Sarah Lipton. The story is set in the mid-2000’s in a world battered by climate disruption...
by Lee Purcell | Sep 4, 2019 | Discover
From the creative imagination of Monica Byrne, here’s a story set in India about a railway journey leading to an unexpected destination. Madurai, a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is home to the Meenakshi Amman Temple, which figures significantly...
by Lee Purcell | Jul 12, 2019 | Discover
More than one commentator has noted that the California Gold Rush, which began in earnest with the discovery of a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill, Coloma, on January 24, 1848, wasn’t very lucrative to the hoards of prospective miners that flooded the state....
