I first heard an excerpt of this from M*A*S*H when Pierce quoted this in the OR. Gunga Din By Rudyard Kipling You may talk o’ gin and beer When you’re quartered safe out ’ere, An’ you’re sent to penny-fights an’ Aldershot it; But when it comes to slaughter You will do your work on water, […]
The Charge of the Light Brigade By Alfred, Lord Tennyson
One of the most beautiful poems ever written. It was from Star Trek DS9 that I first heard these words. “How did that poem end?” “You don’t want to know.” The Charge of the Light Brigade By Alfred, Lord Tennyson I Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the […]
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
I can not begin to tell you how much I love this poem. I read it often. I adore it. And decided I would “collect” these little snippets of prose I love so much. It is only fitting that this be my first. I present to you, Edgar Allan Poe’s the Raven. The Raven By […]
The Phantom of the Opera
After an hour’s worth of research, I found what I was looking for. The Phantom of the Opera has an expired copyright. What does this mean? It means I am legally free to read The Phantom of the Opera online to you. I’m doing it! A special edition of Story Time begins July 2016. The […]
Honored Guest Ben Starling
Bio: Ben Starling is passionate about marine conservation and boxing, both central themes in his upcoming novel. He is Oxford’s only ever Quintuple Blue (varsity champion five years running), was Captain of the university boxing team, and coached and boxed competitively. Ben graduated from Oxford University with a Master of Arts and an M Phil. […]
Nerd News!!
Oh my god! Anime freaks! Gamers! You gotta see this! I was uploading my Dolor and Shadow book trailer on YouTube, when I saw this! First, if you are not an anime freak, I have to say this about this composition…This melody is played throughout Naruto at the most heart wrenching, “ball my eyes out” […]
Swann’s Song
Swann’s Song “Sing and skip o’er Faerie mounds, O’er the hill and through the dalr, Where sleep’s joy spins my dreams. There the moonlight finds its beam.” “Sing and skip o’er Faerie mounds, O’er the hill and through the dalr, Where the rolling brook doth play, O’er the hill and far away.” “Sing and […]
Internal Screams
“How are you doing?” Through my smile, I lied. “Fine,” I said. You smiled back and I watched you walk away. Fine. How that word ripped open my chest and I screamed inside. How am I doing? I’m living a lie dear love. Every moment of every day I think of you while pretending to […]
Hope
My favorite thing about being a writer are the millions of “books” my children have written for me. This was one my son wrote today called “Hope.” I turned the page and read in an Iron-Man-is-better-than-Batman voice: “Mom’s been gone for a long time,” my little sister Elizabeth said. “She sure has,” […]
Dolor and Shadow Update!
Now this…THIS is what I have been waiting for! I ordered the Proof of Dolor and Shadow! Expected arrival date is 17 June 2015! If it looks perfect I will be hitting “Approve Proof” on CreateSpace and within 24 hours, you can order the paperback! If there are changes…well…we’ll call those a set back. I’ll […]