Now for that Goodreads Page!

     One nice thing about Goodreads is that one can interact easily with others. Follow me, like the page, ask me a question, review Places and Times, or suggest something for me to read. Setting up an account is free.

    If you are not already interacting with me on Goodreads, consider it. I sync my blog to my page. Of course, if you are reading this, you are already on the blog.

Amazon Author Page

     Stop on by and learn a little but about who I am and what influences me. You can also take a peek at Places and Times. I look forward to seeing you there, or anywhere, for that matter! Feel free to follow!

Thanks!

Outstanding Biography of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UEII4MY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1

     Here's the link! Even non-literary types will enjoy Noel Gerson's portrait of this pioneering woman to whom all female authors owe a debt. and not only authors, but women who have or wish for careers. We men can also be inspired by Mary's resilience, talent, and courage. I myself am lucky to have a wife like Mary;however she is too busy to read this or any other book I fear.

     As someone who has earned a large part of his livelihood teaching English, I will make a confession. At university I was not an English major and consequently i have no degree in English. There are those who would take that information and engage in character assassination.  Once in another class I mentioned that I was a German major at Penn State. A student raised his hand and asked "But weren't you in our Army?" Before I could reply, another student chimed in with, "You idiot! He means that he studied German!   As Kurt Vonnegut would say, "So it goes".

     The interesting thing about this book (yes, back to that) is how it shows that Mary had a career on her own after Percy's death. A fascinating read about the romantic Movement, Britain, art, literature, love and persistence.

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http://www.jessemagnan.com/

http://www.steelestories.com/2016/travel-over-the-holidays.html

https://francishpowellwriter.wordpress.com/2015/12/15/how-to-write-the-prfect-ghost-story/

Something different for the New Year!

While it Never Gets Really Cold in South Carolina.....

.... it is going to be 25 F/-3 C tonight, so, time for a favorite song. Tom Riush covers Joni Mitchell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM7coSJkb8A  Sa

ty warm!

April Event Confirmed, Several Earlier Ones Coming

     I was invited to participate in this excellent event, the Aiken Wine and Sign on Saturday, 23 April, in Aiken, South Carolina. It is for a worthy cause, and promises to be the most sophisticated event yet. I asked a friend if I should accept, and he said if it's in Aiken, do so.

     Aiken is about an hour away from Columbia, SC, and is very close to Augusta, Georgia. In the last few months I have spent some time in the area, and I hope some friends will come out. I add a link, so that people can see pictures of those of us who will participate. The discerning eye will note my Pittsburgh Steelers necktie.

     Come and visit us!

 http://www.diannshaddoxfoundation.org/aiken-wine--sign-authorsartist.html

A Cuban Poet, Shared by a Friend

     Carol Worthington-Levy is an amazing person who has been a friend for decades. One of her pictures became the cover for my book of poetry, Places and Times. But the reason I mention her today is a post she shared on my Facebook writer page from a visit she and her husband Lloyd (a gifted photographer) made to Cuba last year:

https://orlandolunes.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/myths-of-matanzas/ We do not talk much about dissent within Cuba itself, but I hope that "the times they are a-changing" there also.

Maybe Carol and Lloyd can wrangle a visit for this poet to Cuba!  

Here is a link to my Facebook page. Feel free to like and friend me if you wish! Many thanks if you have already done either or both!

https://www.facebook.com/Arthur-Turfa-Poems-of-Times-and-Places-Reflected-293732337470677/?fref=nf