Out Of The Blue: Poems and Stories - Paperback

by David Anthony (Author)

Out of the Blue explores the intersection of myth and reality in everyday life. With vivid imagery and rich themes, the author mines his own experiences and world mythology to share a personal vision quest."The poems and stories in Out of the Blue take their time. As they unfold, they invite us inward, into memories, musings, anxieties, and sudden pleasures of people whose points of view we grasp with a shock of recognition: the moments in which we find them--on a bus, on a snowy mountainside, by a hearth where a dead bird lies in ashes--are strangely familiar. We meet them in the deep interiority of their self-knowing and are led to recollect ourselves. Anthony's fine sense of character, pace, and phrase entices us from one piece to the next, When the last page comes, the clear next step will be to begin again."Marilyn McEntyre, UC Berkeley. Author of Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies

Author Biography

The poems and stories in Out of the Blue take their time. As they unfold, they invite us inward, into memories, musings, anxieties, and sudden pleasures of people whose points of view we grasp with a shock of recognition: the moments in which we find them--on a bus, on a snowy mountainside, by a hearth where a dead bird lies in ashes--are strangely familiar. We meet them in the deep interiority of their self-knowing and are led to recollect ourselves. Anthony's fine sense of character, pace, and phrase entices us from one piece to the next, When the last page comes, the clear next step will be to begin again. Marilyn McEntyre, UC Berkeley. Author of Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies David has an MA in English Literature and finishing a second MA in the History of Religion. His work has been published in Nevada Magazine, The Daily Californian and other journals. He is a veteran of the US Air Force and lives with his wife, Claudia, in San Anselmo, California. 9780692358764|After seminary, the Reverend David Morrow Chamberlain married his sweet-heart Patty and together they shared ordained and lay ministry at six different Episcopal Church parishes in four southeastern states over thirty-one years. During that time, they also reared two children, Michael and Carolyn. Today they enjoy retirement in middle Georgia with their two Pugs, Daisy and Molly. 9780692296165|

Richard O. Rowland, Jr., graduated from Murray State University with a bachelor's degree in applied physics. While he currently works as a plant engineering supervisor, he's an increasingly in-demand social media expert with extensive knowledge of professional and personal social media dynamics. He lectures on the subject of social media and relationships. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where he's served as the president of the Louisville Urban League Young Professionals. He is also a graduate of Ignite Louisville, a prestigious leadership program for young professionals. His first book, Facebook Memoirs, is an innovative dating guide for social-media-savvy millennials.

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Vanessa Leigh Hoffman has been a writer for most of her life, since she was a child, when she wrote short stories. Later, she became a writer and publisher of newspaper articles, television and radio commercials, and popular songs. She has received multiple writing and thespian awards in tournaments, contests and pageants.

Hoffman holds a Bachelor's degree in Romance Languages from the University of Memphis, and has taught Spanish, German, French, and Etymology for fifteen years. She has also traveled the globe with tour groups, providing information about the countries, and acting as a translator.

Hoffman lives happily in St. Petersburg, Florida, with her adopted daughter.

9780692301135|Mary Stobie's essays have appeared in the Chicago Tribune and the Denver Post. Her columns are currently syndicated by Colorado Community Media newspapers, Senior Wire News Service, and go60.us. A rodeo champion, standup comedienne and storyteller, Mary jokes that she is the buckle-winning columnist." Mary is a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and Spellbinders Storytellers, and lives in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, with her husband Dick. Find her at www.MaryStobie.com