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Archive for October, 2007

Halloween is officially here. Like most holidays, consumer celebration of it starts a few weeks before and extends to a few weeks after. Here are a few suggestions to keep you entertained and in the Halloween spirit long after the parties are over and the trick-or-treaters have ransacked your candy stash:

I Am Legend by Richard [...]

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There’s something about the sky and the light in October…the retreating days…the cooling ground…the twilight that seems to last forever…the falling leaves.
It makes one contemplative and thinking about taking inventory.
Here I have made a list of my favorite novels of all time:
10.  The Prince of Whales, R. L. Fisher (1986)
9.  An Accidental Man, Iris Murdoch (1971)
8.  In [...]

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Are you going to be in the Barnes&Noble at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD tomorrow? Why not give to a good cause while you’re at it. When you make your purchases, present a special voucher and a portion will go to The CityLit Project, a non-profit organization that helps to expand the culture of [...]

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It’s a tired saying, but so true. I’ve been mulling things over today that have been occupying my psyche since I was a child. I began tracing in my mind how actions, phrases, parental and non-parental guidance all plays a part in our development. And, a lack thereof, whichever might be the [...]

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Life is full of dreams and expectations, nobody knows for sure what their meaning in life is. Most of the time I know when I’m on the right track when I feel at peace with what’s going on around and inside me.
We go through life and encounter new paths and [...]

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This review came out last month, but I think it’s perfect to post closer to Halloween! Enjoy.
Sept. 2007. Bookgasm: Reading Material To Get Excited About
Bookgasm is a review site of speculative fiction, including comic books and magazines. Edited by Rodd Lott.

Perhaps Nancy O. Greene’s PORTRAITS IN THE DARK is about what you don’t see in [...]

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My flash fiction story “Beyond the Horizon” was recently published by edificeWRECKED. If you like, you can check it out here: http://www.edificewrecked.com/.
Nancy O. Greene
http://www.portraits.bravehost.com

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If a Book Festival comes to your town this weekend, GO. If ever a time was more important to support your fellow writers, poets, screenwriters, authors etc. Now is the time. I had a chance to check out the Southern Festival of Books in beautiful downtown Nashville, TN. The weather cooperated [...]

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Passing along this press release for what is sure to be an excellent event!
Celebrate 800 years of Persian poet, teacher, and philosopher Rumi at “A Rumi-esque Reading.”
The event takes place at the Watermark Gallery in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Sunday, October 21 at 2 p.m. and includes readings of Rumi’s work as well as Rumi-inspired [...]

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On September 30th, 2007, I woke up from a very relaxing sleep to realize that I was late for the start of the last day of this year’s BBF. I had planned to make an early start of things in order to enjoy the readings of some of my friends and colleagues.
So I quickly got [...]

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