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About Me

A friend of mine once had a radio announcer say that I was "as old as the Dead Sea Scrolls!" She was right, of course, but the fact remains that I worked long enough that I now get paid to not show up at work! This allows me to pursue my life as a struggling writer and poet (and avoid the "starving" part!) Any other novelists and poets out there? My writer's page is at:.. .. .... .. ..

www.smithwrite.net

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Robert Louis Stevenson,Edward DeVere, Richard Bach, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and J.K. Rowling

My Blog

When Arts' Funding Heads South!

     In light of the current economic crisis, we are seeing a predictable drop in funding for the arts. Face it; many of the corporate sponsors whose names have appeared on lists of donors are now a...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:44:00 GMT

Are Plug-in Hybrids Such a Good Idea?

After seeing a news story about General Motors' plan for a plug-in hybrid, I tried to find a place to write them some feedback. (Obviously, I didn't look in the correct place or they don't want to hea...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:43:00 GMT

Literary Cafe

On June 12, 2008, Larry and Rob Smith were the featured readers at Cleveland's Literary Cafe. Here are links to their performances: Part 1: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8655461207919949177 ...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:55:00 GMT

Narnians Arise!

Okay, I'm a big C.S. Lewis fan (I've taught about his fiction at Wright State University and have written a book on literary criticism called: Hogwarts, Narnia, and Middle Earth.) In the run-up to the...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 14:49:00 GMT

Big Ten

Well, Meekles says I am a quirky writer/professor and have to give my list of ten. The problem is that I am particularly boring and, as a writer of fiction, have established my entire reputation with ...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:52:00 GMT

Latest News from NOLA!

Here's the latest word from Jeff Traylor, a fellow author and Katrina Volunteer:   Hello, Friends and Family,   Today is two years plus one day after Katrina. If you saw any of the news show...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:50:00 GMT

Horwarts, Narnia, and Middle earth

  Hogwarts, Narnia, and Middle Earth: Places Upon a Time I might as well announce the fact that my new book is out. (This is in spite of the fact that I am still waiting for the first shipment fr...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:18:00 GMT