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October 11, 2018
According to my grandfather, Serge Obolensky, Alice was an expert in Egyptian hieroglyphs. Toward the end of her life, he wrote that she had gotten herself […]
October 4, 2018
Many readers have wanted to know more about Alice in Eye of the Moon. Alice in the novel was inspired by my grandmother, Ava Alice Muriel […]
September 25, 2018
The Bardo Thodol is part of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Nyingma means “ancient” in Tibetan. Bardo Thodol translated into English is “Liberation through hearing […]
September 19, 2018
When I was in High School, I was often given writing assignments to analyze poems and novels to find the author’s hidden meanings. I thought this […]
September 13, 2018
In Eye of the Moon, Alice wrote in her diary: To those that come after: If you are reading this, I am dead. […]
August 14, 2018
Contrary to what many people think, genius isn’t necessarily about being born intelligent, although that is a factor. Real genius requires more. According to Professor Michael […]
August 7, 2018
Patience is defined as the capacity to accept (or tolerate) delay, trouble, or suffering, without upset. Suffering and annoyance are very old concepts, and both have […]
August 1, 2018
One of the questions I struggled to answer as a writer is what happens if I become really successful? How do I handle being well-known, and […]
July 24, 2018
The Egyptian Book of the Dead features prominently in the Eye of the Moon. The ancient Egyptians believed that the afterlife was just like the Egypt […]
July 17, 2018
Crows and ravens are members of the Corvidae family, which includes crows, ravens, rooks, jays, and magpies to name a few. The common raven, Corvus corvax, […]
June 28, 2018
Fear and courage are emotions that have shaped my life in many ways. I am less fearful now, and that is a blessing. Whether that shift […]
June 22, 2018
Egyptian mythology developed over a period of 3,000 years. This is an extraordinary amount of time when compared to the 600-year life span of the modern […]
May 30, 2018
The last time I was in the town of Rhinebeck was so long ago, I have no memory of it. The other day, I visited and […]
May 10, 2018
Part of the story of Eye of the Moon must contain something about my grandfather. When I was a teenager, I would go out on […]
May 3, 2018
One of the more difficult books to understand, and yet one of the most enlightening on the theater is David Mamet’s small volume, Three Uses of […]