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My grandmother lived with us until I was ten. When she passed away, I hoped and wished to see her in spirit form. For me, the thought of ghosts was both comforting and delightfully scary. Since then, I’ve consumed all kinds of ghost stories, my favorite being Flannigan’s series. My brother says ghost stories are… Continue reading Beyond Sight Promotional Video| A Writing Life: Lâle Davidson
Book banning is wrong whether it comes from the left or the right.| A Writing Life: Lâle Davidson
Design or chance? Lâle reconsiders the Frost poem "Design" after a morning find.| A Writing Life: Lâle Davidson
Just gotta dork out on how much I love the allegorical underpinnings of Gaiman’s The Sandman on Netflix. I didn’t read the comic books, because I don’t like the art and find the need to constantly choose between image and words distracting (perhaps it just takes practice). Is Fiction the Center of the Universe? I’m… Continue reading The Sandman, Allegory and Anthropocentrism| A Writing Life: Lâle Davidson
One of the joys of writing is how it connects you to other people. The discussions we have in my writing group are deep, thoughtful, and caring. My publisher, Stephanie Larkin, of Emperor Books is a constant source of encouragement and energy. However, figuring out how to design and promote the book has been less… Continue reading The Magical Story of a Book Cover Design| A Writing Life: Lâle Davidson
Somewhere in the depths of winter, this review emerged. Thank you, Benjamin Lerner and Saratoga Living. I would have thanked you earlier, but I am just learning about it. Love the line, the “metaphors that underlie Davidson’s work serve as powerful catalysts for personal growth and reflection, prompting her readers to dive inward as they… Continue reading Review of Strange Appetites| A Writing Life: Lâle Davidson
"The Spiral Staircase" is of a different order, truly a lapidary masterpiece. Even as I began it, the story sent me off on associative journeys--Borges "Library of Babel," Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle. And then the story brought me back to its own intention, which I believe to be an intensely lyrical exploration of presence and absence, in this case not only psychological but also metaphysical. Marvelous.| A Writing Life: Lâle Davidson
Against the Grain is based on the true story of violent clashes in Northern California between corporate raiders, loggers, and activists during Redwood Summer 1990. Action-packed yet mystical, it asks what it will take to wake humans up - violence, loss, or love?| A Writing Life: Lâle Davidson
