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![]() ![]() (New Mexico) Books published: Soul in the Stone, University of Kansas Press, 1994 (text and photographs by John Gary Brown) Gardens of Revelation, Abbeville Press, 1995, (photographs only)Contributor for Encyclopedia of the Great Plains, University of Nebraska Press (text and photos) COMMERCIAL GALLERIES Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WashingtonJoseph Gierek Fine Arts, Tulsa. ![]() ![]() (Yemen, Egypt, Tunisia, and Jordan)Operated a photography studio for ten yearsStaff photographer and archivist for Creede, Colorado Repertory Theater, 48 yearsCurrently working as a professional artist (painter), photographer and writer Work featured in the following magazines: Architectural Digest, (on cover and in article) Smithsonian, Americana, Reader’s Digest, Fine Woodworking, Men’s Health, Arts Line, (Seattle) American Journal of Critical Care (Dallas) Santa Fean. JOHN GARY BROWN Born in Saginaw, Michigan, 1941Received MFA from The University of Washington, Seattle, 1970Taught at The University of Washington and The University of NebraskaTraveled and worked in eastern and western Europe, 1971, 1978, 1984, 1995, 2000, 2004Traveled and worked in The Middle East,1990. ![]() ![]() And if a new species should wish to be counted among the high and the mighty, if a new planet has produced some savage group of animals, machines, or algae that claim to be, against all odds, sentient? Well, then they will have to compete. Species far and wide compete in feats of song, dance and/or whatever facsimile of these can be performed by various creatures who may or may not possess, in the traditional sense, feet, mouths, larynxes, or faces. Once every cycle, the great galactic civilizations gather for the Metagalactic Grand Prix-part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part continuation of the wars of the past. ![]() In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented-something to cheer up everyone who was left and bring the shattered worlds together in the spirit of peace, unity, and understanding. A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. ![]() Valente's science fiction spectacle, where sentient races compete for glory in a galactic musical contest.and the stakes are as high as the fate of planet Earth. ![]() 2019 HUGO AWARD FINALIST, BEST NOVEL The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets the joy and glamour of Eurovision in bestselling author Catherynne M. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The author finds a lot of humor in some very dark subject areas-there were some parts I actually read aloud to myself because because the words were even funnier spoken than when they were read. I didn't have any idea what this novel would be about, and maybe that was why I was sort of slow getting into it-early on I thought it was going to be sort of a picaresque journey a la Huckleberry Finn, but at some point realized it was historical fiction with a very specific event in American history that we were working toward. ![]() I didn't have any idea what this novel would be about, and maybe that was why I was sort of slow getting into it-early on I thought it was going to be sort of a picaresque journey a la Huckleberry Finn, but at some point realize I enjoyed this book. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars ![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Mollie Glick, Creative Artists Agency. ![]() Despite a lengthy wrap-up, Sheinmel’s introspective story skillfully illustrates the weight of grief, the difference between adaptive and nonadaptive reactions to trauma, and the healing power of radical acceptance. While Moira’s viewpoint guides the novel, Sheinmel ( What Kind of Girl) sensitively explores the reasons that brought each girl to Castle School, including addiction and kleptomania, emphasizing conversations between the healing schoolmates and between Moira and Dr. ![]() As the semester progresses, Moira becomes friendly with the 11 other girls at the school, and with roommate Eleanor, she uncovers a mystery-a second castle housing 12 boys also in treatment but living with little supervision. Prince is heightened by his rules, including a strict curfew and no phones or junk food. Frustrated, her parents send Moira to the Castle School in Maine, a talk therapy program that provides new circumstances to “troubled” girls. ![]() The Castle School is in a remote part of Maine, and is home to Moira and eleven other students, girls who are dealing with. Following the death of her best friend, high school senior Moira Dreyfuss skips school, sneaks out at night, and gets a tattoo. The Castle School ( for Troubled Girls) by Alyssa Sheinmel is a contemporary YA story featuring Moira, a teen grieving the death of her best and only friend, who is sent to a rather unusual school by her worried parents. ![]() ![]() ![]() While it's mostly the aftermath that's shown, the film pulls few punches in its depiction of violence by, or against children. Still, this movie version is a strange potpourri of graphic violence and Italian cannibal movie conventions. I've read neither book, but judging from the film itself, it doesn't seem to be a requirement to have read the prior tome. ![]() The sequel novel to Ketchum's earlier 'Off Season', this follow up was commissioned since the other was tied up in rights issues. The fourth, and least of the brutally violent novels by Jack Ketchum adapted for the screen. Worth a look, but compared with the other Jack Ketchum movies, you might be disappointed with the quality. The frequent scenes of pugnacity bring to mind a modern CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST and THE HILLS HAVE EYES, but the film feels strangely out of place with its feral, jungle dressed killers laying siege to rural families. Still, gore fans will slobber all over the nasty and brutal violence on display here. The Short Version: Totally bizarre Ketchum film adaptation is the lesser of the four evils made from his novels thus far. ![]() Graye (Gloria), Amy Hargreaves (Amy Halbard), Art Hindle (George Chandler), Pollyanna McIntosh (cannibal leader)Ī family of ferocious and feral cannibals travel the New England coast near the Canadian border butchering and eating families in the surrounding suburban neighborhoods. Jessica Butler (Eartheater), Kelly Carey (Loreen Kaltsas), Holter Graham (Vic Manetti), T.J. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Speaking of domestic roles, one interesting place to study is the Yoruba culture’s marriages and traditions in regards to gender roles. In a review of McIntosh’s book, another scholar Insa Nolte, concluded that, “Yoruba women adapted their skills to support more widespread cultural notions as well as continuing their domestic roles” (Nolte). According to McIntosh in her book Yoruba Women, Work, and Social Change, she summarizes that independent roles were played by women on agriculture and trade until colonial ideas about “female professions” changed the career paths of women (McIntosh). I don’t think that they shifted negatively for women, I believe it gave women more opportunity to have careers that they wished. In Yoruba I found that as time has changed and more outside influences were in contact with the Yoruba, the more the gender roles in Yoruba shifted. I found that in over sixteen countries people believe that men have the first right to jobs, that they believe males are more fit for political positions, and that women should have children to be fulfilled (Weziak-Bialowolska). To get these answer, I began to read about the differences in gender normality’s across different countries. ![]() ![]() ![]() Our very lives hang on not working for God. ![]() The Sermon on the Mount is our Doctor’s medical advice, not our Employer’s job description. God will gladly receive anything from us that shows our dependence and his all-sufficiency.Ĭhristianity is fundamentally convalescence. It’s a command: “Cast all your anxieties on him” ( 1 Peter 5:7). If I were hungry, I would not tell you for the world and all that is in it is mine” ( Psalm 50:9–12).īut isn’t there something we can give to God that won’t belittle him to the status of beneficiary? ![]() He rebukes Israel for bringing him so many sacrifices: “I will accept no bull from your house. What does God want from us? Not what we might expect. “The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show his might in behalf of those whose heart is blameless toward him” ( 2 Chronicles 16:9). God is not looking for people to work for him. Neither is the call to Christian service. What is God looking for in the world? Assistants? No. The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show his might in behalf of those whose heart is blameless toward him. ![]() ![]() ![]() A lot changes for Marcy once her English teacher leaves school and is replaced by Ms. The dysfunctions of the Lewis family cause Marcy to have difficulty expressing her feelings to anyone. Lily, Marcy’s mother, does not defend him outright, but suggests that Marcy ignore him and change her behavior to avoid his wrath. Meanwhile at home, her depressed and narcissistic father, Martin, constantly puts the rest of the family down. At the beginning of the novel, she has an F in gym class because of her many creative excuses for not participating. While intelligent and kind, she is deeply insecure about being overweight, an issue that is compounded by her general anxiety about high school. The Cat Ate My Gymsuit begins by introducing Marcy. ![]() The book’s title refers to one of the explanations tried by Marcy to exempt herself from gym class. ![]() The book is a bildungsroman, showing how Marcy develops as an individual by learning to recover from her family-induced trauma, resisting their psychological abuse, and integrating into her society. As the book progresses, Marcy’s story reveals that her confidence problems have very real roots in her experiences with an abusive father and a nervous mother who minimizes and protects his actions. It follows Marcy Lewis, a girl in the ninth grade who has self-esteem issues which she tries to alleviate by opting out of school and social activities. ![]() The Cat Ate My Gymsuit is a 1974 children’s fiction novel by American author Paula Danziger. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After his research for The Good Place, Schur switched from writing 30-minute TV comedy to a debut book. After that show concluded, Schur created The Good Place, a show I have not watched that is imbued with concepts from moral philosophy (each character, it seems, embodies a different philosophical strain). ![]() I know of Michael Schur as co-creator of Parks and Recreation, a rare TV show I have watched and enjoyed (minus season 1). The book can help satisfy both of these desires: to know which is the responsible action in a tricky situation and to have a working understanding of classic philosophical strains and thought experiments. This educated class also wants to know how to talk about the Trolley Problem or existentialism intelligently with their friends. It speaks most clearly to educated, well-off people: people who recognize their status and want to use their position to improve what they can rather than to serve oneself. How to Be Perfect does not address every person equally. ![]() |