Another one of the songs it my 19th century American Song book is this Religious Favorite. Written By Rev. Robert Lowry, minister at Hanson Place Baptist Church, this song was sung by 40,000 children in Brooklyn during a parade. While his most famous creation, he was not especially proud of it, preferring All the Way … Continue reading Beautiful River
A Toy and a Song Book
The family was sitting around on Thanksgiving Evening, after hosting the extended family Thanksgiving dinner. My son was in the playroom digging through an old toy chest, looking for stray Lego pieces he was missing, when he came across a toy he was unfamiliar with. It was a windup clock that played a song, old … Continue reading A Toy and a Song Book
Cultures in Conflict
I almost suspended my blog series to publish this post earlier. Instead, I am writing it on Wednesday for release on Friday. It is showing my perspective from Wednesday, to see how well it holds up to the light of Friday. I am befuddled by the reaction of the protestors. Why they take such an … Continue reading Cultures in Conflict
With a Song of Thanksgiving
Here is the lyric and sound tracks for the Medley "With a Song of Thanksgiving" that I sang Sunday at Avondale United Methodist Church. At the end I include the track from the choral anthem, "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken." Come, ye thankful people, come – Raise the song of harvest-home; All is safely … Continue reading With a Song of Thanksgiving
Witchfinder — the multi-tasking mind of the writer
(This is part five of a blog series on the discussion between Sarah A. Hoyt and the Avondale United Methodist Church Book Club about Hoyt’s book Witchfinder, the art of writing, and what it is like to publish a book as both a traditional and “indie” author.) Mark W.: You mentioned that you read 2-3 … Continue reading Witchfinder — the multi-tasking mind of the writer
Witchfinder — indie publishing
(This is part four of a blog series on the discussion between Sarah A. Hoyt and the Avondale United Methodist Church Book Club about Hoyt’s book Witchfinder, the art of writing, and what it is like to publish a book as both a traditional and “indie” author. Sarah begins here by talking about putting up … Continue reading Witchfinder — indie publishing
Witchfinder — shapeshifting diner and the free library
(This is part three of a blog series on the discussion between Sarah A. Hoyt and the Avondale United Methodist Church Book Club about Hoyt’s book Witchfinder, the art of writing, and what it is like to publish a book as both a traditional and “indie” author.) Sarah: Years ago when I was writing but … Continue reading Witchfinder — shapeshifting diner and the free library
Witchfinder — characters shock the writer
(This is part two of a blog series on the discussion between Sarah A. Hoyt and the Avondale United Methodist Church Book Club about Hoyt’s book Witchfinder, the art of writing, and what it is like to publish a book as both a traditional and “indie” author.) Sandy: So how you keep all of these … Continue reading Witchfinder — characters shock the writer
Witchfinder and the art of publishing/writing
Author Sarah A. Hoyt addressed the Avondale United Methodist Book Club this morning (Saturday, November 22, 2014) to discuss her book Witchfinder, the art of writing and what it is like to publish a book as both a traditional and “indie” author. The interview was a culmination of the club’s reading and discussing Witchfinder at … Continue reading Witchfinder and the art of publishing/writing
Leap years, leap days, and missing days — the importance of calendars
Avondale United Methodist Men's club had a fairly good rolling conversation around the table Thursday night. My son Nathan described it as the same methodology used in a podcast, except without the recording. A group of people who are talking. They start with one topic, and then either build off of it, expanding to other … Continue reading Leap years, leap days, and missing days — the importance of calendars
