As I prepared for the launch of Char & Ash, I've been reevaluating my author bio and contemplating the challenges of maintaining an audience in these polarizing times.
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The oncoming release of a new body of work is a surreal vine creeping up the trunk of the literary landscape. An author hopes their fledgeling leaves reach the sunshine beyond the canopy, to burst in harmonious accord with the oaken greats scattered about. Thin as our vines may be, we hope for some wintering magic to solidify our foundations, and root us enough to grow tall.
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Reading Hildegaard’s journals, as imagined by Barbara Lachman, my silenced shames seem pedantic. Elementary, or non-essential. A woman in Twelfth Century Germany receiving visions clung to, as if they were a hidden second blood pumping through her heart. Theorists wonder at whether she suffered from migraines or synesthesia as a cause, but Hildegaard knew her strangeness.
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Watch Chapter 3 performed by me, Sapha, who wrote it!
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Watch Chapter 2 performed by me, Sapha, who wrote it!
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Watch Chapter 1 being performed by me, Sapha, who wrote it!
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I love reading the works of early literature & bygone cultures to get motivated to write.
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Writing at night is a double-edged sword covered in a healing balm…
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Finding oneself alone, in the middle of the night, in an empty airport. Photo by Glen Noble
Read MoreCreation by Borrtex. The latest album to shake me off my rock and make me want to write.
Read MoreWhy start Son of Abel with a quote from Thomas Merton?
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Pinot Noir & A Literary First
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Sapha will be at the Canadian Writers' Summit June 15 - 19 in Toronto, Canada. She'll stay a few extra days to catch up with old friends, and hit the literary scene hard in Canada's largest city. Want in? Comment below!
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Usurper Kings is sweeping the lines & making waves. Thanks fans, who waited in line to get my wonderful, mystified signature on their special edition copies!
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