Hi Salon people.  I have been gone so long and out of circulation for a little while here.  both my mother and father passed recently... both in early 90s..so had long lives.  I decided to work on a new book to let the tension in me pass.  Here it is.  I'll… Read full post »

  http://historicalnovelreview.blogspot.com/2011/12/elijah-rising-by-lyn-lejeune.html?spref=fb

Elijah Rising by Lyn LeJeune

Overview: The story of the Ishmael-like friendship between two young men: a wealthy white New Yorker,… Read full post »

On this day, one of America's greatest writers died, leaving us with works that teach and will endure:

http://www.steinbeck.org/

http://salinaspubliclibrary.org/john-steinbeck-library

The Grapes of Wrath, excerpt

And the great owners, who must lose
their land in an upheaval, the great o… Read full post »

If you read it and like it, please pass it on or give it as a present of mind.

thank you for all your support, Lyn

http://www.amazon.com/Elijah-Rising-ebook/dp/B005L9A19A/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&qid=1310946856&sr=1-1#freeebooks

Elijah Rising is now use… Read full post »

http://occupyeducated.org/  check this out, join, post information, suggestions... be part of the Movement when you cannot be in the streets:

William Faulkner's complete works sold for TV adaptation

HBO signs deal with Deadwood creator David Milch to produce films and series based on Faulkner's novels and stories

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/dec/01/william-faulkner-tv-adaptation

Our Animals, Ourselves

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Finding Fernanda By Erin Siegal Cathexis Press 300 pp

Finding Fernanda

Two mothers – one in the US, one in Guatemala – seek the same

… Read full post »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore

“People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
― Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

“Life isn’t divided into genres. It’s a horrifyi… Read full post »

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/the-pepper-spraying-cop-gets-his-own-meme_b45800

The artwork Pike has wandered into is John Trumbull‘s “Declaration of Independence.” More meme after the jump.

Lt. Pike has been placed on administrative lea… Read full post »

Before I post, I like to scroll down the other posts to see whats happening. I got tired trying to find something besides a football or other sports announcement. Hope all of you have a happy Saturday.  If you happen to go to an indie bookstore, ask them to stock Elijah… Read full post »

       "A book is the perfect gift"

 ELIJAH RISING

                        &… Read full post »

It all began in April of 1917. I waited for war. The world had gone mad.  All that was left was for +Mr. Wilson to pull the trigger. The debates continued in Congress. But it was all just formality.  America had been moving to the edge of the abyss since before… Read full post »

The mysticism and religious fanaticism of the Dust Bowl era has had a profound impact on the arts. Popular TV shows like HBO’s Carnivale have brought… Read full post »

The mysticism and religious fanaticism of the Dust Bowl era has had a profound impact on the arts. Popular TV shows like HBO’s Carnivale have/… Read full post »

The mysticism and religious fanaticism of the Dust Bowl era has had a profound impact on the arts. Popular TV shows like HBO’s Carnivale have/… Read full post »

The mysticism and religious fanaticism of the Dust Bowl era has had a profound impact on the arts. Popular TV shows like HBO’s Carnivale have/… Read full post »

The mysticism and religious fanaticism of the Dust Bowl era has had a profound impact on the arts. Popular TV shows like HBO’s Carnivale have/… Read full post »

The mysticism and religious fanaticism of the Dust Bowl era has had a profound impact on the arts. Popular TV shows like HBO’s Carnivale have/… Read full post »

the weird comedy of letters between T.S. Eliot and Groucho Marx ...  http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/arts/lee-siegel/unexpected-alliance?page=full

Wars They Have Seen

How an unlikely friendship with a Vichy collaborator complicates our understanding of Ge… Read full post »

Excerpt from ELIJAH RISING, takes place during the Progressive Era, the 1920's..."shades of The Great Gatsby.."

Oh, hell and damnation.They were at it again, trying to make us all bone dry.Are we not sensible men who can regulate our own drink?And what of the poor sots who hang out on the… Read full post »

Excerpt from ELIJAH RISING, takes place during the Progressive Era, the 1920's..."shades of The Great Gatsby.."

Oh, hell and damnation.They were at it again, trying to make us all bone dry.Are we not sensible men who can regulate our own drink?And what of the poor sots who hang out on the… Read full post »

Excerpt from ELIJAH RISING, takes place during the Progressive Era, the 1920's..."shades of The Great Gatsby.."

Oh, hell and damnation. They were at it again, trying to make us all bone dry. Are we not sensible men who can regulate our own drink? And what of the… Read full post »

Excerpt from ELIJAH RISING, takes place during the Progressive Era, the 1920's..."shades of The Great Gatsby.."

Oh, hell and damnation.   They were at it again, trying to make us all bone dry.  Are we not sensible men who can regulate our own drink?  And what of the poor sots who… Read full post »