Have you ever noticed that many religions have stories so similar that you wonder if all religions were founded and then modified from a single mythology? I not insinuating all religions are myths, but they all have common themes: creation, life, and end of times. When I began contemplating my […]
EW Greenlee
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Mens fashion have become rather dull. I read that men look for two things when it comes to determining the success of a man: his watch and his shoes. Really? I watch as my wife and daughter come home with many variations of clothing, jewelry and accessories. All I get […]
You surely recall Gandalf saying these words as Minas Tirith was about to come under siege by the forces of Sauron, “Prepare for Battle.” When I began writing the siege of Masara in the third book of my trilogy, Last Stand of the Living, I wanted to exceed the battle […]
For many young boys, our fathers are our first heroes; they are our first Superman. We bend our backs, waaaay back, to look up at the mountain of a superman we call Daddy. We run around the house in their size 11 shoes, tripping over our own small feet constantly […]
I admit fully that my trilogy, “The Chosen One of Allivar” was inspired by “The Lord of the Rings”, “The Hobbit” and “The Silmarillion”. Put all three of these stories together and you can dream for the remainder of your lifetime. When I completed writing my trilogy I went into […]
It sounds like the title of a great epic story, but it is in fact a true story of my father’s involvement with the Oklahoma Sooners football team of the 1950’s, the very one that still holds today the longest winning streak of 47 straight games in division I football. […]
The very first time I read the comic strip of Calvin and Hobbes, I fell in love with it. Why? Because I connected with Calvin. Here is a kid whose imagination and creativity is always shunned by parents, teachers, babysitters and friends. The man who created the comic is a […]
As a writer I try my hand at numerous forms of writing, most of all prose, but every so often poetry. A few poems are even present in my trilogy “The Chosen One of Allivar.” The following is the longest poem I have ever written. Often an idea for expression […]
In my trilogy, The Chosen One of Allivar, I delve into the most complex topic for humans – the origin of and the nature of the resilient human spirit. We live in a period of hyper-pessimism and hyper-partisanship. We tear down the human spirit by belittling others. Our social media […]
My trilogy “The Chosen One of Allivar” is difficult to describe in a 30 second elevator speech as many have suggested. So, after long and hard thought, the best way I can describe it is to use a quote from one of my research aids. “Mythology” the visual reference guide […]