CLICK the LINK below to SHORT STORIES. I put this one under there because it is half prose and half quoted poetry (original source: the Bible). So it reads as a story as it is. And of course I can't help but see it through my writer's eyes as I wrap up Book I of my 3 novel Ancient History novel series; hopefully published sometime in May...
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“Mike” here from “Ocassional Gardening and Lawn Mowing” has ‘written’ a poem. Or we should say he has edited the original! The sentences in italics are directly from the Good Book without edit; any comments are in parenthesis or added in plain text. In addition, this ‘son of Adam’ has recently read the original Sumerian myths on which the Genesis account is partly based. A fascinating perspective. It began as a love affair for the beauty of the original Genesis from the American Standard and King James versions. Makes one wish he could read the original Aramaic. No writer can help but see it through his own eyes. And, if only Adam (or Eve) had had the written word, it would have been interesting to see how they would have told the story…
This book explores how U.S. presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy failed to stand up to Soviet aggression during the early Cold War—despite America's overwhelming nuclear advantage.
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