Well Considered–“A profoundly memorable and affecting novel”–Robert Fleming, AALBC.com
Available at Busboys and Poets Bookstore, TeachingForChange.org, iUniverse.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, Amazon.com, and other online bookstores and by phone at 1-800-288-4677.Reviews for Well Considered: Click to see full review or hover for summary
Cologne No. 10 For Men – “A superb novel of the Vietnam war…compares favorably with CATCH-22 and M.A.S.H. The writing crackles with authenticity.” —Writer’s Digest
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Richard Peabody, Editor of Gargoyle Magazine
"I love the way Wilfred recycles the bodies. That's fabulous stuff with a direct line to Heller's Catch-22 and perfectly captures the insanity of the Vietnam War."Skytroopers CD – Songs of war, peace and love from Vietnam, written by Richard Morris in 1967 in Vietnam, and recorded in 2007.
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Kill Anything That Moves – The Real American War In Vietnam, by Nick Turse: A One-Sided View of the War
Nick Turse’s meticulously-researched investigations of American war crimes in Vietnam have gained him a Ridenhour Prize for Reportorial Distinction, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a fellowship at Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. His bestselling work, Kill Anything That Moves, … Continue reading
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Not as predicted
Memorial Day weekend did not turn out as I had predicted http://richardmorrisauthor.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/tis-the-season/. In that post I had commented that Well Considered was likely to sell well in Bowie, as the setting of the novel is there, and that Memorial Day … Continue reading
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Tagged Andra Damron, arts classes for children in Bowie, Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville, Charis Center, David Levy, Julia Duin, Memorial Day 2012 on the mall in D.C., memorial day writers' project, Old Bowie Artsfest, President Obama speaks at Vietnam Memorial Wall
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Can’t top this for a Memorial Day preview
Sunday I will be participating in the new Artsfest in Old Bowie, MD. Then on Monday, Memorial Day, I’ll be in D.C. on Constitution Avenue near the Vietnam Memorial with the Memorial Day Writers’ Project. I can’t top this link … Continue reading
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Tagged A Common Bond II, D.C., Memorial Day on the mall in Washington, memorial day writers' project, MilSpeak Foundation, Old Bowie Maryland Artsfest 2012, prose and song, Tribute to America's Veterans in poetry
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‘Tis the season
‘Tis the season of festivals all around us. Riverdale Artsfest was wonderful and will definitely be on our list to watch for next year http://richardmorrisauthor.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/a-curiosity-shop/. Procrastination prevented us from having a booth at the Green Man Festival in Greenbelt last weekend … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Cav on Memorial Day 2012, Audrey Engdahl, Audrey Engdahl illustrator, Bowie Artsfest 2012, Bowiefest 2012, Dayana Yochim, Gaithersburg Book Festival 2012, Greenbelt Green Man Festival, Memorial Day on mall in Washington D.C., memorial day writers' project, Rick Engdahl, Riverdale Artsfest, Sense of Wonder band, Veterans Day, war satire
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Our favorite Super Bowl advertisement
Here’s the link to our favorite Super Bowl advertisement — you did not see it on TV. http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/02/05/watch-now-why-do-you-invest-the-motley-fools-super.aspx. What does this have to do with a blog that’s about writing and promoting writing? The creator of the ad, Rick Engdahl, … Continue reading
Whiz-Bang, Grand Finale Weekend
Our literary efforts for 2011 ended with a bang on Veterans Day Weekend—four days in a row from 11-10 — 11/13: on Thursday, a visit by another author who included a chapter I wrote in his new book; Friday, Veterans Day, reading … Continue reading
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Writing instead of writing about writing
This is supposed to be a blog about writing — the process, the products, and the promotion of writing, including songwriting. Writing and promoting my writing take me to some pretty interesting places. However, since my last blog post in … Continue reading
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Tagged A.C.T.O.R., Audrey Engdahl, bilingual open mic, Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville, Catch-22 fiftieth anniversary, David Levy, Howard Zinn room, memorial day writers' project, open mic at Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville, population demographics in Prince George's County MD, Prince George's County Historical Society Book and Author Event, Revolt of the Animals, Saleem Wayne Waters, Takoma Park Street Festival, Veterans Day, war satire, wind synthesizer
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The Other Side is Music
It was a zero week for writing or even writing promotion, which is what usually interferes with writing. However, this was a week for the “other side”…music. Sunday night found us at Busboys and Poets restaurant in Hyattsville, Maryland for the “I … Continue reading
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Tagged Busboys @ Hyattsville, Dorothy Tene Redmond, Emeline Kedzierski, Franklin Taggart, Go to Sleep lullaby by Richard Morris, Heavenly by Rick and Audrey, I Remember Love Open Mic, Mirage love song by Richard Morris, Roger Skipper author and luthier, Wendy Kedzierski managing editor Valley Homes and Style
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Remembering … and updating our memories
On Memorial Day 2011, some twenty-five poets, authors and song-writers remembered our fallen soldiers in the Memorial Day Writers Project tent near the Vietnam Memorial on the Mall in Washington. The day was sunny and hot but with a gentle breeze. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Battalion 5th Cavalry 1st Air Cavalry Division Airmobile, Col. Joseph Love, Dave McKay, Holley Watts, Homer Steedly, Jimmy "Tanker" Stewart, Jonathan Myer, Maritza Rivera Cohen, Memorial Day 2011, memorial day writers' project, PTSD, Richard Epstein, Robert E. Lee, Sistah Joy Matthews Alford, Steve Scuba, Tom McLean, Wandering Souls Journeys with the Dead and the Living, Wayne Karlin
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A Skytrooper Moves On… “Without A Song”
March 8, 2011 marked the passing of Col. U.S. Army (Ret.) Joseph Bland Love who had a remarkable career in the army and who crossed my path in Vietnam. (When I talked to him on the telephone about a year … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Air Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, 5th Cavalry, A 2/5, A Co 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry, Col. Joseph Love, Ft. Hood, Garry Owen, Garryowen, Khe Sahn, memorial day writers' project, Robert E. Lee, Saddle Up Black Knights, Skytroopers, Skytroopers CD, Vietnam 1967-68, We Are Saddled Up And Ready Col. Robbie
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