I am pleased to announce the publishing of my newest book, The View - From My Front Porch. It offers the reader a wide variety of subjects, with a life and world affirming view in mind.
Availability -
Amazon USA ... 3 - 5 business days.
Amazon Europe ... 3 -5 business days.
Expanded Distribution (Libraries, Stand Alone Bookstores) ... 6 - 8 weeks.
Author’s
Foreword
It’s
really the view from my deck. I chose
the word Porch because it harkens
back to the days when folks would congregate on front porches and just
talk. They faced one another and talked about
whatever was on their minds. They
enjoyed not just the conversation, but the physical company of other human
beings. These folks had little in the
way of distraction that might compete for their attention.
Like a smart phone. I am not against technology; I happen to
enjoy it. But I am concerned about what
appears to be our rabid dependence and addiction to it. Put
down that damned phone and talk to your mother!
Wait just a minute Tommy until Mommy finishes her candy crush run -this
kind of thing. Of course there are other
things happening on my porch.
I discontinued my popular View Series (The View, Act II, and the Final
Act). The Front Porch is a re-formatted and edited version of the
previous three books. I tossed out what
is not relevant for our times and added new material.
There is considerable talk about
political correctness and all that is attached to it. Manliness is discussed, along with the daily
rat race, material possessions, and quite a few other things. Many delve into the ancient northern Germanic
folkway sometimes known as Heathenry with its world and life accepting
view.
A word on the Havamal used in this
book. I took the Bellows and Hollander
translations and tried to put them into my words that the modern reader might
find helpful. It is not a new
translation. It is my feeble attempts to
aid the reader understand the essays.
Then there are the questions.
The questions do not have a right or wrong
answer. After the essay and the Havamal
verses, the questions are there
for self examination. At the very least,
they give the reader something to think about.
Welcome to my front porch. Pull up a chair and sit awhile.
