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Skylar Hamilton Burris

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Romance, Historical Fiction, Poetry

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Jane Austen, T.S. Eliot, Lord Tennyson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Skylar Hamilton Burris is a mother, author, and freelance editor. Driven by a love of traditional, meaningful poetry, Skylar founded Ancient Paths Literary Magazine in 1998. The magazine is now published once every two years and features both short stories and poetry. Skylar's own poetry has appeared in numerous periodicals and was compiled in a book titled A Greater Sound By Far. She has published two novel-length sequels to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as well as a collection of Austen-inspired short stories. Her literary criticism is available for the Kindle.

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I usually write novels or poetry, but I've recently produced a little something in the guidebook genre. It's only available in a Kindle edition, though these days you don't need a Kindle to read a Kindle book - just a computer or a smart phone. You can get free Kindle software for either. Check it out: The 2011 D.C.-Area Guide to Surviving Summer with Kids: Over 100 Inexpensive, Family-Friendly... Read more of this blog post »

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	Conviction: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice 3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Unlikely Missionary 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strange Marriage of Anne de Bourgh 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Greater Sound By Far 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christian Literary Criticism: from John Milton to Herman Melville 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strange Marriage of Anne de Bourgh 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bygone Days : Fondly Remembered by J. Thomas Hetrick, Skylar Hamilton Burris (Goodreads Author) (Contributer), Douet 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ancient Paths by Nicholas Samaras (Contributor), Skylar Hamilton Burris (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ancient Paths Issue 17 by Todd Sukany (contributor), Barry W. North (contributor), Skylar Hamilton Burris (Goodreads Author) (editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Greater Sound By Far (Poetry)

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Description: Sonnets, ballads, couplets, ottava rima, haiku, and unbound free verse . . . you'll find it all in this diverse collection of poetry. If you have ever wrestled with faith, felt the ache or joy of love, or witnessed the death of someone close to you, these poems will offer you a chance for reflection, inspiration, and solace. For the complete book, visit www.editorskylar.com.

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The Pushcart Prize XXXVI: Best of the Small Presses

by Bill Henderson

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The Young Peacemaker Set [With 12 Student Activity Books]

by Corlette Sande

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Skylar Burris said: "It’s been a long summer. We are, to say the least, having conflict issues in our house. I bought this book to work through with my two children in hope that the sibling fighting and whining and yelling might be somewhat diminished as a result. I’ll r...more It’s been a long summer. We are, to say the least, having conflict issues in our house. I bought this book to work through with my two children in hope that the sibling fighting and whining and yelling might be somewhat diminished as a result. I’ll revisit and rewrite this review when we’ve worked through the entire book. We’re only three chapters in at the moment.

The author was a teacher and school counselor for a total of fifteen years. The Young Peacemaker says it is designed for “intermediate and middle school” students. I personally would not use it with middle school students. (I think most would find it too condescending.) I’d guess it works best for 2nd – 5th graders. It suits my rising third grader well, but it’s a bit beyond my rising first grader (so I am modifying and condensing it for him as we go through it). I am now working through the book separately and at different times with each child because trying to do it with both at same time just led to…fights. Oh, the irony.

The teacher’s book comes with a CD containing a workbook for each chapter that you can print out so the kids have their own thing to work through. It retells the stories you read with comics and has a few activities. My kids like the comics, but the activities are incredibly lame. They are poorly thought out and drawn up, either overly simplistic and repetitive or difficult to do for various reasons, such as a crossword lacking numbers. We usually end up skipping the activities or just using them for discussion fodder. The discussion questions are often of a nature that make them difficult to respond to (either because one would be regurgitating the obvious or, on the opposite hand, because they are too open-ended for a young child). I often skip or modify the questions, and we do not do the role playing at all, though that may work in a group setting.

So far, I do think working through this has been at least somewhat helpful. I actually heard my kids resolve a conflict peaceably yesterday morning. My son apparently broke something of my daughter’s, and instead of great cries on both sides, I heard him say, “I’m sorry. Will you forgive me?” and her reply, “Yes, I forgive you. Please be more careful next time.” It warms a mother’s heart! Of course, regular conflicts, frequent loud outcries, and occasional physical fights still ensue in our household, but at least *some* progress is being made. My daughter is certainly learning the vocabulary in this book, even if she is far from consistently applying its lessons in actual practice. On a car ride home from the pool, this conversation occurred – Son: “She called me stupid at the pool!” Daughter: “No I didn’t it!” Me: “Well, put downs are a bad response to conflict and create further conflict.” Daughter: “Oh, I just used denial because I wanted to avoid the consequences of my choices.”

The main virtue of the book is that the text and comics themselves (if not so much the questions) provide a jumping point for discussions on how to react and respond to conflict. (More so with my 8-year-old daughter than my 6-year-old son.) It also reinforces what I’m trying to teach from a “third party source” so they are more inclined to accept it. My daughter is quite interested in working through the book and asks to work on it almost daily. It’s also helpful for me, because I lack the patience and gentleness I need to handle my children’s conflicts with one another, and doing this book with them reminds me that when they push my buttons with their bickering, I need to react in a way that will not model bad conflict resolution skills. It’s hard to do.

The book would be useful for a homeschooling parent or a private Christian school as well as the individual Christian parent. It would be good for these skills to be taught in public school as well, but the explicitly Christian content and frequent Bible verses would rule out direct use of this material. However, it could potentially be modified for use in such a setting, and I understand the author has worked with public school teachers on the issue of conflict resolution.(less)"

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City of God

by Augustine of Hippo

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Every Easter, I love to re-read Nicholas Samaras's poem "Easter in the Cancer Ward," which never fails to move me. This issue of Ancient Paths features twelve poems by Samaras, who is one of three featured poets in the collection. The anthology also...more
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