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Author: (Preferred pen-name) – Simone Salmon
Your latest/current work: Camille and the Bears of Beisa – Drafnel
Date: 8-28-15
Publisher: Solstice Publishing

Young: Tell us about your Latest Book/Book about to be released? Release Date? And can you give us a teaser?

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Destroying Young Minds

I realized yesterday that after all the years of schooling and practical experience, I know nothing. Everything I have learned is based on someone else's experience. We are taught that 1+1=2, but now we are learning that this sum may in fact equal 3. These interpretations are someone else's experience of this equation. What if my experience tells me otherwise? Does that negate the theory or do we all continue with the rationale of what has been touted as a mathematical proof in millions of textbooks for centuries. 
Status quo discourages independent thinking. Children are considered rebellious and disruptive when they become bored with the norm. They are medicated, sometimes held back a grade or placed in "special ed" classes  to subdue their natural free flowing objectivity. Whenever there is refusal to accept the entrenched academic standards the problem is never with the system, but with the person pointing out the imperfections or acting out because of the lack of interest. 
Through experiential learning I have come to realize there are other dimensions of reality. I believe this fact was known to me as a child, but the cultural route to academia interfered with my ability to explore and make use of that knowledge. The same limitations continue to dictate the genius of our youth. Creativity, innovation and intelligence are diminished capacities curtailed and marginalized in favor of institutionalized learning. The harm is obvious: there has been no true renaissance for centuries only regurgitation of established principles and intermittent speckles of brilliance throughout the disciplines. 
My son creates music. His lyrics are explicit, but I choose to see past the profanity. There is magic in his ability to put words to notes that have never been written or heard before. This is a special talent that only a few are courageous to pursue then master. What if he listened to the naysayers or those critical of the content? Think of the lasting damage to his creative expression. 
Unless we free ourselves of the insatiable egoic centers of exclusion which inexplicably imprints antiquated methodologies in youthful minds to ultimately determine their livelihood, we will continue to be deprived of incredible ingenuity outside of the current realm of possibility.  There is considerable potential beyond our five-sensory applications demanding non-traditional, innovative, evolutive constructs of expansion and cultivation which remain untapped and unexplored.
How will we commit to revolutionizing our archaic controls of education to foster enlightened approaches for thinking and learning? 
Join me in discovering the alternatives.

Origisims - Creativity

creativity is the uncensored expression 
of the soul

Simone Salmon, Author and Seeker

Review: Spook Lights: Southern Gothic Horror

Spook Lights: Southern Gothic Horror by Eden Royce
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved Eden Royce's collection of short stories. Her prolific writing style held me captive from the first page. Each story reminded me of the old Twilight Zone series flavored with people of color and that book cover really does not disappoint. This is a memorable conjuring of back-home hush hush magic that is quite simply terrifying and truly spooky. You know, those old-school obeah or voodoo tales which disrupted your sleep so much the lights stayed on all night long - yeah that kinda scary. Most intriguing is that each story's weirdness tapped into different elements of fear.

There were many instances where I wanted to learn more about Ms. Royce's unique characters, their environments, and history. The creative content is intelligent and I found myself re-reading the prose because the literary constructs had such surreal and inspiring elements. I love when a writer's play on words has me questioning my ability to evoke similar emotional distortions and connections. Eden Royce's writing did that for me. I hope the author plans to convert this into a novel at some point - it's really that well-written and deserving.

I look forward to reading more from this author.

Note: I received a free review copy for a fair and honest assessment.

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CHECKOUT MY THOUGHT PROVOKING INTERVIEW WITH A.B. FUNKHAUSER - U GOTTA READ THIS!!

Author Simone Salmon’s unbridled enthusiasm for EVERYTHING leaps off the page. Whether in her debut novel CAMILLE AND THE BEARS OF BEISA-DRAFNEL or in a simple print interview, she goes, grows and thinks OUT LOUD. See for yourself!
Welcome, Simone!


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HAVE TO SHARE MY THOUGHT-PROVOKING INTERVIEW WITH A.B. FUNKHAUSER - U GOTTA READ THIS!!

Author Simone Salmon’s unbridled enthusiasm for EVERYTHING leaps off the page. Whether in her debut novel CAMILLE AND THE BEARS OF BEISA-DRAFNEL or in a simple print interview, she goes, grows and thinks OUT LOUD. See for yourself!
Welcome, Simone!


CLICK HERE TO READ MY INTERVIEW WITH A.B. FUNKHAUSER

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