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December 12, 2022
My travel story in Baltimore Style Magazine
My travel story about The Mohicans Treehouse Resort was published in the print version of Baltimore Style Magazine's October/November issue (on pages 12 and 13).
I wrote this story when we were invited to spend a weekend at a treehouse resort in Ohio.
The six-hour drive from Baltimore to central Ohio's Amish country was a scenic one as we went from an urban landscape to country roads.
National Geographic named the area around the treehouse resort one of the most beautiful places in the world for foliage.
It lived up to that reputation during our autumn drive.
Find the magazine and read about our fascinating destination: The Mohicans, at the link below.
http://digital.baltimorestyle.com/iss...
I wrote this story when we were invited to spend a weekend at a treehouse resort in Ohio.
The six-hour drive from Baltimore to central Ohio's Amish country was a scenic one as we went from an urban landscape to country roads.
National Geographic named the area around the treehouse resort one of the most beautiful places in the world for foliage.
It lived up to that reputation during our autumn drive.
Find the magazine and read about our fascinating destination: The Mohicans, at the link below.
http://digital.baltimorestyle.com/iss...
December 6, 2022
WBJC included Wrecks and Ruins in its monthly Book Notes feature.
WBJC, Baltimore’s classical music station at 91.5 FM, included Wrecks and Ruins in its monthly Book Notes feature. In the interview, we talk about the motivation behind the book, and how we can find beauty in the most unlikely of places.
You can tune in to Judith Krummeck’s interview with me at the link!
https://www.wbjc.com/2022/host-blogs/...
You can tune in to Judith Krummeck’s interview with me at the link!
https://www.wbjc.com/2022/host-blogs/...
November 14, 2022
Palaces of Sintra in Go World Travel
Go World Travel Magazine is consistently on lists of the top travel magazines and websites. The online magazine recently published my travel story, “The Picturesque Palaces and Sights of Sintra: Portugal’s Fairytale Town in the Mountains.”
Complete with illustrative pictures, we explore Pena Palace, National Palace of Sintra, an old Moorish Castle, and the darker Quinta da Regaleira.
Explore the story for yourself at Go World Travel Magazine:
https://www.goworldtravel.com/sights-...
Complete with illustrative pictures, we explore Pena Palace, National Palace of Sintra, an old Moorish Castle, and the darker Quinta da Regaleira.
Explore the story for yourself at Go World Travel Magazine:
https://www.goworldtravel.com/sights-...
November 13, 2022
“Sisson’s” Published in North of Oxford
I’m more of a prose writer than a poet. I write a lot more fiction than poetry. I even write more travel stories than poetry. Over the years of the pandemic, however, I’ve been dabbling in more poetry—reading it and writing it.
So I’m pleased to share that my first submission of poetry in many years has resulted in an acceptance. The online journal, North of Oxford, has published my poem, “Sisson’s.”
Ever want to go where everybody knows your name?
This poem’s for you.
https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2...
So I’m pleased to share that my first submission of poetry in many years has resulted in an acceptance. The online journal, North of Oxford, has published my poem, “Sisson’s.”
Ever want to go where everybody knows your name?
This poem’s for you.
https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2...
November 12, 2022
Wrecks and Ruins Review Published in the UK literary magazine, London Grip
London Grip, the UK literary magazine, published a review of Wrecks and Ruins, where Charles Rammelkamp unravels one of the most important topics of the novel—bonding.
“Wrecks and Ruins is best summed up in one of its epigraphs, from Oscar Wilde, both snarky and wise: “Some things are more precious because they don’t last long.” Goodman is a talented storyteller.”
Read the full review: https://londongrip.co.uk/2022/02/wrec...
“Wrecks and Ruins is best summed up in one of its epigraphs, from Oscar Wilde, both snarky and wise: “Some things are more precious because they don’t last long.” Goodman is a talented storyteller.”
Read the full review: https://londongrip.co.uk/2022/02/wrec...
November 9, 2022
Writing History
David McCollough passed away in August 2022 and left behind a literary legacy. He wrote some excellent books about history, steeped in research. He, for one, likely cringed at E.L. Doctorow’s method of researching a book — the idea that you should allow the research to find you, to fall onto the floor before you. For fiction, perhaps this approach works better. For histories and anthologies, the research is a little more important.
But along with the research and the writing, David McCollough loved meeting his readers. And oftentimes he was amused at the things they would say.
“I love to meet people who love books,” he shared with us at the National Book Festival some years ago. “I like talking to readers and listening to what they have to say — and what they think about my books.”
He remembered one gentleman who kept opening the book he wanted autographed. “[He] went over the pictures, pointing them out and encouraging me to look at them as though I’d never seen them before.” Another man sighed and said, “I bet you did a lot of research for that book.”
His books depended on a lot of research.
To learn more about McCollough’s own history, read his biography at his website.
http://www.electriceggplant.com/david...
But along with the research and the writing, David McCollough loved meeting his readers. And oftentimes he was amused at the things they would say.
“I love to meet people who love books,” he shared with us at the National Book Festival some years ago. “I like talking to readers and listening to what they have to say — and what they think about my books.”
He remembered one gentleman who kept opening the book he wanted autographed. “[He] went over the pictures, pointing them out and encouraging me to look at them as though I’d never seen them before.” Another man sighed and said, “I bet you did a lot of research for that book.”
His books depended on a lot of research.
To learn more about McCollough’s own history, read his biography at his website.
http://www.electriceggplant.com/david...
September 8, 2022
A Poet, Fiction Writer, and Memoirist Walk into a Bookstore
On Sunday, September 11, at 5 p.m., My Dead Aunt's Books, a bookstore in Hyattsville, Maryland, will host the Second Sunda Reading Series.
The featured readers on 9/11 are poet, essayist & memoirist Brandel France de Bravo, and poet Christophe Casamassima, and myself. I'll be reading fiction. Specifically, I plan to read an excerpt from my most recent novel, Wrecks and Ruins.
After the featured readers, there will be an Open Reading, allowing members of the audience to share their own work.
The event is free and open to the public, and books will be available, which the featured readers will be happy to sign.
Learn more about My Dead Aunt's Books and the Second Sunday Reading Series at the link below.
https://www.facebook.com/events/14947...
The featured readers on 9/11 are poet, essayist & memoirist Brandel France de Bravo, and poet Christophe Casamassima, and myself. I'll be reading fiction. Specifically, I plan to read an excerpt from my most recent novel, Wrecks and Ruins.
After the featured readers, there will be an Open Reading, allowing members of the audience to share their own work.
The event is free and open to the public, and books will be available, which the featured readers will be happy to sign.
Learn more about My Dead Aunt's Books and the Second Sunday Reading Series at the link below.
https://www.facebook.com/events/14947...
September 6, 2022
Thoughtful Review of Wrecks and Ruins
Barbara Morrison published a wonderful review of Wrecks and Ruins on her popular blog, B. Morrison's Book Blog, where she mentions the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, which values the beauty of things that are imperfect, unfinished, or ephemeral.
“Drawing on Buddhist concepts of the fleeting nature of this world and life’s inescapable suffering, the wabi-sabi aesthetic differs from Western ideals of beauty and perfection, based on those of ancient Greece.”
In Barbara’s opinion, in Wrecks and Ruins, Stuart goes beyond wabi-sabi. “Having decided that “some items held more weight—more meaning—when distressed or damaged, he collects shards of brick from torn-down buildings and twisted scraps of metal from car crashes. As a young man, Stu has experienced enough loss to recognise the impermanence and sadness that come with living. Through his work, he begins taking photographs of the broken or ruined things he encounters. With the camera he explores how isolating something we might consider trash from its context forces the viewer to appreciate the purity of its shape.”
If you’re fascinated by the concept of wabi-sabi, you’ll enjoy reading the full review on B. Morrison's Book Blog :
http://www.bmorrison.com/wrecks-and-r...
“Drawing on Buddhist concepts of the fleeting nature of this world and life’s inescapable suffering, the wabi-sabi aesthetic differs from Western ideals of beauty and perfection, based on those of ancient Greece.”
In Barbara’s opinion, in Wrecks and Ruins, Stuart goes beyond wabi-sabi. “Having decided that “some items held more weight—more meaning—when distressed or damaged, he collects shards of brick from torn-down buildings and twisted scraps of metal from car crashes. As a young man, Stu has experienced enough loss to recognise the impermanence and sadness that come with living. Through his work, he begins taking photographs of the broken or ruined things he encounters. With the camera he explores how isolating something we might consider trash from its context forces the viewer to appreciate the purity of its shape.”
If you’re fascinated by the concept of wabi-sabi, you’ll enjoy reading the full review on B. Morrison's Book Blog :
http://www.bmorrison.com/wrecks-and-r...
August 8, 2022
The Trailer You've Been Waiting For
Summertime, for many, is a time to go to the movies. If you're at the edge of your seat waiting for the latest movie trailer, we have a video for you!
Wrecks and Ruins has a new book trailer! Check out the short video to get a feel for what the new novel is all about and to find out why other writers and readers are buzzing about it.
https://youtu.be/VLnLPGs8HJs
Wrecks and Ruins has a new book trailer! Check out the short video to get a feel for what the new novel is all about and to find out why other writers and readers are buzzing about it.
https://youtu.be/VLnLPGs8HJs
August 7, 2022
Stories of the Rhine
We had an incredible journey along the Rhine, visiting some fascinating towns and cities.
In Basel, Switzerland, we explored Old Town and drank glacier water from the decorative fountains.
In Germany's Black Forest, we took a hike through the beautiful landscape, visited a medieval village, and sampled Black Forest cake.
Breisach, Germany, was topped by St. Stephan Cathedral, surrounded by an interesting upper town complete with a water well tower.
Strasbourg, France, shared with us its European Quarter, Imperial District, and most enjoyable, Petit France with it's flower-covered, have-timber canal houses.
Speyer, Germany, was filled with spires, given the Memorial Church, Trinity Church, and Romanesque Speyer Cathedral.
Rudesheim charmed us with its medieval cobblestone allies and walkways and vast hillside vineyards.
The Middle Rhine was decorated with more than 20 castles, which, coupled with the hillside vineyards and bank villages, made for scenic cruising.
Koblenz's striking German Corner, where the Rhine and Moselle converge, symbolizes the unification of Germany. towering above the German Corner is Ehrenbreitstein Fortress--Europe's largest. Also here is a serene Jewish Cemetery with a walkway lined with ther reclaimed headstones used by the Nazis to pave train station stairs.
Cologne, Germany, features Germany's most visited landmark: Cologne Cathedral, which took nearly 700 years to build and was the world's tallest building until 1884 with the building of the Washington Monument. The Cathedral was built to house the bones of the three magi.
The nearby Augustusburg Palace in Bruhl, Germany, was a magnificent palace with gardens, orangeries, and fountains to match. Much like a mini Versailles.
In Kinderkijk, Holland, we got a flavor for windmill life and learned a thing or two about living with rising water in a below-sea-level land.
A couple months ago, I mentioned after my tour of Portugal to look for some travel stories in the near future. A few of those travel stories have already been accepted for publication and will be coming soon. As you can imagine, they will be followed by some stories about our experiences in these fascinating places in Germany, Switzerland, France, and The Netherlands.
In Basel, Switzerland, we explored Old Town and drank glacier water from the decorative fountains.
In Germany's Black Forest, we took a hike through the beautiful landscape, visited a medieval village, and sampled Black Forest cake.
Breisach, Germany, was topped by St. Stephan Cathedral, surrounded by an interesting upper town complete with a water well tower.
Strasbourg, France, shared with us its European Quarter, Imperial District, and most enjoyable, Petit France with it's flower-covered, have-timber canal houses.
Speyer, Germany, was filled with spires, given the Memorial Church, Trinity Church, and Romanesque Speyer Cathedral.
Rudesheim charmed us with its medieval cobblestone allies and walkways and vast hillside vineyards.
The Middle Rhine was decorated with more than 20 castles, which, coupled with the hillside vineyards and bank villages, made for scenic cruising.
Koblenz's striking German Corner, where the Rhine and Moselle converge, symbolizes the unification of Germany. towering above the German Corner is Ehrenbreitstein Fortress--Europe's largest. Also here is a serene Jewish Cemetery with a walkway lined with ther reclaimed headstones used by the Nazis to pave train station stairs.
Cologne, Germany, features Germany's most visited landmark: Cologne Cathedral, which took nearly 700 years to build and was the world's tallest building until 1884 with the building of the Washington Monument. The Cathedral was built to house the bones of the three magi.
The nearby Augustusburg Palace in Bruhl, Germany, was a magnificent palace with gardens, orangeries, and fountains to match. Much like a mini Versailles.
In Kinderkijk, Holland, we got a flavor for windmill life and learned a thing or two about living with rising water in a below-sea-level land.
A couple months ago, I mentioned after my tour of Portugal to look for some travel stories in the near future. A few of those travel stories have already been accepted for publication and will be coming soon. As you can imagine, they will be followed by some stories about our experiences in these fascinating places in Germany, Switzerland, France, and The Netherlands.
