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April 11, 2013
Ode to the Great Kudler
Springing out of my mind, out of this cageHis words but a whisper, right here on this pageJacob trembles in shame--not because of his sin But because he wears nothing but a sleeve of goatskin
Lonely and naked, how can he rejoiceWishing to be wrapped by the warmth of voiceWhile back in the camp, Eliezer the butlerCroaks out of the throat of the Great Kuddler
Oh please, trust me now, this is no spelling mistake
For his voice can cuddle--but it can also shakeYes, Kuddler lets you hear the subtle clipclopOf a camel approaching, Becky perched at the top
And so at long last, by hook and by crookJacob speaks loud and clear in this audiobook
The gifted narrator of my audiobook, David Kudler is an author, editor and performer. Since 1999, he has overseen the publications program of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, where he has served as the managing editor of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series. He lives in Mill Valley, California (the next town north from Sausalito) with his wife, teacher and author Maura Vaughn, their two author-to-be daughters, and their non-literary cat.
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Lonely and naked, how can he rejoiceWishing to be wrapped by the warmth of voiceWhile back in the camp, Eliezer the butlerCroaks out of the throat of the Great Kuddler
Oh please, trust me now, this is no spelling mistake
For his voice can cuddle--but it can also shakeYes, Kuddler lets you hear the subtle clipclopOf a camel approaching, Becky perched at the top
And so at long last, by hook and by crookJacob speaks loud and clear in this audiobook
The gifted narrator of my audiobook, David Kudler is an author, editor and performer. Since 1999, he has overseen the publications program of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, where he has served as the managing editor of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series. He lives in Mill Valley, California (the next town north from Sausalito) with his wife, teacher and author Maura Vaughn, their two author-to-be daughters, and their non-literary cat.
★ New! Get the paperback editionA Favorite Son★ New! Get the audiobook edition:A Favorite Son
April 10, 2013
The Lauch Event Will Soon Come to Its Height! Don't Miss It
The Launch event The Voice Is Jacob's Voice will come to its height Friday, April 9th between 9:00 am to noon PST. Come check it out--you won't want to miss this!
April 8, 2013
A Favorite Son, a Great Book
To my surprise, A Favorite Son has been received with warm, wonderful praise on Amazon--15 reviews and counting! And to top it all off, today I am thrilled to discover the first customer review of its audiobook, which was published only a few days ago on Audible:
Audible customers get to review not only the story, but also the voice, the performance. This is truly special not only on behalf of my work, but on behalf of my amazing narrator, David Kudler, whom I hesitate to call on the phone, because he is man of a thousand voices and can easily fool me...
Audible customers get to review not only the story, but also the voice, the performance. This is truly special not only on behalf of my work, but on behalf of my amazing narrator, David Kudler, whom I hesitate to call on the phone, because he is man of a thousand voices and can easily fool me...
Passion At Its Finest!
Wow--here is a new five star review, this time from a reader who purchased the paperback edition of Apart From Love!
5.0 out of 5 stars Passion at its finest!, April 7, 2013By Laura - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Apart From Love (Paperback)A very passionate book! Gripping, riveting, and fascinating! Love this book! A compelling story of love and deception to a man.
5.0 out of 5 stars Passion at its finest!, April 7, 2013By Laura - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Apart From Love (Paperback)A very passionate book! Gripping, riveting, and fascinating! Love this book! A compelling story of love and deception to a man.
A Beautifully Written Book- A Must Read!
Just discovered a new review, this time from a reader who purchased the paperback edition of A Favorite Son! Here goes:
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully written book- a must read!, April 7, 2013By Laura - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: A Favorite Son (Paperback)A bitter rivalry between two sons. Yankle wants to be his father's favorite son! Highly emotional and deceptive!! An excellent book!
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully written book- a must read!, April 7, 2013By Laura - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: A Favorite Son (Paperback)A bitter rivalry between two sons. Yankle wants to be his father's favorite son! Highly emotional and deceptive!! An excellent book!
April 6, 2013
Who Me? Making You Think? Never!
Here is a new 5 star review for A Favorite Son:
5.0 out of 5 stars Made me think, April 5, 2013By Betty J. Hairston - See all my reviewsThis review is from: A Favorite Son (Kindle Edition)This book was comical and true to the bible story however with a twist. It refers back to other bible stories in explaining a why. It was comical in that he says he will never have a favorite son.
5.0 out of 5 stars Made me think, April 5, 2013By Betty J. Hairston - See all my reviewsThis review is from: A Favorite Son (Kindle Edition)This book was comical and true to the bible story however with a twist. It refers back to other bible stories in explaining a why. It was comical in that he says he will never have a favorite son.
April 4, 2013
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The Voice is the Voice of Jacob
Without even looking at the entrance to the tent, without even touching the cold surface of the hourglass, I know: It is nearly empty. The sand is running out. For us, there is no more time. He will never realize who it was standing there by his bedside, overcome and awash with tears.I let one word escape, hoping that he cannot catch the sound of it—but wishing, in spite of myself, that he would: “Dad,” I whisper.It is then that he raises his hand and with a strength I did not know he possessed, takes hold of my limb. He runs his fingers through the hair of the goatskin sleeve, comes as high up as my heart—and then, loses his breath and lets go. “The arm is the arm of Esav,” he whispers. “But the voice is the voice of Yankle.”
Yankle in A Favorite Son
This is a seminal moment in the story: Isaac, the blind father is on his deathbed. He seems to suspect he is being fooled. Meanwhile Yankle, the son, is torn between his love for his father and an irresistible urge to deceive him, in order to get that which does not rightly belong to him: the last blessing. He stands before his father, arm covered with a goatskin sleeve (so it may feel like his hairy brother's arm) not knowing where to go from here. Will he or won't he? This is how my narrator, David Kudler, reads this passage, expressing the heart-rending conflict in Yankle's voice:
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April 2, 2013
Listen to My Interview at Cowboy Wisdom NLI Radio
Rob Wilson, the author of Fear Is My Friend, makes you realize the fact the the second you accept that one thing in life and learn from it, you heal. He is also the host of Cowboy Wisdom NLI Radio, and I am truly honored that he invited me on the show tonight.Listen to my interview, which ends on a high note--playing the music from my new audiobook, A Favorite Son:
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Join the Musical Chorus!
In addition to the Writing Contest in my launch event I am announcing a new fun activity. If you have partied in my previous events, you have seen such activities: The Quilt of Memories, Our Family Tree, And Figures on the Battlefield.
So what will it be this time, you ask? Well, because now we are talking a lot about sound and voice, here is the new activity:
First, join the event (if you haven't already.) Go here: The Voice Is Jacob's Voice and click Join.Then, find a picture of yourself playing a musical instrument, or singing, or yawning--any open mouthed picture is good. It can be a photograph (at any age) or a sketch of you--anything goes. Send it to me through private message on facebook. I will then add your picture here, and we will have a whole chorus of voices and sounds!
Images contributed by:Laura Laska, Lorraine Currelley
Watercolor painting byUvi Poznansky
So what will it be this time, you ask? Well, because now we are talking a lot about sound and voice, here is the new activity:
First, join the event (if you haven't already.) Go here: The Voice Is Jacob's Voice and click Join.Then, find a picture of yourself playing a musical instrument, or singing, or yawning--any open mouthed picture is good. It can be a photograph (at any age) or a sketch of you--anything goes. Send it to me through private message on facebook. I will then add your picture here, and we will have a whole chorus of voices and sounds!
Images contributed by:Laura Laska, Lorraine Currelley
Watercolor painting byUvi Poznansky
