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R.J. Heller

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Born

in Allentown, The United States

Website

http://www.rjheller.com/

Genre

Fiction, History, Poetry

Influences

Nature, Time and Other's Words ...more

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September 2011

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RJ HELLER lives life forward while keeping the
past close. By letting words find him to tell their
story, he captures moments experienced by us all
and presents them in a unique and tender way.

This first book is influenced by the author’s travels
and love of nature, especially the sea. Rick and his
family live their lives in Starboard Cove, Maine.

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A GR group I belong to has a poetry section and I post a poem every week. I was wondering if you'd allow me to post your poem "Night Sky" from Holding Grace. Included with the poem is a short bio. If you allow the poem being posted, is there a short bio you'd like added?

R.J. Heller Hello Petra......Thanks for the interest and the question. Night Sky is a special piece for me....That would be fine if you chose to share it with oth…moreHello Petra......Thanks for the interest and the question. Night Sky is a special piece for me....That would be fine if you chose to share it with others in the group. The bio you could use would be the one on the back cover of Holding Grace. Thanks, and let me know what the responses or comments are afterwards. Regards, R(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

R.J. Heller I really don't worry about it. I let the words tell me when they are ready to be set down on paper. I simply set aside some time, to allow that to hap…moreI really don't worry about it. I let the words tell me when they are ready to be set down on paper. I simply set aside some time, to allow that to happen. If it does, Great!, if not, then there is always tomorrow.(less)

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We all try to emulate our parents in one way or another. Sometimes it is with the embrace of a lesson learned, a skill mastered or a full-fledged attempt to follow in their footsteps. Here Downeast the importance of work is apparent and with it comes an intense desire to learn and follow the lead of a parent. The young watch, learn, and ultimately end up doing what it is they are taught. Persevera

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Quotes by R.J. Heller (?)

“In a tired time, with the light outside drifting away for another day and the lights inside flickering as they come to life, I cup my hands together and prepare to give thanks ... to the life of a day given to me. A day shared with past and present, living and dying, of body and not, and a realization that in everything that is, there is something that was.”
― R.J. Heller, Holding Grace

tags: future, grace, holding, life, nature, past, poetry, present, prose, time

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“Skip a stone and it will eventually sink to the bottom, but the ripples it creates, go on and on, forever.”
― R.J. Heller, Holding Grace

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“In everything that is, there is something that was.”
― R.J. Heller, Holding Grace

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“...which causes me to wonder, my own purpose on so many days as humble as the spider's, what is beautiful that I make? What is elegant? What feeds the world?”
― Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum

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“Oh Tigger, where are your manners?"

"I don’t know, but I bet they’re having more fun than I am.”
― A.A. Milne

tags: humor, manners, pooh, tigger

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“Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.”
― A.A. Milne

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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
― A.A. Milne

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