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What I really enjoyed about Written in Stone is the way Olynyk utilizes an approachable soft spoken vernacular to explore territory where few dare to venture. Olynyk's poems are more like mirrors then windows into the mind of the author. Each piece is like a telescope that allows the reader to navigate uncharted regions of their mind blocked by conventional thinking. Although I may not agree with some of the assumptions proffered, Olynyk has a way of inviting the reader to challenge unexamined assumptions, separating the wheat from the chaff. Philosophy is the love of knowledge; in Written in Stone Olynyk's love spills from every line.

Christopher Kirkwood
California, U.S.A.