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Patrick Egan

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Owego, NY, The United States

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Patrick Egan is the author of numerous articles on history, education and science that have been published both regionally and nationally. His first novel, "Standing Stone" was published in March, 2012. His second book is a memoir: "An American in Dorset." It chronicles his year in England (1984-84) as an exchange teacher. It was published in February, 2013.
He is a native of Owego, New York and has lived in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Alaska, Louisiana and New York City. Patrick has traveled widely in the U.S., Canada, China, Russia and Europe. He was an exchange teacher to England for a year in the 1980s.
A retired science teacher, Patrick lives in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State with his wife, Mariam. His leisure interests includ ...more

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The Burned-over District of new york state

[The Burned-over District of NYS. The area is somewhat larger than what I circled in red, but you get a sense of the geography. Source: Google map search.]

If you want the wrath of God to descend upon you and your people, then continue in your evil ways.

~~Imaginary sermon from an imaginary preacher spoken somewhere in upstate New York in 1831.

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Occultism, Witchcraft, and Cultural Fashions: Essays in Comparative Religion

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“A half-dead thing in a stark, dead world, clean mad for the muck called gold;
While high overhead, green, yellow and red, the North Lights swept in bars?-
Then you've a hunch was the music meant...hunger and night and the stars.”
― Robert W. Service

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“When you get to pass between the mountains, leave your rucksack behind. You won't need the compass anymore.”
― Patrick Egan

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“A half-dead thing in a stark dead world, clean mad for the muck called gold.”
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“There are several ways to react to being lost. One is to panic: this was usually Valentina's first impulse. Another is to abandon yourself to lostness, to allow the fact that you've misplaced yourself to change the way you experience the world.”
― Audrey Niffenegger, Her Fearful Symmetry

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“To feel safe and warm on a cold wet night, all you really need is soup.”
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message 3: by Patrick

Mar 24, 2014 11:58PM

I will do that when I get a few bits of time to myself. Check out my blogs on WordPress and let me know what you think.

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message 2: by Rusty

Mar 24, 2014 09:15PM

Hello There,

I am glad to meet you. How are you doing as of lately?
I have been writing on my third dark fantasy book, Moonwarriors: In An Blackened Dawn. You should check out my new website, then leave your thoughts and ideas on it.

Keep On Reading . . .

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Jan 13, 2013 09:00PM

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