Archive for July, 2006

This interview is as much an exploration of the challenges for writers these days as it is a discussion of “The Known World” winner of the National Book Award Edward Jones knew he could write. Prior to writing “The Known World” his only previously published work was “Lost in the City” a collection of short stories nominated for the National Book Award. But like a lot of writers”he couldn’t make a living off his writing and so he kept his day job until he got fired. With nothing better to do he took his final leap as a writer and wrote this amazing story of blacks who owned blacks in the antebellum South.

This interview is as much an exploration of the challenges for writers these days as it is a discussion of “The Known World” winner of the National Book Award Edward Jones knew he could write. Prior to writing “The Known World” his only previously published work was “Lost in the City,” a collection of short stories nominated for the National Book Award. But like a lot of writers”he couldn’t make a living off his writing and so he kept his day job until he got fired. With nothing better to do he took his final leap as a writer and wrote this amazing story of blacks who owned blacks in the antebellum South.

This the the fourth and final segment of a Dick Staub interview. Since this interview Lauren has gone on to write some other amazing books including “Mudhouse Sabbath,” and “Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity.” She has degrees from Columbia and Cambridge universities and is currently at work on her doctorate in the history of American religion. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband, Griff Gatewood. This interview on “Girl Meets God” is often requested and reflects the early phases of her journey disarmingly. Enjoy and please tell friends about the Kindlings Muse.

Since this interview Lauren has gone on to write some other amazing books including “Mudhouse Sabbath,” and “Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity.” She has degrees from Columbia and Cambridge universities and is currently at work on her doctorate in the history of American religion. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband, Griff Gatewood. This interview on “Girl Meets God” is often requested and reflects the early phases of her journey disarmingly. Enjoy and please tell friends about the Kindlings Muse.

Since this interview Lauren has gone on to write some other amazing books including “Mudhouse Sabbath,” and “Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity.” She has degrees from Columbia and Cambridge universities and is currently at work on her doctorate in the history of American religion. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband, Griff Gatewood. This interview on “Girl Meets God” is often requested and reflects the early phases of her journey disarmingly. Enjoy and please tell friends about the Kindlings Muse.

Segment 4 of a Dick Staub interview. Ever since seeing “Awakening” with Robyn Williams and then reading “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” I’ve been fascinated with this neurologist. Over the next few days we’ll post the segments of this interview and you’ll become better acquainted with this man. Among his comments about his father’s devotion to Judaism, “But I never knew what my father believed!” This was another way of seeing, his father’s faith was devout but he never explained how it related to everyday life. Sacks also makes some dismissive comments about intelligent design. An atheist, off the air Sacks told me he was out of town on 911 and somewhat inexplicably found himself visiting a synagogue when returning to NYC.

This interview was a delight. Ever since seeing “Awakening” with Robyn Williams and then reading “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” I’ve been fascinated with this neurologist. Over the next few days we’ll post the segments of this interview and you’ll become better acquainted with this man. Among his comments about his father’s devotion to Judaism, “But I never knew what my father believed!” This was another way of seeing, his father’s faith was devout but he never explained how it related to everyday life. Sacks also makes some dismissive comments about intelligent design. An atheist, off the air Sacks told me he was out of town on 911 and somewhat inexplicably found himself visiting a synagogue when returning to NYC.

Segment 2: This interview was a delight. Ever since seeing “Awakening” with Robyn Williams and then reading “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” I’ve been fascinated with this neurologist. Over the next few days we’ll post the segments of this interview and you’ll become better acquainted with this man. Among his comments about his father’s devotion to Judaism, “But I never knew what my father believed!” This was another way of seeing, his father’s faith was devout but he never explained how it related to everyday life. Sacks also makes some dismissive comments about intelligent design. An atheist, off the air Sacks told me he was out of town on 911 and somewhat inexplicably found himself visiting a synagogue when returning to NYC.

This interview was a delight. Ever since seeing “Awakening” with Robyn Williams and then reading “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” I’ve been fascinated with this neurologist. Over the next few days we’ll post the segments of this interview and you’ll become better acquainted with this man. Among his comments about his father’s devotion to Judaism, “But I never knew what my father believed!” This was another way of seeing, his father’s faith was devout but he never explained how it related to everyday life. Sacks also makes some dismissive comments about intelligent design. An atheist, off the air Sacks told me he was out of town on 911 and somewhat inexplicably found himself visiting a synagogue when returning to NYC.