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Meet Ed Ahern- Author

September 6, 2016 By Charlotte Holley Leave a Comment

Gypsy Shadow Publishing Author Ed Ahern

Ed Ahern

Fascinating individual describes Ed Ahern. His modern fairy tales overflow with the vividness of his imagination and his talent as a storyteller. Gypsy Shadow’s  Fireflies, New Springs, Legends and Wee Folk Genres feature young adult and children’s stories, folk tales and fantasy. His The Witch Made Me Do It fits nicely in each of these categories. As a result, you will find something to enjoy and hopefully share with others in this collection of modern fairy tales!

The Witch Made Me Do It by Edward Ahern

Interview with children’s fairy tale and fantasy author Ed Ahern:

How old were you when you first started to write?

Ahern: At sixteen, I started out writing obituaries for a weekly newspaper; my first paying job writing. About the same time, I completed my first fiction story, a shoot-em-up bodice ripper that never got published, and which I fortunately lost many years ago. Additionally, my junior year in high school, I wrote my first poem, a stinker about ants that got published in the school newspaper.

What motivates you to write?

Ahern: My motivation varies with the type of writing, and where I am as a writer. My non-fiction is limited to articles about fly fishing for Atlantic salmon, written to help other anglers and show off what a hot shit angler I am. An initial goal when I resumed writing fiction and poetry was publication. But now, some three hundred published pieces and reprints later, I write what I hope is decent and not what I think an editor will like. Atlantic Salmon Spawning - Natl Geographic

I write really because I like telling prose stories and conveying poetic thoughts and emotions. Like probably most performers I live for the enjoyment and appreciation of an audience.

What’s your favorite non-writing activity?

Ahern: In order of personal importance: family first, then reading, fly fishing, shooting, online diversions like Facebook and Twitter, and exercising.

Are you an activist, or is there a particular area of conservation or compassion you are passionate about?

Ahern: Activist is probably too strong a term for me. Nonetheless, I’m a conservationist and support organizations like Trout Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited and the Atlantic Salmon Federation. I no longer support the NRA, their views on gun control are not mine (nor the majority of NRA members)

Do you have pets?

Ahern: No pets at present, but a past with, serially, one cat and three dogs. I’ve spent over forty years living with household animals, and I’m not counting the gerbils and goldfish.

Are you an only child or do you have siblings?

Ahern: I’m the first of three, with a sister and brother lined up behind me.

Are you married—and do you have children? What do you love about your relationship?

Ahern: Married forty-nine years in November, 2016. My stock line in the bio is that I have my original wife, but that after so many years together we’re both out of warranty. Two children, five grandchildren. We’re very close emotionally but not geographically.

What is the most significant thing that has happened during your lifetime?

“I survived.”

Ahern: I survived. I was a sport diver as a teenager and a Navy diver and bomb disarmer while in service. Then almost ten years living overseas as an intelligence operative, then another quarter century avoiding the conflicts and disease in second and third world countries. Almost swept away twice while wading where I shouldn’t have in turbulent rivers.

What do you read and what is your preferred medium?

Ahern: Two part answer. Pro Bono I handle a stable of review readers and sit on the review board for Bewildering Stories, which entails reading and evaluating around 25,000 words/week. My leisure reading alternates between literary fiction, genre fiction and nonfiction. The leisure reading is almost always from a physical book.

What are your favorite books?

Ahern: There are too many to list. I tend to keep or buy a book I really like, and there are well over a thousand books squirreled away in the house. And my tastes have changed over the decades. The Tarzan and Tom Swift books I read as a child seem pretty awful now, although I loved them then. I continue to make dedicated efforts to plow through Ulysses and Infinite Jest. I love the writing but get so frustrated that I put them back down for awhile. I do reread Tolkien fairly frequently.

Who are your favorite authors?

Ahern: Another “it depends” answer. Some authors are comfort food- George R. R. Martin for example. Some authors are annoyingly good—the short stories of Flannery O’Connor and Andre Dubus. Some authors recompose English into brittle brilliancy—David Foster Wallace.

If you had a gift certificate for $100 worth of books, where would you begin browsing and what would you buy first?

Ahern: No hesitation. Collectable books on Atlantic salmon fishing. I’d need more than a hundred dollars though.


WEBSITE: www.swampgasworks.com

TWITTER: @bottomstripper. I write almost daily about writing.

FACEBOOK: edward.ahern.39

KEYWORDS FOR YOUR BOOK(S) AND YOUR INTERVIEW.

fairy and folk tales, children’s books, Christmas books, reading to children


Thanks, Ed. We are honored to have you as one of our authors!


Have a great day and READ!

Gypsy Shadow Publishing celebrates its seventh year in business in September of 2016. Primarily an eBook publisher based online, we have almost 50 books in print! Drop by, check out our more than 250 eBooks by almost 100 authors and pick out something to read!

Denise Bartlett, Chief Editor GSPDenise Bartlett is Gypsy Shadow Publishing’s Chief Editor and acquisitions editor. She delights in working with established authors to tighten up their manuscripts and their messages and  with brand new authors to bring their dream of being a published author to fruition. Visit her on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/DeniseBartlett.ChiefEditorGSP/

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Filed Under: Authors, Fireflies Genre, GSP, Legends Genre, New Springs Genre, Wee Folk Genre Tagged With: author, books, children, collection, Ed Ahern, Fantasy, folktales, Gypsy Shadow Publishing, Modern fairy tales

Legends Genre: True facts and recounted stories

August 20, 2016 By Charlotte Holley Leave a Comment

Legends Genre: History, Folklore and Alternate History, Seasonal Stories, Historical Fiction, Religious Fiction

Legends: The more I read and discuss history and the effect of events on our imagination and our imagination and intentions on the retelling of happenings, the more I believe that history is, at its best, a collection of stories and facts.

Memories of individuals cannot often withstand scrutiny after the event. We all remember things differently, our memories are affected by our prior and subsequent experiences, our emotional state and even our senses themselves.

So, here is our genre of Legends. Not hard and fast history, but history seen through the lens of memory and telling and retelling of stories.

Title

Series Title

Author

A Beggar in Capernaum by Ben Patrick Eden

A Beggar in Capernaum

Ben Patrick Eden

A Ghost on Every Corner by Dawn Colclasure

A Ghost on Every Corner

Dawn Colclasure

A Steampunk Carol by Steven R. Southard

A Steampunk Carol

What Man Hath Wrought Series #6

Steven R. Southard

A Tale More True by Steven R. Southard

A Tale More True

What Man Hath Wrought Series #8

Steven R. Southard

A Thirst for War by Raymond Gustavson

A Thirst for War

Raymond Gustavson

After the Martians by Steven R. Southard

After the Martians

What Man Hath Wrought Series #14

Steven R. Southard

Against All Gods by Steven R. Southard

Against All Gods

What Man Hath Wrought Series #5

Steven R. Southard

Alexander's Odyssey by Steven R. Southard

Alexander’s Odyssey

What Man Hath Wrought Series #3

Steven R. Southard

Annie Oakley and the Beast of Chicago by Mike Casto

Annie Oakley and the Beast of Chicago

Mike Casto

Bronwyn's Bane by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Bronwyn’s Bane

Songs from the Seashell Archives # 3

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Channeling Cleopatra by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Channeling Cleopatra

Cleopatra Series, Book #1

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Cleopatra 7.2 by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Cleopatra 7.2

Cleopatra Series, Book #2

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Forgiving Jesse by Sara Dean

Forgiving Jesse

Forgiving Jesse #1

Sara Dean

Halloween Candy and a Christmas Tree by Sara Dean

Halloween Candy and a Christmas Tree

Sara Dean

Hits and Misses by Jim Wood

Hits and Misses

Jim Woods

Hymns to the Battlecrow by Teel James Glenn

Hymns to the Battlecrow

Teel James Glenn

Jacob and the Gnome by Joel Plue

Jacob and the Gnome

Joel Plue

Journey to Absentia by Samuel R. George

Journey to Absentia

Samuel R. George

Last Refuge, Tibetan Books #2 by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Last Refuge

Tibetan Books #2

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Leonardo's Lion by Steven R. Southard

Leonardo’s Lion

What Man Hath Wrought Series #4

Steven R. Southard

Love and Liberty by Lee-Ann Graff Vinson

Love and Liberty

Lee-Ann Graff Vinson

Nothing Sacred, Tibetan Books #1, by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Nothing Sacred

Tibetan Books #1

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Sword and Sorcery by Teel James Glenn

Of Swords and Sorcery

Teel James Glenn

Only Something in me Understands by Steve Olley

Only Something in Me Understands

Steve Olley

Oxwagon by Jim Woods

Oxwagon

Jim Woods

Paradigms by Chris McKenna

Paradigms

Chris McKenna

Phantom Banjo, Volume I of the Songkillers Saga, by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Phantom Banjo

The Songkiller Saga #1

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Picking the Ballad's Bones, Volume 2 of the Songkillers Saga, by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Picking the Ballad’s Bones

The Songkiller Saga #2

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Rallying Cry with Last Vessel of Atlantis by Steven R. Southard

Rallying Cry with Last Vessel of Atlantis

What Man Hath Wrought Series #9

Steven R. Southard

Ripper's Ring by Steven R. Southard

Ripper’s Ring

What Man Hath Wrought Series #13

Steven R. Southard

 Snow Cat by Anne H. Petzer

Snow Cat

Anne H. Petzer

 Strum Again?, Volume 3 of the Songkillers Saga, by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Strum Again?

The Songkiller Saga #3

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

 The Adventures of Conrad: American Revolution by Denise Bartlett

The Adventures of Conrad: American Revolution

Denise Bartlett

The Babel Walker by Ben Larken

The Babel Walker

Ben Larken

The Christening Quest by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Christening Quest

Songs from the Seashell Archives #4

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

 The Cometeers by Steven R. Southard

The Cometeers

What Man Hath Wrought Series #11

Steven R. Southard

 The Depraved Dances of Taram Zhod by Stanley Bruce Carter

The Depraved Dances of Taram Zhod

Stanley Bruce Carter

 The Dragon, the Witch and the Railroad by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Dragon, the Witch, and the Railroad

Songs from the Seashell Archives #5

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

 The Drastic Dragon of Draco Texas by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas

V. Lovelace’s Guide to the Wild West #1

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Eyes of Death by Roland Hopkins II

The Eyes of Death

Roland Hopkins II

The Godmother's Apprentice by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Godmother’s Apprentice

The Godmother Series Book #2

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Godmother's Web by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Godmother’s Web

The Godmother Series Book #3

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

 The Goldcamp Vampire by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Goldcamp Vampire

V. Lovelace’s Guide to the Wild West #2

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

 The Harem of Aman Akbar by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Harem of Aman Akbar

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Journey Home by Joel Plue and Lori Kelly Bailey

The Journey Home

Joel Plue and Lori Kelly Bailey

The Lady in the Loch by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Lady in the Loch

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Perfect Christmas by Dawn Colclasure

The Perfect Christmas

Dawn Colclasure

The Silver House by Janet French

The Silver House

Book One of The Cardanon Chronicles

Janet French

The Six Hundred Dollar Man by Steven R. Southard

The Six Hundred Dollar Man

What Man Hath Wrought Series #7

Steven R. Southard

The Tree Line by Andrew J. Olinde, Jr.

The Tree Line

Andrew J. Olinde, Jr.

 The Unicorn Creed by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

The Unicorn Creed

Songs from the Seashell Archives # 2

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

 The Wind-Sphere Ship by Steven R. Southard

The Wind-Sphere Ship

What Man Hath Wrought Series #1

Steven R. Southard

The Witch Made Me Do It by Edward Ahern

The Witch Made Me Do It

Edward Ahern

 Time's Deformed Hand by Steven R. Southard

Time’s Deformèd Hand

What Man Hath Wrought Series #12

Steven R. Southard

 To Be First and Wheels of Heaven by Steven R. Southard

To Be First and Wheels of Heaven

What Man Hath Wrought Series #10

Steven R. Southard

Toys, Lights and Trinkets by Jim Woods

Toys, Lights and Trinkets

Jim Woods

Within Victorian Mists by Steven R. Southard

Within Victorian Mists

What Man Hath Wrought Series #2

Steven R. Southard

Contact me (Denise at dbartlett at gypsyshadow.com ) if you’d like to review, you’ll have a chance at a free book!

Have a great day and READ!

Gypsy Shadow Publishing will be celebrating its seventh year in business in September. We are primarily an eBook publisher based online, although we have almost 50 books in print! Please drop by and check out our more than 250 eBooks by almost 100 authors. (Including the owners of the company!

Denise Bartlett, Chief Editor GSPDenise Bartlett is Gypsy Shadow Publishing’s Chief Editor and acquisitions editor. She delights in working with established authors to tighten up their manuscripts and their messages and in working with brand new authors to bring their dream of being a published author to fruition. Visit her on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/DeniseBartlett.ChiefEditorGSP/

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