When you cross a Walt Disney with an Ernest Hemingway...what do you get?
...A BIG FISH TALE that will thrill young adult readers, children and their parents.
Pinocchio meets The Old Man and the Sea!
My fable The Lake That Stole Children begins with a troubled town and a big secret: why have so many children gone missing?
A fisherman, who lives away from the hustle and bustle with his family, does not care about the town's troubles...until his own son goes missing.
"A beautifully written fable that's also a beautifully designed book."
-- Aram Saroyan, internationally known poet, novelist, memoirist and playwright
"I loved your book and am reading it to my 8th grade creative writing class to get them thinking about the genre."
-- Carol Begian-McGuire, teacher, Alcona Michigan Public Schools
An excerpt from The Lake That Stole Children:
As the fisherman began to ache with sorrow, the sky dared to lower its stars, nightingales sang, and fireflies teased the dark with flights of fancy.
Pinocchio meets The Old Man and the Sea!
My fable The Lake That Stole Children begins with a troubled town and a big secret: why have so many children gone missing?
A fisherman, who lives away from the hustle and bustle with his family, does not care about the town's troubles...until his own son goes missing.
"A beautifully written fable that's also a beautifully designed book."
-- Aram Saroyan, internationally known poet, novelist, memoirist and playwright
- A mother sees her son's suffering and seeks a natural cure!
- A senstive boy answers the call of the wild and disappears!
- A brave girl defies her powerful father to save her brother!
- A protective father is brought to his knees before he understands what he must do to save his boy...and restore his faith in himself!
"I loved your book and am reading it to my 8th grade creative writing class to get them thinking about the genre."
-- Carol Begian-McGuire, teacher, Alcona Michigan Public Schools
An excerpt from The Lake That Stole Children:
As the fisherman began to ache with sorrow, the sky dared to lower its stars, nightingales sang, and fireflies teased the dark with flights of fancy.
And then he heard crying. At first one voice, then several, then a chorus of voices keening in the distance; the cries seemed to come from Flat Horn Lake.
The fisherman rose. He was sure he heard his own boy's voice mingling with the others. He called, and his son's voice grew louder. He begged, "Where are you?
Contents at a Glance
- An Animated Movie You Can Hold in Your Hands
- Like these stories? Then you might also enjoy my fable, The Lake That Stole Children
- Stories, Plays & Songbooks...
An Animated Movie You Can Hold in Your Hands
Portable adventure and enchantment...
"My 14-year-old daughter and I both read 'The Lake That Stole Children' and were deeply impressed. Deeply impressed! Lauren loved how you utilized different character viewpoints, and thought the plot was very wonderful. We both also enjoyed the wording...how can I say it? Your writing is so descriptive and comes from the soul. Only a sensitive person could write so beautifully."
Connie Werner Reichert
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I paint pictures with words. Like an animated movie. But with one important difference: you can hold this story in your hands and take it wherever you go.
If a picture speaks a thousand words, a thousand words must leave indelible images in your mind. Fables, fantasy, folktales and mythology allow storytellers like me to go beyond the common language of the day.
"The events of the story stay with you hours and days after."
--M.S. Koczan, Sheboygan, WI
Connie Werner Reichert
Write Side Up, copywriter
I paint pictures with words. Like an animated movie. But with one important difference: you can hold this story in your hands and take it wherever you go.
If a picture speaks a thousand words, a thousand words must leave indelible images in your mind. Fables, fantasy, folktales and mythology allow storytellers like me to go beyond the common language of the day.
"The events of the story stay with you hours and days after."
--M.S. Koczan, Sheboygan, WI
The Lake That Stole Children: A Fable
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Like these stories? Then you might also enjoy my fable, The Lake That Stole Children
Magic + Story = entertainment, joy & wisdom
Stories, Plays & Songbooks...
I'm the author of...
...The Lake That Stole Children and a recipient of writing grants from the Michigan, Massachusetts and Connecticut arts councils.My plays have been performed in New York City and regional theaters, including the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, The Chester Theatre Company in the Berkshires and the Hampshire Shakespeare Company in Amherst, Mass.
I've performed my songs at New York City's Folk City. And I co-wrote the music for Stephen Metcalfe's White Linen.
I've written for newspapers, the theater, television, magazines, trade publications. websites and blogs, such as www.afterthenoise.com...
...and I am a ghostwriter whose latest project is Danielle's Beacon by Patrick Scott.
Love is...reading aloud to a child, friend or significant other...
When Harry Potter became a bestselling series, I often found myself in conversation with adults who adored the books. One adult couple in particular charmed me by admitting that every night they read Harry Potter aloud in bed before turning out the light.A high school buddy recently told me that he and his girlfriend read to each other while in the car driving to a vacation spot.
Best of all, I remember my own father...years ago...reading to me after coming home from a long day of teaching music at Bentley High School in Livonia, Michigan.
Pick up a book and get cozy with someone you love. A short, exciting book like The Lake That Stole Children is a good place to start.
The Good, the Fab and the Utterly Essential...
These Friends I do Receive...
Fire up your imagination by exploring the work of these groundbreaking artists!
- The Complete Aram Saroyan
- The breadth of Aram Saroyan's critically acclaimed work deserves awe -- and even more readers!
- The Complete Leigh Podgorski
- Under the Hill founder Leigh Podgorski has dramatized the legacy of the American indian with her documentary, We Are Still Here, her screenplays and a trilogy of stage plays.
- The Complete Stephen Metcalfe
- You may not know it, but I bet you have seen at least one movie that has been graced by Stephen Metcalfe's screenwriting. He is also a prolific playwright, whose work has been produced Off-Broadway and in theaters worldwide.
- Excerpt: From Pushcart Prize nominee James Kearns
- The 2008 winter issue of ZYZZYVA, the journal of west coast writers & artists, features an excerpt of screenwriter James Kearns's riotously funny and searing novel about growing up Catholic.
- Karen Florek: Paintings, photographs, works on paper
- Karen Florek's artistry spans several disciplines, each of which demonstrates her gift for revealing the secret life of simple things.
- Paul Fetters: People, work and celebration
- The cover of The Lake That Stole Children was designed by Deirdre Clark using a beautiful image created by Paul Fetters. Paul has traveled the globe making pictures that startle, inspire and refresh the spirit.
To those who have gone before me...
Remarkable writers to read and remember
Jim Harrison, Jhumpa Lahiri, Walter Mosley, Rabih Alameddine, E.L. Doctorow, Michael Connelly......Anne Michaels, Alessandro Baricco, Cynthia Kadohata, Carlos Castaneda, Mohsin Hamid, J.K. Rowling, Toni Morrison...
...Henry Miller, Jane Yolen, Annie Proulx and so many other storytellers, playwrights and novelists who have put so many good books within reach.
What's on your mind?
Feedback always welcome!
DouglasGlennClark wrote...
Dave Florek, a professional TV and stage actor/director -- and beloved dad -- said this about my book:
"The Lake That Stole Children is a must read for every parent and every child. The simplicity and directness in which this fable unfolds is poetic, poignant, and wonderfully enlightening. Clark addresses such universal themes as love, anger, forgiveness and redemption. It is a story to be read...and read again, reflected upon, digested and ultimately lived."
Posted April 01, 2009
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