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On Writing, Music and Creativity

In my teens, I knew I was going to be a writer.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - Most writers take years to become themselves; to transform their preconceived notions, idiosyncrasies, preoccupations, attitudes and mannerisms into a personal style. For Franz Kafka, who was an exception to so many rules of life and literature, it only took a single night.

On Sunday, Sept. 22, 1912, the day after Yom Kippur, the 29-year-old Kafka sat down at his desk and wrote “The Judgment,” his first masterpiece, in one all-night session.

Do Near-Death Experiences Alter the Brain?

Author Says It Definitely Changed Him Forever.

(WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.) - After he drank a cobra venom cocktail to simulate death, Jamshid Hosseini knew his worldview was forever transformed, but he also believes his brain was physically altered – rewired into something different.

The experience led him to create a spiritual “roadmap to bliss” that he and co-author Dave Cunningham detail in their critically acclaimed self-help book, Travel Within: The 7 Steps to Wisdom and Inner Peace.

New Book is a Compelling Examination of Oregon`s Paranormal Places

Haunts of Western Oregon is a wonderful introduction to the paranormal, equally interesting to die hard enthusiasts!

(SALEM, Ore.) - The first thing I detected about Haunts of Western Oregon, is the inviting cover art. The positive impression that made only grew once I started reading. One great short story after another, easier to read than to put down- and you have a chance to not only buy the book, but also meet the author this weekend here in Salem.

As a respected Oregon author and lecturer, Kent Goodman's specialty is the unusual; things like prehistoric sacred sites, crop circles, and other supernatural subjects in the United States and England.