Questions in a Child’s Heart
The Beginning It all started when I was 5 years old, the questions in a child’s heart. I was invited to a church picnic – and raced home on my tricycle with the news! This would be almost like going...
View ArticleEveryone Comes from Somewhere
The Most Important Thing We Can Do Is Not Walk Away I was part of two worlds, and belonged to neither. Everyone comes from somewhere. My connection with Christianity was largely cultural – sang carols...
View ArticleReview of “Zealot” by Aslan
My Thoughts on Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth When will the movie come out? “Zealot” by Aslan has provoked a tangled web of media attention and conversation. Unfortunately, much of...
View ArticleFirst Century Palestine: A Land and People under Occupation
Violent, Volatile, and Yet Bursting with Hope Joyce was a lot older than I, but a close friend. It was one of those perfect spring days in New York and we were sitting in a small, European style...
View ArticleFishing –– And Other Things I Had to Learn
This blog was originally published on Readers Unbound February 18, 2015 · by Ann J Temkin “How long did it take you to write your book?” David asked, holding out his copy for me to sign. “Two years to...
View ArticleBook Promotion Tuesday: The Hospital
So today I had a colonoscopy and sold two copies of my book to nurses. The first was my main intake nurse, white, from the UK. She talked really fast, letting me know everything she was going to...
View ArticleBeauty and the Monster: A Review of Rene Denfeld’s The Enchanted
This blog was originally published on Readers Unbound, May 6, 2015 Beauty and the Monster: A Review of Rene Denfeld’s The Enchanted. May 6, 2015 · by Ann J Temkin I like mysteries and I like fiction...
View ArticleDoes Memoir Tell the Truth
Originally posted on Readers Unbound, July 29, 2015 Does Memoir Tell the Truth? July 29, 2015 · by Ann J Temkin “But other people in my family have a whole different memory of what happened. You said...
View ArticleA Boy with No History: A Review of Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese
This blog was formerly posted on Readersunbound.com October 26, 2015 A Boy with No History: A Review of Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese October 28, 2015 · by Ann J Temkin “When you share stories you...
View ArticleMy New Memoir – The Smoking Nun
The Smoking Nun is a story of passion, love, conflict and betrayal. Set in the era of the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War, I tell the story of my struggle between the contemplative life I loved...
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