Ancient Egypt Z Words
Dr. Barbara Ardinger Reads at Portfolio Tonight
12:41pm | Tonight at 7 PM, Porfolio Coffehouse is presenting the final installment of
Ardinger has published 8 books about women's spirituality, including Pagan
I asked her why she set the story in Long Beach.
Barbara : I like Long Beach because it has a history, and
Just as I could drive you to the site of anything that happens in Quicksilver
Sander : What is your relationship with paganism?
Barbara : I am a pagan. Some definitions: Pagan refers to the
Paganism today refers generally to people whose ancestors came from Northern
More definitions: The generic term is neopagan. Wicca (Wiccan) is based on
Sander : All religions are, in one way or another,
Barbara : I'm writing about pagan women who come from various
The book is written in the style called magical realism, which lets me put a
Sander : What led you to writing in the first place?
Barbara : I grew up in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St.
In high school, I was the only member of the creative writing club to have a
Sander : How did you connect with paganism?
Barbara : I'm not totally sure. I grew up Republican and
One day, I was at the Bodhi Tree and a flyer flew off the bulletin board at
Sander : Have you done many public readings?
Barbara : I'm an old speech teacher. I used to belong to
I taught public speaking to Marines at National University 20-odd years ago.
Sander : Will you have copies of your books on hand for people to purchase, either for themselves or as gifts for others?
Ancient Egypt Z Words - News
Dr. Barbara Ardinger Reads at Portfolio Tonight
Some definitions: Pagan refers to the Greek and Roman (and probably ancient Egyptian) pantheons. We who worship those gods and goddesses today are, strictly speaking, neopagans. People who follow the Norse pantheons call themselves heathens.
Fire in the Library
They devised code that would copy the poems on Poetry.com and duplicate them in a network of donated server space in such far-flung places as London, Egypt, and Scott's own home in New York state. The members working to save the contents of Poetry.com,