A series about writing Undertow: My Escape from the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of The Way International.
Greetings, subscribers! I hope you’re all doing well. It’s November already and one thing I celebrate in November is a birthday. Not my birthday but my first book’s. Undertow is nine years old this month. I think most of you have read it, so thank you very much. If you … [Read more…]
Greetings, subscribers. I write this on November 18th after receiving an issue of a newsletter called Cult News 101 bearing this headline: November 18th is International Cult Awareness Day. At the end of this post, I have republished it with permission from Patrick Ryan, a publisher of Cult News 101. … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers! It’s November and we’re celebrating another Undertow birthday. Eight years ago this month, New Wings Press, LLC published my memoir that you probably know about — Undertow: My Escape from the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of The Way International. What you may not know, is that not long … [Read more…]
Hi subscribers! Welcome again to Wednesday Words. Today’s focus is on the purpose of a book’s preface. What’s it there for, why bother reading it? But first… Speaking of books, did you know September 22 – 28, 2024, is Banned Books Week, which was established as long ago as 1982? … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Last month, I was again invited to meet with students assigned to read my memoir, Undertow: My Escape from the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of The Way International in a Rollins College class, “Extremes of Religion,” taught by Todd French, PhD. Keep reading to see his endorsement of … [Read more…]