Saying Grace,

About the Book

The stock of accumulated fairy tale literature? Surprisingly it might be smaller/be fewer than you think/surmise. Searching the internet for “fairy tales the world cherishes”, the number came to no more than a “round ten” or so of the best and most familiar household names, ones. As also with poetry on specific subjects and themes, especially those themes that I choose for my poems, THE FIELD IS WIDE OPEN FOR LACK OF COMPETITION. Fairy tales being known to be good for kids in many a’ way, including: - they teach that “good” always triumphs over “bad”, which serves to instill the idea firmly in children’s minds that they should/ought to fight for Right as well, emulating their fairy tale heroes and heroines when they become grown and go out into the world. - the stories most often have a “moral” or “lesson” to be drawn from them, from which kids can learn the many facets/dimensions of Right from Wrong, Wise from Foolish, and Caring from Uncaring, to name only a few. - fairy tales abstract from the “mortal” human condition, and lift us up into a world (lift us up where we belong, where the eagles cry on a mountain high!), free of limitations where “hero” and “heroine” without fail, “live happily ever after”. What good can possibly come from such a blatant denial of Reality and the human condition as we know it? Could it be that it raises/lifts kids’ thinking “above the clouds and rain, way above the hurt and pain”, the woes and heartaches of this life, and would also equip them for the life as a pastor/preacher? hehe If this book has one contribution to make, it is hopefully to add to the existing stock of positivity-writ-large, “fairy tales the world cherishes”, (and to the stock of pastors!).

About the Author

Chris Nelson (Christopher Richard in full), has once again branched out from his old, non-fiction haunts, into his new found love for fiction get-aways, this being his first foray into anthology writing, a cabal of a compilation of stories in what he has dubbed the modern fairy tale genre (a la mode). Why, a la mode? No! Not meaning that ice cream and apple pie are served with each reading, although that might not be a bad idea at all! While not satisfying any craving for food to feed the body, it serves up another kind of dish known as a very good taste for stylish fashion ladies, which equally satisfies a craving of the mind/not body, for the mind is where resides our libidos, and a basic libidinal craving is for stimulation of the sense of sight (shininess), touch (soft and supple), and hearing (rustling and knister-ing and knaster-ing), By now you might have guessed the mystery - there is nothing quite like “demonstrating very good taste in the leather-sensual genre of poems”, which is what this book is all about with its flowing style, sensual, essay-poems. But Ms. Grace’s setting a great good “shining example” goes beyond wearing her one and only prize possession little leather wrap around coat, it extends to her demonstrating a very good character. The first and foremost trait of a good female character, I would suggest is “grace”, in that she is big hearted and generous, not just to some, but all who cross her path. In other words, she exhibits the highest qualities of a true Christian woman. Add Sensual + Grace, and what do you get: why, Ms. Grace Leathers of course. What’s in a name? Maybe something, maybe nothing, but in Ms. Grace Leathers case, it gets to the essence/heart of the matter in a matter of no more than two words! How is that for conciseness and avoidance of verbal diarrhea? Not too bad at all, if I do say so myself!