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Virtual: Local Author Lawrence Spann Discusses his Book

Wed, Oct 13 · 7 PM

Virtual Event

Virtual: Local Author Lawrence Spann Discusses his Book

Chaucer's Books welcomes local author Lawrence Spann (A PARABLE OF LIES) for a virtual discussion with fellow Santa Barbara writer Steven Gilbar on Wednesday, October 14 at 7 p.m. on Zoom and YouTube.

For event information, please click here:

https://www.chaucersbooks.com/event/virtual-author-discussion-local-author-lawrence-spann-parable-lies

To attend this virtual event, please click here; https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82566511702

To watch this event on YouTube, please click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRVxV4ZOqkmnBj8TvT25NFQ

During times of grief, therapists recommend jotting down feelings, memories, and observations in a notebook.

Neal Motherwell takes this practice to the extreme, sometimes writing twenty-thousand words in a single day.

Neal thought he’d left an abusive childhood behind until his brother Mick dies, forcing him into a search for authenticity in a world of deceit.

A Parable of Lies is not a novel but an experiment in healing fiction, an illustration of writing as an act of redemption and renewal.

Writing prompts are embedded in the narrative.