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“I write landscape stories. Tangier Gardens tells about the landscape of northwest Africa. The 23 Club tells about the landscape of the Empty Quarter.”
Edward Flaherty
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Edward Flaherty
Where did I come from?
Edward Flaherty
Reading and writing the Crystal Vision, about a guy on a quest who is living in a cultural cocoon on the Red Sea coast in Saudi Arabia.
Edward Flaherty
I take a walk in the landscape and let the wind clear out my ears…
Edward Flaherty
Crafting my internal fire into small pills that individual readers can enjoy.
Edward Flaherty
Make sure you have a fire in your heart and in your head for the subject about which you plan to write.
Edward Flaherty
All years I worked in the sand deserts of the Empty Quarter in the Arabian Peninsula, I went to the Swiss Alps for relief. The waterless Empty Quarter without topsoil for agriculture versus the water rich and topsoil rich Swiss Alps.
In a certain region of the Swiss Alps, there is a level of energy that has inspired people, especially artists, musicians and writers--what is the nature of that inspirational landscape? My next story, Crystal Vision explores that inspirational landscape.
In a certain region of the Swiss Alps, there is a level of energy that has inspired people, especially artists, musicians and writers--what is the nature of that inspirational landscape? My next story, Crystal Vision explores that inspirational landscape.
Edward Flaherty
Being out in the landscape--urban or rural--and inhaling its essence.
Edward Flaherty
Tangier Gardens--over decades I have lived years in northwest Africa. During those years, real events have inspired me. The tourist industry pedals a one-sided image of the Magreb. For the casual visitor, the reality is totally different.
The essence of the story? Gardens, plants, landscape and cultures. The bright and the dark. It's well balanced. It's the entire story.
The essence of the story? Gardens, plants, landscape and cultures. The bright and the dark. It's well balanced. It's the entire story.
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