About
I was born in York, north of Toronto, Canada. My parents were immigrants from Great Britain. My mother is Scottish, my father is English, but both have a strong Irish ancestry. I was conceived in Durham County, England, before my parents immigrated to Canada, so I have joked in the past that I was manufactured in England and exported to Canada. Of course, that is just the physical vehicle to which I am referring. My Mum and Dad did not give birth to my soul, which is a great deal older than my Earthly vessel. My body is like a car my soul is driving.
About my name: The character, Erren Tristan Archer, has the same first name as I do for a reason. I express my pain creatively through him in a fictional setting. He is my alter ego or avatar. Though “Erren” means the same thing as “Erin,” I’ve noticed it has been used as both a girl’s name and a boy’s name and even as a last name. “Erren” is just a more ancient word for Ireland. There is an ancient Irish text called, “The Lebor Gabala Erren,” from 1150 A.D., which translates as “The Book of Invasions of Ireland.” Alternatively, it has been spelled as, “Lebor Gabála Érenn.” Also, people mistakenly believe my last name is, “Wolf,” but my last name happens to be two words, “Grey Wolf,” and I have no middle name.
A Dime Is a Sign: Poems of Love and Loss (Feelings Into Words)
Description
<p>A psychic medium once said that if you find a random dime, it is a sign that someone that you have loved and lost is thinking of you.</p><p><strong>A Dime is a Sign Through Time</strong></p><p><em>If you find a dime, </em></p><p><em>You will know that I'm</em></p><p><em>Sending thoughts of love</em></p><p><em>Through the veil of time.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Ten cents with a silver shine, </em></p><p><em>A sense sent you to help remind</em></p><p><em>That someone who left you behind</em></p><p><em>Is always living in your mind.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Sending love and vibes, </em></p><p><em>Felt as psychic sighs ...</em></p><p><em>The ones that you miss, </em></p><p><em>Send you a kiss ...</em></p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon's second book of poetry contains messages written through the years in poetic form that put feelings into words. As a teacher, many of her poems helped counsel troubled teens and friends.</p><p>There are three sections in the book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails ... (Love & Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets, while some are just playing with words!</p><p>Hopefully, this is also a book of healing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of ten, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's books, plus a recent award-winning book of poetry <em>(A Penny for Your Thoughts), </em>which together have received 63 national and international book awards since 2011. She also wrote seven published plays for elementary school children that have been performed in over 25 countries. Most of her children's books emphasize consideration for others. Married for 58 years, she and her spouse are now retired, live in Pennsylvania, and travel in their RV from coast to coast, spending time with their children and grandchildren, and sharing her books along the way!</p><p> </p>
Story Behind The Book
My Beneath the Surface all began as a simple paragraph in my autobiography. I wanted to put a small note in my book about the daydreams I had when I was a teenager. That paragraph grew into a chapter, so I took it out of my autobiographer and worked on that instead. That chapter grew into a book, into two books, into three, four, five ... and now I have an entire saga of about 10 books! It all started with a single paragraph!
Reviews
<h2><strong>SHARON STEVENSON</strong></h2>
<p>AMAZON.COM</p>
<p>(SECOND EDITION KINDLE)</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/RNMG8PTWIKGBK/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00AXOMYTS&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=133140011&store=digital-text"><strong>Compelling Sci-Fi Fantasy</strong></a> April 10, 2013</p>
<p>By <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2MO5V8P3LH9E1/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp">[email protected]</a></p>
<p>Format:Kindle Edition</p>
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<p>I received a copy of this book for honest review. `Beneath the Surface: The Lost Boy' is the first part of a series and tells the story of two brothers, Sean and Erren, and the impacts they have on each other's lives.<br /><br />
This book has been very carefully thought out, and the author goes to great lengths to show the detail she has gone into to create the world her story takes place in. There are maps, a prologue that tells how the story came to be, and an introduction which details important past events of the world within the story. If you enjoy this kind of detail there is plenty to get your teeth into here. If on the other hand you prefer to skip straight into the story, in my opinion you would not be lost without this information.<br /><br />
The story gets off to a reasonably slow start with an introduction to Sean and his family, but this set up is essential for what comes after. The story really takes off when Sean makes a terrible mistake that will change his brother's life and in turn his own. There is a lot of emotional depth here, I really felt for the characters and what they were going through. The heart-breaking moment that changes Erren's life is particularly emotionally charged. The tension really wracks up from this moment forward, making for enormously compelling reading.<br /><br />
There is an interesting mix of science fiction and fantasy in this novel. I would probably say it felt a bit more like a fantasy novel than sci-fi with the Forest Queen, elementals, etc. If you like poetry, there are some verses entwined within the story.<br /><br />
At the end of the story there is an epilogue which tells some of the things that are going to happen in the second book. I personally would have preferred not to have read this, so if you're anything like me and want a surprise I would advise against reading the epilogue. There is also an appendix where you can look up various things that may have had you stumped while reading (Abbreviations, etc).<br /><br />
All in all I would say this was a very well planned out book with a captivating and emotional storyline. The extra material was a bit of an information overload for me but the story itself was fantastic.</p>
