About
Born in Ely, Nevada Kurt Burnum grew up in small town atmosphere not far from Salt Lake City Utah. Graduating from White Pine High School in 2002 he lead the life of a Blackjack Dealer in The Northeastern Nevada Casinos such as the Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall in Downtown Ely. Currently living in the high desert of Southern California he resides with his Wife and Life Long Partner Celeste and six year old Cat Gabriel. His next best love is for The Great Pyramids of Egypt, the paranormal and his personal religion of Eckankar.
Besides those qualities he also possesses medical disability suffering from a mental disorder listed as Schizoaffective Bipolar Disorder, and has a supplemental income through Social Security Disability. Beyond that he's just a regular middle aged guy with a small family and a small group of tight nit friends. As far as being an author he says that he has no intention of writing another book big or small, "unless" he says, "Something else comes up!" Hopefully we will hear from him again! Thank you everybody and to you Kurt Burnum for all your hard work...
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 story Lonely River Pass is book one of four called The Time Walker Series. Lonely River Pass is all about a young girl named Cameron Dixon who in the early stages of her life ends up facing the facts of living with a family all of their own who are also secretly called, "The Time Walkers". All of whom from an early age from around the same time period of the late nineteenth century B.C. So, as Cameron grew with this family of immortals as a child into adulthood while being surrounded by the beautiful High Desert Mountain areas of The Great Basin National Park inside Briggs County Nevada which is still located between the 8,000 foot elevation Duck Water Mountain Range on one side and Ward Mountain on the other. They're all made out to be of what seems to be a lower middle class income, but not surprisingly, that of which is not? They also own a very lucrative family gold mine. All of which is fine, until their true identity starts to become plain to see by the people around them and when people start to notice that they don't start to age over an length of time they become desperate to form a new identity. Cursed by The Magic of The Well of The Eternal which is filled to the top with golden life giving water made of life itself which it had started at the very beginning of the dawn of time for The Earth itself! Surrounded by a gold mine, diamonds, riches, and The Well of The Eternal, the Dixon family heritage must go on unspoken in the eyes of The Lord and must also be refreshed over a period of time with new identity every fifteen to twenty years. That or they could never survive in today's modern society. They need a paper trail. One of which they must overcome in due time, or cecum to the will of The Mighty Companion. The one who guards and dwells within the well. Together this gang must succeed in gaining the upper hand over the power of the well, and it's life giving properties or they will forever be to forced to walk their life in this world while carrying on living the life of a vagabond? Or, will they finally overcome the harsh reality of living the life of a poor person immortal?
