Bøger af Cari Lynn Vaughn

Pink Floyd's The Wall frames this story of psychic death and rebirth in the form a chapter titles and lyrics quotes. It also underscores the themes of emotional isolation and modern fragmentation. Seventeen-year old Kora Kavanaugh meets thirty-eight year-old Dennis Duquette at Alcoholics Anonymous. Dennis is the father figure she's been missing all her life, but the friendship they develop eventually turns into a sexual relationship. As Dennis unzips Kora's pants, she realized that it is her heart that is exposed and that it could very well be the undoing of her. The question becomes is it love or are they just trying to be the impossible dream for one another. Is their affair pornographic or is profound? Kora never gets a chance to answer that question, because Dennis breaks it off with her. Both Kora and Dennis end up in a downward spiral back into drinking and drugs. Kora, who narrates the story, finds herself searching for love in the all wrong places. She is lonely and looking connect to someone, but all she finds are walls-her own and the ones put up by subsequent men she gets involved with. As she finds herself waiting for the worms, she has an epiphany and turns her life around. In the security of a loving relationship, Kora is finally able to come to grips with the verbal abuse she suffered at the end of her relationship with Dennis and finally understand what drove them apart. Forgiveness comes years later, proving it is never to late to say your sorry and never too late to heal old wounds. It is a sad story, but it is also uplifting because it shows that compassion is not only possible, but also necessary.

Gnosis picks up at the beginning of 2007. Cari begins the year by exploring her relationship with her ex-boyfriend through her new novel Unzipped. She also takes the time to ponder everything from porn to psychology along the way. In March, Cari discovers she is pregnant. Despite morning sickness, she continues her reading and writing. This time she explores the Gnostic Gospels, among other things. At the end of May, Cari and her family take a trip back to New England to see where her husband grew up. In September her husband graduates college and her daughter starts preschool. October finds Cari on bed rest, eager for her son to arrive. At the beginning of November, a mother early, she goes into labor. It is a tough time with an emergency C-section and her husband landing in the hospital the same day with a dangerous infection. After a brief postpartum depression, Cari bounces back and begins exploring philosophy and Buddhism in her writing. In 2008, she publishes Persephone's Echo and hopes toward the future.

Radiant Darkness is collection of short stories that is both full of despair and full of hope. It takes you on an unforgettable journey that questions the very meaning of life. The collection begins with Tim, who dies in a car crash while delivering pizza. In the brief between life and death, his life flashes before his eyes. The journey continues with "the kid" who finds freedom in, of all places, prison. Questioning turns to despair as several unnamed narrators share their problematic lives and unspeakable pain. After descending into the depths of hell in Hotel California, the journey turns hopeful. Through Tears and the illuminating story Lume, the characters begin to learn from their mistakes. Finally, the long sought after happiness if found in the story Treasure. From the character of Cole, who is lost in a world of drugs and desperately trying to get out, to Angela who is finding happiness in a new relationship, this collection spans the range of human emotions.

This brand new Collection of Poetry encompasses all of Cari Lynn Vaughn's poetry written from 1990 to 2018. Butterfly Chains opens with her latest poems inspired by Science and Chaos Theory and then moves on to those inspired by the connection between Spy Craft and Relationships. Also included are the fun and often formal poems from her Greek Myth inspired collection about her journey as Persephone. Last, but not least are Cari's Confessional Poems about her early journey through Darkness, Longing and Fulfillment.

What is a Literary Canon? A Canon is a body of books, music, and art that scholars generally accept as the most important and influential in shaping culture. That includes works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama generally perceived as being of major artistic merit and representing the high culture. Belonging to the canon means a work has status, social, political, economic and aesthetic value. It is a guarantee of quality. The authors and poets represented here in Cari's Canon are a unique representation of the Current Critical Cannon. These Essays and Journal Entries span from 1991 to 2002-essentially covering High School through Graduate School. While the collection includes Shakespeare and other standard classics, it also encompasses Modern and Postmodern authors as well. However, Feminism and Women's Studies takes center stage toward the end. It is a wonderful snapshot of the diverse scholarship during the 1990s and early 2000s.

Space pilot Leah crashes on the planet Theta during an exploration mission. She is knocked unconscious and is dying when the mysterious creatures known as the Qe come to take her to their home under the surface. They give her an injection and begin the process of making her one of them. Can she escape to the surface and find rescue before it is too late?

In this single unique volume Cari has collected newspaper articles, obituaries and genealogy charts that chronical her family's history. Cari joking calls herself a mutt because she is of English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, German, Swedish, Native American and Indian ancestry. She explores the Gilkison, Lykins, Adams, Miller and Vaughn branches-. Among her ancestors are John Adams and John Quincy Adams on her mother's side. On her father's side, she counts her Scottish ancestors who were prominent members of early Mansfield, Ohio. This book is a great addition for anyone related to Cari Lynn Vaughn or even just curious about her origins.

Collected in one edition are all of Cari Lynn Vaughn's notes from her Women's Studies courses. It includes one Women's History Class from The Ohio State University in 1995 and three Women's Studies classes from The University of North Carolina At Greensboro taken from 2001 to 2002. Get the benefit of a Graduate Level Education and see a snapshot late 90s and early 00s Feminism without having to set foot on campus. It is a great overview and hits all the major figures in the Women's Movement. This book is for anyone interested in Gender Studies or Women's History, Women's Rhetoric and Women's Literature. It is also a great introduction to Feminist Ideas and Feminist Pedagogy. It is an excellent resource for the academic and the merely curious alike.

Deseriah Destiny Blurb Deseriah Destiny wanted to do nothing more than sing, but growing up poor in Chicago made that dream difficult to achieve. Deseriah graduates High School and becomes stripper.. She spends her nights off singing karaoke in Kostas's Night Club. Karaoke turns into a part time gig. Then Deseriah Destiny meets actor Scott Hunter. At first she dismisses his interest, but then eventually becomes involved with him. He boosts her confidence and changes her life before returning to Hollywood. Years later, Deseriah is a lounge singer at a hotel with moderate success and Scott is working behind the scenes producing movies. Deseriah's boyfriend Nick encourages her to try out for America's Pop Star and she makes it onto the reality show. Will Deseriah Destiny become America's Next Pop Star? Will she stay with Nick or return to Scott's arms? Or will her past prevent her from achieving her lifelong dream of becoming not only a singer, but a Pop Star?

Author Cari Lynn Vaughn examines the television show LOST through the lens of Hypertext, Intertextuality and Reader Response. She discusses the literature referenced in each Season of the show and theorizes how it might provide subtext and insight into the LOST world. The first part of the book is her essay, published in part on the website The Society for the Study of Lost in 2008 and in the journal Esrar in 2010. The second part of the book covers all of Cari's blogs and diary entries about LOST. The third, and final part, chronicles Cari's dreams about the show. Lost in Hypertext is a personal journey that connects with journeys of millions of fans from around the world.

Cari Lynn Vaughn shares her personal journey in The World Is A Stage. Volume One begins in September of 1991 when she auditions for a part in the school play. She grows from a naive 15 year old to a 16 year old burdened by issues beyond her age. Unrequited love becomes the catalyst for her painful growth into adulthood. Cari also chronicles her battle with depression in the pages of her diary, nearly succumbing to darkness before finding her feet again in the Spring of 1993.

Anastasia has discovers the ancient city of Zurzu when she notices that the city is on an old map, but not a modern one. Determined to uncover the truth, she goes on an Archaeological dig in Tunguska. However, Jasper Xavier and The Brotherhood of the Purple Rose work to stop her from uncovering the secret of The Purple Rose.

Force Captain Jadora uncovers a secret map when her friend is murdered. She follows the map to Vestor, who plans to take over her world. Will Jadora be able to stop him with the help of the mystical Guardian of the Gate?

The Denver Square is a collection of stories that take place in and around the Denver area. Since the Denver Square is a popular type of architecture in Denver known for its simple four room design, there are four stories here. Included in the collection is See You Soong, Indelible Imprints, Naomi the Nemesis and The Midnight Chef. In See You Soong Konrad Soong suffers from loneliness after his breakup. Will he find happiness again? In Indelible Imprints Marilyn Sidle discovers a hidden talent for reading the psychic imprints left in various places. Naomi the Nemesis centers on a series of murder mysteries that FBI agent Jane Patrick must solve. And finally, in The Midnight Chef, Jojora must prevent the Denver International Airport from being taken over by terrorists claiming to be from The New World Order.

Logos is Greek for Word, Logic, Rhetoric or Wisdom. For Aristotle, logos is something more refined than the capacity to make private feelings public: . It makes it possible for him to perceive and make clear to others through reasoned discourse the difference between what is advantageous and what is harmful, between what is just and what is unjust, and between what is good and what is evil. For the Christians, Logos is another way to think of Jesus. For Gnostics, it can represent Sophia or the personification Wisdom. In this Dream Diary, Cari explores many of these ideas and more. Perhaps her most philosophical effort yet, this profound Dream Diary will having pondering the subtext and symbols behind her endless words.

Lacrimosa is Latin for weeping and it often refers to Our Lady of Sorrows, a title given to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The original song Lacrimosa, which was composed by Mozart, is part of the Dies Irae sequence in the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass. The band Evanescence was inspired by the classical piece when they wrote their song Lacrymosa and even included a sample of the original in their song. Lacrymosa appears on the Evanescence 2006 album The Open Door. The title story and book title draws from these inspirations. Other stories included in this collection are: Like Water for Sauce, Sam and Sara, Sehnsucht, The Noble Heart and To Say Goodbye.

Love in the Time of Recovery: Samantha Keaton is beyond too deep into the world of drugs and alcohol. Can she get beyond it and escape her world with the help of her counselor Richard Thomas?

To grok is to intimately and completely share the same reality or line of thinking with another physical or conceptual entity. And that is exactly what Cari and Ben do in their letters to one another: Grok. Here, for the first time, are the collected letters of Cari and her first boyfriend Ben. Spanning 20 years from 1994 until 2014, these letters chronicles their lives and loves. Along the way they bare their souls, discuss music and movies, talk about books, crack jokes and even espouse philosophy. Ben and Cari once lived down the street from one another, but then Ben is shipped off to a foster home in 1994. Cari reaches back out to him in 1995, leading to brief reunion. He abandons here and they do not speak for nearly 7 years. When Cari catches back up with him, she finds him incarcerated. The bulk of the letters are written between Ben and Cari when he is locked up in Ohio and she is North Carolina. They heal the past and realizes they still have feelings for one another. But will they get back together or will another encounter leave them both forever wounded and estranged?

Three Thrilling Supernatural Novellas in One Collection. Explore the Gothic with Ivy in My Perfect Drug. Take on Werewolves in New Sweden in A Fortunate Curse and fly in a steampunk world in Prospector Pirates.

Kairos Blurb Kairos is Greek for A Moment in Time. This fifth dream diary in the Subconscious Series captures a very particular and painful time in Cari's life. Her subconscious reflects her feelings of being lost and unsure of her direction in life. Though many of the same people appear, new characters also come into play. She continues to dream about Lost, but her focus shifts to The Game of Thrones and others shows. However, the strongest thematic element is the symbol of the ever shifting maze that takes the form of everything from shopping centers to parking lots to hospitals to houses.

What is an Unstory? It is a term that I created to express the idea of an Unfinished Story. But an Unstory is more than just Unfinished. It is like the Undead or Uncola. It is a genre unto itself. Sometimes it is a vignette or slice of life and sometimes it is part of a larger, untold story in media res. The Unstories often defy the convention of story telling. They don't always have a standard beginning, middle and ending. So, the term has come to include not only those Unfinished stories, but also my early attempts at writing, which are short and unpolished, as well as my Flash Fiction. Anyway you look at it, this collection is as unique as the title and sure to please fans of Cari Lynn Vaughn's longer works.

Before Cari Lynn Vaughn realized All the World Was A Stage, she was a dreamy-eyed little girl. In these pages you will find a collage of flashbacks from childhood and Cari's first Journey Entries written for her sixth grade class. Although the pages written the summer of 1988 and throughout the year of 1989 were thrown away, you can still catch up on Cari's entry from 1990 and the beginning of 1991. Follow her through her internship at her local newspaper as she developes into the writer she always wanted to be. And see how she embraces her love of nature and travel and dreams of working for National Geographic or joining the Peace Corps. Most importantly, Cari sets off on a lifelong spiritual journey that all begins with a dream.

Emotions are energy and they are subjected to the same Laws of Physics as other forms of energy. Here, in these profound pages, author Cari Lynn Vaughn explores this idea in depth. First, she discusses the language of emotions and the neurochemistry involved. Slowly, she moves into the world of Physics. From Thermodynamics to Electrodynamics, there are lessons everywhere. Touching upon Quantum Physics and String Theory, Vaughn considers how all these fields converge into a new unified theory about our inner world. In the last section of the book, Vaughn explores the Ocean as Metaphor, discovering new ideas in Oceanography, The Composition of Sea Water, Marine Biology, Diving and Surfing, among others. This book is part educational and part inspirational, but it is all enjoyable. It is meant to be a poetic journey that is as practical as it is poetic. It will change the way you think and perhaps even change your life.

Xanthy Toltec was born on the Blue Plains, but he did not stay there. When his village is raided and his family killed, he finds himself all alone in the world. Knowing that he is destined for something great, the Wblvets take him in and teach him how to read and write. After a year they send him back out into the world to teach. Follow him as he travels through the hostile Hans Highlands, the Dagmar Plains, a hellish frozen tundra and then is sold into slavery. After escaping death numerous times, Xanthy saves a beautiful woman named Zia from sacrifice. Will he and the woman he loves ever make it back to his homeland? Find out in the exciting fantasy adventure The Epic of Xanthy.

Cari continues her journey in North Carolina in August of 2000. She attends the graduate program in English Literature at Th University of North Carolina at Greensboro and works at Barnes and Noble. Her classes provide her with an excellent oportunity to grow in chosen and field and grow as a person. She continues to apply her studies to her life to find additional meaning in between the lines of the literature she reads. Meanwhile, she struggles with living far away from her family for the first time and she struggles with letting go of the man who ins[pired her to fly. In November she marries her long time boyfriend, but the early days of thier marrage prove to be challenging. In 2001 she seizes the chance to travel to Peru and hike the Inca Trail. When she returns from her trip, she jumps right back into working at the Graduate Office and classes. Slowly, she finds her inner sun and learns to shine!

Acheron is the river that Charon crosses with souls for the Underworld. In this collection of stories, From Acheron, you will read about various hells that people suffer through. There is a runaway who ends up in a polygymos cult and the woman who's life falls apart in the Ozarks, among others. From the girl who was left to freeze to death by her boyfriend to the troubled young girl who murders her infant brother, these stories will break your heart. Each is a profile of a particularly painful underworld. Moving through rage and grief, this collection will continue to stay with the reader long after they put the book down.

Chelsea is a spirit born into the human world. She was conceived in thought, created by Deidre's dream of her boyfriend Aaron. Though a new born, she resembles a six year old child at her birth. She leaves her birth mother to wander the earth alone just minutes after she comes into the world. She moves from place to place, exploring and observing humans.

A World without Heroes is the story of two men--Alexander and Fredrick-who time travel from 1958 to the year 2423. What they find there is nothing they could have imagined. They find a Feminist Utopia in the middle of the desert. Nuclear war and Global Warming have decimated the planet and few people remained. Most of the males died out and only a small group of women were able to keep civilization going. In order for civilization to continue, many changes had to be made to the way everyone lived. Alexander embraces the new way of looking at things, while his boss Fredrick finds it all too much to handle. Will they find peace with their new home or find their way back to 1958? Find out in this Herland-inspired novella!

Cari begins her second year of Graduate School and begins The Women's Studies Program. She finds herself decentered and off balance as learns about Feminist Pedagogy and deals with many personal issues. Her journey with Ethan McMillan leads her back to her own father, but their contact soon soon fizzles. The stress of work, school and struggling for a sense of personal power leave her feeling drained. Despite exhaustion, Cari graduates with her Master of Arts in English Literature and her Women's Studies Certificate in May of 2002. Cari journeys home to Ohio to rest and recuperate. She returns to North Carolina unsure of where to go next. It isn't long before she lands her first teaching job and reaches out to her first love.