If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, what about ugliness? How do we define ugly? What repulses us? And why? I posed these questions at Visionary Fiction Alliance in a review of Dean Koontz’s latest release, Innocence, in which little by little, stepby step, Koontz immerses us in ugly, until we are in ugly’s head.
Margaret Duarte
Dean Koontz’s INNOCENCE; Choice and Consequences
A gift: Dean Koontz’s Innocence In his latest novel INNOCENCE, Dean Koontz writes: “…there is no chance, only choice, no luck, but only consequences.” I agree, but… I could hardly believe my luck…okay, the consequence of one of my choices, when I received a gift from Dean Koontz in the mail. It was a hard cover copy of […]
Between Now and Forever Available in Print – Happy Thanksgiving!
Note to reader: Between Now and Forever is now listed as BOOK FOUR in my “Enter the Between” fiction series. My goal was to have Between Now and Forever, the first book in my Enter the Between series, available in PRINT before Thanksgiving. Talk about calling it close. It became available in print this evening. It’s also […]
Visionary Novel Between Now and Forever
Finally, the day has arrived. My visionary novel, Between Now and Forever, the first in the Enter the Between series, is published. It’s only $5.99, about the same price as a flavored coffee at Starbucks. In fact, why not grab your drink of choice and settle down with Marjorie Veil, my protagonist, in her journey through The […]
Between Now and Forever is Published!
Update: Between Now and Forever in now listed as BOOK FOUR of the “Enter the Between” fiction series. BETWEEN NOW AND FOREVER, the first book in the “Enter the Between” series, is available at Amazon! What can you expect from this story? Well…some of the keywords I’ve coined for this paranormal adventure are: Personal growth […]
Elk Grove Citizen’s Lifestyle
The following article about how my family came to California from Holland and settled in Elk Grove was published on August 1, 2013 in Elk Grove Citizen’s Lifestyle section by Elizabeth Pinkerton. Elk Grove’s Multicultural Festival is Aug. 24 and to celebrate our diversity, today’s focus is on another Supergrad, Margaret van Steyn Duarte (Class of ‘67). […]
