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Lori Joan Swick

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With a Ph.D. in Religion and Philosophy and a concentration in Women’s Spirituality, Lori’s passion is to put magic back into women’s spiritual experience and shine light on women whose contributions to religious history have been left in the dark. Always sensing a connection to St. Cecilia, Lori spent twenty-five years researching what her life might have been like and decided to write a book with which to share the story of this historical yet mysterious figure.

An award-winning essayist and poet, Lori is also the author of the historical fiction novel, Comfort and Mirth and the non-fiction book Dreaming ~ The Sacred Art. When she is not writing, Lori instructs religion and philosophy as an adjunct university professor. She resides in Sout
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Lori Joan Swick When I wake up in the middle of the night and cannot go back to sleep, I spend that time deciding what I need to write next. Not only does it come to …moreWhen I wake up in the middle of the night and cannot go back to sleep, I spend that time deciding what I need to write next. Not only does it come to me then, but it usually leads me gently back into sleep. Then I get up in the morning and start writing immediately. (less)
Lori Joan Swick A historical fiction novel about the ancient priestess- Goddess relationship.
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The Sculptor and the Saint

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"Dr. Swick has accomplished the unimaginable. She has breathed life into a woman who lived 1800 years ago. Almost nothing is known with certainty about Saint Cecilia, yet Dr. Swick's novel is so rich in detail that the ring of truth leaps off the page" Read more of this review »
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"This is a different take on the martyrdom of St. Cecelia. Martyrdom, yes, but not the narrative we're accustomed to hearing. I admit that, as a conservative Catholic, that did not sit well with me at first. But, this story is so exquisitely written (" Read more of this review »
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