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The Timeless Parables of the Lizard Men
Emily Landers is a senior in high school. As an assignment, Emily must develop a semester long writing project with the help of her teacher and writing mentor Mr. Baublitz. Standing at the crossroads of the most profound episode in human history, the discovery of intelligent life outside our solar system, Emily sets out to document this monumental event as it unfolds. The results are erratic, swaying between the points of disinterested book report; inspiring creativity; satire, and touching self reflection; Emily confronts herself, her role in her absent father’s life, the role of God in the universe, and her place in the world in devastating intimacy. But in the face of life on other planets, the only thing she learns about is what to expect from herself.
72 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 30, 2013
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About the author
Scott C. Wyatt
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Please visit his webpage at www[dot]scottcwyatt[dot]com for more detail.
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Scott was born in the suburban Detroit area, and was raised in various places around the state of Michigan, which included rural as well as urban communities. He Moved to Illinois as a teenager and graduated High School there, in a suburb west of Chicago.
Scott attended the College of Dupage, and Northern Illinois University where he majored in Philosophy and minored in Literature. Fate had other plans for him, however. In 1986 his life took a severe left turn and, as a waypoint, he found himself working in manufacturing without earning his degree.
In 1989, Scott returned to Michigan and started a family, living for over ten years in the Ann Arbor area. Then, In 2009 he emigrated to the great state of Tennessee to take up a traveling position that would carry him for extended periods to Missouri (where he first put together the storyline for Wax Dragon); Mexico [City], and York, Pennsylvania where he would meet his wife Shana.
Now that his oldest daughter has been properly transitioned into her own life as an adult, and his own life has begun to look a little less accidental, Scott has returned to his first love: writing.
Look for a short story about a high school girl who is living in Pennsylvania Deutch/Amish country while first contact with an alien race occurs, soon followed by another novel intended to follow the Wax Dragon storyline.
You can also see some of his essays and other writtings on his blog page: scottcwyatt[dot]wordpress.com.
Scott's writtings focus on relationships, and the mechanisms by which we relate to each other in various settings. His favorite settings are Dystopian lanscapes, or environments where a narrow perspective suddenly becomes embroiled in a shift to a larger worldview.
Feel free to Friend Scott here on Goodreads, or look for his Author page on facebook.
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Please visit his webpage at www[dot]scottcwyatt[dot]com for more detail.
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Scott was born in the suburban Detroit area, and was raised in various places around the state of Michigan, which included rural as well as urban communities. He Moved to Illinois as a teenager and graduated High School there, in a suburb west of Chicago.
Scott attended the College of Dupage, and Northern Illinois University where he majored in Philosophy and minored in Literature. Fate had other plans for him, however. In 1986 his life took a severe left turn and, as a waypoint, he found himself working in manufacturing without earning his degree.
In 1989, Scott returned to Michigan and started a family, living for over ten years in the Ann Arbor area. Then, In 2009 he emigrated to the great state of Tennessee to take up a traveling position that would carry him for extended periods to Missouri (where he first put together the storyline for Wax Dragon); Mexico [City], and York, Pennsylvania where he would meet his wife Shana.
Now that his oldest daughter has been properly transitioned into her own life as an adult, and his own life has begun to look a little less accidental, Scott has returned to his first love: writing.
Look for a short story about a high school girl who is living in Pennsylvania Deutch/Amish country while first contact with an alien race occurs, soon followed by another novel intended to follow the Wax Dragon storyline.
You can also see some of his essays and other writtings on his blog page: scottcwyatt[dot]wordpress.com.
Scott's writtings focus on relationships, and the mechanisms by which we relate to each other in various settings. His favorite settings are Dystopian lanscapes, or environments where a narrow perspective suddenly becomes embroiled in a shift to a larger worldview.
Feel free to Friend Scott here on Goodreads, or look for his Author page on facebook.
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August 3, 2013
If you like your SciFi with a good helping of humor, a side of allegory, and a dash of philosophy, then this is the story for you! Scott Wyatt manages to tackle complicated themes with a light hand and a clever twist. Once you get used to the unusual format, you will be delighted with Emily's voice and her biting commentary. Wyatt does with this story what all good Scifi can do: he makes you think. Short but fascinating, you won't regret picking up this little gem.
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