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Ecstatic Writing: No Rhyme Nor Reason

Synopsis

This book is a collection of poetry, essays, short stories and ecstatic writing which defies description. The beauty of the place and my memories of those times come from a very special place in my heart. It is drawn from the writing I have done over the course of my life from age fourteen at an Eastern prep school until a thought popped into my head this morning as I was drinking a cup of green tea. For instance, here is the story of how I was born: I was baked inside a TV set for twenty five minutes. The recipe called for fifty.

Author Biography

Maurice Horn

The author has previously published short stories and poetry in school publications: Writing at Wyoming at the University of Wyoming and Horae Scholasticae at St. Paul's School; while at the University of Wyoming he self published a book of poetry; Poems from Jackson Hole; climbing accounts of the first winter ascent of the North Face of the Grand Teton in Climbing and the first ascent of The Washerwoman Arch in Summit, an article on Greg Bourassa in The Climbing Art; articles and poetry in Anthology of The American College Poetry Society, The Love Dogs Review of The Oneness Project, Parks and Recreation, and Teton Magazine; and he co-authored the book The Guide to Ski Touring in Jackson Hole; he also used his nickname "Rick" as well as "Maurice E. Horn, Jr." on some of his publications.