Jan 21, 2015 | Past Notes, Poetry
my second published poem, appeared in Amelia Magazine Advice Ned Hayes (to a writer: remember, some old boats never sail.) rough ideas rest old leaves on the dock of a harmless sailing port. They sift into mulch where, sometimes, if fortunate, staggering after...
Jan 21, 2015 | Past Notes
In January and February, SINFUL FOLK author Ned Hayes was invited to appear on a number of radio interviews and author talks across the U.S. The radio book tour ranged from a 2-minute “medieval Valentine’s Day talk” to a 2 hour discussion of...
Jan 19, 2015 | Past Notes, Poetry
my first published poem, appeared in The Mid-American Review Transfiguration Ned Hayes White men’s bodies turn green under the billows of the sea I have been told so; when the young are dragged from the tide their lips have melted into a delicate slash of...
Jan 16, 2015 | On Books, Past Notes
Ariana Franklin is the master of historical suspense, and I love what she did in MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH. My favorite part of the book is her mock-Chaucerian beginning, where she quickly sketches the different characters who are approaching Cambridge after their...
Jan 16, 2015 | On Books, Past Notes
Morality Play, by Barry Unsworth, is a tight taut tale of a troupe of actors in 14th century England who enter a new village and find out about the murder of a local boy. In a twist unusual to their station in the culture and their tenuous place in life, they actually...
Dec 21, 2014 | On Writing, Past Notes
I wanted to thank you for a marvelous year. In 2014, SINFUL FOLK became a #1 Historical Fiction bestseller on Amazon, received a nomination for the Pacific Northwest Bookseller’s Award, has been reviewed by a number of amazing top authors, is featured at great...
