Paul Elwork
Paul Elwork
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I need to stop being so damn cheerful.
Male
37 years old
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Last Login: 12/9/2009
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Paul Elwork's Interests
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| General | Writing, reading, music (playing guitar, once in a great while), movies, theatre, history, science, mythology, geek culture (sci-fi, super heroes, campy aliens, vampire slayers), the human heart in conflict with itself (thank you, Faulkner), etc., etc | | Books | In no particular order:
Slaughterhouse Five, My Antonia, The Great Gatsby, Light Years, The World According to Garp, Crime and Punishment, All the King's Men, The God of Small Things, Great Expectations, Of Mice and Men, The Scarlet Letter, The Shining, The Sound and the Fury, Where I'm Calling From, The Sun Also Rises, The Road, etc., etc., etc. |
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Paul Elwork's Details
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| Status: | Married | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Philly | | Body type: | 5' 11" | | Ethnicity: | White / Caucasian | | Zodiac Sign: | Taurus | | Children: | Proud parent | | Education: | Grad / professional school | | Occupation: | Writer, Editor |
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What the effin crap???
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Is John McCain opting out of the I'm-a-crazy-Republican-vote-for-me-anyway cult???
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Ominous innocence
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Fight the Future? Nah.
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And Now for a Story... anthology from Casperian Books
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About me:
I'm a writer in Philadelphia and my first novel THE TEA HOUSE came out from Casperian Books in October 2007. The Casperian edition is now out of print, and the THE TEA HOUSE is in development for re-release by Amy Einhorn Books (Penguin Group). Here's a brief synopsis:
During the summer of 1925, on a riverfront estate in Philadelphia, a twin brother and sister pretend to contact the dead through ghostly knocking sounds (actually created in the sister's ankle). The twins start by fooling the other children in the neighborhood; when adults get involved, the stakes go up, and the game ventures from chills of the unknown into the raw, uncertain territory of human grief. (Based very loosely on the true story of the Fox sisters.)
"Elwork's debut has that rare combination of wonderful language, intense and interesting characters, an intriguing plot and enough suspense to keep you turning the pages even when you want to stop and savor the writing."
-M.J. Rose, author of The Memorist and The Reincarnationist
"Spellbinding... elegantly written... [a] compelling tale of people coping with loss, and vulnerable to suggestion."
-Gary Kramer, Philadelphia City Paper
"For a 168-page book, The Tea House is very complex and weaves together many different sub-plots and characters. Loss. Mourning. Discovery. Empowerment. Clandestine Love. Betrayal. Given its brevity, that’s a lot. Still, Elwork pulls it off because he’s such a skilled writer... I’m going to miss this book."
-Jeff Vande Zande, author of Landscape with Fragmented Figures and Into the Desperate Country
"In THE TEA HOUSE, Paul Elwork reaches into the past and pulls out a mysterious little gem."
-Dan Pope, author of IN THE CHERRY TREE
"Overall, THE TEA HOUSE is an enchanting, engaging read, and Paul Elwork is a sublimely sensitive storyteller with an ear for character and setting. If this novel is a sign of things to come, we can certainly expect to be both charmed and captivated by Elwork in the future."
-Marc Schuster, SMALL PRESS REVIEWS
"THE TEA HOUSE is a quietly lovely coming-of-age story set in that breathless moment between the two world wars; the veil that Emily draws back with her talent is not so much the one that lies between this world and the next as the one that lies between the oblivious innocence of childhood and the regretful wisdom of adulthood."
-Dru Pagliassotti, THE HARROW
"Beneath the story of the twins lies an amazing story of people... I found myself actually concerned about most of the characters... Several days have passed since I finished this book, and I am still pondering the characters and their personalities, wishing I knew all of their little secrets."
-Wendy Hines, ARMCHAIR INTERVIEWS
Check out my Web site for other info on me and story links:
www.paulelwork.com
If you've got some time to kill and like backstories, take a look at my blog at LiveJournal: http://paulelwork.livejournal.com/
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Who I'd like to meet:
Writers, artists, musicians, pop-culture geeks, character assassins... no prerequisites apply. Anybody trying to puzzle out the human condition and willing to crack wise about it.
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