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A revised publication by story teller, mime, author, and thought leader, E. Reid Gilbert, sharing his whimsical yet often thoughtful view of the Trump administration's first hundred days. Medicine for our times. A political analeptic. Insightful curative witticism. With a glance toward the other side of the aisle as well. E. Reid Gilbert grew up in the tobacco hills of North Carolina, before pursuing academic studies: Brevard College (AA English) Duke University (BA Sociology) Southern Methodist University (MTh Theology) Union Theological Seminary (STM Religious Drama) University of Wisconsin…mehr

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A revised publication by story teller, mime, author, and thought leader, E. Reid Gilbert, sharing his whimsical yet often thoughtful view of the Trump administration's first hundred days. Medicine for our times. A political analeptic. Insightful curative witticism. With a glance toward the other side of the aisle as well. E. Reid Gilbert grew up in the tobacco hills of North Carolina, before pursuing academic studies: Brevard College (AA English) Duke University (BA Sociology) Southern Methodist University (MTh Theology) Union Theological Seminary (STM Religious Drama) University of Wisconsin (PhD Asian Theatre) He then pursued several careers: Methodist and Unitarian Ministry College and University Teaching Mime Performer and Instructor Theatre Actor and Director After retiring from those professional pursuits he started writing: Trickster Jack (Tales of the Appalachian trickster, Jack) Shall We Gather at the River (Romance set in the mountains in the 1870s) What Matters (119 poems) Twelve Houses of My Childhood (Stories of early life) Valley Studio: More Than a Place (Stories of Mime Studies and Performances) Several theatre and Film scripts. He claims that throughout the years he's probably been following the gypsies, which his Mamma had warned him about at the age of four.
Autorenporträt
E. Reid Gilbert has led a creative and self-actualized life for over eighty years. Having grown up in the Virginia Mountains, he has expressed himself through a myriad of life transformations as a Methodist and Unitarian minister, an Appalachian storyteller, a Mime and scholar of English, Sociology and Asian Theatre. A produced playwright and writer, he has written several books since retiring from the above-mentioned professions. His several books include Trickster Jack, inspired by Sri Thananchai, the traditional prankster of Thailand, Shall We Gather at the River, set in the Virginia Mountains an What Matters, a collection of 114 poems, ranging from Limerick to spiritual to love poems. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.