Vernal Equinox 2019--New Book to Bloom in Spring!

       Between now and the Summer Solstice, my newest work Creatiity, Teaching, and Natural Inspiration will come out in paperback through Unsolicited Press.  It's a book about adventure, magical moments, and yes, it's about teaching as well.  I've written it as a series of stories--all true--that link my passion for the outdoors and nature to my life working in the profession of education.
       There is nothing else like this book out there.  It is unique.  Added to that, each chapter of the book can easily stand alone, not unlike a series of wonderful short stories.  Yet each story (memoir, personal essay, vignette) is linked by a common thread woven into the fabric of creative impulse.
       Anyone who loves the outdoors, anyone who fondly remembers a moment from their own schooling, anyone who enjoys poetic, creative, and sometimes quirky prose, anyone who loves reading lighthearted stories--all of these people will find something to make them smile and think and laugh and nod in agreement while reading this book.
        My hope is that this creative nonfiction work will help to keep creative thought alive and full of promise, just like the young minds that all of humanity look toward for leading us into our future.  My hope is that by sharing this work with as many people as I can, the great alpenhorn of the mountains will echo from peak to peak, canyon to canyon, spreading the belief that the world is still full of magic and hope and positive energy despite seemingly overwhelming evidence to the  contrary.  
        This book is all about being contrary.  Read my stories and join me in the belief that hope still resides in young minds and in, well, creativity, teaching, and natural inspiration!

Mark A. Doherty
Vernal Equinox  2019