The Clock of Life by Nancy Klann-Moren is a must-read. The story is a reminder of a significant time in history when American protests changed the status quo. The author artfully ties together two major events-the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War-with an interesting Southern narrator, Jason Lee, who struggles to come of age while haunted by the past, Read the rest of this entry »
Nancy Klann-Moren’s novel The Clock of Life was adopted by the Los Medanos College English Dept recently to be used in freshman writing classes. The story has great integrity while it quietly teaches history through a personal coming of age story. Students learn about rural life during a time before the Internet. What was life like in a small town Read the rest of this entry »
I couldn’t be more thrilled. For the fall semester, the English Department at Los Medanos College has included the novel in their 100 Freshman Composition class because of its important topics and themes. Professor Joanna Perry-Folino says, “This novel provides a framework from which bigotry can be discussed safely in the classroom, comparisons can be made, and history can Read the rest of this entry »
My journey began as a creative outlet while traveling on long plane trips for my work in advertising and marketing. That’s when I started writing short fiction. Stories with a word count of no more then 4,000. I liked it, and soon signed up for writing classes, conferences and local workshops. My goal was to create unique stories told in Read the rest of this entry »
In 1997, having completed only three short stories, this fledgling writer worked up the courage to attend The Santa Barbara Writers Conference. On the first evening they held a casual get-to-know-you barbeque around the hotel pool area, where I met a smattering of other attendees, one being Marla Miller. She was a seasoned regular who seemed to know everyone at Read the rest of this entry »
Pen and Paper THE CLOCK OF LIFE.Posted: 11 Apr 2013 11:33 AM PDT THE CLOCK OF LIFE by NANCY KLANN-MOREN.In the small town of Hadlee, Mississippi, during the 1980’s, Jason Lee Rainey struggles to find his way amongst the old, steadfast Southern attitudes about race, while his friendship with a black boy, Samson Johnson, deepens.By way of stories from others, Jason Lee learns Read the rest of this entry »
An excerpt from J.L. Rainey’s Journal, Selma, Alabama, March 1965, from the novel, The Clock Of Life, by Nancy Klann-Moren. My posts will include both J.L.’s journal entries, and actual articles from The Selma Times-Journal each day until he reaches Montgomery. This is day twenty, the day they finally arrived. Thu Mar 25―“Make way for the originals!” the marshals shouted through bullhorns, Read the rest of this entry »
An excerpt from J.L. Rainey’s Journal, Selma, Alabama, March 1965, from the novel, The Clock Of Life, by Nancy Klann-Moren. My posts will include both J.L.’s journal entries, and actual articles from The Selma Times-Journal each day until he reaches Montgomery. This is day nineteen after he arrived in Selma to take part in the right-to-vote march to Montgomery, day four of Read the rest of this entry »
An excerpt from J.L. Rainey’s Journal, Selma, Alabama, March 1965, from the novel, The Clock Of Life, by Nancy Klann-Moren. My posts will include both J.L.’s journal entries, and actual articles from The Selma Times-Journal each day until he reaches Montgomery. This is day eighteen after he arrived in Selma to take part in the right-to-vote march to Montgomery, day three of Read the rest of this entry »
An excerpt from J.L. Rainey’s Journal, Selma, Alabama, March 1965, from the novel, The Clock Of Life, by Nancy Klann-Moren. My posts will include both J.L.’s journal entries, and actual articles from The Selma Times-Journal each day until he reaches Montgomery. This is day seventeen after he arrived in Selma to take part in the right-to-vote march to Montgomery, day Read the rest of this entry »
An excerpt from J.L. Rainey’s Journal, Selma, Alabama, March 1965, from the novel, The Clock Of Life, by Nancy Klann-Moren. My posts will include both J.L.’s journal entries, and actual articles from The Selma Times-Journal each day until he reaches Montgomery. This is day sixteen after he arrived in Selma to take part in the right-to-vote march to Montgomery, and finally, Read the rest of this entry »
An excerpt from J.L. Rainey’s Journal, Selma, Alabama, March 1965, from the novel, The Clock Of Life, by Nancy Klann-Moren. My posts will include both J.L.’s journal entries, and actual articles from The Selma Times-Journal each day until he reaches Montgomery. This is day fourteen after he arrived in Selma to take part in the right-to-vote march to Montgomery. Read the rest of this entry »
