Annotated Links

The Appalachian Writer's Association
The Appalachian Writer's Association, devoted to the preservation of Appalachian heritage, encourages writers from Appalachia to explore their website and consider becoming an active member: http://www.king.edu/awa/

Dove, an Online Literary Magazine
Dove, a new online literary magazine, is ready for your perusal at www.dovelitmag.com. They have writing contests you may enter.

The Foundation for Mythological Studies
The Foundation for Mythological Studies invites interested scholars to consider becoming part of a growing community of people actively engaged in explorations of depth psychology and myth: http://www.mythology.org/

International Women's Writing Guild
The IWWG, founded in 1976, is a network for the personal and professional empowerment of women through writing and open to all regardless of portfolio. As such, it has established a remarkable record of achievement in the publishing world, as well as in circles where lifelong learning and personal transformation are valued for their own sake. The Guild nurtures and supports holistic thinking by recognizing the logic of the heart--the ability to perceive the subtle interconnections between people, events and emotions- alongside conventional logic. http://www.iwwg.org/

The Pedestal Magazine
The Pedestal Magazine, with John Amen as Editor in chief, has been giving authors and critics a place to sound their voices, and has been reaching a growing audience since its debut five years ago. With an outstandingly established fine reputation, The Pedestal Magazine's current issue is online now for your enjoyment at http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/.

Writing Outlets
For more information on quality outlets for your work, and contests you might enter, check out http://winningwriters.com; this impressive resource was voted: "One of the '101 Best Web Sites for Writers'" by Writer's Digest in 2005.

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The Troika Technique: How to Quiet the Body, Relax the Mind, and Talk Sense by Dr. John R. Locke, late Director of Comparative Literature, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

This is a PDF formatted copy of Dr. Locke's unpublished treatise. The work is primarily a self-help manual (comprised, in part, of Eastern thought, General Semantics, and plain common sense), and it also contains nearly two dozen original poems. Dr. Locke, the former head of the Comparative Literature Department, taught at the University of Arkansas from 1967 - 2000 and was the victim of a murder-suicide carried out by a disgruntled ex-student in his campus office in August 2000. His former students, friends, and colleagues offer this work to the public to allow others to share in the wisdom he dispensed for over three decades.