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A new book of highly entertaining and useful essays, spicy short stories and down to earth poetry characterise this greatly expanded version of 'Conquering Things' a work that already has received high praises from reviewers. Containing the short stories: Not Going My Way, The Virgin, The Goldfish That Never Died, and Mr. Badshame. And, Included Essays: Why Pizza, Kill The Sun, Mystical Experience In a Cathedral, Death By Stupidity, Let's Tax Happiness, On Meeting Famous Dead People Again.Poems: Cold But Fair, Desiree Wore a NegligeeThe Song Remains The Same.The short stories in this work range from near biographical to the sublime to the erotic and back to the fanciful. There's lots here for readers. Van Heyden is an author of distinct ability who is making his mark. F. A. Carlyle (Journalist)The original lighter edition of this work received all positive reviews, and now it is published again with three times the short stories and three times the essays-all new and all fascinating.
An essay with guidelines for Health for youth and those who seek longevity. Taken from personal experience and research. Health basics not taught in public schools.
In Poetry My Mother Would've Approved the author wrote freely of his life and perceptions. In PMMWNHA he continues the same way adding more of the sublime ideal to the earthly poetry of its predecessor. His attitude in his poetry is "Take the impulse to create put it to paper, napkin, parchment, fresco, business card, backside of a magazine etc. then finish the thought as gracefully and truthfully as it deserves. Poetry composed of magnificent words and erudite phrases can be impressive, even compelling, but unless these artifices contribute to the perception of a bonafide sentiment there is no place for them, and in his poetic words all of the unnecessary, pedantic and diffuse are struck from Van Heyden's literature.
Sellier is that planet from which the alien came. His final destination from Earth, he hopes. In books I and II Elvis Apolliani has overcome a plague of obstacles and is finally on his way back, to right the unjust exile to Earth, but to what end? It's a planet not too unlike our own Earth, but there is one very major difference, and the difference is in the population. Readers will appreciate this conclusion if for no other reason it parallels in many ways the changing prospects for us in the 21st century for a resolution to war and to dismay about future existence.
First there was Poetry My Mother Would've Approved, then there was book II, Poetry My Mother Wouldn't Approve, and now the final book in the set Poetry Even Your Mother Would Approve, includes Pulchritude, The Audition, Superbowls and Dirt After Awhile.
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