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The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by
doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
-- Pierre Abelard
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Betsy McCall
I guess it's a little non-traditional for a math geek to be
involved in writing. Some mathematicians really live up to the
stereotype. I'm not one of them. I'm not saying that I'm gonna
win a Pulitzer Prize someday, but I did have one person in academia tell me
that my writing style was too literary for academic writing. As if
this wasn't a style I could learn.
If you're interested in my academic writing, you'll need to
see my research pages for
published papers and ones in progress. This page is for my more
"literary" works, and anything else that is not related to my academic
research.
Novel:
The Dragons' Gift. This is a fantasy novel. The back cover
reads: The Children of Daela, Elementals of Earth, have survived for more
than ten millennia and, for some seven of them, have waged a long and costly
war against the Ishada, an equally powerful race of beings who covet their
power over the elements of earth. Their allies are the Dragons, formed
from the union of Fire and Air. Each is sworn to defend the other, and
for performing such a service, the Dragons offer Dagnan Te Daelan a gift: a
child with frightening power, a child with the power to save them and end
this long war or to destroy them.
Poetry:
There are quite a few here, so see the list of ones that are available on
that page.
There is nothing else to add here right now, but I'm working
on it, and maybe one day a sequel.
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