To Tell a Tale...

[Piper]

As you see by my sig line, I love Edward Gorey. Have a favorite author?

Here is my all time favorite from Mr. Gorey:



The Gashleycrumb Tinies

A is for Amy who fell down the stairs
B is for Basil assaulted by bears
C is for Clara who wasted away
D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh
E is for Ernest who chocked on a peach
F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leach
G is for George smothered under a rug
H is for Hector done in by a thug
I is for Ida who drowned in a lake
J is for James who took lye by mistake
K is for Kate who was struck with an ax
L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks
M is for Maud who was swept out to sea
N is for Neville who died of ennui
O is for Olive run through with an awl
P is for Prue trampled flat in a brawl
Q is for Quentin who sank in a mire
R is for Rhoda consumed by a fire
S is for Sarah who perished of fits
T is for Titus who flew into bits
U is for Una who slipped down the drain
V is for Victor squashed under a train
W is for Winnie embedded in ice
X is for Xerxes devoured by mice
Y is for Yorick whose head was knocked in
Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin

Go Here to see the book for yourself!

[SpecOpsWarrior]

Tom Clancy is my favorite author.

[kateykakes]

I love to read but really haven't had a lot of time to it lately. I am a huge John Grisham fan, with "The Rainmaker" being my favorite.

At work, I keep "The Illustrated Works of Mark Twain" at my desk, and when I get the chance on breaks, I read.

I used to be a volunteer library aide at my children's school (for 3 yrs), and loved reading to the younger kids (grades K-2). It's a small, close-knit Catholic school, and the children were a pleasure to be around.

I used to read two books to each class that came in and tried to find something that appealled to them. I usually picked something funny and colorful, and the second book I chose was always a classic. My favorite children's book that I used to read to the classes would have to be "The Little Match-Seller", by Hans Christian Andersen. Actually, I enjoy all of Aesop's Fables (all 100+ of them!).

[ 09-03-2002, 07:29 PM: Message edited by: kateykakes ]

[LeeRoy]

Another vote for Tom Clancy. My wife and I are expecting our fourth child and per more than one ultrasound it will be a boy. My wife declared several children ago she would never allow me to name a son Leeroy . Consequently my son will be named Jack Ryan .

[SGT Dave]

Prefer only non-fiction, so "author" really isn't a big deal.

Fiction:

Jimmy Buffett ("Where Is Joe Merchant")
Richard Marcinko ("Rogue Warrior" series)

[Mitzi]

Dean Koontz, Ann Rule, Jerry Bledsoe

[ 09-03-2002, 11:38 PM: Message edited by: Mitzi ]

[Steve in PA]

I don't have time to read

Everything I read lately is signed by a complaintant, victim or judge!!!!

[klar]

Well I read a lot but mostly sci-fi and fantasy. I do not have a favorite author because I like to read anything that strikes my interest. I do read autobios, thrillers, fiction and non-fiction. I guess you can say I read anything that strikes my fancy LOL

Klar

[shooter1201]

Stephen Hunter

[Watchman]

Stephen Hunter...

his books are based on small towns here about 35 miles down the road. I've hunted all over the place.

[Frank Booth]

Donald Burgett and Roscoe Blunt

[KCadet]

Stephen King, Edgar Allen Poe, and a couple others. But those are the names that really stand out.

[Groundhog]

Larry McMurtry (westerns)..........