Literary Traveler Network | francismcgovern | Activity https://www.literarytraveler.net/members/francismcgovern/activity/ Activity feed for francismcgovern. Sun, 27 Nov 2022 19:29:53 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6f62e17db2c4a4d25d7aa4255a0c305f francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network https://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4383 Sun, 27 Nov 2022 19:29:43 -0500 By Kim Adler

“Man is born to die, his works are short-lived. Buildings crumble, monuments decay, wealth vanishes. But Katahdin in all its glory, forever shall remain the mountain of the people of Ma […]

]]> 325c0da5c9de0c7a16c1d15cb521e05a francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network https://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4373 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:07:21 -0400 By Stephen Margrett

With an appreciative nod to Wilkie Collins and others who blazed the trail, it really started with Sherlock Holmes. In his first novel, A Study in Scarlet (1887), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle […]

]]> 2769e66aebe44dcc22d403680f24669a francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network https://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4366 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:11:00 -0500 Great article from Katherine Mclaughlin

I’m from Indianapolis, but when I turned 18 I moved away. I wanted to attend college and study writing in the most vibrant, cultured place I could think of: New York C […]

]]> 5c4e114069126475fbcdc59506b96eb7 francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4285 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:00:52 -0400 Up next in the My Personal Legend series comes from Literary Traveler Founder, Francis McGovern.

Francis talks about his need to inspire others through the power of words, and music and literature. Read more […]

]]> a9bc1f1417935cad90910f1b66844218 francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4280 Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:58:41 -0500 Up next in the My Personal Legend series is Jessica A. Beck from New Hampshire via Boston.

Jessica speaks eloquently about her experience as a very young girl when she almost drowned. Luckily she was pulled from […]

]]> 79a0c717cfcdf16959182670a1803273 francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4272 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 19:52:50 -0500 Up next in the My Personal Legend series is Melissa Juliet Sagendorph from Massachusetts and most recently Philadelphia. Melissa Juliet talks about understanding her personal legend against the backdrop of turning […]

]]> 22385ef92b6f9f2609d7a170ee21d032 francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4266 Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:55:23 -0500 Up next in the My Personal Legend series is Katie Steinhartner from Maine via Colorado. Katie talks about understanding her personal legend when she realized in a very Zen way that her legend was just to be, to […]

]]> 2b9947c554fc80699cb380a4d087deb2 francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4259 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:32:59 -0400 This month we will be focusing on the spirit of Halloween. Please let us know the scariest book you have ever read? What’s more scary in your opinion books or movies?

Growing up I was afraid of spiders and then […]

]]> 6f36f61075fc489bce2be513e9e50498 francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4253 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 19:11:42 -0400 At Literary Traveler we believe that July 12th should be a national holiday to celebrate Thoreau’s Birthday. Not only was Henry David Thoreau a great writer but he was a great American in the sense that he was a […]

]]> ac22d00d221804164f14f183e7600aa9 francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4244 Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:57:33 -0500 Caitlin O’Hara worked with us in 2013/2014. She recently passed away just before Christmas, after a long struggle with Cystic Fibrosis. She was only 33. She had been on the waiting list and finally received a d […]

]]> 7ea9cad782a92c08dfc7043c4e5219bb francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4237 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:43:35 -0400 Pottermonth: A month where you read all the Harry Potter Books generally in October to celebrate the anniversary of the attack on Harry and his family at Godrick’s Hollow, Halloween 1991.

There was always […]

]]> 482d29be601a446c5166209f752b5e98 francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4173 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:00:50 -0400 “All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.” – Ernest Hemingway
We have just launched something special at Literary Traveler, and we can’t wait to share it with yo […]

]]> d7df712fa92856b6158c778eedd1b3bc francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/?p=4194 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:21:59 -0400 Currently we are looking for some great new interns after a bit of summer hiatus. We have always built our staff from a strong internship program. The best interns continue to work on the site long after their […]

]]> 1cdb18ab756943894d618429d06adedc francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2014/07/thoughts-from-the-first-day-of-toronto-pursuits-2014/ Tue, 15 Jul 2014 22:49:18 -0400 Thumbnail Susan Lahey signs up for Twitter Just before giving her talk on Chinese Decorative Arts.[/caption]

The first full day of Toronto Pursuits was a great success. It was great to see and meet some of the new […]

]]> b4630ef1e940f7c117b2454f331dd449 francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2013/06/thank-you-for-your-continued-support/ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:35:49 -0400 ThumbnailWe wanted to thank you for supporting Literary Traveler’s Kickstarter. Unfortunately we did not meet our short-term goal of raising $12,000.

But using Kickstarter as a way to launch our funding drive for the […]

]]> 275a38d4025c5dcdcb034c745e56e8a6 francismcgovern wrote a new post on the site Literary Traveler Network http://www.literarytraveler.net/blog/2013/05/%ef%bb%bfliterary-traveler-to-bring-writers-journeys-to-television/ Mon, 06 May 2013 17:14:30 -0400 Thumbnail
Literary Traveler is excited to announce that we are turning our much-loved website into a series for television. We are passionate about the stories we tell, of authors’ lives and the places that inspire […]

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