Magic in the Skies over Northern New Mexico

Magic in the Skies over Northern New Mexico

Author: Sheryl Taylor Sinner Bhame

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2017-04-28

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1524589373

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More than a dozen among my collection of photographs are the personification of surrealism, except that they are real.


At Home with the Poppets

At Home with the Poppets

Author: Sheryl Taylor Sinner Bhame

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers

Published: 2024-11-08

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1035873885

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At Home with the Poppets invites children to revisit the charming world of the Poppets, to hear about the daily lives of Freddie, Phinnie, Margie, Millie and baby Lawri. They will learn more about each of the children and how they and Mother and Father Poppet work and play together. As in Four Seasons with the Poppets, this book also speaks to a child’s senses, allowing them to imagine different sights, sounds, smells, tastes and touch. The Poppet books spark a child’s imagination, leading to creative play. When children use their imagination, it develops their ability to problem solve.


Four Seasons with the Poppets

Four Seasons with the Poppets

Author: Sheryl Taylor Sinner Bhame

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers

Published: 2024-03-28

Total Pages: 55

ISBN-13: 139848265X

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As with any enduring fairy tale, children will want to listen to Four Seasons with the Poppets again and again, to revisit the charming world of the Poppets. The seasonal stories speak to a child’s senses, describing picturesque scenes. In spring, how pretty the forest looked when the flowers were in bloom; in summer, the animals would come visit to hear Margie’s and Millie’s songs; in fall, gathering pine cones for Mother Poppet’s fires; in winter, ‘The roasted acorn smelled just like Christmas dinner should smell.’ Throughout the story are life lessons: appreciation for and conservation of the world around them, inclusion and encouragement of others, teamwork, and neighbourliness. Children are comforted, learning about the continuity of the seasons. “When Father Poppet saw how the sun made the frozen creek look like a sparkling white path, he decided to whittle ice skates for the children next spring, out of soft green wood, that would dry and harden in time for Christmas next winter.” When children use their imagination, it develops their ability to problem solve.


The Magic Journey

The Magic Journey

Author: John Nichols

Publisher: Holt Paperbacks

Published: 2013-12-10

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 1466859601

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Spanning forty years, the second book in John Nichols's New Mexico trilogy, The Magic Journey, tells the tale of how relentless progress transformed a rural backwater into a boomtown. Boom times came to the forgotten little southwestern town of Chamisaville just as the rest of America was in the Great Depression. They came when a rattletrap bus loaded with stolen dynamite blew sky-high, leaving behind a giant gushing hot spring. Within minutes, the town's wheeler-dealers had organized, and within a year, Chamisaville was flooded with tourists and pilgrims, and the wheeler-dealers were rich. At first, it was a magic time for Chamisaville—almost as if every day were a holiday. But the euphoria gradually dissipated, and the land-hungry developers, speculators, and interlopers moved in. Finally, the day came when Chamisaville's people found themselves all but displaced, their children no longer heirs to their land or their tradition. With mounting intensity, The Magic Journey reaches a climax that is tragically foreordained. A sensitive, vital, and honest chronicle of life in America's Southwest, it is also an incisive commentary on what America has become on its road to progress. The Magic Journey is part of John Nichols's New Mexico trilogy, which includes The Milagro Beanfield War and The Nirvana Blues.


Mysterious New Mexico

Mysterious New Mexico

Author: Benjamin Radford

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0826354505

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New Mexico's twin traditions of the scientific and the supernatural meet for the first time in this long-overdue book by a journalist known for investigating the unexplained. Strange tales of ghosts, monsters, miracles, lost treasure, UFOs, and much more can be found not far from the birthplace of the atomic bomb. Huge radio astronomy dishes search desert skies for alien life, and the world's first spaceport can be found in this enchanted land; in many ways New Mexico truly is a portal to other worlds. Mysterious New Mexico is the first book to apply scientific investigation methods to explain some of New Mexico's most bizarre lore and legends. Using folklore, sociology, history, psychology, and forensic science--as well as good old-fashioned detective work--Radford reveals the truths and myths behind New Mexico's greatest mysteries.


Muffins After Magic

Muffins After Magic

Author: Christine Pope

Publisher: Dark Valentine Press

Published: 2022-05-24

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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When a witch changes lanes without signaling, the result is magical mayhem… It’s not a date. At least, that’s what Skye O’Malley tells herself when A-list actor Max Sullivan invites her to their hometown's annual harvest festival. He’s just grateful she helped him clear his name of murder charges, that’s all. It’s a friendly, platonic outing, as innocent as a batch of pumpkin chocolate-chunk muffins. Until they make a grisly discovery in the corn maze. A dead body. And not just any dead body — it’s the town’s mayor. The last thing Skye needs is to get tangled up in another murder case, especially considering her unreliable psychic skills. But Max has such unwavering faith in her potential, she reluctantly consults her tea leaves. Which show her nothing but…good luck symbols? Maybe it's time to push her boundaries a little. However, consulting YouTube for spellcasting how-to videos probably wasn’t Skye's best choice. Because not only does she now have a highly annoyed talking cat to deal with, a murderer has taken notice of her activities. And will stop at nothing to remind her she should have stayed in her own lane…. KEYWORDS: witch, psychic, medium, telepath, movie star hero, actor hero, celebrity hero, small town romance, small town mystery, opposites attract, slow burn romance, cozy mystery, cozy witch mystery, coffee shop, kitchen witch


Magic of the Ordinary

Magic of the Ordinary

Author: Gershon Winkler

Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Published: 2003-01-10

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9781556434440

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A spiritual crisis sent Orthodox rabbi Gershon Winkler to remote regions of the Southwest, where he studied with Native American healers. From them he began to recover the long-lost wisdom of what he calls “Aboriginal Judaism”: the religion’s tribal roots. This book tracks his personal journey and draws from a dazzling mix of sources to detail the surprising connections between two seemingly unrelated religions.


The Routledge Companion to Site-Specific Performance

The Routledge Companion to Site-Specific Performance

Author: Victoria Hunter

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-12-17

Total Pages: 732

ISBN-13: 1040255477

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This collection comprises a comprehensive overview of key themes, arguments, and practices central to the study and understanding of site-specific performance. Its collected essays, case studies, and practitioner accounts represent a must-have resource that engages with established and emergent ideas, themes, and practices central to this performance sub-discipline. Acknowledging the interdisciplinary nature of this field emergent through the creation and presentation of performance in non-theatre spaces, the companion includes writing from scholars whose work intersects with ideas from a range of related fields including dance, theatre, dramaturgy, human geography, architecture, walking studies, and archaeology. Alongside theoretical discussions and case study examples, a section on methods and structures allows site-specific practitioners to illustrate a range of practical approaches, tasks, and modes of producing site-specific performance in a range of sites. This interdisciplinary survey brings together practices and voices from a wide range of global contexts, demonstrating and challenging the breadth of site-specific discourse. It provides a rich palette of perspectives, approaches, and ideas for students, academics, and researchers to draw from.