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Lowell Uda
Brief Bio of the Author
A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, I have taught English at the U. of Hawaii and the U. of Montana, and worked in Montana state government. After that I became a United Methodist minister, pastoring churches in Colorado and Montana. My short story, “The Cherry Tree,” won first prize in the 2011 Common Review Short Story Prize contest. Stories, poems, and creative nonfiction of mine have appeared in literary and other magazines, including The North American Review, the Hawaii Review, the Chariton Review, and, most recently, A River and Sound Review, Written River, The Whirlwind Review, 5x5, Assisi, In Our Own Voice, Divide: Journal of Literature, Arts and Ideas, Poems Across the Big Sky, Moonrabbit Review, and The Other Side.
At the Chancel Steps: Talking with the Children of the Congregation by Lowell Uda
Price: Free! 5330 words. Published by Rice Universe Publishing on June 19, 2013. .
As a pastor, I love to sit with the children of the congregation on the chancel steps and have a conversation with them. I try to recognize each child by name, by looking into their eyes, by listening and learning something about the child. I try to be spontaneous in responding to what the child brings forth and responsive to the child within myself. This book contains strategies I've used.
The Other Side: A Touch of Midas and Other Writings by Lowell Uda
Price: Free! 3280 words. Published by Rice Universe Publishing on June 17, 2013. .
When I was a child, my parents purchased for the family The Book of Knowledge. The purchase included several volumes of the world's folktales. I loved those stories of kings and princess, wise animals and some mean ones, and spent many hours dwelling upon them. In this collection of writings I explore ways of finding Christ's message in the myths, legends and stories of other cultures.
Two for the Chancel by Lowell Uda
Price: Free! 2610 words. Published by Rice Universe Publishing on April 18, 2013. .
Two for the Chancel includes two Reader's Theater light dramas to be performed in the church chancel. The theme of The Easy Button is How freedom to choose came into the world and what it means for us, and of Four Drumsticks, Respecting God’s Creation while Honoring Mind and Community.
Neither Good Nor Bad: How Prometheus Stole Fire for Humankind by Lowell Uda
Price: Free! 4740 words. Published by Rice Universe Publishing on March 27, 2013. .
In this retelling of a Greek myth, the author explores and comments on the human character and condition through the story of how the Titan Prometheus so loved the creatures he had created that he stole fire from the gods and gave it to them to further their intellectual and technological development and the development of civilization. But was there a price to pay, for Prometheus and us?
Parable of the Uncoordinated Pigeon by Lowell Uda
Price: Free! 3340 words. Published by Rice Universe Publishing on November 29, 2012. .
When launched miles from home, as many of us are, King suffers with his homing instinct. Paradoxically, the harder he tries to wing his way home, the further and further away from home he finds himself. In the end, he learns where home really is.
Parable of the Promise by Lowell Uda
Price: Free! 1820 words. Published by Rice Universe Publishing on November 28, 2012. .
A childless couple, the Man of the Forest and the Woman of the Forest, spend many happy years caring for God's creation but nurture one sadness in their life together. God makes them a promise: "Some day you will care not only for the trees, waterways and creatures of the forest, but also for your own children." But the years go by and the old couple remain barren.
Where to Find Lowell Uda Online
Blogs: lowelluda.wordpress.com and In the Company of Dogs.wordpress.com
Website: https://www.riceuniversepublishing.com
Twitter: UdaLowell
Facebook: lowell.uda
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lowell-uda/50/282/506
