About The AUTHOR
Ed is a retired educator and criminal lawyer. One day, while out running, he had a “widow maker” heart attack. He decided he had some things he wanted to say about life to his grandchildren before passing on. Ed retired.
But oh! he wondered, how to give life advice without being preachy, dull, and insufferable–a nearly impossible task. Pondering this dilemma, he decided upon a strategy–to hide his insights in fiction so they wouldn’t suspect his purpose! Using Arthurian literature as camouflage, he hid his ideas in conversations with Sir Launcelot and under rocks in Merlin’s Cave. Finding the subterfuge amusing, he decided to rewrite the books for a general audience to reach other adolescents and young adults.
Writing has taken Ed (in his mind, at least) into new worlds. The first is the Dark Age/Medieval world of King Arthur. In his series of books, Stars in the Future Skies, his grandkids were taken (kidnapped by Merlin) to that world. Their experiences there were challenging and almost always frightening!
Another writing project unconnected with Merlin and his friends has been working with his sister, Dorothy Lewis-Griffith, on Sounds of Christmas. This combined Ed’s photography and interest in history with Dorothy’s album of Christmas carols. The book incorporates QR codes to take the reader/listener from the pages of the book to Dorothy’s carols on YouTube. Stories and history of the carols are also introduced for those who want to know about the origins and effects of the carols.
About The Artist
Dorothy Lewis-Griffith has had a long and illustrious career in music. Premiering at age 14 with the North Carolina Symphony, she studied at The Juilliard School, where she received B. S. and M.S. degrees in Music. She received a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship, which allowed her to study at the Conservatoire Nationale de Musique in Paris. While a student in Paris, she competed in the Geneva International Competition, where she was the only American out of twenty-four to place. She returned and earned her Doctorate in Performing Arts at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. She served as Artist in Residence at Valdosta State University and is Associate Professor Emerita.
Dorothy has performed on nearly every continent, including New York’s Merkin Hall, Bonn’s Beethoven House, and Rio de Janeiro for the President of Brazil, as well as multiple recitals during two tours of China. She has a number of recordings, many of which are found on YouTube. Spotify, and AppleTunes.
Dorothy is the sister of the author, Ed Lewis.