-Author, Poet, and Playwright-
Clay Remington
THE BOOKS
Current and upcoming works by Clay Remington:
Three Portals to Peace:
Reflections on the Admonition of Padre Pio that we Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry
ISBN 9798744915520
Worry doesn't solve tomorrow's problems, it only robs you of today's joys and peace. In the concise pages of Three Portals to Peace, the reader will find a reverential, plainly written, and hopeful message about gaining the upper hand on worry and suffering. In Three Portals to Peace, Clay Remington draws on the words of the Bible, some of the great minds, and noteably, on the teachings of Padre Pio, a humble but controversial mystic and Capuchin Franciscan Friar who has managed to comfort and touch the hearts of millions.
The Secret Forest
ISBN-1500717363
The Secret Forest is a series of illustrated short stories set in a magical forest populated by Ty'brith, a powerful but whimsical sorceress, wood fairies, a mystical tree, an ill-tempered and mischievous witch, Hopi the giant bird, and little Ashleene, a tiny baby bunny. The forest sees many a traveler from the Outlands and always leaves its mark on upon them, even those who are allowed to leave!
Written in a strikingly visual, classical style and with a rich vocabulary, The Secret Forest can be read to small children or provided to older children for independent reading; to introduce them to a larger grammatical world.
The Secret Forest is illustrated with engaging color and black and white renderings by Brian Bloss, a graduate of California Institute of the Arts and an emerging talent in multi-media, computer animation, and the drawing arts who rendered the original art for the book from his farm-based studio in Silverton, Oregon. You can see more of his creations at bbloss.com or click the "Meet the Artist" button below.
A great edition to any growing child’s library, The Secret Forest can be enjoyed by young and old alike, for generations to come.
Whispers of the Heart
ISBN-13-978-1470133917 Available on Amazon.com
"Whispers of the Heart" explores the byroads of nature, faith, and the human condition.
A compilation of 24 free verse poems, "Whispers of the Heart" is set off by fine photographic art and rendered in a richly thoughtful, visual style. Clay Remington’s verse will challenge and inspire, encouraging the reader to ponder the intricacies within a moment, a glance, or a decision, and vividly portrays the powerful forces and gentle mercies of the natural world as well as man's struggle to comprehend the Almighty.
50 pages
The Soul's Sidewalk
ISBN-1492281549 Available on Amazon.com
The Soul's Sidewalk is Clay Remington's second poetry collection. Drawing on his observations of the outdoors, moments of contemplation, faith, and the hustling agenda of modern life, Remington's flowing verse is faceted by joy, mournfulness, and persistence, blending visions of nature with the questions of life and the beauty of love to reveal the sometimes hopeful, sometimes labored path of the human soul.
51 pages
The Locust Years
ISBN-68-_________ (in development; an upcoming work)
The Locust Years, a phrase famously co-opted by Winston Churchill and originally sourced from the the Bible's book of Joel, describes time that is irretrievably lost to indecision, a lack of will, or deprivation. Such was the fate of my Great Uncle Frederick Koenig, a patriotic Army reservist who was called away from hearth and wife and catapulted into the gathering storm of war in the Southern Pacific in October of 1941. Frederick Koenig arrived by steamer in the Phillipines just weeks before the Japanese, after laying waste to Pearl Harbor, attacked and overran Gen. MacArthur’s pitifully unprepared defensive troops on the Phillipine island of Luzon, setting the stage for a hopeless siege, the largest surrender of U.S. forces in history, and the infamous 66 day Bataan Death March.
Years later, Koenig managed to reduce his notes and experiences from 3 years of captivity and suffering to a manuscript of remembrance, travail, and survival. The Locust Years tells the story of Bataan and one extraordinary man who returned.