http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Patrick+Davis Writing Patrick Davis Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=342298&ca=Writing That evening, as John and Becky shared the stories of their lives over a candlelit dinner, their attraction for each other began to turn into a special bond. Becky’s eyes sparkled with admiration for John. Time got away from them as they talked longer than they had anticipated. And the soft illumina... Writing Patrick Davis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=341654&ca=Writing “Launching the Story’s Setting” Word of the old piano traveled across town by the efforts of a certain librarian who telephoned the owner of an antique store about the arrangements for the old instrument. The piano, the librarian informed, was to be donated to an upcoming auction hosted by the City... Writing Patrick Davis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=341655&ca=Writing But first, Personal Commentary from Author: The excerpt below shows the heart and soul of the story’s main character, Elsa Thompson. In the same way a little girl will spend hours dressing and fashioning her Barbie doll with dazzling outfits that resonates with Barbie’s persona, I too, spent many ho... Writing Patrick Davis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=341657&ca=Writing Suddenly, a cannon shot thundered its echo into the night air. The flare-like device soared high into the darkened sky, then vanished. Suddenly, a silent explosion with a flash of light yielded a dazzling constellation of shooting stars. The device momentarily lit the Kingston landscape with its sp... Writing Patrick Davis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=341658&ca=Writing The days of Christmas passed into January 1916. Elsa admired her new, palm-size figurine, another collectable residing on her desk. The memento was a miniature piano formed of crystal glass—a Christmas Eve gift that Grant had given her. The gift Grant selected flattered her—such a meaningful gift. I... Writing Patrick Davis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=341660&ca=Writing But first, Personal Commentary by Author: I have a passion for a segment of history that truly—in all respects—is very sad. This event is a story of one man’s scientific contributions that bolstered America’s Industrial Revolution in ways that society had never seen before. His achievements in the d...