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Upbeat, with many glimpses into moment by moment reflections on works in progress. Written in 2012, was my first fiction since the early 80s. Have continued to paint, now with watercolors!
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJanuary 11, 2014
- File size3499 KB
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"i like your thoughts too on the cinematic progressions...and short chapters...i think that keeps one engaged and feeling like they are making progress...."
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From the Back Cover
Please Note: All the individual works are stand alone and can be read, enjoyed, and understood separately.
Reading out of sequence creates perspective, much as in a flashback, or in prequels that are written much after the fact of an originating piece. Please feel free to enjoy any title in any order. When works are available as Part One and Two etc., those are considered one work.
Information below correct as of March 25, 2013:
Available -
Four Shorts, Prequels to "The Children"
The Children - novel
Slumming in Paris, Part One - novella
In Progress - Slumming in Paris, Parts Two - Three
Future Work - Lounging in Austin
Available Stand Alone Character Supplement Titles:
The Old American Artist - novel
Rosetta - novel
Future Stand Alone Character Supplement Title:
Macario
About the Author
I can write about love, relationships, and not be restricted to only love stories between adults, or the kinship children develop with each other.
And maybe most importantly, the relationships between all the generations lucky enough to be within one family.
I feel myself fortunate, and am grateful, for the chance to portray a little slice of life I've know, in fiction and poetry.
All my best wishes for you and all those you hold dear,
Sincerely,
Felipe Adan Lerma
July 01, 2013
**
Below is more detailed information about myself. ;-)
Born and raised in Texas, and now a young senior living in Vermont, his wife Sheila's home state, Adan brings a gentle infusion of yoga and fitness to bear on life long interests in writing, painting, dance, photography, and the arts in general.
Determined to learn about the ideas of Western Culture that have informed our civilization, Adan put himself through college with the help of his GI Bill benefits. More recently, he has added certifications in fitness and yoga.
His self stated mission on his website, reads, "a Beginner's View : Integrating Yoga Fitness and the Arts."*M.A. Humanities, University of Houston Clear Lake
M.A. English Lit, University of Houston Clear LakeB.A. Theatre Arts, University of Houston Clear LakeAFAA - Group Fitness CertificationCPR/AED - American Heart AssociationZumba - Zumba & Zumba Gold LicensedSilverSneakers - MSROM (Muscular Strength & Range of Motion); Cardio Circuit; Yoga Stretch - Stress ReductionYoga 200 Hr CYT - Lex Gillan, The Yoga Institute
Product details
- ASIN : B008H545O2
- Publisher : FelipeAdanLermaeBooks (January 11, 2014)
- Publication date : January 11, 2014
- Language : English
- File size : 3499 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 192 pages
- Lending : Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,737,182 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #20,515 in Romance Literary Fiction
- #67,365 in Romance (Kindle Store)
- #198,728 in Literature & Fiction (Kindle Store)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author

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Author of the Samantha Lacroix thrillers: short stories, novels, serial novel.
Fiction, photography, poetry. Family, mystery, and thriller fiction.
Set in Austin Texas, Paris, and beautiful Vermont.
Images and poetry from all three locations.
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As the oldest of six, a father of three, and a grandfather of five, and married over thirty years, I believe, in writing stories and poems, I've found a perfect outlet for my years of living.
I have been writing and creating pictures since high school in the sixties, and began writing more seriously in the late 70s and early 80s.
Slowly I developed a community of characters from tweens to parents to grandparents.
Added a character originally from Vermont, Samantha Lacroix, and begun a more tightly focused set of stories best described as suspense thrillers.
But if I had to give one word about most of my fiction and poetry, and even my images, it's relationships.
The interactions of people, especially couples and among family, seem to have the strongest hold on me. That would also help explain why even in my poetry about teachers and nurses and others, it is the relationship aspect that usually is my focus.
Sincerely,
Felipe Adan Lerma
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Formal bio:
Born and raised in Texas, having also lived a short period in Vermont, his wife Sheila's home state, Adan brings a gentle infusion of yoga and fitness to bear on life long interests in writing, painting, dance, photography, and the arts in general.
Determined to learn about the ideas of Western Culture that have informed our civilization, Adan put himself through college with the help of his GI Bill benefits. More recently, he has added certifications in fitness and yoga.
His self stated mission on his website, reads, "a Beginner's View : Integrating Yoga Fitness and the Arts."
*
M.A. Humanities, University of Houston Clear Lake
M.A. English Lit, University of Houston Clear Lake
B.A. Theatre Arts, University of Houston Clear Lake
AFAA - Group Fitness Certification
CPR/AED - American Heart Association
SilverSneakers - MSROM (Muscular Strength & Range of Motion); Cardio Circuit; Yoga Stretch - Stress Reduction
Yoga 200 Hr CYT - Lex Gillan, The Yoga Institute
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Arturo is an artist. He’s living in Italy with his wife Rosetta. Their children are grown and busy at careers back in the States. Rosetta has also been there, visiting, but she’s now due back to Italy. It’s a big day and evening for Arturo – with the evening will come an exhibition of his paintings. Yes, it’s a small town, but it’s still a big deal.
The story of “The Old American Artist” by Felipe Adan Lerma happens over the course of a day. But it also happens over the course of more than three decades, stretching back to Arturo’s 20s when he lived in Galveston and was just beginning to discover his art. The story of Arturo’s day, and the story of Arturo’s life, are interspersed to form the story’s narrative.
The reader moves back and forth, ultimately realizing that one story is being told. And it’s a love story, both the love story of Arturo and Rosetta and the love story of Arturo and his painting. It’s a love story that doesn’t run smoothly. The couple face difficulties and separations. Arturo experiences times of artistic drought and doubt. A question even arises whether or not Rosetta is really returning for the big exhibition.
The story is a work of fiction, but it is clearly based on Lerma’s life. The part of the story set in Texas is what’s personally familiar to me, with scenes from Galveston and Houston reminding me of my own 20s living in Houston. I know the freeways Arturo drives, and I know the malls where he sometimes sells his work. I even know the “east side” of town where Arturo meets Rosetta; I did volunteer work at a children’s home in that area.
Lerma is himself an artist and photographer, not unlike Arturo. He’s also a poet, a novelist, a short story writer, and a mystery and thriller writer. He’s written a series of works on visiting Paris, including a day-by-day itinerary in how to visit the city in 5 ½ weeks. Like his fictional hero, he’s lived in Texas, Vermont, and Italy. The Old American Artist is the first of three short novels in a series, the second being “Rosetta” and the third being “The Children.”
“The Old American Artist” is a charming delight to read, the story of an older artist who understands his life and the depth of feeling he has for the two great loves of that life – his wife and his art.