NEWEST RELEASE:  The Hymn Writers of Early Pennsylvania. Covers music in PA from 1694 to the end of the 19th century; stories, backgrounds, bios, texts, and 6 musical scores.  $15.  Xulon Publ. Available from www.amazon.com

My short story anthology is still in print.  Rose Dog Books has published The Bastet Worry-Stone and Other Tales.  $13.00 ISBN #0-8059-9977-9  Eight stories, some of which appeared in commercial magazines or anthologies, and a few new ones.  Fiction. (Not real at all.  Don't look at me funny after reading them!)     You can order a book on-line at
www.rosedogbookstore.com also at
www.amazon.com

The mice are now in printed collections:  Monastery Mice:  Life in the Loft.  church choir mouse cartoons!  $10 (includes postage.)  Order from me at 712 High Avenue Hatboro, PA 19040-2418.  I guarantee they will bring a smile! Also available: The Organist ($10), Pumpkin Daze ($14) and Merry Christmas! ($14)

Two of my works were published by the Kelpius Society of Philadelphia: Kelpius's Method of Prayer and An Introduction to Music of the Wissahickon Glen 1694-1709.  $10 each.  E-mail for information.  Profits go to the historical society.

The God who gave us life gave us liberty.  Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are a gift of God?
           Thomas Jefferson

Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are  indispensable supports.  In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness.
         George Washington

If you're a new visitor to this site, get explanations of "cloister" - the difference between the Carmelite monastery, and the Ephrata Cloister -- on the last page of this web site, and see a picture of 18th-century PA music manuscripts from Ephrata!