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2012

  • Thoughts from Albert Einstein

    From the most brilliant scientist, Albert Einstein,  who managed to see beyond his own gift of brilliance. “Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in AWE when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little…

  • Larry answers more of your questions

    Tell us about your current project.I have started writing the sequel to “The Priest and The Peaches”. This will take place during summer vacation when the younger boys go to stay with friend’s of Father Sullivan’s who live in rural New Jersey. We venture into the paranormal with this story. No vampires or zombies or…

  • CatholicFiction.net – Review

    CatholicFiction.netMay 9, 2012 Catholic Fiction Book Review – The Priest and the Peachesby Jody Rakis The novel, THE PRIEST AND THE PEACHES, is the story of five children left to manage on their own. It is a story about love and blind faith. A faith that was taught to them by their parents and by…

  • Larry answers more of your questions

    If you could travel in a Time Machine would you go back to the past or into the future?Definitely the past. The future will take care of itself. If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you want with you?Food, water and a book, preferably the Bible. There is a lot…

  • Larry answers your questions

    1. Which of your characters is your favorite?It’s a toss-up between Father Sullivan and Beatrice Amon. Father Sullivan is street-wise and tough yet he has this childlike faith and sees God’s prescence even amidst chaos. It is a beautiful thing. As far as Beatrice goes, well, she proves that often times people are not the…

  • Larry talks about…inspiration

    Regarding “inspiration.” First of all I really do not think that I was inspired to write or to be a writer. As a kid, I just liked to write “stuff”. I believe the inspiration comes after the fact. For example, two six-year-olds might simultaneously begin taking piano lessons. One has no interest and just goes…

  • Larry talks about…the origins of his story

    When I began to write The Priest And The Peaches it was taking place in the present. The Peach characters were adults, had families and careers and flashbacks were taking place during dialogue that transported the reader back in time. After about 15k words I left it alone for a few days and when I…

  • Teens & children (The Priest & The Peaches)

    TEENS & KIDS—No Mom, No Pop, No MONEY —OH MY !!!How to remain together as a family no matter what The new young adult ebook release by Larry PetersonHistorical fiction novel set in the Bronx in the mid-1960sTake a seven day journey with the five, newly orphaned Peach kids, as they begin their struggle to…

  • A "Julia" alternative—meet "Joanie"

    President Obama’s campaign web-site has given us the Obama Woman, a gal named “Julia” who we follow in cartoon form from age three through age 67+ . Julia’s life, from the formative years and onward, has been  guided, nurtured  and embraced by and through government programs such as: Head Start, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Obamacare, Pell Grants…

  • Larry talks about…his personal writing process

    Here’s a bit about the “writing process.” Just remember that this is MY way and, since I am (like my books) a work in progress, this process may metamorphosize into something else as time goes by. Having laid out the disclaimer which comes from my insecurities, let me begin. For me, the initial process begins…