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Larry Peterson

  • Larry answers even MORE of your questions

    Can you tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be a writer?I come from one of the many “blue-collar” neighborhoods that are spread all over New York City with my particular neighborhood being in the Morrisania section of the south Bronx. The vast majority of kids I grew up with went…

  • Larry answers even MORE of your questions

    What drew you to writing this book?Good question. For starters, let me say that although this is primarily a work of fiction, all fiction (at least in my mind) comes from, in essence, who we really are. My brothers and sister did lose our parents when we were very young and, trust me, it was…

  • Larry answers more of your questions

    Where did you grow up?I was born and raised in NYC (South Bronx). When did you begin writing?I guess I began writing back in grade school doing short short stories (today they call it flash fiction) and things like that. That’s probably where I got the “itch”. Do you write during the day, at night…

  • Larry answers more of your questions

    What’s your current project?I have started writing the sequel to “The Priest and The Peaches”. This will see the younger boys go to rural New Jersey for their summer vacation to stay with friends of Father Sullivan’s. Things will happen and we shall delve into the paranormal, no vampire or zombies, but rather a good…

  • 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…