David W Denny

Writing: Reasons and Results

Fool in the Attic

David Denny may be the new kid on the block, but if he keeps writing poems like these, he'll own the block. Like other poets I admire, Denny is frank and thoughtful. He likes to entertain and provoke. In one of my favorite poems in this collection he says, "Sometimes my medicine works, sometimes it ...

Meditations for InterSpiritual Practice: A Collection of Practices from the World's Spiritual Traditions

Meditations for InterSpiritual Practice is a collection of articles on meditation and prayer in different spiritual traditions as taught by authentic teachers of those traditions. In each article, the author gives context for a foundational practice of their tradition and follows it with instruction...

Man Overboard: A Tale of Divine Compassion, Poems

In this suite of dramatic monologues, David Denny reimagines the ancient folktale of Jonah by listening to the voices of its many characters. Jonah and God, of course, remain the two principal players, to be sure. But in Man Overboard we also hear from the sailors of the Tarshish-bound cargo carrier...

The Gill Man in Purgatory

In a wide range of genres, from mythic parable to gritty realism, these twenty stories explore the most intimate encounters between husbands and wives, parents and children, lovers and strangers. In one story, an ex-movie stuntman relives watery memories of pleasure and panic from the arid terrain o...

CV CREATE

A simple guide to CV writing by David Denny, a successful career and employment adviser for 25 years at the sharp end of the industry! No armchair advice here!