THE INDEPENDENT

The Latest

Local Author Luke Mehall Speaks at FLC

Local Author Luke Mehall Speaks at FLC

Story by Dan Riley, Sean Summers, and Hayley Renstrom, Photo by Sean Summers

Author: Bodine, James/Tuesday, September 30, 2014/Categories: Home

Rate this article:
No rating

Luke Mehall, author of “The Great American Dirtbags,” a recently published collection of rock climbing-related short stories, gave a presentation on campus Tuesday evening about his new book.



Mehall, an author local to Durango, has published two books and regularly publishes a magazine of various authors’ work, The Climbing Zine, all of which are self-published, he said.



After the presentation in which Mehall recounted stories of climbing, friends and adventure, he read excerpts from his work.



Mehall’s literary work covers rock climbing, outdoor adventure and change in life, said Tim Foulkes, a friend of Mehall’s.



“You don’t have to enjoy climbing to enjoy this kind of literature,” Foulkes said.



The event consisted of short readings from the stories, a raffle and a haiku contest. It gave Mehall the opportunity to present his work and connect with a broader audience.



The event was organized by the FLC Bookstore in an effort to help bring a local author’s work into the spotlight, said Brooke Ingle, the manager of the campus bookstore.



The biggest struggle in self-publishing is promotion of your work, Mehall said.



“The bookstore tries its hardest to support local authors, since they don’t have the common media outlets like music does with videos and radio play, which puts them in a unique position to really need that support,” said Ingle.



In order to start getting writing out to an audience, self-published or otherwise, it is incredibly important for a writer to practice writing as much as possible, Mehall said.



External Links:



  1. Fort Lewis College Bookstore:

http://www.bkstr.com/fortlewisstore/home/en?cm_mmc=Redirect-_-VanityURL-_-fortlewis.bkstr.com-_-110404



  1. Climbing Zine:

http://www.climbingzine.com/



  1. Luke Mehall’s Blog:

http://lukemehall.blogspot.com/



Internal Links:



  1. Steve Meyers Indy Online Story

http://www.theindyonline.com/News/ArtMID/17611/ArticleID/113451/An-Author-Amongst-Us.aspx





 
Print

Number of views (6893)/Comments (0)

Please login or register to post comments.

All News

Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter

Article by: Benjamin Mandile Photo by: Colton Branstetter

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Oct 8 to Oct 16.

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Oct 8 to Oct 16. Monday, October 8 at 2:25 p.m. Police responded to a hit and run accident in the 1200 Block of Rim Drive Tuesday, October 9 at 8:04 a.m. Police responded to an incident of damaged property involving a chair and an elevator door in the 1300 Block of E. 8th Ave. Tuesday,...

How to Recycle, Because It’s Confusing

Kim Cassels

As you polish off your last gulp of a beverage and spot a recycling bin nearby, you may find yourself joyously slam dunking that plastic bottle into it. You think you’re an absolute success, synchronizing hydration and saving the planet in one fell swoop, but sadly you’ve just done something terribly wrong.

As you polish off your last gulp of a beverage and spot a recycling bin nearby, you may find yourself joyously slam dunking that plastic bottle into it. You think you’re an absolute success, synchronizing hydration and saving the planet in one fell swoop, but sadly you’ve just done something terribly wrong. If the plastic bottle hasn’t been washed out or the cap is still...

Budget and Enrollment Numbers Call for Optimism

Ryan Simonovich

The mood around campus is one of cautious optimism in response to this year’s budget and enrollment numbers.

The mood around campus is one of cautious optimism in response to this year’s budget and enrollment numbers. The Fort Lewis College General Fund budget for fiscal year 2018-19 is $51.9 million, Michele Peterson, associate vice president of finance and administration, said. That’s compared to $54 million in 2017-18. In April, FLC announced a $4.2 million budget reduction,...

ASFLC Approves New RSO

Mandy Lorenson

Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met Oct. 10 to approve the newest RSO on campus, Keeping Women Wild.

Associated Students of Fort Lewis College met Oct. 10 to approve the newest RSO on campus, Keeping Women Wild. “We want to empower women in the outdoors,” Sara Moore, founder of Keeping Women Wild and senior at FLC, said. This has been something that they have wanted to create for a while but haven’t been able to find a solid group of women, Moore said. Keeping Women...

Fort Lewis College Campus Blotter

Article by: Benjamin Mandile Photo by: Colton Branstetter

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Sept. 19 to Oct. 7.

The Fort Lewis College Campus Police released a crime log detailing incidents occurring from Sept. 19 to Oct. 7. Wednesday, September 19 at 5:22 p.m. Police responded to a call in the 900 Block of Rim Drive concerning damaged property. Thursday, September 20 at 3:15 p.m. Police responded to a call in the 80 Block of W Campus Court concerning a stolen vehicle. The call was unfounded...

First4041424345474849Last