From the Author's Note of "The Week from Heaven and Hell":
I told my family that my goal was to provide a fitting tribute
to an exceptional young man who deserved to live out his life, a
good person who had much to offer this somewhat warped world...The
tribute moves far beyond our beloved son, however, and the effect
of the tribute would be diluted if any part of the story of our
faith, our family, our friends, and our community was not included.
It is a devastating and incredibly sad story, and the tragedy that
struck that beautiful May afternoon remains firmly fixed in the
realm of disbelief.
I pray that the story of the powers that brought us through it
is uplifting in some way to each of you. It could never be a happy
story, but I believe it can be a positive one.
About the Author
Duke Southard is a retired public high school English teacher
and Library/Media Specialist. He has published professional
articles in Media and Methods Magazine and served as president of
the New Hampshire Educational Media Association. In 1997, he was
presented with an "EDie," the New Hampshire Excellence in Education
Award for his contribution to the school library/media profession
in the state. His educational credentials include a BS from
Villanova University, an MA in English Education from Glassboro
State University and a CAGS in Library/Media Technology for Boston
University.
He is married and the father of three children. He lived in
Tuftonboro, New Hampshire for almost forty years before moving to
Green Valley, Arizona.
He is the author of two novels. His first, "A Favor Returned,"
was published in May, 2000 by Peter Randall and distributed by
University Press of New England. His second, "Agent for Justice,"
was published in October, 2003 by Hot House Press of Cohasset,
Massachusetts. He also is the author of "The Nick: A Vision
Realized," published in May, 2007.