R. J. Lee, a native of Natchez, Ms, received his B.A. from the U. of the South (Sewanee), where he studied Creative Writing under then 'Sewanee Review' editor, Andrew Lytle. He has since published 17 cozy, Southern humorous and mystery novels with Putnam and Kensington in New York and Madville Publishing in Texas. After living in New Orleans for thirty years, he now resides in Oxford, Ms. His 18th work--STILL IN THE UNIVERSE: mother, brother, husband details the unusual incidents he experienced with those three people after they had departed this life. This memoir summarizes his thesis on continued existence in the universe through multiple-life assignments and challenges. It encourages dialogue among all belief systems with a non-dogmatic outreach consisting of an open heart and mind.
R. J. Lee toasts all his readers, existing and awaiting him in the future.
EXPERIENCES
Show Date
Fri 4 Sep 2026 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM
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| Title Short | LIFE: MORE THAN A ONE-SHOT AFFAIR |
| Venue | Convo Table 08 |
| Experience Description | Existence Takes Time,' describes my memoir--STILL IN THE UNIVERSE: mother, brother, husband. Those three important people in my life found unique ways to confirm their ongoing existence after they had moved on from the configuration I embraced alongside them. These are not remembered dreams nor ghost stories but detailed incidents in waking life which sum up who these entities were and still are as they continue their journeys in the universe. I will read excerpts from certain sections of the memoir for emphasis. For example, In the section concerning my mother, I will also show the audience a large, silver-plated bird, called THE MAGIC BIRD in our family, and which not literally but in an interesting sense, 'came to life ' in comfortable, familiar circumstances which I would understand to help me gain closure after my mother's unexpected death. I consider these incidents to be shareable gifts with others seeking answers. Perhaps the nature and range of my experiences will remind others of similar happenings in their own lives and spark insightful discussion among all the participants. It is my contention that we do not 'go around only once in life,' and that existence does indeed take time. |
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Show Date
Sat 5 Sep 2026 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM
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| Title Short | LIFE: MORE THAN A ONE-SHOT AFFAIR |
| Venue | Convo Table 08 |
| Experience Description | Existence Takes Time,' describes my memoir--STILL IN THE UNIVERSE: mother, brother, husband. Those three important people in my life found unique ways to confirm their ongoing existence after they had moved on from the configuration I embraced alongside them. These are not remembered dreams nor ghost stories but detailed incidents in waking life which sum up who these entities were and still are as they continue their journeys in the universe. I will read excerpts from certain sections of the memoir for emphasis. For example, In the section concerning my mother, I will also show the audience a large, silver-plated bird, called THE MAGIC BIRD in our family, and which not literally but in an interesting sense, 'came to life ' in comfortable, familiar circumstances which I would understand to help me gain closure after my mother's unexpected death. I consider these incidents to be shareable gifts with others seeking answers. Perhaps the nature and range of my experiences will remind others of similar happenings in their own lives and spark insightful discussion among all the participants. It is my contention that we do not 'go around only once in life,' and that existence does indeed take time. |
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