Sharon Arpana Edwards

To Brie or Not to Brie

| Sharon Arpana Edwards

I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday than by parodying his most famous line.

Well, I can’t say for sure it is Shakespeare’s birthday. That fabled baptismal record could be just that: a fable. But let’s play along and say today is the playwright’s 462nd birth anniversary. And, as the story goes, his 410th death anniversary.

What I can say for sure is that I’m not the first person to parody Shakespeare’s most famous line. Who knows, maybe Shakespeare himself did it after Hamlet premiered in 1600.

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July 17 Memories

| Sharon Arpana Edwards

I have loved today’s date for seven years now. I was in prayer one morning in 2018 when I happened to open my eyes and look at my clock at 7:17. I sensed the number was significant, so I asked the Holy Spirit to show me what it meant.

I have shared the revelation in this video, but the gist is that the Holy Spirit led me to Genesis 8:4, where we are told that Noah’s ark came to rest on the seventeenth day of the seventh month. For this reason the Gregorian July 17 has a special place in my heart.

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Your Upcoming Swoon

| Sharon Arpana Edwards

A new book is coming quite soon.
I hope it will be a big boon
To your reading time.
It does have some rhyme
So prepare for your upcoming swoon!

The book is my maiden novella.*
Though it isn’t a jolly good fella
I hope it is good.
I wrote best I could
While guzzling down tea with vanilla.

The story recounts a world trip
That wasn’t a hop, jump, and skip.
My topmost priority
Was finding Superiority
Where the vice has its vile viselike grip.

My findings may shock you, dear reader.
I wish that the world had been meeker
But alas I did see
In country upon country
That pride rises up as the leader.

While wandering from clime to clime
As Odysseus did once upon a time
I also met folks,
Some gals and some blokes,
Whom I cannot describe all in rhyme.**

The dedication’s first line bears the name
Of the one who was twice my ex-flame,
A lover of levity
And fanboy of brevity—
My loquacity bears some of the blame.

So at least let it make me some moolah
With this, my forthcoming novella.
When it’s widely read
I’ll get me some bread
And spread it with golden Nutella.

*The manuscript was a novella when I composed this announcement. It’s a novel now but to quote David Copperfield, let it stand.

**Hence the prose.

(c) 2024 by Sharon Arpana Edwards. All rights reserved.

A Tenth Anniversary Edition

| Sharon Arpana Edwards

Today I celebrate ten years as a published author! I had hoped to release a commemorative edition of my first book to mark the occasion, but a hand injury decreed otherwise. God being rich in mercy, the hardcover edition of my latest book is now available on Amazon.

I’d be grateful if you could buy a copy of this new edition, or the previously released paperback, and leave a review on Amazon. That will introduce me to new readers—something every author needs! You may also want to check out my award-winning 100-day devotional.

If you decide not to purchase either book but would like to make a donation to my ongoing writing and ministry, here are the links. Thanks in advance, and now let me share a memory from the day I became a published author.

With my godson on June 29, 2013

I remember June 29, 2013 as though it were just last month. In fact, I’ve forgotten what I was doing on this day last month, but the events of that career-defining day from a decade ago are printed like a paperback in my memory.

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The Day of Second Chances: A Letter to My Mother

| Sharon Arpana Edwards

My dearest Mummy,

When I started writing my letter to you on this day last year, I did not know where to begin. But today I know exactly where to begin. I guess that itself is a sign of progress, and I know you’ll be happy. You’d never want me to stay trapped in my grief. You’d want me to make the most of this life I still have. I can’t say I’ve made the most of every minute of these last two years, but read on. Continue reading →

Beholding and Holding God’s Promises

| Sharon Arpana Edwards

When the proof copy of my new book arrived last week, one of the first people I texted was Rabi Maharaj, author of one of my all-time favorite books, Death of a Guru. His response to the cover image I’d sent was heartwarming.

Apart from warming my heart, Rabi’s text reminded me of the process of obtaining God’s promises. And it is a process. The Bible makes it clear that God’s promises Continue reading →

A New Book Is Heading Your Way!

| Sharon Arpana Edwards

Friends, I am happy to say
A new book is heading your way!
I’ve set it in verse
If you’re not averse
To limericks, you won’t turn away.

My theme is the problem of pain,
Which is rife in this earthly domain.
On the soul’s darkest night
I decided to write.
May my labor have not been in vain!

The book’s not an autobiography
But I think that it was truly necessary
For me to know
Something of woe
So I would not write superficially.

My protagonist’s a hero of old
Whose story is most often told
When talking of pain,
For we all can gain
Wisdom if his life we behold.

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