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L.M. Browning's Biography

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Jul 2011

L.M. Browning grew up in a small fishing village in Connecticut where she began writing at the age of 15. A longtime student of Religion, Nature and Philosophy these themes permeate this young writer’s work. Raised a Catholic, she studied both the Traditional and Apocrypha doctrine before her spiritual search crossed into the other religions of the world, compelling her to investigate: Judaism, Tibetan Buddhism, Celtic Earth-Based Spirituality and Shamanism.

Browning is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominated author. In 2010 she penned a three-title contemplative poetry series: Oak Wise: Poetry Exploring an Ecological FaithRuminations at Twilight: Poetry Exploring the Sacred and The Barren Plain: Poetry Exploring the Reality of the Modern Wasteland [Little Red Tree Publishing 2010]. And on December 2, 2011 she will celebrate the release of her first full-length novel: The Nameless Man{Co-authored by Marianne Browning.}

In 2010 Browning became a partner at Hiraeth Press — an Independent Publisher of Contemplative and Ecological titles. She is an Associate Editor of the bi-annual e-publication, Written River: A Journal of Eco-Poetics. And she is Founder/Lead-Editor of Homebound Press, an imprint of Hiraeth Press’ devoted to fiction. Balancing her love of writing with her love of learning, she is currently working for a degree in Philosophy through The University of London External Programme.

Influences

Rainer Maria Rilke, Frank MacEowen, Herman Hesse

Upcoming Works

The Nameless Man - A Novel Forthcoming November 25, 2011

Recommended Links

Publishers

Poetry: Little Red Tree Publishing Fiction: Homebound Press

Interests & Hobbies

Writing, Reading, Independent Studies, Environmental Causes, Humanitarian Causes, Philosophy, Spirituality, Hiking, Travel/Pilgrimages, New England, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Folk Music, Art, Photography, Book Collector, Self-Sustaining Living, Cooking, Baking