HEAVEN ON EARTH: STORIES OF FLY FISHING, FUN & FAITH IS ALMOST HERE

Greetings fellow bird hunters and fly fishers. It's been a long time coming, but I am excited to annouce that my first book, Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun & Faith is almost here. Below is a brief summary of the book:

The Lord has a special place in his heart for fishermen. For lawyers, not so much. When a guy who deals daily with the collision of these conflicting worlds has the temerity to author a book, you wonder whether anything coherent can result. This singular miracle, however, is now in print. In Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun & Faith, Andrew Wayment, a diehard fisherman and attorney, negotiated his personal contradiction with such style and grace as to transport you to a place of joy and peace. This book is a collection of stories from the author’s life with the pastime of fly fishing as the primary subject matter. However, in a nation where it is quickly becoming taboo to even mention God or things of a spiritual nature, the author bucks this trend and uses fish and fishing as a vehicle to share deeper spiritual principles. Hopefully, in reading this book of fishing stories you, too, will find a little Heaven on Earth.

Of Heaven on Earth, Hartt Wixom, the author of Improve the World: Go Fishing! and Fishing: The Extra Edge wrote:

Andrew Marshall Wayment has done a phenomenal job combining fishing, fun, family, faith and I would add, philosophy, to his Heaven on Earth book. In the process, he has provided many insightful ways and means of enjoying angling to its zenith. In addition, the fly fisherman will gain a hatful of fishing tips as he/she wades the Madison River and other favorite American fishing holes.

I am excited to share this work with the world. I am not sure of all the details yet, but we will most likely be creating a website where you can order the book. I will post a link as soon as it's ready. If any of you are interested in a signed copy, please shoot me an email and I'll email you with the details as soon as I know.

Thanks for your support!

TED NELSON LUNDRIGAN'S, HUNTING THE SUN

Greetings, fellow Birdbrains. With yesterday's purchase of Hunting the Sun: A Passion for Grouse, I just finished my quest to acquire all of Ted Nelson Lundrigan's books.

For those of you who have not read his work, he is a great author. I first came across his work in an anthology entitled: Bare November Days and have been a fan ever since. Along with Hunting the Sun (which is his first book), Lundrigan has written two other books: Grouse and Lessor Gods and A Bird in Hand. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of Lundrigan's books. The talented Bob White did all the artwork for the latter two books and they are indeed beautiful.

Lundrigan is from Minnesota and the bird of his heart is the ruffed grouse. Thus, much of his writing is about pursuing that noble game bird. However, he also writes about hunting bobwhites, pheasants, and sharptails. Lundrigan's hunting companions include Joel Vance and the late, Michael McIntosh, both great bird-hunting writers in their own right.

Like me, Lundgrigan is an attorney by profession, but don't hold that against him! His profession has served him well as he is a wordsmith unequaled by most of his contemporaries and he tells a good story. I have no qualms with recommending any of Lundrigan's books to the followers of Upland Equations.

Oh, and just a tip, Hunting the Sun, is now listed on Amazon.com lower that it has been in a long time. . . . Since it is his first book (and arguably his most popular), it is the toughest to find at a decent price. Better get it quick before its gone. Believe me, I'm speaking from experience!