Scott William Foley

This morning I met with the most delightful book club!  Many of them were friends with my wife through Oakland Elementary and had requested copies of my first short story collection, The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume I.

I was a bit nervous about attending the session because many of the stories in that collection were written five years ago and I feel as though my writing style and skill have improved greatly since.  The fact many of them were teachers compounded my anxiety, especially because one of them teaches English at a junior high!

Thankfully, my fears could not have been more misplaced.  They were the nicest group of people with fantastic questions, astute observations, and thoughtful comments.  And best of all-they were hilarious! 

I’m so appreciative they not only read my book, but allowed me to take part in their discussion.  Getting to meet and interact with my audience is always an invaluable experience, and in this particular case a real joy!

Watch out, World!  Scott William Foley has learned how to make banners.  From now on, no one is safe.

Below are the banners I’ve made so far.  If you’d like to use one as a link on your blog or website, I’d be ecstatic to send you the code.  Just email me at scottwilliamfoley@gmail.com.

This is Shootdown, an elite member of the Meta-Agent Program of the United States.  Shootdown is a covert operative specializing in assassination all over the world.  Some members of MAP are public figures, such as Anthem and Freedom (before he went AWOL and became the government’s worst traitor).  Shootdown belongs to that part of the program that is to never be known by the people.

If you’d like to read about Shootdown’s attempt at killing Freedom, and then his subsequent role in trapping Freedom , check out  The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume I and Volume II.

If you’d like a signed copy of one of my books and free shipping (within the continental United States), visit the following website and scroll down to find PayPal Buy Now links:

www.myspace.com/scottwilliamfoley

The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume II - Join author Scott William Foley on another uncanny journey through the uncharted realms of the imagination! Although immensely different in genre, tone, and setting, Foley’s stories deal with that which we all have in common-our humanity. He brings us stories of love, regret, loss, hope, fear, and redemption. From the vastness of space to a lonely church pew, Foley’s tales will provoke your imagination in ways inconceivable! The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume II is an eclectic collection of short stories dealing with horror, fantasy, faith, science fiction, realism, and everything in between. Prepare for another plunge into the depths of Scott William Foley’s wildest imaginings!

Souls Triumphant: A Novel - Souls Triumphant is the story of Joe and Alessandra, two recent college graduates who meet on the street and experience love at first sight. Through a series of adventures and tragedies, they learn the evil Ned and his fallen angels pursue them.  If the world is to survive, they must evade the villains’ nefarious intentions, befriend the enigmatic Buddy, and rekindle their true natures. It’s a story of romance, action, intrigue, fantasy, and faith.

The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume I - Enter worlds where the only limitation is the imagination.  Worlds where an old woman is left a fallen soldier’s medals of distinction for reasons she doesn’t understand; worlds where a cold-blooded killer vows to return from the dead and finish what he started; worlds where proposing to a girlfriend becomes a comedy of errors; worlds where a boy pays dearly for taking a dare to stay the night in a house no one would risk entering; worlds where a genetically-altered government agent, considered a hero by the people, is wanted for treason; worlds where a father loses touch with his son without caring to know why; worlds where a woman is bestowed the honor of destroying an unaware planet, but must choose if she will follow through with her duty; worlds where one word scribbled on a wall can change a person’s life forever, if one is willing to see it; worlds where a stranger’s random phone call renews faith.  Enter these worlds, and prepare to let the imagination soar!

This is the tragic Nether Man, the infrequent terror of Purgatory Station.  He can currently be found in my short story collection The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume I.

This is the corrupt Anthem, the antithesis and replacement of Freedom.  I first created him sometime around 1991.  He can currently be found in my short story collections The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume I and Volume II.

A few years ago the Reading Raiders of Bloomington High School invited me to be their guest speaker at a fundraiser.  Here are some pictures chronicling the event.

All Photographs Copyright © Kristen Foley 2005  All Rights Reserved

Imagine my surprise, when, in November of 2005, I was surprised to see my short story collection The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume I on the Barnes and Noble bookshelves.  It was a surreal–and very welcome–sight!  Of course, I brought Kristen back the next night to take some photographs of this watershed moment.

All Photographs Copyright © Kristen Foley 2005  All Rights Reserved

Friends,

Come to the Bloomington, IL, Barnes and Noble on December 5th and help support the Bloomington High School Reading Raiders Book Club! They are having a fundraiser where, if you use a provided voucher, they will receive 15% of all sales.

I will give a talk entitled “The Power of Literature” at 7:30 p.m., followed by a book signing, but there will be several other events beginning at 4:00 p.m. Some of these family friendly events include:

•Readings by District 87 administrators
•Appearances by local authors
•Performances by the Bloomington High School Drama Department
•Story time for children
•Puppet shows
•Arts and crafts
•Performances by Bloomington High School musicians
•District 87 student artwork
•Bloomington High School Speech Team performances

I hope you can make it out and support the Bloomington High School Reading Raiders Book Club!

This character is the wanted traitor, heroic Freedom.  I first created him sometime around 1991.  He can currently be found in my short story collections The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume I and Volume II.