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Exploring the 
interconnectedness of our common life through storytelling and stewardship

​​​Discover my short stories

in Flora Fiction, Litro and The DeKalb Voices Review

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Joseph R. Goodall

Author & Engineer

Observing

Learning

Engaging

At the Intersection
of our Inner and Outer Worlds

Dive into a Story

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What the Bird Sees in Flight

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This historical fiction family drama, creatively presented as a novel-in-stories, is available now in paperback and eBook formats from online and local book sellers.

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Surrounded by poverty in Pre-War Tennessee, young Amos must confront his affinity toward violence in this moving coming-of-age tale inspired by the history of labor struggles in the Appalachians.

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Curiosity as a Pathway

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There is a complicated web of relationships between human beings, the places we craft in our search for belonging, and the many other creatures sharing our fragile planet. This interplay serves as a fertile ground for narratives—personal and communal stories of pain and triumph, even in the mundane.

 

The internal contours of our being—our emotional and spiritual life—overlay onto this three-fold outer environment as well. The interesting characters we encounter, the resistance we face, and the resolutions we fight for all populate this intersection, and stories (both "true" and "fictional") spring forth readily as from a fountain.

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This perspective informs my design approach as an engineer, as I seek to facilitate this interaction between people, infrastructure and land in healthy and sustainable ways. It is also what inspires me to write: to tell stories and render scenes that depict the beauty and complexity of our need for each other, the effect of our environment on our living condition and vice versa, and to foster empathy for others' experience and perspectives.

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I hope that as you read my writing, you'll be inspired to pay more attention in your everyday life, to value your unique personality, relationships and spaces, and to consider someone else's point of view.

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