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The distinguished historian of American history, William Appleman Williams, defined writing as the art of applying the seat of your pants to the seat of your chair and remaining there until you have something written down.

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Alan D. Busch is an independent writer in Skokie, Illinois and the father of three children: Benjamin Z’L, Kimberly and Zac. His first book, Snapshots In Memory of Ben, was published in December of 2007 by Water Forest Press and has been reviewed in the New York based Jewish Press by Shayna Hunt, Critical Essays published by literary critic and poet Adam Donaldson Powell, the Chicago Jewish United Fund News Magazine and PoeticaMagazine.com. Alan has published articles of prose and poetry in Bereavement Publications/Living With Loss,The Chicago JUF News Magazine, Poetworks.com, Aish.com and Skyline Productions. Two of his essays will appear in an anthology of Jewish writings, Everyone's Got A Story, edited by Ruchama King Feuerman, to be published in the spring of 2008, by Judaica Press. Alan's latest publication, a short story entitled "Lamentations" will appear in the Lessons In Emunah feature of the October 11, 2008 edition of the Jewish Press (NY).

He is currently working on an anthology of poetry, a second memoir entitled My Molochim and a journal of writings about living with Parkinson's Disease.



Birth Place: Chicago, IL USA

Accomplishments: My most important achievements are my children.
Secondarily, please see my list of publications.
     



Books

Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me Revision #2 of Part 1 by Alan D Busch
Revision #2 of Part 1 of "Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me"...
  

 

Snapshots In Memory of Ben by Alan D Busch
Snapshots In Memory of Ben is a compelling memoir of loss, love and life. A must read for all who are in need of a smile on the face of bereavement....
  

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Chapters 1 and 2 of My Molochim (under construction) by Alan D Busch
Chapters 1 and 2 of My Molochim (angels) sorry about the disjointed appearance of the stories, but do read them please.respond if you like with either negative or positive reviews....
  

 

Prologue to My Molochim (Angels) by Alan D Busch
Please read this draft of a prologue to my second book My Molochim (Angels) and do let me know your thoughts. I appreciate your feedback....
  

 



Short Stories

Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me, Revision 2 of Part 1
 by Alan D Busch
Stuff My Father Won''t Tell Me, Revision 2 of Part 1...


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me, Part 10
 by Alan D Busch
subtitled "Stuff We Didn''t Tell Our Father ..."...


I Am Thy Beloved ...
 by Alan D Busch
Jewish Wedding Vows...


Stories of Shul Life: The Essence of Sukkot
 by Alan D Busch
It''s never too late to learn that what really matters is not the shine but the substance ......


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me, Part 9
 by Alan D Busch
Late on a Friday''s afternoon...


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me, Part 8
 by Alan D Busch
Friends and old friends ......


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me, Part 1 (revised)
 by Alan D Busch
This is a revision of part 1 of Stuff My Father Won''t Tell Me...


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me, Part 7
 by Alan D Busch
Conversation with my father at his bedside ......


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me, Part 6
 by Alan D Busch
Stuff My Father Won''t Tell Me, Part 6...


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me, A Poetic Preface with Commentary
 by Alan D Busch
A poetic preface with commentary to Stuff My Father Won''t Tell Me...


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me, Part 5
 by Alan D Busch
My series continues as my father and I live in the autumn of his life ......


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me ... Part 4
 by Alan D Busch
Part 4 of Stuff My Father Won''t Tell Me ......


Express Mail To Ben
 by Alan D Busch
Express Mail to Ben on the first day of Elul ......


Express Mail To Ben
 by Alan D Busch
Express Mail to Ben on the first day of Elul ......


Resent Letter to Ben, 9/1/08
 by Alan D Busch
A father discusses several life questions with his late son ......


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me, Part 3
 by Alan D Busch
Dear Friends, Please read or reread my second installment of "Stuff My Father Won''t Tell Me, Part 2, A Continuation" before reading this third installment....


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me ... A Continuation, Part 2
 by Alan D Busch
Dear Friends, It will help you to first read my earlier piece by the same title "Stuff My Father Won''t Tell Me ..." in the My Stories section of my writings....


Lamentations to be published by Jewish Press (NY)
 by Alan D Busch
"Lamentations" to be published by Jewish Press (NY)...


The Final Revision of Lamentations
 by Alan D Busch
The Final Revision of "Lamentations" ... I hope!...


Son and Father Commune
 by Alan D Busch
Growing Up On the Phone ... NOTE TO READERS: PLEASE READ MY POEM ''FOR ZAC'' BEFORE READING THIS PIECE. OK? THANK YOU!...


Stuff My Father Won't Tell Me (under massive construction)
 by Alan D Busch
Post-hospital update about my father''s condition followed by a discussion of the stuff he won''t tell me....


Twelve Years After Mr. Gallo's Class
 by Alan D Busch
A young teacher recalls ......


A Memorable Teacher Revisited
 by Alan D Busch
A former student remembers an important teacher ......


Lamentations ... Revisited
 by Alan D Busch
a revision of my story "Lamentations" submitted for publication ......


Long Distance Letter
 by Alan D Busch
An Almost Forgotten About Letter to Ben on His 7th Hebrew Yarzeit (anniversary of his passing) ...



Poetry

First To Be
 by Alan D Busch
Poetical Musings from an old translation of a Jewish hymn "Yigdal" ......


Loss and Gain
 by Alan D Busch
My friend mourns the recent sudden death of his 21-year old daughter ... I dedicate the following verses to Noelle,of blessed memory, beloved daughter of my friend and author Micki Peluso who...


Lonely for You, Forever (under construction)
 by Alan D Busch
Reflections that evening of Ben''s death ......


God and Man Chat
 by Alan D Busch
God and Man Chat ......


For Zac
 by Alan D Busch
Reflections for and about Zac ... who has leapt over some of life's highest hurdles....


Tree of Life
 by Alan D Busch
My father is very ill in a hospital. His son reflects ... ...


A Father Loses His Daughter (under construction)
 by Alan D Busch
free form thoughts about a friend''s loss of his daughter of 21 years to the seeming randomness of a freakish traffic accident...


Studies in Poetry Revision
 by Alan D Busch
Dear Readers, This took some doing, but here I present two versions of a poem: the older version in black; the revision in red. Please read both and decide which reads better in terms of ryth...


Pleasantness and Praise
 by Alan D Busch
A wedding prayer for a young couple ... the groom''s name Noam means "pleasantness" and the bride''s name Tehilla means "praise"....


Sew A Stronger Stitch
 by Alan D Busch
Strive to become you b''ezras HaShem (with God''s help) ......


Up Heaven's Slope
 by Alan D Busch
Remember ALWAYS!...


Poetry of Pesach
 by Alan D Busch
Inventorying the lessons of Pesach once passed ......


All that Remains ...
 by Alan D Busch
All that Remains Is Oftentimes More Than You Think...


lonely for you, forever (rough draft)
 by Alan D Busch
prose to poetry...


She and You
 by Alan D Busch


Looking at You ...
 by Alan D Busch


Prayerful Morning Musings
 by Alan D Busch
Back of the Bais Medrash Musings During Shacharis...


Torah Thoughts in Flight
 by Alan D Busch


The Catastrophe
 by Alan D Busch
If one life taken is a world lost, what of six million?...


Before No Man Bow
 by Alan D Busch
Reflections on God Talk ......


I Stopped Singing ...
 by Alan D Busch
free form thoughts ......


Original Draft of From Your Room with personal commentary
 by Alan D Busch
The original draft of "From Your Room" Fyi ... "kallah" is Hebrew for "bride"....


A Parent's Prayer
 by Alan D Busch
Poetical wisdom for young parents ......


Eight Years Ago
 by Alan D Busch
A father''s musings in the eighth year of his son''s absence ......


Dignity Restored
 by Alan D Busch
A crime neither forgiven nor forgotten ......



Articles

Making Lemonade ... Parkinson's Really 'Sux', Doesn't It?
 by Alan D Busch
Living with Parkinson''s ......


Parkinson's Disease Sux
 by Alan D Busch
Chapter 1 of Parkinson's Disease "Sux"...


Every Day is Thanksgiving
 by Alan D Busch
Thanksgiving is not just about a turkey dinner ......


Glimpse a further glimpse of a New Preface for my second book
 by Alan D Busch
A further revision of a new preface for my second book....


Glimpses of a Preface for Book Two (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
 by Alan D Busch
Preface Book Two (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)...


The 10th, Last and Worst Plague
 by Alan D Busch
Pharoah Had Free Will ... He Just Made Poor Decisions...


It's For the Birds
 by Alan D Busch
Favor Our Feathery Friends ......


Escorting the Dead
 by Alan D Busch
Doing a good deed for which there is no reciprocity ......


Probing Beyond the Surface ...
 by Alan D Busch
Well, ... what have you learned ...?...


These Are The People: Sick! Sick? You Call That Sick? My Mom Taught Me ...
 by Alan D Busch
My mom taught me......


Stepping into the Sukkah
 by Alan D Busch
This article was published on Aish.com in September of 2007....


God's Role
 by Alan D Busch
Reflections on the Interactions between Man and His Creator ......


Hug Your Kids Each Day As If It Were ...
 by Alan D Busch
Experience really is the best teacher ......


How Do Other Parents Cope?
 by Alan D Busch
Review of Another Father's Book about the Death of His Son...



News

Publication News
 by Alan D Busch
New anthology of Jewish voices to be published in Spring 2008....


Alan's Writer's Resume
 by Alan D Busch
Alan''s Writer''s Resume...


Jewish Press to Publish Lamentations
 by Alan D Busch
Latest Publication News from Alan D. Busch...


www.Buschphotography.blogspot.com
 by Alan D Busch
Please view my wife's excellent digital photography!...


Click on SeraphicPress.com
 by Alan D Busch
Alan''s article,''Bitter Harvest", one of two that appear in Ruchama King Feuerman''s newly published Everybody''s Got a Story, receives a generous comment by writer Robert Avrech in his review of Ruc...


Snapshots Reviewed by Book Editor of Poetica.com
 by Alan D Busch
A New Review of Snapshots In Memory of Ben by the book editor of poetica.com....


click on http://wwwpearliesofwisdom.blogspot.com/
 by Alan D Busch
CLICK ON http://wwwpearliesofwisdom.blogspot.com/...


MEDICAL UPDATE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT 7/17/08
 by Alan D Busch
PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS. SEE BELOW....


My Father's Additional Medical Update
 by Alan D Busch
AN ADDITIONAL UPDATE OF MY FATHER'S CONDITION...


Update on My Father's Illness
 by Alan D Busch
PLEASE READ AND POST GET WELL WISHES TO MY FATHER, DR. ALBERT I. BUSCH ON THIS SITE. DO TAKE A MOMENT TO DO THIS BY COMPOSING A SHORT REVIEW TO THIS UPDATE....


my father is dying .
 by Alan D Busch
my father is dying ......


Click on ASimpleJew.blogspot.com
 by Alan D Busch
A widely read blog asks Alan to respond to a theoretical proposition. Read Alan's answer in Tuesday's edition of ASimpleJew.blogspot.com...


Review of Snapshots In Memory of Ben
 by Alan D Busch
Read Chicago authoress Shayna Hunt's review of my book in the Jewish Press of New York. Click on link ... ...


DISCOUNTED Copies of Snapshots Available
 by Alan D Busch
Only 9 copies left!...


www.writersstockintrade.blogspot.com
 by Alan D Busch
Introducing a new sponsor on my blog at www.writersstockintrade.blogspot.com....


Poetica Magazine to publish a new poem by Alan Busch
 by Alan D Busch
Alan's original piece of poetry "Shacharis Musings" will be published in the coming weeks by Poetica Magazine. link:http://poeticamagazine.com/...


Author of Bereavement Memoir Seeks Out Other Bereavement Stories
 by Alan D Busch
Alan D. Busch, bereaved parent and author of Snapshots In Memory of Ben is looking for other writers and/or readers to submit their own stories of mourning, grief and bereavement....



Events

Artists' Exhibition and Parkinson's Disease 8/24/2008
An Amazing Event on a Summer's Day ......


A Friend Writes from Israel 7/3/2008
Torah reflections on the sale of one book ......


Postscript to My First Author's Event (under construction)) 6/30/2008
A jewel is only as precious as there are few of them ......


My First Author's Event 6/15/2008
The "back story" to the Chicago Jewish Arts Festival...


Chicago Jewish Arts Festival 6/15/2008
Chicago writer Alan D. Busch will be at the Chicago Jewish Arts Fair, Sunday June 15, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois to sell and sign copies of his book, Snapshots In Memory of Ben, a memoir in commemoration of his late beloved son Benjamin. If you happen...


Links

Snapshots In Memory of Ben
Please purchase copies of my book Snapshots In Memory of Ben by visiting this site. Paypal is accepted.


The Book of Ben
In memory of my late son Ben, please visit this blog containing nearly 200 postings of Alan's writing.

Poetry, Dialogue and Composition
The poetry and sundry other writings of Alan D. Busch.


Additional information

Alan D. Busch Purchase my book at www.snapshotsinmemoryofben.com Contact me at AlanDBusch@aol.com or at fitterthanudad@aol.com Please read my blogs: www.thebookofben.blogspot.com and www.writersstockintrade.blogspot.com (TO PURCHASE COPIES OF SNAPSHOTS IN MEMORY OF BEN,CLICK ON:) www.snapshotsinmemoryofben.com. Print Publishing Credits Snapshots In Memory of Ben by Alan D. Busch, Water Forest Press, Victoria Valentine, 2007 Everyone's Got A Story by Ruchama King Feuerman in which two of my essays are published. Published by Judaica Press. Skyline Review edited by Victoria Valentine in which one of my poems is published. Published by Water Forest Press. The Jewish United Federation News Magazine of Chicago: “The Last Time” excerpted from my manuscript In Memory of Ben in its September 2007 edition Living With Loss Bereavement Publications: "From Your Room" and "Musings of A Bereft Father Six Years Later" in its 2007 summer edition. Living With Loss, Bereavement Publications: “Every Day is Thanksgiving” November 1, 2007 winter edition. Poetryworks.com: “Mourning's Reflections" in Passing, published Poetryworks.com. The Jewish Funeral Directors of America: Reprint of “Musings of A Bereaved Father Six Years in its national magazine; for more specific information, contact Carla Blowey at editor@livingwithloss.com On Line Publications: Aish.com, "Stepping Into The Sukkah" http://www.aish.com/spirituality/odysseys/Stepping_into_the_Sukkah.asp Jewish Magazine, "Closing the Grave" http://www.jewishmag.com/113mag/escortdead/escortdead.html New Jersey Faith Forum: "A Father’s Tribute to His Late Son" New Jersey Faith Forum: "It Happened Again" http://njfaithforum.blogspot.com/2007/03/fathers-tribute-to-his-late-son. Professional References: Mary Pat Tuxbury www.mptbooks.com Ruchama King Feuerman http://writetogether.typepad.com/3. Carla Blowey editor@livingwithloss.com

 
Contact Information

Alan D. Busch
4441 Palma Pl. 
Skokie   IL   60076   USA
Work phone: 847 894-1001
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