Between Two Eternities: Inscriptions Buried in an Awakened Heart

By Joseph Carvalko

Between Two Eternities, Inscriptions Buried in an Awakened Heart depict a journey of self-discovery, encompassing elements of struggle, resilience, truth, and awakening. Carvalko paints a vivid picture of life's journey, akin to an odyssey fraught with obstacles yet illuminated by moments of profound wisdom and love. The work is a collection of semi-autobiographical essays, fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, that combine tales taken from history, heroism, romance, and loss. In its entirety, the author examines a lifetime searching for sanctuary and purpose, often in the face of adversity, often struggling with self-doubt. The work highlights a journey begun as an inner-city high school dropout to becoming a successful lawyer and humanitarian, as he represented clients from billionaires to indigents, and actively engaged in organizations such as Amnesty International, as well as a Congressional representative, the Sioux City American Indian Center board member/activist, and as the Chairman of the internationally renowned Yale Technology and Ethics working group of the Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics. Frequently he returns to the intersections of the diverse cultures that shaped him, Azorean Portuguese, Italian and New Mexican. He has lived on the East Coast, Midwest, and Mountain West, traveling extensively to South America, Europe, and Asia, encountering people from ambassadors to criminals, entrepreneurs to mentors of solemn wisdom, each inspiring his writing. "Richly gifted in multiple disciplines, an international scholar, legal practitioner, jazz musician, and author, Carvalko has accumulated a vast reservoir of wisdom and knowledge to draw upon in sharing his life experiences. Between is not only skillfully crafted with the discerning eye of a master wordsmith but also deeply profound in its analysis and presentation of the human condition. His writings exhibit a great love for life and endurance for its vicissitudes. This evocative anthology is indeed a precious diamond." -MG Michael, PhD"Carvalko's prose [We Were Beautiful Once] is wiry and wise, steely yet soulful. His tales, tethered to real life, are lived and thoroughly pondered. In the right light, he is a cross between James Paterson and Scott Turow, only wiser and much more generous." -Da Chen, New York Times bestseller

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 168114607X
• ISBN13: 9781681146072
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Anaphora Literary Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"