In November, my sister, Aby, said she was coming “home” to spend some time with my mother. Aby lives in Illinois, and during her visit “home”, she got to talking about what “home” really is, to her and to her children. We were at P.F. Changs. It was a bit noisy. I had a beer. And […]
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Sometimes it’s not only who you know, it’s who other people know. In my case, I know my boss and she knows her mom and her mom is a member of the Book Club of Grosse Ile. And it was because of that set of connections that I was invited to present a one-hour summary
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At some point a writer has to start writing again which means book marketing must come to an end. My book Something Furry Underfoot came out as an e-book in May 2013 and a paperback in September 2013 and I’ve done marketing on and off since then. My second to last marketing event was a short,
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First, thank you all for being part of International Author’s Day on July 18 and entering to win the free copy of Something Furry Underfoot. Congratulations go out to Bonnie H. for being the winner of the free, autographed paperback version. Everyone else that entered can still nab an e-version of my book for 99 cents
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A kindly woman by the name of Debdatta Dasgupta Sahay, who admits to being a book addict from India (and also a site host for my first book blog tour a few years ago), decided that there should be an International Author’s Day to celebrate authors. On her web site, she says that she was
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While cleaning out my mom’s condominium recently, my stepson, Arthur, stopped by to see if there were any items that would be of use to him in his new apartment. Now, I was thinking he’d go for things like cooking utensils, and sure enough, he grabbed a colander. But what really intrigued me was when
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In Chapter 3 of my humorous, touching memoir, Something Furry Underfoot, I tell how our first ferret was soon joined by a second, then a third, until we had four crazy, inquisitive ferrets in our house. As with the other pets that came into my house, I knew nothing about ferrets. Here are a few
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Two bits of good news! First, I’ve created a new networking opportunity with Critter Joe’s, a nifty site devoted to pets. Critter Joe’s posted information about my book Something Furry Underfoot on his site under Helpful Information! So check it out and all the other great things Critter Joe’s has to offer. Secondly, I’ve hooked up with www.ebooksoda.com to promote my
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Once upon a time, we had a dog named Dusty, the Angel Pup, who, with his pal, Little Dipper, filled our hearts and our days with happiness. In August, 2012, Little Dipper passed away and in August 2013, Dusty went off to heaven to join her. The next day my beloved, retired husband, Mark, spent
It turns out our nine-month-old puppies, Winston and Snickers are big-time chewers. And after the pups chewed a door frame, we decided we should try to find an indestructible dog toy before our house started falling down. Here are some potentially indestructible dog toys. So, let’s start with the one at the top left, the
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