Once upon a time when I was in my late twenties I was the mom of a toddler and a newborn. I remember being on duty 24/7/365, similar to when I worked in nursing except I did not have every third weekend off like we did in the early sixties. I remember cloth diapers, sterilized bottles, …
Thanks to Women & Children First Bookstore!
Yes, I had the reading of Caring Lessons today at the Women & Children First bookstore on North Clark in Chicago. As a first-time author, I appreciate their cordial willingness to host me. And I'm thankful for new and old friends, plus two of my former writing teachers, that showed up. The staff told me …
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Last call / Women & Children First / Reading
Presto! My attempt at an advertising flyer follows. Click here: Women & Children First - Sunday, 2/13, 4:30pm Take a respite from the cold and warm up with chatter at this Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor's Journey of Faith and Self event!
Promote book via snowplow!
After being busy last week with three events for Caring Lessons, yesterday I started getting ready for the next reading at Women & Children First here in Chicago on 2/13. I wanted to make a one-page flyer to bring to a few colleges of nursing for them to post on their student bulletin boards. And …
Giga Alerts Finds New Review of Caring Lessons
So, do you know about Giga Alerts? A free web alerting service that tracks your name, for example, when it shows up on the web? I get an email every few weeks that shows where my name--because that's what I've asked them to track for me--shows up on the web. To get even more results, …
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Airlines Promoting Travel Wear
Did you know that airline companies are now advertising travel wear at check-in? The four-piece, wrinkle-free, mix and match ensemble, plus shoes, which will transport you seamlessly from daytime to evening wear? What? You didn’t know? You haven’t seen the ads? Well, neither have I--because they are not viewable. They are only implied. By baggage …
Former Teacher Reviews “Caring Lessons”
I'm happy to share a review of Caring Lessons by Carol Breems, a former teacher and long-time friend of one of my older sisters. ~~~ This holiday time, I spent time reading your wonderful book. Just wanted you to know how meaningful it was to me. You have found a new career - your style …
“Just” a mom? NO WAY
"Just." (Merriam-Webster: only, simply) "Just" a mom? NO, I want to bellow. No one is ever "just" a mom. No one is ever "only" or "simply" a mom. We moms know this is not true. So why, when someone asks us what we do--the standard American question--do we ever say, "I'm just a mom"? Yesterday, …
Invite/Lansing Library 1/27 6:30pm
Meet that guy you love in Caring Lessons. Yes, Marv is coming with me to my next open-to-all reading to be held at the Lansing (IL) Public Library. So many folks have written to me after reading Caring Lessons that they love Marv, so here's your chance to meet him in person!
Write Along with Me 