On Sunday May 24, 2009 – bring your kids, your sunscreen, your spirit and make sure you stretch because the Magnetic Hill Zoo is holding a fundraiser to bring the tigers back to Moncton and I will be there! I am donating $5 from each Sending You Sammy book sale at the zoo to the […]
Kindle Hits the Shelves?
Living in Canada definitely has its advantages as well as its disadvantages and I’m not yet sure where the not being to have the Kindle fits. If you haven’t heard of it yet, the Kindle is an electronic device which allows you to download over 1500 books, including bestselling novels, some newspapers, blogs and magazines. […]
An Insomniac’s Dream: A Collection of Poems and Short Stories
A collection of amazing poetry and thought provoking short stories, An Insomniac’s Dream is written by a new and cherished friend of mine, Kelly Moran. By pure coincidence we met and I’m so glad we did as I immediately bought this collection and will cherish it for life. Common Ground, a poem, attached to me […]
Night of the Gun by David Carr
I received a copy of The Night of the Gun from SimonSays/ Simon and Schuster and am very happy I did. Not sure of what to expect I simply expected a tale of turmoil, difficulty and drugs and read about all that and so much more. David Carr’s story of hardships and successes, family and […]
Larry’s Party by Carol Shields
An amazing tale of love lost and gained, motivation and inspiration and in such a simple complex tale of Larry and his friends and family. I would recommend this to anyone and have sent it on for a friend to enjoy. A new friend just made me aware that Carol Shields is a Canadian author! […]
My Marketing Adventures, Thus Far
I’ve decided to keep a blog about my attempts (successes and failures) of marketing both Sending You Sammy and Brain Tales – Volume One and welcome suggestions from any visitor who wants to assist. Press/ Media I was featured on Rogers First Local where my efforts at helping literacy and childhood obesity were seen by […]
Brain Tales Reviews
I offered stories from Brain Tales – Volume One for a review and this is one I received: “Paper Flowers is a beautiful story about a young girl who lost her mother at a very young age and her father learning how to cope and move on while still maintaining memories. I feel for the […]
Want to Read a Sampling of Brain Tales – Volume One?
For anyone who promises to write a positive review on Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, BarnesandNoble.com or Chapters.Indigo.ca, I am offering a free short story from the book. (If you don’t like the story, for what ever reason, I’d like to know, of course, but would appreciate you letting me know before posting it anywhere.) Please either friend […]