Hello subscribers! And hello to others who end up here. If you’ve noticed not many posts have come from me lately, today I’m here to share what’s been going on: I’ve been preparing, delivering, and decompressing from giving live presentations in the Orlando, Florida, area about my cult story. This … [Read more…]
Dear Undertow supporters, I promise I’ll be writing soon, as planned, about my world travels with Hoyt, but first this note. Thanks for your support I’m writing first to thank you for your ongoing support of my efforts to share Undertow, my cautionary cult story. Many of you around Orlando have … [Read more…]
My favorite humorist, Oscar Wilde, quoted a popular adage that I absolutely love: “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” Last Sunday, I gave another presentation about cults—specifically my own cult experience—and used that adage to convey this: Anyone who does not stand for values such as … [Read more…]
Do you live in the Orlando, Florida, area? If so, have you heard about these free and open-to-the-public events? Winter Park Public Library Saturday, March 10. Scheduled activities from 10:00 am – 4:00 – Winter Park Public Library Book Festival 11:00 am – noon. Because I self-published Undertow, I’ve been invited to … [Read more…]
How do you spell ‘honored’? B-O-O-K A-W-A-R-D. Undertow just won a Gold medal! I’m still weeping with joy. All my thanks go to Team Undertow: editors Mary Ann De Stefano and Alice Peck, copy editor Ruth Mullen, book designer Duane Stapp, artist Rachel Chase, all the “first readers,” memoir professor Lezlie Laws, experts … [Read more…]