Tag: book

  • The Tortoise

  • Among the Flowers

    The only time I enjoyed my forced time with my grandmother was the sunny afternoon she met her friends in the park. I knew she wouldn’t let me play on the playground with the other children – she had some fear I was going to get kidnapped (I didn’t believe her because I knew she…

  • Book Sales

    I knew my book sales were lagging, but I had been hoping I could hang on a bit longer. I needed to hang on longer. If I had to move out of my apartment, I didn’t know where I would go. I could no longer depend on my parents to help and I had no…

  • Getting Published

    I became a millionaire the day my book was released.  I was on top of the world and knew nothing could bring me down.  I walked down the street with a Sharpie just in case somebody asked for my autograph.  Tomorrow I have my first onscreen television interview and I knew I had to get…