My blackberry shivered and shook with this text message from one of my oldest and dearest friends: “Shame on you for baptizing Mustachia! I’m in the chapter on “Bullets and Brothers” and I think it’s the best thing you’ve ever written.”
My new book is out there now and I’m getting some calls and emails. I’m taking all of the joyful praise with a grain of salt.
“This thing is doing heart surgery on me. I would have written sooner but I was on my way down to feed the chickens and I was pulled into the ditch by a giant crab.” Another reference to Rich People Shop Here. A story about my older brother. My friend was paying attention.
That’s amazing.
“We stayed up all night long and read it out loud to each other”. A friend of mine and his wife read the whole book in ONE NIGHT. OUT LOUD!
All of this is confirmation for me. It’s supposed to be out there. After a few fits and starts, it finally IS being read by a host of people and I get to hear their very enthusiastic responses to the stories.
Somebody else wrote to tell me that the book had inspired them to forgive someone in their own family. It doesn’t get any better than that in my humble opinion.
All of this fun is making me think about a sequel….
I enjoyed learning about your unique family. The “Patsy moments” were especially amusing. Thanks for sharing your story.