Greetings my sweatie little dahlinks!

Where is FALL? Is it here yet? OH MY GOD! I hate to sweat, I guess that is why God created swimming pools and Cosmopolitans, but who thee $&%*$ has time for either of them ??? Only ze rich and fantastic! Well, here is what moi the poor and yet fantastic is up to for ze next couple of weeks!

Please let me hear from YOU kiddies as well!! Tell, me all of your gossip, or just let me know that you are ALIVE and kickin', that will do for now!!

Get ready to be bombarded soon with NEWS about ze next book - "Danczah" and also hopefully the re-release of "Living Crazy Like Fly", yes, biggah, bettah, juicer, and perhaps some Bunny Hut photos? We will see if Bun will allow some of those or not!! HA!

Read my FANTASTIC review in June (if you didn't already) from Myshelf.com - My thanks, thanks, thanks to my favorite review dahlink - Sue Johnson!! I'd give you a child, but I can't have anymore! HA!

You can now find "Fly" on Wal-mart.com also! Oh my God! What's next?! K-MART?? Get the Gun!!

What's up with you?? Here's where you can find me!!

TUESDAY, JULY 9TH & JULY 23RD - 07:00 - 09:00 PM
Yes, kiddies come and bring me your stories, poems, laments, gossip, whatever you want to read to the rest of us at Barnes and Nobles of Mandarin. We need to start working on those HOLIDAY stories, so start thinking black, orange, red and especially GREEN, as in MONEY!! Yes, we all want to sell some of our STUFF for some LETTUCE, so LET US get started. HA!

THURSDAY, JULY 25TH - 07:00 PM
Yes, dears it time for TEA again and to discuss "Fly" and "Passing Thoughts", details further to be announced, as well as other guests. Just mark it on your calendar you little locals and I will be back to you about more TEA TIME events latah.

SATURDAY, JULY 27TH - 01:00 - 03:00 PM
It's time for our monthly Florida Writer's Association Meeting - I know it's hot, but what we have got planned for the FALL/WINTER is even HOTTER, so get in on it now! Plus we have the Florida Writers Association Convention coming up in October, The Florida Palm Awards, and more..more..more...

Those of you in the Jacksonville area - don't forget to get your submissions to moi for the OPEN MIC JACKSONVILLE book soon to be released, hopefully for ze holidays, by NEIGHBORHOOD PRESS!! This ain't just gonna be any ole anthology baby, you get 3 - 4 of your poems in it, your pic, your bio, invited to some great premiere parties!! So send your stuff in NOW!! Right now the deadline is August 1st (this may be extended), but get your stuff in !! We will start selecting finalist for this fantastic coffee table book to raise money for literacy SOON!! If chosen to be in it you will also get 1 free copy and a chance to buy others at a discounted rate. It's for a GREAT cause kiddies, so come on and enter now!!

Other than that, don't forget to read my stuff here at Authors Den and with the Justice Coalition newspaper- "The Victim's Advocate" - on line you can read it at www.justicecoalition.org -
also tune into listen to Lee Martin and me every now and then from 08:00 - 09:00 AM at 1320 AM at WJGR Radio!

Let's see, anything else happening? NOPE! That's enough, oh yeah I'm still working a full and part time job to go with all of the above!! Stay cool! Stay informed! Stay in touch!! Staying in my prayers, love to all!!

Ta-ta for now my pets,

Caryn aka Cruella aka Countessa

Florida's Fav Starving Artist - (Then why am I so FAT?! HA! It's water weight dahlinks! HA!)

LOVE YA!!!xoxxooxxoxxoxoox