Hello my little kiddies,

The forever hot and humid Cruella here! I am so tired of glistening! Summer's in Florida suckdemetri kids so all of you yankees be glad you can enjoy the summer a little cooler then us Floridians!! Whew doggies!! I can't wait for Fall!! Here it is though kids and moi is still the whittist Floridian in the state! I have not been to the beach YET this year. I've only been in ze pool twice! This working 75- 80 hours a week is just BLAH!!

I'm so sorry I haven't E'd a lot of you back personally, but hang in there. I will!! I have been busier than a one arm wallpaper hanger with working on "Passing Thoughts" - got ze photos done, am trying to get stuff together to send to Mr. Musgrave in Warsaw before school starts again! Just the usual Blah! Blah! Blah!!

I would ask though that in YOUR spare time (Ha - yeah right Caryn!), that you come visit me when you are surfing the web. Come see me here at Authors Den and say hi! Read my poems, bio, news, articles, RATE my stuff!!! You can also check out some other authors here as well!! So pass this little link along!!

WHAT'S UP BOOK WISE:

Wednesday, June 20th - 7:00 PM - Barnes and Nobles - San Jose, Jax -
Yes,it's time for my Young Adult Creative Writing Class - come by and say hi!! Come listen to my young laurettes read about their poetry about how much they hate being teenagers! - I keep telling them it gets no better kids!! No really, we have some talented kids 15 - 18 year olds with minds of 40+ year olds - so come by and hang with us if you are in the Jax area. We welcome your comments! If you are 15 - 18 (physically not mentally!), then please bring your stuff and join in with us as well!
Make me laugh! Make me cry!! I'm up for your talent dahlinks!!

Sunday, June 24th - 1:00 PM - Barnes and Nobles - San Jose, Jax -
It's time for the ADULT Creative Writing Group again - come join us and hang! Read your poetry, short stories, etc. We will give you our 2 cents plus our applause!!
I expect the same from you about my stuff - so come on down and sit in!!

Wednesday, July 4th - 1:00 PM - AT "TARA" - Come on over and hang at Scruffy's and Cruella's house for our fifth annual 4th of July bash!
This year it will be catered by Sonny's BBQ - Plan on wrapping your lips around some pork, chicken, ribs, beans, slaw, fries, bread, watermelon and all of the fixin's!!
Dance the afternoon away with moi as your "CD DJ", or bring a float and float in the pool with the rest of the manatees!! Wear your best red, white and blue thong!! I'll be in mine!!
(Just kidding - wouldn't do that to ya since I want ya to eat!) - It is one of thee social events of the season dahlink, (at least on Limewood Drive), so do please come by!

Saturday, July 14th - 12:00 - 2:00 PM - Barnes and Nobles - San Jose, Jax -
PLEASE come see moi, send the neighbors, the people from your work, the mailman, ANYONE who has not read "Fly" yet to see me at ze Barnes and Nobles Florida Writer's Weekend event -
I will be there for a couple of hours to mingle and hob knob - so get out of the heat, bring me a mint julip in dahlink and come in and say hello!! I'll probably be the sweaty broad at the table telling people where the bathroom is!! HA!