Again, apologies for the long delay between these brief newsletters. A lot has been going on (as, I hope, it has with you). GLB Publisers (www.glbpubs.com) has just released "The Butcher's Son" , and the contract signed for the third in the Dick Hardesty Series, "The Bar Watcher." And I'm busily at work on the fourth while laying mental groundwork for the fifth. I hope, of course, that you'll get a chance (and have the desire) to read them all.

"The Butcher's Son" is available through Amazon.com, by the way, or can be ordered at Barnes & Noble.

And, as usual, a poem

Frustration’s Walls

To never be who I think I am;
to never understand
why the world behaves at it does.
To ache for beauty
without ever possessing it;
to feel an alien among my own kind.

To believe my own lies
while ignoring the truth;
To expect while knowing full well
the expectations will not be met.

Each of these things is a block
in a wall as seemingly solid as Aida’s tomb.
And yet even in those rare moments
when I allow myself
to pound my fists against the wall
in melodramatic arias of self pity,
I never forget
that laughter and joy
and most of all, eternal hope,
are the foundation upon which
all walls are built.

And then I smile,
and get on with my life.


So, that's it for this time. If you have any questions or comments, I'd like very much to hear from you.

Take care,

Dorien