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Nine days away from World AIDS Day and the end of the GiveAway for THWAO
The GiveAway for "Thomas Hard Was an Optimist" ends on December 1, 2023, in remembrance of World AIDS Day and the incredible loss of life during the then pandemic that has since become an ongoing endemic.
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
To everyone who, like me, lost close friends to this devastating disease, I share your pain. I, too, lost many of those dearest to me.
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
To everyone who, like me, lost close friends to this devastating disease, I share your pain. I, too, lost many of those dearest to me.
Thank you for supporting my Giveaway!
My book giveaway was surprisingly successful (given that even I couldn't find it without the link). Nearly 400 people entered the draw that ended on December 1, World AIDS Day.
George Carlin, speaking about the drug culture of the 60s, once observed that if you remember the 1960s, you weren't there. For many of us, the late 80s and early 90s became a blur, not from intoxicants but from grappling with the pain and sorrow of the relentless loss of so many people so fast. Instead of forging ahead along our professional paths, we found ourselves ensnared in a relentless cycle of attending funerals, navigating through the grieving process, and bearing witness to the abrupt and heartbreaking loss of friends, individuals with whom we had envisioned traversing the journey of life.
As in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that plagues our present, the death tolls during the initial years of the AIDS pandemic happened alongside the normal daily challenges of life The AIDS crisis intertwined pre-existing prejudices, discrimination, and widespread ignorance, amplifying the sorrow and deepening the grief endured by the survivors, the friends and families of our lost loved ones.
George Carlin, speaking about the drug culture of the 60s, once observed that if you remember the 1960s, you weren't there. For many of us, the late 80s and early 90s became a blur, not from intoxicants but from grappling with the pain and sorrow of the relentless loss of so many people so fast. Instead of forging ahead along our professional paths, we found ourselves ensnared in a relentless cycle of attending funerals, navigating through the grieving process, and bearing witness to the abrupt and heartbreaking loss of friends, individuals with whom we had envisioned traversing the journey of life.
As in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that plagues our present, the death tolls during the initial years of the AIDS pandemic happened alongside the normal daily challenges of life The AIDS crisis intertwined pre-existing prejudices, discrimination, and widespread ignorance, amplifying the sorrow and deepening the grief endured by the survivors, the friends and families of our lost loved ones.
My Newest Book Has Launched!
Today, I launched my newest book An Encounter With Cows, and I am celebrating with Giveaways of both these and another round of my Silent Consent series, all ending in mid-March, just in time for the typical spring break.
This stand-alone has nothing to do with my Silent Consent universe, and it has its own set of characters to love and hate.
Dr. Kayla Eastman receives word that her wife has died in a tragic accident while on a dino dig. Both worked for a bullying department chair, Nick Tenhune, at Cando University (fictional), who treats the faculty like dirt. Following the funeral, he requires Kayla, still in a state of shock and grief, to travel west to Falcon, ND, to retrieve University property and return immediately. Once there, she questions the circumstances around her wife’s death. Without tenure, Kayla must choose between continued employment and uncovering the truth about her wife’s demise and face the consequences of her decision.
I set the novel in one of my favorite places, rural North Dakota. I have spent many summers in Rollete and Towner Counties and have wanted to use them as a setting for some time. Many of the local landmarks are real, like the Giant Turtle statue in Dunseith, ND (made out of over 2000 tire rims) and the colossal sandhill crane statue in Steele. I've gone rock-hounding in the agate pits of Souris, MB, and scampered over the Badlands in the west on dino digs. Cando is the county seat of Towner, but sadly, there is no Cando U.
This stand-alone has nothing to do with my Silent Consent universe, and it has its own set of characters to love and hate.
Dr. Kayla Eastman receives word that her wife has died in a tragic accident while on a dino dig. Both worked for a bullying department chair, Nick Tenhune, at Cando University (fictional), who treats the faculty like dirt. Following the funeral, he requires Kayla, still in a state of shock and grief, to travel west to Falcon, ND, to retrieve University property and return immediately. Once there, she questions the circumstances around her wife’s death. Without tenure, Kayla must choose between continued employment and uncovering the truth about her wife’s demise and face the consequences of her decision.
I set the novel in one of my favorite places, rural North Dakota. I have spent many summers in Rollete and Towner Counties and have wanted to use them as a setting for some time. Many of the local landmarks are real, like the Giant Turtle statue in Dunseith, ND (made out of over 2000 tire rims) and the colossal sandhill crane statue in Steele. I've gone rock-hounding in the agate pits of Souris, MB, and scampered over the Badlands in the west on dino digs. Cando is the county seat of Towner, but sadly, there is no Cando U.
My First Audiobook has Launched!
Exciting news! Audible approved my book of short stories, Thomas Hardy was an Optimist: A Collection of Short Stories from the Plague Years. The expressive voice of Carrie Gibson brings to life this collection of short stories set in the 1990s through the early 2000s.
If you enjoyed the written book or prefer your books on audio, you can now preorder a copy on Audible.
Want to indulge? I'm offering a reduced pre-order price.
Please use the following links:
US Market: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0CZV4DSCL...
Canadian Market: https://www.audible.ca/pd/B0CZTZGQMD/...
Australian Market: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/B0CZV4L...
UK Market:https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0CZV5LJ...
German Market: https://www.audible.de/pd/B0CZVKY6HL/...
French Market: https://www.audible.fr/pd/B0CZV53QP4/...
If you enjoyed the written book or prefer your books on audio, you can now preorder a copy on Audible.
Want to indulge? I'm offering a reduced pre-order price.
Please use the following links:
US Market: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0CZV4DSCL...
Canadian Market: https://www.audible.ca/pd/B0CZTZGQMD/...
Australian Market: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/B0CZV4L...
UK Market:https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0CZV5LJ...
German Market: https://www.audible.de/pd/B0CZVKY6HL/...
French Market: https://www.audible.fr/pd/B0CZV53QP4/...
