Category: Memoir
Hey, everyone. When COVID-19 struck and changed all our lives, the lovely folks behind the Newburyport Literary Festival were convinced it spelled the end of this year’s event. NOT SO! Just check out their website, Newburyport Literary Festival to find out about all the wonderful options.… Continue Reading “Newburyport Literary Festival Goes Virtual TODAY!”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nature, Newburyport, Newburyport Literary Festival, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Publishing, Reading, Wildlife, Writers, WritingTags: Animal Books, Animals, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nature, Newburyport Literary Festival, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Publishing, Reading, Wildlife, Writers, Writing
I shift closer to the fire, toss on a log, make the sparks fly. It’s my night to sit up with the children that can’t sleep and I’m damned if I’ll do it cold. I look around the circle at their pale faces made… Continue Reading “I don’t want to write about the pandemic, so you get this instead.”
By the end of our day at the zoo–and walking around Portland, window-shopping and stuffing ourselves with great food–I was more toast than human. We’d planned on driving the three hours of Bend, OR that night, but Ed and I were both so wrung… Continue Reading “World Tour – The Final Two Days”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Appearances, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nature, Nonfiction, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, Roger Henneous, Roundabout Books, Sunriver Books and Music, Wildlife, Writing, ZooTags: Animal Books, Animals, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nature, Nonfiction, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, Roger Henneous, Roundabout Books, Sunriver Books and Music, Wildlife, Writing
A local gentleman I know — Stan Malcom — is an award-winning nature photographer as well as being an entomologist with a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology. He’s been honored with both a species and a genus named for him. Yesterday, I received this from him:… Continue Reading “Okay, So This is Cool”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, WritingTags: Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Writing
On Thursday, March 5, as a Portland follow-up to our resounding success at Powell’s (I say “our” because the effort to bring ELEPHANT SPEAK to publication was definitely a group endeavor) I presented a truncated (no pun intended … trunk-ated, get it?) version of my talk; no… Continue Reading “World Tour – Part Three”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Appearances, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Oregon Zoo, Writing, ZooTags: Elephant Speak, Elephants, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo
I’m sorry to have been away for a couple of days. Like the rest of you, I’m dealing with the Corvid-19 threat as best as possible, but refocusing my efforts into wiping down surfaces, taking an inventory of what we have, what we need,… Continue Reading “World Tour – Intermission”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon ZooTags: Animals, Elephant Sanctuary Tennessee, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Music, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, PAWS/ARK 2000, The Elephant Sanctuary
By the time my Powell event began, we were 130 strong (or more). Staff had to bring in more chairs, and even then there were people standing in the back. I was delighted that so many came out to wish the book Happy Birthday… Continue Reading “World Tour, Part Two”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Appearances, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nonfiction, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, WritingTags: Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore
Okay, so maybe not the entire world, but let’s not get too picky here. I did cross an entire continent for these events, and it’s a grand thing I’m a morning person, because I usually have to get up at something like o-dark-stupidly early… Continue Reading “World Tour, Part One”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Appearances, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nonfiction, Powell's Bookstore, WritingTags: Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore
There’s something very special when you receive a package, open it, and find this inside: Official birthday: March 3, 2020. Order yours today through your favorite independent bookstore. Thank you.
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Books, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, WritingTags: Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo
As the ELEPHANT SPEAK launch date approaches, I thought I’d give everyone a run down for the month of March (so far): March 4 – KATU “Afternoon Live” appearance (to air between 2-3 pm) BOOK LAUNCH – Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside Street, Portland,… Continue Reading “March Events”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Appearances, Bank Square Books, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, Publishing, Reading, Roundabout Books, Sunriver Books and Music, Wildlife, Writers, Writing, ZooTags: Animal Books, Animals, Appearance, Bank Square Books, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, Reading, Roundabout Books, Sunriver Books and Music, Writing
