IT'S DREADFUL TO BE IGNORANT

The editor at AWOC told me and told me again, that the book, A STADIUM KIND OF LOVE, was on my website, so for several nights I have been going there to see what he says about the book and I could never find the thing. (It has such a cute pink cover I was dying for all of you to see it.) Finally today I realized, PEGGY, YOU BLOCKHEAD, YOU HAVE TO CLICK THE COLORED LINE THAT MENTIONS THE BOOK!

I did that and voila! up came the cute pink cover and information about the book. I was even able to read a chapter from the book, free, and you can do the same.

You can order a download of your own copy of A STADIUM KIND OF LOVE for only $3.00 if you'd like to do that.

I'm hanging my head in shame for being utterly dumb as a post. Excuse my ignorance AWOC editor, and forgive me for arguing with you.

Possibly by next month I can tell you how to order a printed and bound copy of the book. That little item will cost a bit more than $3.00 but maybe you're backward like me and prefer paper and print? Keep watch for December's newsletter.

MY FILIPINO FUNGUS

It's gone. Nothing to report. I do have an ingrown toenail but the situation with that doesn't seem to be life threatening. No drama there.

THE EX

Well, I learned last night that that old boy had been busier than I'd thought. He has had three Filipino wives since he took me to the airport that morning to send me back to the USA. I'd only heard about two of those ladies. Darn, I wish I'd known. I could have told an even funnier and more convoluted story about his love life during my classes and seminars if I'd only known all about #3. It's a pretty good story but I'm not going to tell it here. I promised my stepdaughter, Suzy, that I would not mention R F's name in public ever again and I'm going to honor that promise.

I have a bad habit of sticking to promises. (Just another proof that I am a dumbhead, I suppose?)

CONFESSION CONTEST

Several people have sent in their guesses as to when I would have CONFESSING FOR MONEY finished (Annie Imburgia, Jo Etta Street, Jacqueline McMahon and Jackie King) but you still have time to get in on the game. Guesses closest to the actual finish time on that book will get a free copy of SALLY.

Hurry up! (That order is directed toward myself, dear readers.)

LOVE AND SEX AND ALL THAT JAZZ

Well, Sharon Ervin and Dusty Richards have this week furnished the only good sex I've had this month. Sharon with her new book, BODACIOUS and Dusty with his newest Jake Logan Western (#285) SLOCUM'S DISGUISE.

Thanks Sharon and Dusty for those hours of fun and frolic.

Sharon told me she has hired a new agent who is touting Sharon's latest book to St. Martins Press and Dusty, well Dusty is some kind of an infernal writing machine. He has just finished two westerns for St. Martins and Pocket recently bought his new three book series, BURT GREEN; US MARSHALL. Signet has his next rodeo book and Tor is looking at his lawyer series.

Of course, Dusty has Pat, his sweet little wife, who does things like cook, sew, iron, clean, shred, mail stuff, etc. Someone said it long before me. "What every writer needs is a nice little wife."

Come up with the name of the famous female writer who originally said that and if you're the first reader to email that answer to me, I'll send you a present.

COME DECEMBER

I'd love to have great news to report to you next month. If something wonderful doesn't happen to me by mid December I may be forced to tell the "toenail story" or even the "How to get a wife from the Philippines saga." Hope we are not reduced to those depths. See you then.

Love Peggy