a glimpse of my authentic life
The latest novel by Tommy Hays, who I’ve crossed paths with for decades as part of the Asheville writing community, came out late last month. It’s called The Marriage Bed. For various reasons, I mostly read audiobooks these days, except when hunkering down with “real” books written by literary writerfriends…
I’ve been reading a lot lately, mostly audiobooks. Wanting to stretch the four credits left on my Audible account that have to last me until renewing in November, I often borrow from the Front Range Digital Library… One of the audiobooks that popped up on my library search was a memoir that unexpectedly rekindled thoughts of my love of the performing arts. The book is The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir by Kelly Bishop.
On the outside, I live a mostly quiet, solitary life. I haven’t yet found my “tribe” here in Colorado. On the inside, however, there is always an expansive reality to explore. These days, the so-called “real” world feels less and less real to me. I believe that we are in an unprecedented time of the evolution of consciousness, and that the truth that has been kept…
…I’ve recently been receiving a number of spam emails from people trying to help me promote my books through book clubs, reading circles, visibility marketing, strategic marketing, and Amazon review promotion. What they all wrote about my books was immediately recognizable as AI, but I admit that for a short while I let myself enjoy the fantasy recognition…
In case you haven’t already figured it out, I’m talking audiobooks. It’s a controversial subject for many like me who love the turn of a deckle-edged page, an exquisite cover, elegant interior design, the comfort of a well-fingered volume lying by my bedside, bookmark in…