November 3rd, 2008

November – a new month rich with possibilities. I hope this month to learn to better breathe through the punches in the gut I received professionally and personally in October and seize the moment. I’m going to do that by remembering all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart. First, I feel compelled to mention a story a gentlemen from church shared with me this weekend about employing a high school teenager to work at his store. After hearing about what happened to my brother and other men across the nation who have been falsely accused of sexual assault, he decided to let the teenager go. His wife reminded him that if the teenager felt like it she could ruin his life and reputation. If she wanted a raise and didn’t get it or a day off and was denied it, she could say she was touched inappropriately and it would be all over for him. It’s amazing how often this happens. I have to believe that evil will return to the evil doers who leveled my family and as long as I live I’ll warn people about such individuals. The work continues on the Buffalo Bill book. I hope to have chapter nine finished by the end of the week. My parents are coming to visit soon and will take part in the 6th annual Christmas in Bethlehem program at my church. They seemed to enjoy themselves last year and hope they have a good time again this year as well. I’ve got to start placing ads soon in the western magazines to publicize Thunder Over the Prairie. Bob Bell, editor of True West Magazine, had a great idea to publicize his western. The entire November/December issue is dedicated to telling the story of Mickey Free and the Apache Kid. It’s a graphic novel and it’s brilliant! The whole idea is brilliant! I think I’m going to need more than a great looking postcard to compete with that kind of marketing. I think Bell’s story is going to be a huge success.