This is in part a belated--and totally unconventional--note of thanks to one of my faithful readers, Chris Parmentier, who has taken the time on several occasions to comment on my posts. Since I have no other way of thanking her, I begin with this acknowledgement: that every writer longs for a few perceptive and appreciative readers; even one (like Chris) will more than suffice. Ned is another, but I know how to thank him personally; so, too, Kurt. The others are nameless but also appreciated.
Since Chris commented two months ago concerned my listing of Lynn Schiffhorst's newly-published Kindle book of poems for children, I thought I would mention here that Lynn, who happens to be my wife, has published a second volume of "quiet rhymes for quiet times," entitled Spoons on the Moon, intended for younger kids (6-9) but, of course, also directed to their storytellers. So this post is also an unabashed advert, as the Brits say. (Butu at least it is not a fund-raising request!)
Lynn has had a difficult time finding a conventional publisher. Few editors seem interested in her old-fashioned, literary pieces that would have easily found a wide audience in print thirty years ago or so. So we have turned to Amazon, where anyone can peek at her books, and those with Kindles can download them for $2.99.
This week, Lynn Schiffhorst is launching two works on fiction (novels for young readers) on Kindle; the first of them, set in Denmark, is called Cats, Dogs, and Miracles. It will soon appear on the Amazon.com site and I hope will attract readers. Even if she reaches only one or two readers, that might suffice.
I remain grateful to all the readers who find something of value in what I write and would welcome comments at schiffhorst@yahoo.com.
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Why, you are very welcome! I do not comment as often as I might due to my reticence about expressing "opinions" (as in "everyone has one") unless I simply cannot stop the overflowing.
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