Book signings heating up

I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email from Kathleen at Pomegranate Books saying she was interested in carrying A Shocking & Unnatural Incident. Someone came in looking for the book and she didn't have it. Didn't know it had been published. So she found me online!

We have a book signing lined up for Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. Kathleen works hard at publicizing her signings and I'm looking forward to an enthusiastic group.

My friends Arlene and Eileen have organized another signing this Sunday, July 26, from 5-7 p.m. at Treehouse Bistro, formerly known as Two Wine Guys at the Grind. They sent invitations to our fellow kayakers and sea turtle project friends, who are always lively and supportive.

My bookmarks are being designed and printed and will be ready to drop strategically at restaurants and restrooms when I visit family and friends up north in August.

Ah, little by little, the word is getting out.

An absolutely text book hatch

It's been just over a month since 95 baby sea turtles made their way into the surf at Carolina Beach from a nest nurtured by Island Women. I wonder how many are still swimming. It's discouraging to know only one in 5,000 turtles makes it to adulthood and returns to nest on the same beach where it hatched decades earlier.

But these babies were strong. They boiled out of the nest about an hour after I and another volunteer got there, saw the depression and began calling volunteers who were supposed to begin sitting the nest that evening, Sept. 11.

What a sight! Those little turtles, about the size of a quarter, got a whiff of sea water, saw the shining red-light lantern leading them to the ocean and off they went! Thrilling! And an experience I'll never forget.

First day on the job

It's time. After months of wondering about the value of hosting my own blog, I've done it. Signed up. Picked the title. Picked the template. Now I'll see just how easy it is.

For starters, it's exciting! An opportunity to talk to the world. Learn. Share. Contribute.

I hope the kayakers, gardeners, sea turtle saviors and, of course, fellow authors will drop me a paragraph or two.

Talk to you soon.