FAVORITE BOOK

I met a former co-worker at the grocery store the other night and wanted to pass along what he shared with me while we listened to the thunder and rain in the produce section.

He bought a copy of my children's book Bud the Bunny for his daughters. The youngest latched on to it in a mighty way. Recently, having been named 'star of the week', she has shared with her class at school some of her favorite things ... including Bud the Bunny.

As a self-published adventure through Lulu.com, Bud the Bunny sales are not spectacular. And because I have been focusing on ACDT, I have not had a dealer's table at a con, nor do I intend to for at least this coming year. Therefore, Bud is not hopping around much offline these days either.

But the fact that Bud is someone's favorite book, and he got to visit a room full of kids at a school, warms my heart in a way massive sales wouldn't. Massive sales would help pay my gas bill, but that's a different kind of warmth.

Thank you to everyone who has bought a Bud, online and off. We appreciate your support.

FENCON 4

I will be attending FenCon from September 21-23. And while the programming is plentiful and admirable as always, the majority of my time will be spent in the dealer's room at the Fan Done table.

Bud the Bunny books, Bud the Bunny plush bunnies, and copies of The First Line (Vol. 9, Iss. 1 - Spring 2007) containing my short story "An Angry Winter" will be available for purchase and autographing.

BRAG SHELF

Thanks to the convenience of online shopping and the easy transactional purchase process of WalMart.com, my five-shelf ladder bookcase arrived earlier this week. Having made the time to construct it this evening, I found the assembly relatively easy. And unlike other bookcases I have put together, this one was exceptionally easy to move once completed.

The first shelf houses one of the Wonderfalls reading monkey bookends.

The second shelf showcases three books: Bud the Bunny 1.0, The First Line, Vol. 9, Issue 1, Spring 2007, and Bud the Bunny 2.0, and two plush rabbits: Bud 2.0 and Bud 3.0 (Bud 1.0 keeps me company at my day job and reminds me of my true calling).

The third shelf is home to the other Wonderfalls reading monkey bookend.

The remaining fourth and fifth shelves are currently bare.

I need to submit more stories for publication.

BUD THE BUNNY - 2nd EDITION

The Second Edition of Bud the Bunny is now available at the Bud the Bunny page on Lulu.com. I finally made time to correct a word mis-print and adjust a few graphical tweaks that annoyed my sense of perfection.

Therefore, everyone who ordered online or purchased from me or Fan Done prior to this date, is the proud owner of a very limited (less than 75 copies) First Edition Bud the Bunny book. Congratulations and thank you.

In order to complete your collection, I recommend purchasing the second edition of Bud the Bunny, as it too, will some day no longer be available once the Third edition is released.

Remember, Bud makes an excellent birthday/baby shower/children's day/holiday-of-your-choice gift.