I have been getting these questions a lot lately from not only friends but family members as well. I wish I had the immediate answer. All I can say is soon. I am patiently or impatiently waiting for the inside photos to be cleaned up and changed to black and white. The whole project was put on hold when my friend’s paying job became overwhelming and then his computer died and he needed to have another one rebuilt.
The good news is he is back working on them. I am not sure how far he is on the 50 photos he has to work with. And I don’t want to ask because it will only make me anxious. Once these photos are cleaned and ready I will submit them. From what I gather it will take a few weeks for me to get a working copy to read and make any necessary changes to. Then it is up to me to go through it and send it back. We are near the end of June. Without making a commitment to a release date, I don’t expect it to happen before September.
Thank you all for your support while I continue to write here and work on the book’s release.
An excerpt from Allergic to Life:
In my home I feel
like a stranger
Because of this here
I do not want to linger
Will I ever feel
at home and at ease
In this cold house
with this awful disease
My life has been
turned upside down
I now wear less
smile and more frown
Meeting with friends
to talk and shop
All these fun things
have come to an end
To their homes for visits
I cannot go
I sit at home and
they do not show
Friendship with me
is now a bother and chore
Special soaps and clothes
before they come to my door
Less and less will I
hear from them
For Rick and I it will
just be me and him
I guess I can’t
blame them for
I have really become
rather a bore
I haven’t been here
or there
I really have nothing
to share
They saw a new movie
or found a new place to shop
I got a new food and
found a safe mop
YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS FOR THE UPDATE!!!!! ALL YOUR MCS SISTERS ARE EXCITED!!!!!!!! HAPPY HAPPY FOR YOU!!!! YOUR BOOK WILL BE ONE MORE SOURCE OF SHARING OUR STORY ABOUT MCS!!!!
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Loved your poem. If you have any unpublished, you might try this contest. I entered one, but won’t know if I’ve won until 8/15. I’m having trouble getting the site to download. You might do better to type Rattle Poetry on the address line. This came from Writers’ Digest.
RATTLE Poetry Prize is offered annually for the best previously unpublished poem. Grand prize receives $5,000 and publication in RATTLE. Deadline: July 15. http://click.writers-community.com/?qs=98354a987cf5d56c1f4f70c9e4dbd4b0ace56aceec0e6c95a3d9bd5df28e9341
OH Gosh, I am not sure I have any that I haven’t already put in the book. I will take a look. Thank you for sharing this.