Indie Book Fair: November 15, 2014

This promises to be a great event.  Come and meet the authors and buy a signed copy of a wonderful book.  Here's the opportunity to find a nice selection of holiday gifts.

HAPPY NEWS

I’m happy to announce that my new book, RAW GUILT, is now available on Amazon.   It’s a contemporary novel that will transport you from Chicago’s chill to Key West’s sunshine; from delectable pastries to intricate designs; from magical dreams to cold reality.  Check it out:  http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Raw+Guilt+-+Deborah+Rine

In the blink of an eye your life can go from humdrum to hell.

It was one of Chicago’s worst snowstorms.  Cici left school angry and drove out of the parking lot barreling through snowdrifts.

 

Kate didn’t check on the kids.  They were safe watching Curious George and dinner was in the oven.  She poured a glass of wine and went upstairs to check on email.

Three year old Betsy wanted to go outside and play in the snow.  Mommy’d said “no.”  But Betsy knew how to open the front door.  She pulled on her big brother's boots and stumbled out into the blizzard.

That afternoon changed Kate and Cici’s lives forever.  To alleviate the pain of guilt, they must navigate a road they never intended to travel.  This is a book of personal loss, gradual acceptance and ultimate hope.

God Bless The Night Angels

Here is a little creative piece that appeared in the Chicago Tribune on August 9, 2014. 

                                                                God Bless the Night Angels

It’s a full moon and I’m too restless to sleep.  By four, I’m out the door.   It’s a warm, muggy morning.  An owl hoots and there are some vague twitterings overhead.  At the corner a limo lies in wait.  The motor throbs softly.  The driver’s head lolls back against the headrest.  He’s waiting for his first pick-up of the day. 

In the next block a patrol car glides silently down the street.  We share a nod and wave.  Uptown a Gonnella truck careens around the corner; a delivery to the local sandwich shop.

Along a dark street my paper girl wends her way.  She started in April.  Her first weeks were frantic.   The car raced desperately up and down the streets.  Her spotlight blazed as she struggled to uncover house numbers behind over-grown bushes.  Now her route is a synchronized waltz. She jettisons the papers from left to right.

We’ve had a chat.  She gets up at one to bundle her newspapers and load the car.  After the route is complete, she heads home.  Maybe some breakfast and then summer reading with her three children.  Then a short nap and she’s out the door to her second job at the doctor’s office.

God Bless the Night Angels.

 

Walking in the Fourth of July Parade - 2014

Here I am walking in Lake Bluff's Fourth of July Parade.  Clint is behind me wearing a sandwich board with the cover of one of my books.  I had lots of teenage help passing out bookmarks advertising  FACE BLIND and THE LAKE.

Wonderful news!  FACE BLIND is now available on Amazon as a paper back or on your kindle.  What a great way to spend some happy hours.
 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Face+Blind+-+Deborah+Rine

When you're finished, please tell me what you think!  Or better yet, do a review on Amazon.
Thank you dear readers!

Good Words

I bought a package of tablets to dye Easter eggs.  In the past I bought  the PAAS brand but I couldn't find those so I tried something new.  Inside the package was a sheet of stickers.  Each one contained a word to paste on a finished egg.  This morning I've been looking at the list. They run the gamut of human aspirations.  See what you think:
LIVE, HOPE, SMILE, PEACE,DREAM BELIEVE, LAUGH, IMAGINE, WISH, INSPIRE, FAITH, LOVE