A Really Big Shew

I wasn't sure what to expect at the local author booksigning event at
Imagination Lavender Farm  this afternoon, but I can safely say that, for me, it turned out to be
all kinds of successful. Indeed, I believe all the attending authors did well,
which was great to see. This area has a pretty active writing community, and —
besides me — the event included writers  Pam Cobler ,
Susannah Eanes , Betsy Rodgers Henny , Jim Mize ,
Melissa Rooney , Finley Turner , Brenda Strickland , and
Ben Williams . Susannah Eanes and I were in high school together, and
I've known Ben Williams, who writes editorials for the
Henry County Enterprise , for several years (I share his columns regularly on social media because
they are as spot-on as spot-on has ever been). His new book, titled
Voice of Degeneration , is a compilation of
his columns from 2019 through 2023, so I absolutely had to pick one up.



Several customers came out specifically because they wanted to check out my
more horrific fare, and they made many purchases, which I appreciate no end. I
also ended up meeting several folks who shared a common history with me back
in the day, and author/publisher/friend Samaire Wynne , who joined
Brugger and me last night for dinner and a bonfire in the backyard, also came
around to socialize and provide moral support.



There's a good chance that this will become a regular event, probably
annually, and I definitely hope so. It's great for the writers as well as
readers in the community, and I enjoyed seeing old friends and acquaintances
as well as meeting some new. Huzzah!










Let the show begin!













From last night: Brugger's photo looking up through the trees in the
backyard