When everyone pushed widower James Dandy into going on a senior citizen ELDERHOSTEL, romance was the last thing on his mind. No. The last thing on his mind was to find a busboy with a bonsai tree sticking out of his chest. No. The last thing was to be read his rights for killing the sleazy little man. Nor did it help that his new romance, widow Dodee Swisher, wanted them to track down the real killer themselves. Then again, maybe it did.
Bloody Bonsai, ISBN: 1885173342, by Peter E. Abresch, Write Way Publishing, Ph. (800) 680-1493, $21.95, may be purchased or ordered at all major bookstores, or through the publisher. E-mail Peter Abresch.
E-mail address pfwriter@olg.com
The only reason Jim Dandy went on the Flavors of the Mediterranean ELDERHOSTEL was to meet Dodee Swisher again. And he took it in stride when he found out a Chef's Round Robin had been substituted for the morning program. After all, the art of cuisine was supposed to be a fun bonus. And it was, until a couple of chefs expired on the spot from things they ate. It took some of the fun out of eating. Oh yeah. Then things got interesting when a fellow Elderhosteler ended up under a bus. Oh yeah. And was he happy that Dodee got him wrapped in solving the mystery? Ooooh yeah.
Killing Thyme has a pub-date of August/September 1999. Autographed copies may be reserved through the publisher, Write Way Publishing, Ph. (800) 680-1493. E-mail Peter Abresch.
E-mail address: pfwriter@olg.com
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I'll try to post them once a week, and hopefully we'll learn together. There used to be an one-block cartoon philosopher in the papers of old, and one of the quotes I remember is, "We grow too old too soon and too smart too late." Perhaps we can grow "too smart" without too much more "too late."
I invite you on this fiction-writing journey, to solve some of the problems of which Hemingway said, "We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master."
If you feel like it, climb aboard.
Copyright Peter E. Abresch BookMarc September 19, 1997
--Part 3
updated 3/16/99
D.C. area, I am the Calvert County small group leader for Washington Independent Writers (WIW)
With Your help
I can spin words
into gold,
weld word chains
strong enough
to drag mountains to the sea,
plant word gardens so real
birds sing and flowers bloom
and jasmine floats on the air.
Without Your touch,
I cannot even
say my name.
Peter E. Abresch
July 14, 1998
I've been checking out some stuff on on-line publishing and when I get enough of it together I'll give you a little report.
Words from my Editor:
Bloody Bonsai comes out in large print large-print edition by Thorndyke Press in May '99, ISBN 0-78621-787-1; and in paperback by Harlequin in September '99.
Killing Thyme comes out in hard back in September, '99 and WE'VE ALREADY SOLD THE PAPERBACK RIGHTS TO HARLEQUIN. This is pretty good considering they haven't yet published Bloody Bonsai to see what that will do paperback.
Conferences:
I'll be attending and serving on panels at the below conferences. If you happen to attend, please come up and say 'Hi.'
Malice Domestic: April 30 - May 2, '99
Washington Independent Writers Conference: May 14-15, '99