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eBook Versions Now Available!

3/7/2018

Finally, after over two months of waiting, the Kindle version of my book is now available!! Just go on Amazon and search for "a man wearing a dress" and it should come up on top. Or use this Link. It's also on Barnes & Noble's "Nook" device and I'm working on getting the iBook (Apple) version out there as well. Woot!

(By the way, a note to all you budding authors and independent publishers out there, ... I discovered one reason for the delay at Apple. I was told by my distribution company that they won't list an eBook for sale on their iBooks site unless the price ends in .99. Even though I don't believe in such things, I had to change it to $4.99 just for them.)

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Stillwater Books is now open! ... and has my book in stock!

3/3/2018

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Thursday morning (March 1st), I attended the ribbon cutting of Stillwater Bookstore in Pawtucket, RI. The owners have put together a wonderful independent bookstore, so if you're in the area, drop in for a visit. It's an exit off-and-on-again from Interstate Route 95. Charlotte Pierce and I drove down to participate in the festivities. And I dropped off five copies of my book, "a man wearing a dress!"
We were lucky - the weather was sunny and mild. The next day would have been very different! A big storm was about to come in!

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My Book of Photographs Started!!

2/26/2018

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I just started work on my second book, "Still Life (without the vase)" Well, actually, it's been in the making for many years by now, as I've gone around with whatever camera I had on me and taken photos of things that appealed to me. Thousands of them! From that vast number, I've culled a small number (about 40) to put into a book.

I've wanted to do this since before I started writing a man wearing a dress, but that had to come first. With some advice from a friend, I have submitted a first draft and should be receiving an actual hard cover prototype of the book in a few weeks. I'm likely going to have to adjust the color and order of the photos on the pages after I look at it. After all, what you see on your computer screen is in what they call "RGB color space" and when you print things, they come out in "CMYK color space" instead. Between the two, sometimes colors shift so you can't just print an image and assume that it will look great.

I'm going to issue the book in hard cover on good quality paper, so it's not going to be cheap! And I plan to make "part two," consisting of commentary regarding each photo, available as a PDF on this web site, so you can read about the photos for free, or ignore the commentary if you wish, if you'd like to just let the photos speak for themselves.

Anyway, I'll keep you posted as I make progress!

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eBook version now available! Sort of, ...

2/20/2018

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The good news is that the eBook version of my book, "a man wearing a dress" is now ready! Yay!

The not so good news is that some vendors are slower than others in making it available, alas. Right now, "a man wearing a dress" is available on Barnes & Nobel's "nook" readers, but not yet on Amazon's Kindle or Apple's iBooks. Unfortunately, there have been a number of unexpected hurdles to getting it out on every system. Please rest assured that I'm working on it!

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Study Guide Updated

2/19/2018

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While preparing to staff my table at First Event, I revised and then printed the study guide found on this web site. Today, I have just reconciled the two versions to improve readability and clarity. Now the Study Guide web page finally matches the handout!

The study guide is for anyone who wishes to use the book, "a man wearing a dress" in a group discussion or classroom setting. As such, it gives a good summary of the form and content of the book as a whole.

If you have further questions, please contact me using the Contact Us page here on the Message Rain web site.

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Success at First Event

2/8/2018

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Here are some photos from First Event, Feb. 1st, 2ns, & 3rd, showing the table at which I promoted and sold my book, T-Shirts, etc.

The pages that say "Get Ready for Nov 6th!" apply to a ballot question asking Massachusetts Residents to confirm or rescind protection against discrimination based on gender identity. In other words, some people who are agains trans rights collected signatures to try to turn the clock back to allow discrimination against trans people. Can you imagine?

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I'm now officially available!

1/29/2018

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I just updated my home page, here on this site, and created a page for booking me for events, including lectures, panel discussions, classroom presentations, interviews, and coaching sessions for writers. Please have a look and contact me if you have any questions.

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An unexpected

1/23/2018

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Last night, I went to Porter Square Books to pick up a copy of "So You Want to Talk About Race," which I had ordered last week when I was there to read from and sign copies of my book.
I discovered that Denise Dubois was to read from her book "Self-Made Woman" at 7 PM, so I stuck around. Not only was it worth it, but after it was over, I mentioned that I had just presented my book a week ago, and two people bought copies of my book from the store on the spot!

Afterwards, Denise and a number of others went over to Christopher's for dinner and I joined them. A very nice night indeed, and completely unplanned!

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My Gift to the Sudbury Valley School

1/21/2018

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Yesterday, I visited the Sudbury Valley School, during their open house. They are celebrating 50 years of service. I presented a signed copy of my book "a man wearing a dress" to Daniel Greenberg, one of the founders of the school. You can learn more about them at The Sudbury Valley School's web site.

The school was founded in 1968, the same year I graduated from high school in a public school system. It wasn't until a few years later when I first read John Holt's book, "How Children Fail" which helped me understand that the years of shame and humiliation I experienced in public school was not really my fault!! Of course, it's too late for me to go back and "do" my education over again. But now, with 60 other schools around the country based on this model, children today don't have to be subjected to all that trauma!!
Of course, the Sudbury Valley School's model won't necessarily work for everyone, but there are many other alternatives out there. Right now, parents have to have enough money to support both public schools (through taxes) and alternative school tuition if they are to avoid the pitfalls of the public school model. I hope that someday, such a financial penalty will be removed and people can choose the kind of learning environment that best suits them.

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Book Reading at Porter Square Books a Success!

1/17/2018

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My reading at Porter Square Books last night went very well! We had about 20 people attending, some of whom told me that my presentation was entertaining and engaging. I read excerpts from the book, answered questions, and signed about a dozen copies.
I got to see a few old friends I hadn't seen in years! Also, I got to share a few hugs!
All in all it was a great success!

If you live in the area but weren't able to make this event, Porter Square Books now has additional copies of my book in stock, so there's not need to wait for an order to come in. For upcoming events, please see my Appearances and Events page here on this web site!

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eBook Versions Now Available!

Stillwater Books is now open! ... and has my book in stock!

My Book of Photographs Started!!

eBook version now available! Sort of, ...

Study Guide Updated

Success at First Event

I'm now officially available!

An unexpected

My Gift to the Sudbury Valley School

Book Reading at Porter Square Books a Success!

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