A great time at Boise Borders

Thank you, Stephen Hoadley, for sending these photos. Thank you, Willie, for taking the bottom shot of my former English aide, Lucy King ????. I don't know her married name because we didn't get EVERYTHING discussed at the book signing.

For Sandpointers who knew Episcopalian priest Kale King and his talented wife, Lucy's their daughter. She graduated from Sandpoint High School back in 1981, and I believe Saturday was the first time I've seen her since the '80s. Nice as ever.

I took some photos at the signing also but should have had my flash going cuz most turned out a blur. So, to all the rest of you who were in the audience, including Stephen, his wife Emily and their adorable twins, thanks for coming. Thank you, Jennifer, from Borders for being such a gracious host.

And, to Willie, who shared the spotlight with me, it was, indeed, a proud day for Mom.

The book events go on: this Friday night, Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m. Auntie's, in Spokane. Be there or be marked absent. I'm gonna talk about messy pies at this reading.

In the meantime, I'm excited today because Keith Morris has come to town. He's another Class of 1981 grad who's a writing professor at Clemson University. He's also authored two books (The Greyhound God --- Best Seats in the House) and several short stories which have won prestigious East Coast literary awards. Keith was kind enough to endorse the back cover of my book, along with Ben Stein. We're going to have coffee and maybe talk writing. I'm very proud of Keith and his accomplishments.

Finally, I've got news about a new book to watch for, come January. It's called Blue Heaven, and it's written by Wyoming award-winning novelist and bestseller, C.J Box. I'll be writing about the book for Sandpoint Magazine, cuz C.J. came to Sandpoint to get material for his captivating thriller. He visited with Bill and me as well as Roley and Janice Schoonover from Western Pleasure Guest Ranch. Stay tuned for more news about Blue Heaven---guaranteed to be a page turner.