tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725892775056737468.post1121593158906670228..comments2024-02-16T05:35:19.402-05:00Comments on Kissing the Earth: The Devil In The BramblesSmithwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301870789998375514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725892775056737468.post-83858953714915420852013-09-16T19:53:02.368-04:002013-09-16T19:53:02.368-04:00Dear Sharry:
My name is Phyllis Peters, and I am ...Dear Sharry:<br /><br />My name is Phyllis Peters, and I am an author whose upmarket, comedic novel, Untethered: A Caregiver’s Tale, is about a group underrepresented in humor: caregivers. I write with some expertise in this field. As I change my parents’ Depends, flee screaming from Social Security officers, and enjoy my own ongoing nervous breakdown, I would consider it a thrilling diversion to have you review my work.<br /><br />With over 30 million, mostly baby-boomer adults in the US alone currently giving care, Untethered: A Caregiver’s Tale naturally plays to a built-in audience and to anyone who loves a fun but thoughtful read. Tom is a workaday administrator and proud boomer. His recent divorce has just ended in marriage to Mel—a sexy, younger French colleague—as he begins caring for his aging and increasingly difficult parents. When his formerly upstanding dad gets arrested for assault with an old dial phone, Tom tries to persuade his parents to sign over their power of attorney, to stop driving, or to take up a comparatively safe hobby like genital tattooing. <br /><br />Denial, however, becomes Tom’s most powerful adversary. With Mel’s desire for children proving a game changer, with his pot-smoking, French great-grandmother-in-law moving in, and with his elderly neighbors challenging his very sense of self, Tom escapes into magical thinking. Buying into local lore sends him searching for real buried treasure, but meaningful, emotional treasure proves much more elusive.<br /><br />Untethered: A Caregiver’s Tale is full-length fiction as comic relief. It is the modern family at its funniest and most vulnerable, offering cathartic fun aimed not at the caregiven, but in praise of the caregiver.<br /><br />My fiction and articles have appeared in literary journals, online publications, and magazines such as The Pinch, The Ampersand Review, and Munich Found. I have also written screenplays, formerly represented by the Warden McKinley and Michael H. Sommer Literary Agencies.<br /><br />At your convenience, I would like to have my PR agency forward you the materials of your choice (complete manuscript, sample chapters, jacket blurb, and press kit available). Please also visit the Untethered website at www.untetheredcaregiver.com. The site will steer you to our Indiegogo campaign, which outlines the book’s direct involvement in raising money toward Alzheimer’s research.<br /><br />I look forward to your response. Thank you for your time and your imagination.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Phyllis Peters<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02887326713035245266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725892775056737468.post-4407601723588833482013-09-15T17:04:11.718-04:002013-09-15T17:04:11.718-04:00Love love love this. Mmmm.
Blackberries have alwa...Love love love this. Mmmm.<br /><br />Blackberries have always meant the end of summer to me. My best friend and I always picked them right before school started. <br /><br />Gorgeous meditation here. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942843261328224069noreply@blogger.com