The new paperbacks are here!! That's right. Today is the official day of the paperback launch of Up for Renewal - just in time for your last gasp of summer reading.
And, just how did I kick off my big day? Kind of how I memorialized the hardcover release. Taking care of a friend's, um, pets. Today, gentle reader, I tended to the dietary needs of the local squirrel and pigeon population. My neighbor, you see, has a weak spot for critters. She's like a German Snow White. Rescuing injured birds and scabies-laden squirrels. Because of her love of animals, I am happy to have her watch our cat Raymond when we're away. She plays him classical music on the radio and throws every toy in his play bin around. He loves her.
So now it's my turn to return the favor. When I went over to her place to learn the ins and outs of squirrel feeding, she was particularly anxious to tell me that she allows the squirrels to run about freely in her apartment. She opens the window and sometimes sprinkles peanuts on her living room carpet. "They come right in!" she announced, and, seeing the look of sheer terror on my face (I'm not sure the last time I was inoculated against rabies), she added, "they don't bite."
She suggested I come do the feedings at 6 AM, when the white squirrel normally drops by for breakfast. I'm almost tempted to set my alarm. An albino squirrel? In Washington, DC?
And so, as I contemplate another Ripley's Believe it or Not, I urge you all to run right out to your favorite bookstore, purchase your hot-off-the-press paperback. The first person to send me a photo of themselves waving the book over their head wins a FREE autographed copy.
And maybe a photograph of the rarely seen albino squirrel.
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