Volunteerism

I received an e-mail last week, out of the blue, from a young woman named Michal. She has created a blog called Volunteer Experiences. She wanted to interview me about my work with Guide Dogs for the Blind. We spoke on the phone the next day and this article is the result!

That girl does her homework! She had read other things I wrote, did some fact checking, and sent the post to me for final corrections. Impressive!

If you know of an interesting volunteer (maybe even you?), please pass that info on to Michal at her blog. She's always looking for inspiring stories.

There's just something about volunteerism that is inspiring.

By the way, I'm going to be signing books at the Dogs on the Square Event in Sonoma, California (home of Williams-Sonoma). This Thursday, 4:30 to 7:30 pm, a small part of a larger benefit for Guide Dogs for the Blind. Stop by and say hello if you're in the area!

Radio!

For the Love of Dogs released just a few weeks ago, and part of the promotion was doing some radio spots.



I did an interview you can listen to here.

The interview happened Friday, a week ago. I had to shoo the family out of the house before 8am, put a note on the front door to make sure no one rang the bell, put the dog in her crate (sorry pup!), had a glass of water by my side...and got ready for the phone to ring. And tried to quiet down my pounding heart.

Kind of odd to hear yourself on radio...I sound so lispy! Anyway...it's probably about 20 minutes long. Edited down from 45 minutes. Turn up the volume and go do dust the family room or do your sit-ups.

There's also a terrific review by writer April Gardner that is up on Title Trakk this week. Pop over and read it here.

It's always nice to have kind words written about your books from someone whose last name isn't yours.

Have a good week!