Armed Forces Day Celebration - Radio Interview with author-vets

You are specially invited to join me Saturday May 17th. I'll be participating in the CHERRY PICKING SPECIAL SHOW Saturday May 17th 9pm to 11pm EST at http://www.internetvoicesradio.com/rowena.htm Visit the radio station at http://www.internetvoicesradio.com to see the slide show and find out how to listen to or download our program.

There will also be a link to http://www.ebookisle.net/PIVTR/5-17.htm

I hope as many of you as possible will tune in and help Lynn Hardy's efforts to get novels to military personnel serving overseas.

You'll also have the opportunity to find out about many wonderful stories with military heroes and heroines (space military, SEALS, SAS, Very special forces, pilots,navy, marines, infantry, cavalry, gunners, historical warriors, detectives... the gamut).

I look forward to chatting with you.

Y'all know I'm a disabled veteran of the US Air Force. So is my hubby. We served during peace time thus didn't have to endure the hardships of being away from friends and loved ones, being shot at, losing jobs, and many other hardships I can't even imagine like the brave men and women now serving. I was just told that my cousin Jonathan will be sent to Iraq to the fighting. I'm scared. And yet, I know we have to stand up to bullies or they'll try to walk all over us (like Hitler). Please pray for Jonathan and all his comrades, all our children, siblings, sons, daughters, cousins, friends, neighbors, co-workers, fellow parishioners, etc. that are part of this effort. Even if you can't come to the show, please pray for them.

Holodec Fantasies, Romance, Sad Songs, etc.

I just popped over to Vi Dig's blog and found this. I hope you don't mind I went to You Tube and got it, too.





I love this song. Unfortunately, it makes me very nostalgic, even sad.

It reminds me of a man I loved very deeply, who, like the song said "left me when I needed him most". He never came back, not really.

We were in the Air Force and had an Air Force romance during tech school. Then he went home as he was in the Guard, and he resumed his life. I embarked on a new life as I was Active Duty Air Force.

I was a fool for getting involved with him in the first place. I knew it, but like a train wreck, I couldn't seem to stop it. Or at least I didn't until my heart was too far gone.

I'm still a fool as I've never forgotten him although I'm sure he's forgotten me. It's only been 30 years, a lifetime ago. He's married. I'm married. We both have kids.

Oh, I've tried to forget the guy. Sometimes I'll succeed in not thinking about him for a few weeks, or feel like I'm over him for lots longer. And then I'll hear this song or one similar, and I'm almost right back where I started. Has this ever happened to you? Why does music do this to me? Maybe to all of us?

This was our song, so this one really makes me sad when I hear it, and yet, I listen to it a lot. It's on my MP3 player, a CD in my car, and my Last.FM play list. Someone over at You Tube called it "gay". Perish the thought! We used to slow dance and slow kiss to this one. Funny though, the title is just the opposite of what we are. It's what I hoped for years we'd be. Oh well. I'll always have the song.



Alright, I'm not into being sad. Let's turn this around and get happier.

As you may have noticed by my counter in the upper right hand corner, I have a new book coming out in about 3 days - WILD FANTASIES.

Are you a Trekkie? Have you ever wished you had a holodec so you could live out your fantasies? So you could program anything in the universe? So you could have a wild love affair, an exciting adventure, or just a nice dinner? Whether you have or not, I sure have.

My heroine, Jala, is a lot luckier than I. She has a holodec at her disposal and she makes good use of it.

It's a fun romp with lots of love, action, and adventure, just the way I like my romance.

So, if you had a holodec and could program your fantasies, what would they be? Don't be shy. Spill! :)