Not a self-help book, but a soul-help book.

"Damn, girl. You write good." -Lee Hancock, Dallas Morning News

My newest book, LIFE IS A VERB, is now available!

Comments

[Susan]

OMG, the cover is beautiful!!! I can't wait to get it. Congratulations.

[tameraabate]

I can think of quite a few deserving folks that would love to have this book! I like to support my local bookstore so I will ask them to order it!
Ciao!
Tamera

[feithy]

Sooooo exciting! :)

[t]

YAYE!!!!

[Dharmamama]

I *do* love Harlan Ellison... and I'm thinkin' the person that introduced me to his work would appreciate yours... hmmm.....

[Jess Riley]

That is one lovely cover!!!

[mary Jane]

Congratulations... I get this vibe of inspiration just looking at it!!

[Debbie]

What a fabulous way to start my morning! I am blog browsing and I randomly came across '37 Days'! I am going to curl up in a cozy corner with my laptop and start reading all of your posts from the beginning! And I LOVE the title of your book -'Life is a Verb'. I must go and tell all my friends to come visit your blog! Keep on writing!

[Mike Wagner]

Yeah!

Said it so loud I scared the neighbors here in Iowa.

Keep creating...wild and wonderful thoughts,
Mike

[Llama Momma]

I just stumbled on your blog...this book sounds so interesting! Love the blog.

[Rosie Clarke]

Dear Patti,

I really love the poems that you highlight here on 37 days. As I've been reading them, another has sprung to mind that you might appreciate: Mrs Reece Laughs by Martin Armstrong. It's a reminder of how joyful and transformative a real belly-laugh can be - something we'd do well to bear in mind in this troubled world.

Anyway, I just felt I should stop by to share it with you. I hope you're having a good day today, and I'd like to wish you all the best in future.

Laughter, with us, is no great undertaking,
A sudden wave that breaks and dies in breaking.
Laughter with Mrs Reece is much less simple:
It germinates, it spreads, dimple by dimple
From small beginnings, things of easy girth,
To formidable redundancies of mirth.

Clusters of subterranean chuckles rise
And presently the circles of her eyes
Close into slits and all the woman heaves
As a great elm with all its mounds of leaves
Wallows before the storm. From hidden sources
A mustering of blind volcanic forces
Takes her and shakes her till she sobs and gapes.
Then all that load of bottled mirth escapes
In one wild crow, a lifting of huge hands,
And creaking stays, a visage that expands
In scarlet ridge and furrow.
Thence collapse,
A hanging head, a feeble hand that flaps
An apron-end to stir an air
And waft a steaming face.
And Mrs Reece has laughed.

[zen]

Hey Patti! I haven't been on here in a while. Congratulations on the book! I just ordered mine :)

I saw an amazing speaker/author at my UU church last night named Michael Dowd. He has a book I want to suggest for you as well, called Thank God For Evolution. He is traveling the country speaking to everyone from Atheists to Evangelicals about the ability to bring science and religion together as the next stage of human evolution. He has a darwin fish kissing a Jesus fish on his van. He says he gets some interesting looks as well as gestures for that one (I'm ordering the bumper sticker myself ;) If you're interested, you can look him up at his website (same as the book title.)

I can't wait to read your book next!!!!
Zen

[Jennifer]

Very exciting! I just placed my order.

[julie grayson]

I just preordered 2 copies from your site. I have to give one as a gift to a great lady (and mentor) who is near and dear to my heart. Without her I'd have never found you!

[Meri]

I have been wondering whether you have any intentions of having your book translated and published in other countries around the world.

[colleen]

Did you write it? I love the cover.

Every time I blog talk about Billy Collins I think of you.

[Katie Frantz]

I can't wait to get your book! Congrats!

I found you when I was searching for pictures of my main man, Billy Collins (who I'm apparently going to have to share with you!), to swipe for my blog -- and became enamored with your blog!

Thanks so much! (and you can keep the Billy Collins photo :) )
Katie

[Natasha]

This is incredibly exciting! Congratulations. I've been reading you for awhile, Patti, and I love your work which is why you have been awarded the Arte Y Pico Blog Award by me, Natasha at creativenachos.com! This award was created to be given to bloggers who inspire others with their creativity, and for contributing to the blogging world in whatever medium. Please visit creativenachos.com for the rules for award acceptance. Keep sharing with the world...you're inspiring.

[Lindsay]

Congratulations! I'm looking forward to its release. I had not read your blog until today and am enchanted. As a woman who was once given 90 days to live and somehow survived, I can relate and yet it's so easy to allow oneself to get caught in the hubba labboo. Enjoy another summer afternoon in the hammock. :-)

[Paris Parfait]

Congratulations! Am looking forward to reading your book.