Update

Published: Fri, 07/12/19

Author Mary Cronk Farrell

Stories to Inform & Inspire

July 12, 2019

Hello ,

Everything is happening at once! Or maybe I'm just over-committed. So sorry, I didn't have time to write a feature story this week.

Good news! I'm making progress on the novel.

And I've had a tickle of interest from someone considering making a movie based on my book Pure Grit!

It's happened before and nothing has come of it, so I don't get too excited. I practice for a couple days saying, "Oh, did I tell you my book's been optioned for film?" And then I let it go. Such is the life of a not-NYT Best Selling author. I appreciate every small joy.

I was touched by your responses to last week's story about how celebrating the Fourth of July is problematic for Native Americans. Thanks for reaching out and offering your support. I always appreciate hearing from you.

News and Links

If you're interested in hearing more from the Native American point of view, here's a podcast All My Relations I've found enlightening.

Karen, thank you for adding another book to my to-be-read pile. WWII women's stories seem to be spiking in popularity.

Karen just finished The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar, and says "It is about the WASPs and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It really grabbed my heart reading about these women."

It's a great time in the garden. The snap peas and tomatoes are coming on. The arugula is hanging in there and the basil is looking luscious. Hopefully, I'll get time to pick it soon!

Here's the basil...and the beets.

Until next week...

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