Anyway, about “my” book....
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Robot+Hearts
It’s called “Robot Hearts” and it’s a compilation of stories about folks who met online.
Last week husband and I celebrated our 22 anniversary and thank you for your congratulations. But I state this fact that you know that in this book I declare, rightly I assert, that husband and I are probably the longest running couple who met online.
“Online”, heh, being relative you must understand. For husband and I met on a little network called Qlink. Our computer was a Commodore 64 with a whopping 64KB’s of RAM, a disk drive that weighed 75 pounds and a keyboard that had the puter’s power workings inside.
For over two years we talked, email, OLM’d (online messaged) each other. I was married to someone else at the time but for now, I won’t go there. We were separated, however.
We met for the first time in Philadelphia. He flew down from Massachusetts and I drove up from Merryland.
I tell of our story of brain infections, heart bypasses and how we’re still together and I offer that long term relationships are very possible that begin over the computer and I did read the whole book.
The writing is very good. Obviously the folks who submitted their stories a)have had online dating/relationship experiences and b)write very well about them.
The stories are funny, very sad, sometimes depressing. MY story is the best of the lot...she says modestly. It’s the best because the writing is good and the story is one of the few with a happy ending.
Although my story is not ALL happy as brain infections and paralytic iliacs are not happy things but the point is...well there’s that “death till we part” thing.
Later on I’ll be posting a book review of the thing on the Blogger section of FreeRepublic. The book’s taken off and is great beach reading. I will be doing book signings at a few book stores in the region although I really don’t like those things.
I’ve also got a few more “books” coming out, stories in analogies, Chicken Soup for the Soul type things. It’s where I get accepted the most.
As a retireee I’m right happy with the direction my new “career” in writing seems to be taking me.
SHaring a mind is a powerful thing.