I am delighted to be recognized by a fellow author.
"You really did a great job on your book. I am enjoying reading it. We all live such secret lives when we are married to people with a mental illness that we are trying to protect. Thank you for sharing your story."
Jane ElmoreI 

I am on the left.

 Despite the rainy weather, I and other local authors presented our books for sale. You see me on the left in pink. The library is in Ringgold, GA and is the location of the bi-monthly meetings of the North Georgia Writers Group of which I am a member. I spoke with a number of visitors, discussed my book, and explained the importance of speaking of mental illness.  I consider any opportunity to share information a worthwhile use of time and energy.

I will have another opportunity to speak and sell Moon Flyers-A Family Memoir: Coping With Mental Illness on Oct. 29, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chattanooga Jewish Cultural Center. I hope there will be a large attendance.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. I presented a workshop for family members and caregivers of those suffering with mental illness. Reading from my book, Moon Flyers- A Family Memoir: Coping With Mental Illness, helped the more than thirty participants understand why I wrote my story and how I found a way to use humor to help me cope. I will be presenting my book again during a panel discussion at the Jewish Cultural Center in Chattanooga on Oct. 29, 2015. Book sales will take place at the end of the program. I will also sell and sign my book at the Catoosa County Library in Ringgold, GA on Oct. 10th and McKay's Book Store on Lee Highway, Chattanooga, on Nov. 7th.

The photographer was my daughter, Hara Paper.