Dear Reader, With only a week to go before Volume II is published, I decided to offer any of you who have not yet read Volume I the chance to receive a free download. This will be for a limited time only, just from now through May 15. So if Read more…
Dear Reader, Fourteen days and counting! It all goes so fast. LOVE AND THE EPIDEMIC is set to release on May 1, as scheduled. There’s always something, of course. In this case, as I told you last time, I felt the need of a few edits to the story. That Read more…
Dear Reader, Volume II, LOVE AND THE EPIDEMIC, is one step closer to reality. Three steps, actually: the text is off to the editor; the cover is finished; and the ebook is live on Amazon for pre-orders! Thanks so much for joining me on this journey. Tim Barber at dissectdesigns.com outdid himself this time. If Read more…
Dear Reader, If you’re anything like me, then you’ve been feeling it too, whether you’re as restless as a willow in a windstorm or not. Spring fever is a common complaint, and the sight of some beautiful flowers set me off this week. More than wishing for a change in Read more…
Dear Reader, As Valentine’s Day draws closer—only two weeks away!—I want to remind you to get your entry in for the Calling All Lovers contest. Define love, in about 280 characters, and send your entry to me at bruce@audacitybooks.com. Win books and get your definition published here in the Valentine’s Day blog Read more…
Dear Reader, The world lost a great crusader this week, Mathilde Krim. Dr. Krim was one of the most important warriors—arguably the most visible heterosexual—on the front lines of the battle against AIDS. She recognized the epidemic early on, and helped to found, in 1983, the organization that would become Read more…
Dear Reader, At this most romantic time of the year, help me solve the mystery. Or, as Cole Porter asked, “What is this thing called love?” In your own words—maybe 280 characters, like a tweet—define love. And share your definition with the blogosphere.* Please enter no later than Friday, February Read more…
Dear Reader, I had coffee last week with a gym acquaintance who is a generation younger than I am. I was telling him about Volume II, LOVE AND THE EPIDEMIC. He mentioned, almost in passing, that he and his friends came of age in the AIDS era, that they never experienced the Read more…
Dear Reader, For the first time in as long as I can remember, I’m looking back on the old year with fondness. Sure, there was more than the usual lunacy coming out of Washington. And a lot of disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against trusted news-givers. And enough violence Read more…
Dear Reader, I’m resisting the idea of creating a list of resolutions for the new year, as always. It seems artificial, somehow, and the likelihood of failure feels like a set-up for negativity. But I will be taking stock: Knowing where we are and where we’ve been is a powerful Read more…