The
E-Books have arrived! Well in the virtual, mystical world known
simply as “Amazon.” The paperbacks will
be released January 12, 2016. What a perfect way to
bring in the new year!
What They Don’t Teach You in Deer River is just
in time to be your perfect holiday travel companion on your e-reader- for those
long car rides or delayed flights. And it
is also perfect for those nights spent by the fire sipping eggnog.
My dream has
come true. I finally published my novel-
and it only took me 13 years!! So now I
can officially say now that my life is literally an open book. At least a portion of it anyways. After reading this book you just may know way more than you ever wanted to know
about me!
Ooh, and one
more thing: [disclaimer] This is a book about Navy sailors. Some words may be descriptive- and not just
amazing adjectives. (Though there are
some pretty fabulous adjectives.) Some stories may involve strippers. (But only the nice strippers, of
course.) If you are easily offended, you
may want to skip this one and read the ‘G’ version: My Mom Hunts Submarines.
And so it goes…
I grew up in
Deer River, MN- a one-stoplight town of 903 people. Two weeks after I graduated high school way back in the old days (1997) when everything
was in black and white, I enlisted in the Navy in a combat aircrew position
that had just been opened up to women.
At first we were mistaken by tiny hairless men. Quite a few people told me I was crazy and I
would be back home before I knew it.
Some of the old WWII veterans patted my shoulder, and nodded, wishing me
luck. My dad, fearing my safety, begged
me not to go. Honestly, I had no idea
what I was getting myself into- which probably was best that way. I just knew I didn’t want to fail.
Spoiler alert- I
didn’t go off and become a war hero. I
didn’t save the world. I didn’t win the
Noble Peace Prize or even receive the perfect attendance award. (I was runner-up) However; I did serve my
country, met some lifelong friends, flew over 1300 hours in a war-fighting
machine, kicked some submarine ass, and learned a few lessons (the hard
way). This book is a compilation of
short stories and those lessons learned.
If you are
looking for Steinbeck or Dickens, you probably should put this book back on the
shelf and keep looking. However, if you
are looking for random entertaining stories that begin with conjunctions,
contain cheesy metaphors, and improper sentence structure- well this, my
friend, may be the book for you. You may
laugh. You may cry. You may want to dance on a barstool next time
the opportunity arises. I’m not a
writer, I’m a story teller. And this is my story.
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