Alexis Rankin Popik's Blog, page 41
September 16, 2013
Secrets and Secret-Keepers
My novel, Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate, starts with a secret: when Richard Stone doesn’t come home from work one Monday afternoon, he is in the clutches of a full-blown mania, the first obvious indication that he suffers … Continue reading →
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September 2, 2013
Kindle Virgin, or How I Learned to Love e-Books
It’s December 1989 and I’m sitting on my youngest son’s bed, getting ready to read The Polar Express to him before he goes to sleep. It’s a ritual we both enjoy. Before I start reading, each of us in turn … Continue reading →
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August 24, 2013
Missed Connections
Raphael Bob-Waksberg wrote a piece this week called “Missed Connections” that became an instant viral hit. I tracked it down via Comedian Adam Konover’s link and found it both hilarious and poignant. Although my knowledge of the New York City subway system … Continue reading →
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July 25, 2013
Chief of the Village
Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate now available at Hair Gallery at the Mill, Tariffville, CT. Thank you, Jane Maher-Dudgeon. You’re the best!
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July 22, 2013
It takes a village…
I used to think It Takes a Village was a really dumb name for a book. That was before I got serious about writing and publishing a novel. These are the names of some (far from all) of the people … Continue reading →
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July 13, 2013
Back in the USA!
My husband and I are back from a month in Botswana and Namibia on a photo safari/photography course. I think I am finally beginning to understand the relationship between aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Sort of. It was an inopportune … Continue reading →
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May 24, 2013
Book Launch Photos
Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate was officially launched on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Goodwin Library in Hartford. More than 45 people, including my sisters and brother-in-law from Sacramento, CA, came to wish the book (and me) well. … Continue reading →
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