Postponed: Be Swanky, Not Skanky!

Unfortunately, Fortuna's wheel spun too fast and dropped a hammer on my latest literary treasure. Please reread my first two Missives For Modern Gals and hold on for dear life until I complete Be Swanky, Not Skanky!

Coming soon: Volume 3: Be Swanky! Not Skanky!

I recently visited with my good friend Polly Biddle Bolingball at her country house. Polly's a dear friend from my Sweet Briar days and I wanted her input on the work I've finished so far for my latest Missive For Modern Gals. It's entitled Be Swanky! Not Skanky!

Polly was most firm in her rejection of my title, but I must insist. The public has little tolerance for subtlety. If one is trying to instill old-fashioned virtues in today's young women, they won't even look up from their eye phones without some provocation. It's not my sort of thing, but compromise is the order of the day.

More later as I move to completion of Volume 3!

Folk artist Lester Picasso: a self-portrait!

Although he looks a little out of sorts in this painting, my good friend Lester Picasso sent me a self-portrait to use on my blob. (Is that what you call this, Millicent?) He calls me his patron saint and I do feel a bit responsible for his current success. Garcia, my driver and gardener, objects to sharing the apartment over the garage with a folk artist, and my maid, Millicent, objects to the extra seating at the breakfast table, but someday they'll be glad they invested in a painting. They haven't yet, but I keep advising them to do so. It takes patience as they are not sophisticated connoisseurs of the visual arts as am I.

Painting of my lovely estate, Moletunnel!

My good friend, folk artist Lester Picasso, has rendered my lovely Buckhead estate, Moletunnel, in oil! I'm not sure why he chose the bowling motif although I understand he is quite good at the sport.

I don't usually frequent such places as bowling alleys and pool halls, but he has invited me to a party at Lucky Strike Lanes so I suppose I will have to attend, but only if Garcia can drive me. (Perhaps if he is unavailable, that will be a convincing excuse to decline.)

Full interview at Smashwords!

Those dear folks at Smashwords were so interested in my book and my writing "process" that they begged me to sit down for an interview. You can read the full article here. The news snoops got a little long winded, but I survived with a small cocktail!

To Be Lovely, Be In Love! - now available on other formats!

My first book, To Be Lovely, Be In Love!, is now available not only on Amazon's Kindle, but also several other ebook formats as well, including Nook, iBooks, and several others. Look for it wherever fine ebooks are sold!

Cigarette Glamour just published!

My second book of very best advice has just been published on Amazon. Here's a link. The wonderful Amazon description is below:

During intermission at the ballet or opera, does that suave hedge fund manager approach you with a devil-may-care smile, only to mistake you for an usher? In the break room at work, do men ignore you or ask you to fetch their coffee like you were a cocker spaniel? Are you worried about becoming a doddering spinster, watching reruns of Bonanza and wondering why Adam left the Ponderosa?

In her landmark book, Cigarette Glamour: Add A Hazy Veil To Your Allure!, outspoken Atlanta society doyenne Constance Fontanne reveals a simple yet painful secret every modern gal needs to hear: what is known is often ignored. To surmount the commonplace life of the woe-is-me-zer, women must add mystery to their delicate facades. Her prescription: the hazy veil of Cigarette Glamour!

Based on years of rigorous research at her country club, Miss Fontanne shares examples of glamorous women who became more fascinating once they lit a token of allure. Women like Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Onassis, and personal friend Geraldine “Binx” Beachum who rescued her husband from the jungles of South America after a native insurrection due to a cable TV outage. Or, Fitzi Fitzroger, her roommate from finishing school, who used Cigarette Glamour as a launching pad to a career in extreme bull riding.

All the secrets of Cigarette Glamour are here and once you discover them, your Object of Desire will raise the white flag to your charms, and you can write the terms of sweet surrender!