Sunday, October 31, 2010

Creepy Blogoweenie~ What Would You Do?

Has this ever happened to you and if it did, what would you do?
Colleen orders from catalogs now and then and is accustomed to finding one or more shipments in her mailbox. In the area where she lives, even a typical brown cardboard box is wrapped in a plastic bag, so most of her packages look similar in general appearance.

She went to her mailbox the other day to find two packages. Like most of us, Colleen never double checks to see if what has been delivered has the correct address. She automatically assumed both packages were for her and proceeded to open them. However, inside the second package was a dildo named “Bubbles”.

Flabbergasted, Colleen checked the mailing address label and discovered that it was addressed to a neighbor down the street. By accident, the neighbor’s dirty little secret ended up in Colleen’s mailbox instead.

What would you do in this situation? Colleen and her husband debated whether to hand deliver it to the neighbor and admit their mistake of opening it or trying to re-seal it and leave it on the recipient's porch under the dark veil of night.

The incident has stirred up interesting discussion. Who is this neighbor they thought they knew pretty well and now feel they don’t know at all? Was the neighbor buying the sex toy for themselves or was it a gag gift for a friend? The invoice was also inside, revealing how much they paid for the product. So many questions and a mystery that will only be left to the imagination.

What do you think Colleen and her husband finally decided to do? We’d love to hear your comments!

Friday, October 15, 2010

Read Aloud at The Ohio State University

On Thursday, October 14th, I had the honor of being invited to read excerpts from my new book, “Single 101: 101 Reasons to Celebrate Being Single” at the Thompson Library on the main campus of The Ohio State University.


What an extraordinary experience it was to share the same space where great authors have presented their works. Sitting in a comfy leather chair by the grand fireplace, I looked out into quite a diverse, global audience, as if the whole world was there listening to my stories. Panning across the room into everyone’s eyes, I could feel a joining of souls who appeared to be searching and hoping for the secret to happiness.

An oriental student named Yin asked if there was anything in the book about children and I sighted two vignettes where I write about women who were married, preparing to divorce their husbands, but waiting for the right time to exit in order to protect their children. Yin stated that his greatest concern about marriage is that children could possibly be the cause of a failed marriage or relationship.

Most of the students in the audience were perfect examples of current statistics that show more single people are developing their careers, building wealth and social status before committing to marriage. Closing the program with Reason #24, You Don’t Have to Be Afraid to Go It Alone, I sensed a peaceful feeling, noticing many audience members smiling with validation and courage in their eyes. As they exited the reading room, walking off into their future lives, I couldn’t help but wonder where life would take them and I wish them all great success.

What a wonderful afternoon of meeting new friends, stimulating conversation and smiles. Thanks to all of you for your interest and support of “Single 101”!

http://library.osu.edu/news/2010-fall-readaloud/listen-to-readaloud/

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Single 101 Author Commentary

My Single 101 Author Commentary is now live on YouTube.  I hope you have the chance to check it out, but first, take advantage of these last few warm days we have left.  Here in the Midwest, the signs of winter coming are evident.

The commentary was fun to do, sharing a little insight into the making of my new book, "Single 101: 101 Reasons to Celebrate Being Single".  Here's the link:
Looking forward to a great week with two author events:  The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County on Tuesday, October 12th, where I'll share the event with six other local authors and Thursday, October 14th at the main library on the campus of The Ohio State University for a "Read Aloud" from 3 to 4pm.

Hope to see you!
Celeste

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

We're Not Exactly Flying Solo!

October 5, 2010

For Immediate Release:

Nashville, TN- Flying Solo Publishing is proud to announce that we’re not totally flying solo in our efforts to promote “Single 101: 101 Reason to Celebrate Being Single”, by author and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Celeste Friedman.

Julie Schoerke and her team at JKS Communications has now joined Celeste in this exciting journey. Julie and her staff can be contacted at the following:

http://www.jkscommunications.com/

Nashville
6132 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 101
Nashville, TN 37215
615.476.1367

New York City
511 Avenue of the Americas, #317
New York, NY 10011
646.318.1193

Julie Schoerke, Principal
julie@jkscommunications.com
Twitter: @julieschoerke