Last Saturday was the grand celebration of my book, Once Upon a Convent. Sue rented The Secret Society and invited her band, Mango Nights, to perform.
Friends from every avenue of my life came to help me celebrate: my sister, niece, her hubby & nephew; members of my new recovering-Catholic group (Journey Koinonia); a condo friend; two friends from Sherman County (where I lived for nine years); my writing circle (Chrysalis Women Writers); a large group of Lesbian friends, and others from the greater Portland area.
A deep sense of satisfaction overtook me, as I stood before the crowd–a new sense of accomplishment and pride. It felt unreal to be so accepted.
Before I could could begin reading passages from my book, the hands went up. I answered questions for awhile, then declared it time for the music.
“Let it begin,” I said.
And it did.
And so did we.
We celebrated.
We ate, drank, and danced, tossing off our dignity and gyrating across the floor.
We danced our Souls.
I opened up and let the joy into my heart.
I am deeply humbled and profoundly grateful.
(Oh, and I sold all the books I brought along, and had to take orders. Even the bartender wanted one.)
Wonderful, I am so happy for you.
It sounds like you had a wonderful celebration. I wish I could have been there – but Kansas is just a bit far for party trips. LOL! So glad your book is doing well.
Thanks, Liz. If you haven’t read it, you can purchase it as kindle or paperback on Amazon.