June 28, 2010

Here’s to the game of poetry and life!

I have learned that, sure, life throws unhittable curve balls—and that if you keep goin' to bat, sure, you’ll strike out. But if you watch and listen, your body and mind and soul will learn.

I have learned that it's never to late to find love—or oneself.

And so we partied not just for this book—though it was a book party!—but for the writing and the hope it offers all of us who sit alone in our attics: the writing is a solitary act and the joys come—small but precious like flakes of snow on a midnight walk.

The book can be found here (Kindle version still not ready: will let you know!): (Re)Making Love, the Book

Here are a few photos from the party!

Jessica DeSoria Dalton designed posters with the book cover in the background, cover design by Zaara The quote from the book: I had been married twenty-one years when D. announced, “I need to live alone.” Oh so Greta Garbo. There was absolutely no noise.




I'm ready and waiting:

The poster that sits behind me quotes from the book: I would have dreamt all this because kitchens and men and new men and old ones and getting old and needing repair, and Viking stoves, and big-chested refrigerators are all about love despite what your stomach tells you. I knew this the way I knew that my kitchen was going, going, gone because I think somewhere deep down I knew that D. didn’t love me anymore.



And this poster quotes: I have looked for my father in every man I’ve dated during the last three years—the years of separation. I sensed him one Saturday night in the expert on eastern European economics with big ears like my father’s, knew he might kiss me.

Here's a photo of Sarah Krouse with me and Colletta, manager of McCormick&Schmick's where the partying happened. Sarah has given her heart and soul to this book, worked as editor, as publicist, as manager, as teacher and shrink! She’s the smartest writer ever to walk into my classroom. And boy can she write. But she’ll also rent zipcars, drink when it’s too late, ride her bike home in the rain, come over when I need her. Drive me to readings. And she works 24-7 as a reporter at the Washington Business Journal. If you think a 64-year-old and a 22-year-old, former student cannot be soulful and true friends: Think again!

And then the partying began: The stylists at Salon Revive have been with me from the get-go. I’ve cried in their chairs while getting my hair done and told them more than I should have! But they don’t know the half of it. That other half is in the book. Thank you, ladies for the artistry of hair and the art of listening! And from the book: Hair and its length in women indicates sexual availability. Think about all the women you’ve known who cut their hair after they have a child. Oh sure, they say they cut it because they don’t have time anymore and there is truth to that assertion: They don’t! Or think about religious traditions including mine that require hair to be cut off or covered once a woman has married.


And folks from Ella's Pizza came!

The Alex's from Kalorama Road where the old lady of a house we sold still sits:

Mark and Sophia!

Howard from Baltimore; and there's Helen too.

Mark with the book:

The fabulous artist Maria Panas

Wendy, Lars, Austin and Tyler:

Sarah and the two Allisons sell books!

Goodnight moon!

June 19, 2010

What's it all about, Alfie?

Yes, you are invited to the book party: see below. But maybe you'd like to know what this book is about?


Here you go, the publisher's book description:

Fresh, quirky and delightful, (Re)Making Love: A Sex After Sixty Story, is brutally honest while giving hope that passion doesn’t need to end after a certain age. Tabor takes the reader from Washington, DC to Missouri to Australia and eventually to Paris, a visit that offers a stunning surprise—one that changed the author’s life.

Tabor had been married for twenty-one years when her husband announced to her, “I need to live alone.” Already grief stricken by the deaths of her mother, sister and then father, the news threw Tabor into a tailspin of impetuous acts, the good, the bad and the foolish.

In this deeply personal memoir, Tabor wholeheartedly shares her journey, all after age sixty, proving it’s never too late to find love—and oneself.

Readers will find hope in a story that gives new meaning to romantic comedy. (Photos included.)

And, the book is now available in paperback, for the iPad, the Sony Reader or as a pdf here: (RE)Making Love)

The Kindle version will be ready soon. Start-up problems with that version, though the photos look great: the publisher had to fix the indents for the text. I will let you know when it's ready for your Kindle.

To all my followers: You have been on one helluva journey with me. If you live in D.C. or nearby, come celebrate with me:

When: June 25, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m
Where: McCormick & Schmick's, 901 F Street, NW, Gallery Place and Metro Center Metro stops, Valet Parking
What: beer, wine and food (seafood and more!)
Why: Meet the writer, stay for a minute or hang!
Who: Invite your friends, children welcome!

June 16, 2010

The Book Is Out!

Heavens to Betsy, the book is out and ready for purchase. Go here (Re)Making Love: A Sex After Story to get the paperback, the eBook for iPad, Sony Reader, or if you don't have either of these and want to read the book on your computer: the pdf. Publisher is working on the Kindle version. That will be up on Amazon and in the publisher's link for the book soon: probably by Sunday or Monday.



And if you're in town on June 25, come to the book party:

When: June 25, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m
Where: McCormick & Schmick's, 901 F Street, NW, Gallery Place and Metro Center Metro stops, Valet Parking
What: beer, wine and food (seafood and more!)
Why: Meet the writer, stay for a minute or hang!
Who: Invite your friends, children welcome!


Click on the links to read a review and an interview. With thanks to Randall Brown and Anne Willkomm—she wrote the review and asked the q.'s—I am in the world of When wishing still did some good.

The first pre-publication review of (RE)Making Love: A Sex After Sixty Story is here: Review. An interview with me about the process of writing, family reaction and other personal stuff is here, too, Interview.

June 11, 2010

The Book Party

You are invited to the book party for (Re)Making Love: A Sex After Sixty Story : Walk-ins welcome: tell your friends: this is a drop-in party: feel free to come for drinks and a great bite or two or more of food-- it's a party!




When: June 25, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m
Where: McCormick & Schmick's, 901 F Street, NW, Gallery Place and Metro Center Metro stops, Valet Parking
What: beer, wine and food (seafood and more!)
Why: Meet the writer, stay for a minute or hang!
Who: Invite your friends, children welcome!


Click on the links to read a review and an interview. With thanks to Randall Brown and Anne Willkomm—she wrote the review and asked the q.'s—I am in the world of When wishing still did some good.

The first pre-publication review of (RE)Making Love: A Sex After Sixty Story is here: Review. An interview with me about the process of writing, family reaction and other personal stuff is here, too, Interview.

The book goes on sale: June 16. To be the first to get the book, sign up here: 3ones, Inc. is the publisher that chose it.