postcards and Will Write For Chocolate

I've updated my Will Write For Chocolate comic. Also do check out the column below the comic: "Avoiding distractions while working at home."

I'm having fun with this new comic strip, and the weekly schedule isn't nearly as cumbersome as I expected. I'd be grateful if you could help me get word of this strip out there...tell your family! Tell your friends! Tell your writers' group!

Will Write For Chocolate is geared toward anyone with an interest in freelance writing. Or chocolate. Or both. Strips are updated every Wednesday. Feedback so far has been very good. I've even been approached about syndication on other Web sites but for now I'd like to stick with offering it only through Offpanel Productions.

Re-read Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart recently. This is one of my all-time favourite "comfort" books, one that I re-read at least once a year. For me, it's always been one of those books that I can fall into right away, the characters and story completely engrossing, moving, entertaining, satisfying.

Some people think it a waste to re-read books. Why read old ones when there are so many new titles? I like reading both, and get a different pleasure from each. Reading a new book is like being introduced to someone I've never met before; there's always the possibility that I'll have found a new friend. Or perhaps someone I'd rather never see again. :-)

I find re-reading a favourite book is like hanging out at home with an old friend. No need to break the ice, no awkward doubts...just kick off your shoes, make some tea, enjoy their company.

Thanks to Rick and Barbie for the postcards I found in my P.O. Box:



"Dear Debbie, Here's another postcard to add to your collection. The images are all classic Kenyan wildlife shots, but I do wonder whether (or how soon) they'll begin to seem like views of a disappearing world. Already the snows on Kilimanjaro have receded a long way up, and are no longer anything like as prominent as the image shows. Cheers, Rick H."



IOWA: Land Between Two Rivers

"Hi Debbie! My name is Barbie. I am a friend of Ally's. I live in [city name deleted], IA and it really DOES look like the picture on the front. Who would have thought crops could be beautiful! -- Barbie P."

I love snailmail postcards: each is unique, personal, a brief wave of greeting, a miniature still-life. If you send a postcard to my P.O. Box, I'll post it to my online postcard collection: Debbie Ridpath Ohi, 34 Eglinton Ave. W., P.O. Box 189, Toronto, ON Canada M4R 2H6.

If you prefer the postcard NOT to be posted, please say so at the top of the postcard. Any postcards sent to my home address will be considered private and will not be posted.

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